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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County says it is suing tenants and property owners of a warehouse where a fire released illegally-stored chemicals into a drainage channel and caused a stench that lasted for weeks. The lawsuit claims the hydrogen sulfide gas odor caused a public nuisance affecting thousands of residents in the city
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By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Terry scored 28 points, David Jones added 24 and DePaul stunned No. 20 Seton Hall with a 96-92 victory. Javon Freeman-Liberty also scored 12 points, giving the Blue Demons (10-6, 1-5 Big East) easily their biggest win of the season. Freeman-Liberty, the conference’s leading scorer, was
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CNN, WBAL, BPD, WBBM, NETWORK VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, KCNC, WJZ, KTRK, KTXL, WCCO, FAMILY PHOTO, BUSINESS INSIDER, GETTY IMAGES By Emma Tucker and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Last year saw the highest number of law enforcement officers who were intentionally killed in the line of duty since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an increase that
Continue ReadingBy Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rollercoaster ride for dozens of families living in a south suburban hotel after signs went up saying they had to move out because of safety concerns. But late Wednesday afternoon, they learned they can stay. CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports from
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Despite today’s abundance of cloud cover, Palm Springs still warmed into the mid-70s, 6 degrees above average. Light winds and low humidity will persist through the night. Winds will turn offshore on Friday reestablishing dry conditions around the desert. Gusts will generally remain under 30 MPH for this Santa Ana event. Stronger winds, gusts up
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The late former Sen. Harry Reid has been buried at a desert cemetery in his hometown of Searchlight, Nevada, following a week of ceremonies in Las Vegas and at the U.S. Capitol honoring his decades shaping state and national policies. A family representative said Reid’s family
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The late former Sen. Harry Reid has been buried at a desert cemetery in his hometown of Searchlight, Nevada, following a week of ceremonies in Las Vegas and at the U.S. Capitol honoring his decades shaping state and national policies. A family representative said Reid’s family
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer For big companies across the country, it’s now up to them to decide whether to require employees to get vaccinated. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that OSHA doesn’t have authority to impose a vaccinate-or-test requirement on businesses with at least 100 employees. Many companies are silent so far
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer For big companies across the country, it’s now up to them to decide whether to require employees to get vaccinated. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that OSHA doesn’t have authority to impose a vaccinate-or-test requirement on businesses with at least 100 employees. Many companies are silent so far
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination. That includes its handling of allegations about company co-founder Bill Gates. The review is a response to pressure from Microsoft investors. Nearly 78% of shareholders at Microsoft’s Nov. 30 annual meeting
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The start of the 2022 tennis calendar is upon us. As always we start down under at the Australian Open where the 9-time winner and reigning champion Novak Djokovic looks to hoist a record 21st grand slam title. The men and women’s singles draws have been revealed and here is the projected path for the
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — The Sony Open is more than just a tune-up for Jim Furyk before he starts his PGA Tour Champions season next week on the Big Island. The 51-year-old Furyk made a ton of putts before a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. That led to a 62
Continue Reading QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge in western Illinois who sparked outrage when he threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 18-year-old man is no longer presiding over a criminal court docket. The (Quincy) Herald-Whig reports an administrative order filed Thursday by Chief Judge Frank McCartney of the Eighth Judicial Circuit assigned Adams County
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May and Vickie Weborn Click here for updates on this story COUSHATTA, Louisiana (KTBS) — The actions of Red River and DeSoto deputies involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting last year in Red River Parish were justified, a district attorney has ruled. A deputy’s bodycam videos show them urging a suspect to surrender
Continue Reading VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities investigating the fatal shootings of three teenagers in central California say they have arrested three men suspected in the killings, and two dozen other gang members connected to a drugs and weapons trafficking operation. Jose Carlos Hernandez Pena, Isaiah Rule and Blake Madeiros were found dead in the parking lot
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Washington star Alexander Ovechkin and high-scoring Edmonton teammates Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl headline the rosters for the NHL All-Star Weekend announced Thursday. Selected for the eighth time, Ovechkin led voting in the Metropolitan Division to earn the captaincy for the Feb. 4-5 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Washington star Alexander Ovechkin and high-scoring Edmonton teammates Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl headline the rosters for the NHL All-Star Weekend announced Thursday. Selected for the eighth time, Ovechkin led voting in the Metropolitan Division to earn the captaincy for the Feb. 4-5 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thursday saw a closed-door huddle by an embattled President Joe Biden with his own party’s senators, apparently for naught. There was an eyebrow-raising speech on the Senate floor by a recalcitrant Democrat. And a defiant news conference by the top House Republican. None of the events were
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Virgin Orbit rocket released from a jet flying off the California coast has carried seven small satellites into space. The launch Thursday kicks off a year in which the company plans a total of six missions, including two originating from Britain. Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Virgin Orbit rocket released from a jet flying off the California coast has carried seven small satellites into space. The launch Thursday kicks off a year in which the company plans a total of six missions, including two originating from Britain. Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing
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