By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MORA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minnesota teacher got quite the homecoming parade after spending weeks away from his classroom. Hundreds of students lined the street to welcome Josh Norby back to Mora High School. He contracted COVID-19 and pneumonia around Christmas and wound up in
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Russo and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Bridgeport family said it is weighing the possibility of moving after it said a 6-year-old boy was burned in a bullying incident. While Dominick Krankall recovers at Bridgeport Hospital, the state’s first responder community came out in
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes on Wall Street notched their biggest gains in more than six weeks Thursday, as technology companies clawed back some of the ground they had lost recently. The S&P 500 rose 2.5%, with roughly 85% of the stocks in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La residencia donde se ubicaba la oficina de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) en Managua fue declarada de utilidad pública, según un decreto de la Procuraduría General de la República publicado este miércoles en La Gaceta, Diario Oficial de Nicaragua. Rosario Murillo, vicepresidenta y portavoz del gobierno, había anunciado la
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El programa de ayuda económica Ingreso Solidario, que beneficia a más de 4 millones de hogares en extrema pobreza en Colombia, tendrá muy pronto un aumento para ciertos beneficiarios. Ingreso Solidario es un subsidio creado durante la pandemia de coronavirus para ayudar a los colombianos más vulnerables en condición
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More of the dry, windy weather that helped fan rare spring wildfires from New Mexico to Nebraska is expected to threaten the progress that firefighters have made in controlling some of the fires, officials said Thursday. A swath of the country
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More of the dry, windy weather that helped fan rare spring wildfires from New Mexico to Nebraska is expected to threaten the progress that firefighters have made in controlling some of the fires, officials said Thursday. A swath of the country
Continue Reading SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan optometrist faces federal charges for allegedly leaving nooses and notes mocking the Black Lives Matter movement inside a couple’s truck and near or inside stores as well as placing threatening phone calls. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that 61-year-old Kenneth David Pilon, of Saginaw, is charged with six counts
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El gobernador del estado de Florida, Ron DeSantis, es visto como un posible contendiente presidencial en 2024, situación en que podría llegar a enfrentarse a Donald Trump en la interna del Partido Republicano. ANÁLISIS | El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, muestra el poder bruto de su gobierno imperial ¿Pero quién
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia on Thursday signed several education bills into law, including one banning the instruction of “divisive concepts” pertaining to race in classrooms. “Today we’re here … to sign legislation that puts our children ahead of partisan agenda and gets parents back in charge
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence. The Giants announced the move before the start of the NFL draft. Lawrence was the 17th overall pick in the 2019 draft. The Clemson product has played in 48 games over his first three seasons,
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the economy began bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic, interest in investment products that promoted good environmental, social and governance practices took off. But as markets have come under pressure this year, so-called “ESG” funds have started to struggle. What’s happening: Funds that prioritize responsible investments and ESG
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter has captured a unique bird’s-eye perspective of the gear that helped land the Perseverance rover on Mars. During its one-year anniversary flight on April 19, the little chopper took photos of the striped parachute used during Perseverance’s landing — often referred to as “7 minutes of terror” because
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN) — Ahora tenemos más información sobre cómo Kanye West ayudó a Kim Kardashian a obtener las imágenes restantes de su infame video sexual. En el episodio más reciente de la nueva serie de reality de Hulu de su familia, “The Kardashians”, la magnate rompió a llorar después de que West, que ahora
Continue Reading By INNA VARENYTSIA and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum as several areas came under heavy shelling Thursday, amid suspicions Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to score a major battlefield success in time for Victory Day, one of Russia’s proudest holidays, on May 9. Ukrainian authorities
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has rejected accusations by Athens that its warplanes conducted unauthorized military flights over Greek islands and pointed the finger at Greece instead. Turkey insisted Thursday that it was Greece’s Air Force which carried out “provocative flights” near Turkey’s coast, repeatedly violating the airspace in southwest Turkey. The two NATO allies
Continue Reading CNN, WCAX, WHSV By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at children and young adults. While parents, lawmakers and others speculate about the intent of authors and educators, the mother of a nonbinary teen is determined to promote inclusive
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday warned Russia not to make idle statements about the use of nuclear weapons, following public comments by a top Russian official about the possibility of nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine. “No one should be making idle comments about the use of nuclear weapons or
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The economic recovery from Covid-19 stumbled in the first quarter, but that doesn’t mean a recession is imminent. Gross domestic product unexpectedly declined at an annual rate of 1.4% during the first three months of the year — the worst quarter for the American economy since the pandemic turned the
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott and George Ramsay, CNN Jurgen Klopp says he is “delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited” to sign a new contract with Liverpool. The 54-year-old German took charge of Liverpool in 2015, and since then has steered the Reds to the club’s sixth Champions League title in 2019 and first league title in
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