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By CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (KCBS, KCAL) — The West Hollywood City Council early Thursday morning approved what will be the highest minimum wage in the nation. In a unanimous vote just after 12 a.m., the city council unanimously approved a $17.64 minimum wage. The measure will
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state news agency says the country’s top general has ordered the release of four government ministers detained during a coup last week. A lawyer for the four now-deposed ministers say they have yet to be freed. The announcement comes as the country’s top generals and former
Continue Reading By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Just weeks before Honduras holds presidential elections, an independent candidate who was one of the first to publicly accuse President Juan Orlando Hernández’s brother of ties to drug trafficking, has been arrested on money laundering charges. Santos Rodríguez Orellana, a former army captain, was arrested Thursday
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By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is to hold a snap election for a new parliament and government on Jan. 30. Portugal’s president on Thursday announced he is dissolving parliament, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on the country’s spending plans. The announcement was widely expected. The
Continue Reading By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is to hold a snap election for a new parliament and government on Jan. 30. Portugal’s president on Thursday announced he is dissolving parliament, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on the country’s spending plans. The announcement was widely expected. The
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Qualcomm, Electronic Arts rise; Moderna, Roku fall.
Continue ReadingBy CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Police typically use arrest affidavits to simply state the circumstances surrounding an arrest. Last week, a Denver police officer used an arrest affidavit to warn the court not to give a defendant bail. Robert Avila had been arrested three
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — News of Derrick Henry’s foot injury early this week removed some of the luster from the Tennessee Titans’ visit to Los Angeles for a prime-time clash between surging conference co-leaders. A few hours later, Von Miller’s trade to the Rams put a spotlight right back
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — News of Derrick Henry’s foot injury early this week removed some of the luster from the Tennessee Titans’ visit to Los Angeles for a prime-time clash between surging conference co-leaders. A few hours later, Von Miller’s trade to the Rams put a spotlight right back
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova and Gerardo Lemos, CNN The International Criminal Court (ICC) will formally investigate allegations of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, the court announced Wednesday. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro signed a “‘Letter of Understanding’ to facilitate cooperation and mutual assistance to advance accountability for atrocity crimes,” the
Continue ReadingBy J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — They risked their lives for U.S. troops overseas, only to be victimized when they relocated to North Texas. An Iraqi family is dejected and in serious need of help after a crime wiped out their life savings. Ahmed Alnajjar has commendation
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN During the final Virginia gubernatorial debate in late September, Republican Glenn Youngkin’s aides knew they had struck campaign gold. “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” Democrat Terry McAuliffe said in a line that would soon be taken out of context and spliced into stump speeches
Continue ReadingCNN, WHSV, WTKR, WTVR, WSET By Maeve Reston, CNN During the final Virginia gubernatorial debate in late September, Republican Glenn Youngkin’s aides knew they had struck campaign gold. “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” Democrat Terry McAuliffe said in a line that would soon be taken out of context
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks wound up a mixed bag on Wall Street Thursday, but big gains in several technology giants helped push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes to more record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.8%, but the Dow Jones Industrial
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Hugh Freeze is returning to his old Southeastern Conference stomping grounds. The former Mississippi coach leads his Liberty team against the 15th-ranked Rebels. Ole Miss is trying to rebound from a loss at No. 12 Auburn. The game features two of the top quarterbacks in college football. Both Liberty’s Malik Willis
Continue ReadingBy Doug Dunbar Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — “Sixteen days from coming home, a month away from his 30th birthday when we got notification that he’d been killed in Afghanistan,” said Gold Star father Terry Burgess. On March 29, 2011, the world stood still for father Terry and stepmother
Continue ReadingBy Jim Williams Click here for updates on this story CALUMET CITY, Illinois (WBBM) — A 72-year-old woman in Calumet City was worried she would be forced out of her home because someone took out a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan in her name. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported Wednesday evening, great-grandmother Helen Byrd’s
Continue Reading PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Matthew Wolff is coming off a three-week break and it’s like he never went away. Following his runner-up finish in Las Vegas, he returned with a 61 at Mayakoba to match his career best on the PGA Tour. It also gave Wolff a two-shot lead among early starters in
Continue ReadingBy CBSBoston.com Staff Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A tiny home in Newton went for a bit smaller price tag than anticipated. The 251-square foot home was initially listed for $450,000. But Monday, someone bought the property on Boylston Street for $315,000. It’s an open concept dwelling with one
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — There will be a decidedly different look to the game when the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals meet for the second time in less than a month. Jimmy Garoppolo will be back at quarterback for the Niners after missing the game in
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