By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. The charge is only a misdemeanor, but it had appeared to be among the likeliest to net a conviction
Continue Reading CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Several events are planned this weekend in remembrance of Winter, the marine mammal star of the “Dolphin Tale” movies who died at age 16. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium announced a “celebration of life” beginning Saturday. Fans can bring remembrances to the aquarium, which will cut its admission to $16 over the
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria has taken what its leader called the “dramatic” step of implementing a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people who haven’t recently had COVID-19. It’s perhaps the most drastic of a string of measures being taken by European governments to get a massive regional resurgence of the virus
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story BAY COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A woman from Bay County got quite the treat when she checked her Lotto 47 ticket from the Michigan Lottery on Halloween. The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the winning numbers drawn for the $1.63 million prize
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business You would think the combination of high inflation, a worker shortage and a talent war would be a winning trifecta for any employee who would like to take home a bigger paycheck next year. And many companies are also reporting strong earnings, if not record ones. “Employees are saying, ‘I’ve
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Trial testimony has entered its second week in the case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The 25-year-old Black man was chased and gunned down in the street Feb. 23, 2020, and a cellphone video of the killing deepened
Continue ReadingBy MARIYA MURROW Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — More detainees are headed to Cobb County Jail after 100 inmates were transported from Fulton County’s Rice Street Facility as part of an effort to reduce overcrowding. Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens agreed to house the
Continue ReadingCNN By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had yet to come to a consensus as of Monday night on dealing with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ lack of compliance. Multiple members of the committee tell CNN that
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged mostly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market comes off its first weekly loss in six weeks. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. The Nasdaq fell 0.1%. Banks and communications companies rose, while crude oil prices fell
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a moment that has been decades in the making. The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier observatory of the next decade, is expected to launch on December 25. The telescope has endured years of delays, including a combination of factors brought on by the pandemic and technical
Continue Reading CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe. The space observatory’s massive mirror, capable of peering into the most distant reaches of space, is now completely aligned, according to the NASA’s Webb team. Hailed as the world’s premier space observatory, Webb has successfully completed a number of
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey “Yellowstone” Season 4 is off to a strong start. More than 12 million viewers tuned in for the Season 4 premiere on Paramount and the three simulcasts on CMT, Pop and TV Land, Deadline reports. The Nov. 7 debut made “Yellowstone” the most-watched season premiere on cable since “The Walking Dead” in
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav and Alex Rogers, CNN Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and the longest serving US senator still in office, announced Monday he won’t seek reelection for a ninth term next year, after serving in the chamber since 1975. “While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle and I have reached a conclusion: it
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela has pleaded not guilty in a high profile case that’s strained relations between Washington and Caracas. Dressed in a beige jumpsuit, Alex Saab was tethered by the legs to five other inmates as he entered
Continue Reading By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maná will return to its second home with a concert residency at The Forum in Los Angeles next year. The rock band, which that already holds the record for the most concerts in a year at the Forum, says it is not focused on breaking records
Continue ReadingKTRK By Eric Bradner, CNN Beto O’Rourke, the former congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday launched his campaign to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022. “I’m running for governor,” he tweeted alongside a video announcement. “Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today —
Continue ReadingBy ROGER SUSANIN, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story CHESHIRE, Connecticut (WFSB) — Thousands of homeowners continued to clean up after historic storms hit Connecticut over the weekend. The National Weather Service confirmed that four separate small tornadoes touched down in the state on Saturday. Significant damage remained in Cheshire on Monday
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Steve Bannon, exasesor del entonces presidente Trump, llegó este lunes a la oficina de campo del FBI en Washington para entregarse tras ser acusado de desacato penal el viernes. Bannon se mostró desafiante al dirigirse a las cámaras de televisión y dijo: “Vamos a acabar con el régimen de Biden”.
Continue Reading By WILSON RING and LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he will not seek reelection to the seat he has held for eight terms. The 81-year-old Leahy said Monday that he and his wife have determined that “it is time to pass the torch to the
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida city has hired an outside investigator to look into allegations of racial, gender and sexual-orientation discrimination in its police department. The city of Fort Lauderdale hired former prosecutor Gregg Rossman to look into discrimination complaints by four officers that the police department discriminates when it
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