LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say five people are hospitalized after a shooting involving occupants of two vehicles in a neighborhood near a high school. Clark County School District police Sgt. Bryan Zink said Monday it wasn’t immediately clear if the people involved in the shooting were students. He says the injured teens went to
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal of a Trump-era action, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will resume enforcement of a rule that limits power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants. The EPA action restores a rule imposed under President Barack Obama and continues a practice in
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday it intends to reaffirm its authority to regulate toxic mercury from power plant smokestacks, undoing a Trump-era rollback. The EPA is proposing to bring back the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rules that were first implemented during the Obama administration. The rules require
Continue ReadingBy KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with homemade explosives found within the same week in Oak Park, according to the Sacramento Police Department. The suspect, identified as Cody Wiggs, 23, was arrested on felony charges and booked into the Sacramento
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy injured after being shot has been released from the hospital, the department confirmed. The shooting happened Friday at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Cairo Street, near Cesar Chavez Street, in Coachella. According to the Sheriff’s Dept., the incident started with a traffic stop on Cesar Chavez Street and Avenue 52, right
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court “offensive” and said that by doing so the President is telling other Americans “you are ineligible.” “The fact that he’s willing to make a promise at the outset, that it must be
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As school systems across the U.S. struggle to keep classrooms open amid the pandemic, New Orleans is set to become the nation’s first major district to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and up, though state regulations will allow parents to opt out easily. New Orleans
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally, a largely symbolic honor but one that was meant to convey his administration’s gratitude for the tiny Persian Gulf nation’s assistance during last year’s U.S. evacuations in Afghanistan and assistance in ending last year’s Israel-Hamas war
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desempolva tu chaqueta rosa con estampado de tigre: es hora de celebrar el Año Nuevo Lunar. Le decimos adiós al año del Buey y entramos en el año del Tigre, el 1 de febrero de 2022. Aunque la pandemia sigue eclipsando la ocasión, con festividades públicas de nuevo reducidas o canceladas
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN An upstate New York prosecutor announced Monday that he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo, after investigating an allegation of unwanted physical contact by the former Democratic governor. Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes said in a statement that his office has concluded that “there is not a sufficient
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PARIS (AP) — Central midfielder Tanguy Ndombele has returned to former club Lyon until the end of the season in a pay loan from English Premier League side Tottenham. Lyon says it is paying Tottenham 1.42 million euros and it has an option to sign him on a permanent move at the end of June
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities say pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to some doctors’ offices. Authorities said Monday that Cardinal Health induced physician practices to buy medications from Cardinal rather than from competitors by paying those
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía recuperó alrededor de 100 bolsas de fentanilo de la habitación de un joven de 13 años que murió después de una supuesta exposición a esa sustancia en su escuela en Hartford, Connecticut. También se retiraron cuarenta bolsas de fentanilo de la escuela del adolescente, según la policía. Ambos
Continue Reading ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Police say a man found dead near a San Francisco Bay Area high school Monday likely died from injuries caused by a homemade bomb. Antioch Police Department spokesman Officer Darryl Saffold says wires were found near the body of the man. The man’s name wasn’t released, but Saffold described him as
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN MATEO, California (KPIX) — A homeless man who was living in his car in a San Mateo residential neighborhood was arrested after police found him to be a wanted felon and in possession of a weapon and drugs, police said Monday. San Mateo police
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By Danya Gainor and Angela Dewan, CNN A new tropical tree species discovered in Cameroon was recently named after actor and climate advocate Leonardo Di Caprio, who had campaigned against rampant deforestation in the African nation. A new study suggests the world may need to come up with a long list of other climate champions
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Charles Riley, CNN Business China is facing an economic crisis after a real estate boom ended with a bang last year, according to investor George Soros. The billionaire said in a speech at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Monday that President Xi Jinping may not be able to restore confidence in the
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Los bomberos trabajaron arduamente para sofocar las llamas que devoraron una casa rodante ubicada cerca de las calles West Drive y Camino Aventura en Desert Hot Springs el pasado viernes a las 11:45 de la mañana. Por fortuna no hay reporte de personas heridas, mientras tanto las autoridades investigan para saber a cuánto dinero equivalen
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — A firefighter was shot and killed while responding to a call in Stockton early Monday morning. The Stockton Fire Department firefighter who was killed has been identified as 47-year-old Captain Videl “Max” Fortuna. Around 4:55 a.m. firefighters, including Fortuna’s Engine #2,
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno City Council is moving forward with plans to buy two older downtown hotels as part of a plan to convert them into apartment buildings with affordable housing. The council agreed on Friday to authorize city officials to make offers for the purchase of the the Bonanza Inn and Sundowner
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