LAS VEGAS (AP) — The superintendent of schools in the Las Vegas area has been fired following weeks of infighting and anger from parents and teachers over coronavirus pandemic regulations. Clark County school trustees didn’t specify a reason for their 4-3 vote to end Jesus Jara’s contract after they extended it last May. Jara offered
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tienes tu celular en la mano todo el tiempo. Abres tus redes sociales, miras el teléfono largo rato, navegando automáticamente. Guardas el teléfono, pero solo unos minutos después lo vuelves a abrir para seguir viendo las mismas redes sociales que recién habías visto. La acción se repite varias veces
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The owner of the Chicago Blackhawks has asked the Hockey Hall of Fame to write X’s over the name of a former video coach on the Stanley Cup. In a letter addressed to the Hall of Fame’s chairman, Lanny McDonald, and obtained by CNN, Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz requests “x-ing out”
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Parra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — It was a candy drop like you’ve never seen. A River Forest lawn became a Halloween hit during the pandemic, because it allowed kids to get candy from a distance. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra tells us how the father son duo who
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CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has awarded more than $25 million to a man who sued the city of Chicago and two police detectives after being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending nearly 23 years in jail. The decision came on Friday. Eddie Bolden was freed from prison in 2016, two years after an
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Medical experts say it’s unclear why an Oklahoma inmate began convulsing and vomiting after the first of three drugs used to execute him was administered. But they all agree the dosage was massive compared with what’s standard in surgeries. Jonathan Groner is a surgery professor at Ohio State University’s medical
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN The $88 million settlement announced Thursday with survivors and the families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, is a “big ‘F-you’ to White supremacists,” an attorney for the victims’ families said. White supremacists have used the number “88” as a hate
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer’s vaccine has been authorized by U.S. regulators for younger children, and millions of teens already safely received the shot. It’s the only one available for children in the country. More than 5 million children ages 5 to 11 have gotten a first dose since November and government safety
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TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Morgan Rielly to an eight-year, $60 million contract extension Friday with an average annual value of $7.5 million. The 27-year-old Rielly is the longest-serving current Maple Leaf after being drafted fifth overall in 2012. He has been an alternate captain since 2016. Rielly has four assists
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to keep his job heading into an away match at Tottenham in the Premier League. Solskjaer’s position has come under heavy scrutiny after a 5-0 home loss to Liverpool. Barcelona caretaker coach Sergi Barjuan will guide his team at Camp Nou for its
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — In the wake of a damning report on the Blackhawks’ handling of former player Kyle Beach’s sexual assault allegations against former coach Brad Aldrich in 2010, the team is asking the Hockey Hall of Fame to remove Aldrich’s name from the Stanley
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams will be sidelined for four to six months after he hurt his left wrist Thursday night in a 104-103 home loss to the New York Knicks. The team says the 20-year-old Williams needs surgery to repair torn ligaments. Williams was selected by Chicago with the No. 4
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Flacco is back with the New York Jets and he envisions himself back under center as their starting quarterback soon even if just for a few games. The 36-year-old veteran was acquired Monday from Philadelphia for a conditional sixth-round draft pick
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched criticism at President Joe Biden as he called lawmakers into a special session to take up legislation to prevent vaccine mandates enacted by businesses. The special session will begin Nov. 15 and end by Nov. 19. DeSantis issued the call
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURG, California (KPIX) — A high school community in the East Bay is reeling Thursday after a student was found wearing a Ku Klux Klan costume on campus. Officials with the Pittsburg Unified School District confirmed the incident took place Wednesday at Pittsburg High School.
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tourism officials from Oregon’s largest city are calling Portland’s reputation “badly damaged” by months of destructive protests, a homeless crisis and a record year for homicides. Travel Portland is the main tourism promotor for the city and presented data to elected city officials this
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tourism officials from Oregon’s largest city are calling Portland’s reputation “badly damaged” by months of destructive protests, a homeless crisis and a record year for homicides. Travel Portland is the main tourism promotor for the city and presented data to elected city officials this
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case from Republican-led states and coal producers challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases and address the climate crisis. The news comes as President Joe Biden prepares to travel to Glasgow, Scotland, for a major
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes will be sidelined at least another five weeks with a dislocated left shoulder. The Devils said Friday the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft was examined by Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow, the team’s orthopedic surgeon. The re-evaluation showed the dislocation was stable and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government regulators for the first time will analyze greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas lease sales on a national scale as the Biden administration steps up efforts to address climate change. The announcement Friday came as officials released a report saying fossil fuel
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