CHICAGO (AP) — A man who spent $8.50 apiece in 1984 for a pair of tickets to Michael Jordan’s NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls has sold one of them at auction for $468,000. Michael Cole had bought the tickets as a college student at Northwestern University. He couldn’t find anyone to join him for
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story LE SUEUR COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Smoke rose from a gaping hole in the ground in rural Lexington Township, near Le Center in Le Sueur County. It was all that was left of a home that exploded Friday night. The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — As COVID-19 case rates plummet to their lowest levels since last summer, state health officials are turning more attention to therapeutic treatments for Nevadans who can’t get vaccinated or are most at risk. Officials say it’s the beginning of a new phase of combatting the virus
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Nevada filed additional charges and will ask a grand jury to review evidence that a Las Vegas man held a woman and her children captive, killed her 4-year-old son and hid the body in a garage freezer. Brandon Toseland’s defense attorney, Scott Coffee, told
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The first trial for a January 6 US Capitol attack defendant won’t have any members of the public, media or even the wife of the defendant in the courtroom to witness much of the proceedings, a federal judge decided on Monday. Judge Dabney Friedrich decided not to
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — A dog was shot and killed in Lauderhill after it attacked a woman and her neighbor. According to police, the owner of the dog and his girlfriend live together in a house in the 4700 block of NW 11th Court,
Continue Reading OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has extended the contract of athletic director Keith Carter with a four-year deal worth $1.1 million annually. The school announced the new deal on Monday, saying it took effect in January. Carter became vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics in 2019. The Rebels won 10 regular season games in football for
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (WFOR) — The Miami Dolphins joined forces with the South Florida community for the 12th annual Dolphins Challenge Cancer over the weekend, raising funds for innovative cancer research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Dolphins Challenge Cancer had a record-breaking 4,483 participants
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The ACLU of Southern California is calling for “urgent and drastic” changes at the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, and alleging “racist and unjust” policies in a new report. The report says that while just more than 7 percent of Riverside County’s population is black, the number of black adults charged by the DA’s office
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California will adjust its mask policies in the coming days. After March 11, in schools and child care facilities, masks will not be required but will be strongly recommended. Starting March 1, masks will no longer be required but will be strongly recommended for unvaccinated individuals in most indoor settings. Watch the state’s announcement below:
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Police have released the names of three people found dead in a vacant lot in south Phoenix. They say all three are homicide victims and the investigation is continuing. Police announced Monday that the three bodies have been identified as 28-year-old Herminio Perez Ramirez, 21-year-old Isauro Martinez Dominguez and 16-year-old Abimael Jimenez
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Florida State pitchers Parker Messick and Bryce Hubbart have formed the most effective 1-2 punch in the country through two weeks. The redshirt sophomore left-handers have combined to strike out 46, walk three and allow one run in 23 2/3 innings. Unbeaten Texas posted two shutouts while sweeping Alabama.
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El pasado viernes habló en una entrevista un hombre de Desesrt Hot Springs quien hace 12 años fue acusado de un asesinato que no cometió y por el que estuvo encarcelado casi cuatro años. Se trata de Roger Parker quien demandó al Condado de Riverside alegando que los policías manipularon una falsa confesión y dice
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story VENICE, California (KCAL) — Venice residents are concerned that a recent string of fires might turn into something much bigger in the near future if city officials don’t step in to stop the spread before it’s too late. “It was a whole scene, I
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian tennis player who is seeded No. 1 at the Monterrey Open does not want to face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis’s governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee’s lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus are only identified as “neutral athletes.” Elina Svitolina
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Colorado (KCNC) — Two months after their lives were upended by a wildfire that took everything they owned, hundreds of Louisville residents unloaded on a City Council that they say is taking all they have left — the hope of rebuilding. “Just let us
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Switzerland, a major hub for storing wealth that is popular with Russian oligarchs, is breaking with its tradition of neutrality to sanction Russia. The Swiss government will adopt EU sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine and immediately freeze any assets belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Maksim Chmerkovskiy is attempting to return home. The “Dancing With the Stars” veteran posted a new video message Monday, updating his followers on what he’s been seeing and experiencing in Ukraine. “I’m going to try and make my way out. I’m going to start making my way towards the border. I
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shell says it’s pulling out of Russia as President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues to cost the country’s all-important energy industry foreign investment and expertise. The company on Monday announced its intention to exit joint ventures with Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom and related entities. That
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wrestling with the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s power plants, a case that could hamstring the Biden administration’s plans to combat climate change. The justices heard more than two hours of arguments Monday over whether to
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