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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona House have approved a measure that will ask voters to amend the state constitution to ban the teaching of so-called “critical race theory” in schools and bar any preferential treatment based on race. A ban on teaching critical race theory has become a
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway has pulled out of the Rio Open clay-court tournament with an abdominal injury. Ruud told a news conference that he was still feeling the effects of an injury he picked up during Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open, which he won. Ruud was replaced by
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic. The plan unveiled Thursday emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates. It comes nearly two years after Newsom imposed the first statewide stay-home order
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor announces first shift by a state to “endemic” approach to COVID, calls for vigilance over mandates.
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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is dealing with another legal setback in New York. A judge refused Thursday to throw out a subpoena seeking Trump’s testimony in a civil investigation of his business affairs by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The ruling won’t be the last word in
Continue ReadingBy Demie Johnson Click here for updates on this story FISHERS, Indiana (WISH) — An online safety forum hosted by Fishers police comes as the Hamilton County Metro Child Exploitation Task Force reports a rise in crimes like child exploitation. The task force is a team made up of investigators in Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville,
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky have re-signed three-time All-Stars Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot and finals MVP Kahleah Copper. All three helped Chicago go on a championship run after finishing 16-16 during the regular season. The sixth-seeded Sky became the first team not seeded first or second to win the title,
Continue Reading PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say two people who died from hypothermia after their canoe rolled over in Lake Pleasant were brothers. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office identified 22-year-old Arimus Nazareth and 14-year-old Apolo Nazareth as the two fatalities in the weekend incident. Deputies were dispatched Saturday morning to the south area of the lake
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ARDEN ARCADE, California (KOVR) — California Highway Patrol says a driver running a red light led to a crash in Arden Arcade early Thursday morning. The crash happened around 1 a.m. near Fulton and El Camino avenues. Officers say two cars crashed into each other
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A principios de esta semana, Donald Trump envió un correo electrónico a The New York Times. En él, afirmaba que era muy rico, señalando un “Estado Financiero al 30 de junio de 2014” que decía que tenía un valor de US$ 5.800 millones en el año anterior a que se postulara
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates, a milestone nearly two years in the making that harkens to a return to a more normal existence. Newsom said the approach — which
Continue ReadingBy Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, Colorado (KCNC) — Paige Mott and fiancé Eric Gonzales Jr. were safely at the hospital after a rough journey in Wednesday evening’s snowstorm. She was in labor and ready to give birth to Eric III. “She’s almost there, she’s contracting quite a bit. She’s
Continue ReadingBy Liz Stark and Gabe Cohen, CNN The Internal Revenue Service will stand up a second “surge team” to address its massive backlog of tax returns and correspondence, the National Taxpayer Advocate said during a congressional hearing Thursday. The IRS has already redirected roughly 1,200 employees back into entry-level clerical positions, where they are manually
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Records and data collected by a now-defunct aerial surveillance program in Baltimore will be expunged as part of a federal lawsuit settlement filed this week. The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore Police Department and Persistent Surveillance Systems will dispose of all records except those related to ongoing prosecutions. The technology was
Continue ReadingBy Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (WBZ) — On Tuesday, Feb. 15, two bald eagles lost their nest near White Rock Lake in Dallas. On Wednesday, they were still in the area. Now, the big question is will they stay? The city’s urban biologist says at this point we
Continue ReadingBy Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story CANTON, Massachusettes (WBZ) — It’s a letter Betsy Braconi says her 19-year-old son received last Friday by priority mail, telling him the Registry of Motor Vehicles has reviewed his driving record and he needs to take a road skills test. “All he can do is
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston, CNN Eric Prescott Kay, a former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels, has been found guilty of two charges in the 2019 overdose death of Angels’ pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas said. Skaggs, 27, died on July 1, 2019, in a hotel in Southlake,
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida’s state House on Thursday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit abortion in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing only for exceptions involving “serious risk” to the pregnant person and fatal fetal abnormality, but with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida’s state House on Thursday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit abortion in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing only for exceptions involving “serious risk” to the pregnant person and fatal fetal abnormality, but with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill now heads to the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story EVERGREEN PARK, Ill (WBBM) — A southwest suburban Catholic school principal has been fired for defying the archdiocese mask mandate. Jacob “Doc” Mathius had been on leave from Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park since last week. The move prompted two days of protests by
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