CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La Comisión de la Ciudad de Miami Beach votó el miércoles por unanimidad para prohibir las prácticas discriminatorias “basadas en la textura o el estilo del cabello de una persona”, según un comunicado de prensa. La nueva ordenanza prohíbe la discriminación basada en el cabello de una persona cuando busca vivienda,
Continue ReadingBy Arman Rahman Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WISC) — The need for adequate mental health response in rural areas is growing at an astounding rate. Dane County officials say last year, the sheriff’s office responded to 1,400 calls with a mental health component, but those officials differ on how to
Continue ReadingBy Jaymes Langrehr Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WISC) — Madison police have released surveillance photos of a man they say may have snuck into a hotel room and stolen a person’s wallet last month. Police detectives say someone went into an occupied room at the Super 8 Motel along the
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MILAN (AP) — A man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf Thursday and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari, Italian authorities said. Police arrested a 46-year-old Italian man suspected in the attack at a shopping center in Assago, a suburb of Milan, carabinieri said. A
Continue ReadingBy Elise Mulligan Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA (KOMU) — A Columbia physician was arrested Wednesday and charged with rape after an assault on Saturday. Travis Birkhead, 37, is charged with first-degree rape and fourth-degree assault after Columbia police responded to an assault of an adult female victim. According to a press
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. The Senate ratified the so-called Kigali Amendment
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova, Sugam Pokharel and Amy Cassidy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin took some familiar swipes at the US and its allies during a speech on Thursday, accusing “Western elites” of playing a “dangerous, bloody and dirty game” and seeking to blame them for much of the world’s trouble, including his own invasion of
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Who would have thought six weeks ago Justin Herbert’s ribs would be the least of the Los Angeles Chargers’ concerns? The star quarterback continues to progress from his early season injury, but he has seen his favorite targets and other key players end up
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in which the economy’s health has emerged as a paramount issue. Thursday’s better-than-expected estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Black and Hispanic adults who go into cardiac arrest in public are less likely to receive CPR from anyone standing by before a medical team arrives, a new study finds. Overall, the relative likelihood of getting bystander CPR at home was 26% lower for Black and Hispanic people than for Whites,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press On Oct. 4, Elon Musk reversed himself and offered to honor his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion — a deal he had spent the previous several months trying to wriggle out of. He made the latest offer just two weeks before a Twitter lawsuit aimed at forcing Musk
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Caterpillar Inc., up $15.18 to $212.14. The construction equipment company handily beat analysts’ third-quarter profit forecasts. Meta Platforms Inc., down $31.88 to $97.94. Facebook’s parent reported weak third-quarter profits as social media companies deal with a broad drop in advertising spending.
Continue ReadingBy Valentina Di Donato and Glen Levy, CNN One person has died and four people, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari, were “seriously injured” after a stabbing attack on the outskirts of the Italian city of Milan on Thursday, according to Italian national police. The suspected attacker has been arrested, police said. “A mentally unstable
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street delivered another mixed finish for stocks Thursday, as disappointing quarterly results from several big tech companies offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, with about 44% of stocks within the benchmark index losing ground. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.6%,
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol is wrapping up its review of more than a million pages of Secret Service documents and plans to bring in top agents and officials from the agency to testify in
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los legisladores rusos acordaron endurecer la ley discriminatoria del país contra la llamada “propaganda” homosexual, para prohibir que se promuevan o “elogien” las relaciones homosexuales o la sugerencia pública de que son relaciones “normales”. La cámara baja del parlamento de Moscú, la Duma Estatal, aprobó por unanimidad enmiendas para fortalecer la
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Cindy Burreson, CEO of the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert, was the winner of the RAP Foundation’s Desert Fast Pitch Competition this year, which comprised of the $20,000 grand prize. Each year the RAP Foundation, NPO Centric and their generous sponsors host the Desert Fast Pitch Competition, where representatives from Valley non-profits take part
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We are entering a very important time of year in our state — lutefisk season. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen got a tour of one of the last remaining lutefisk-processing plants in the country during their “busiest” time of year.
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Banning police investigators today asked for the public’s help identifying a motorist who ran over and killed a 74-year-old pedestrian, then fled the scene. Thomas Parr of Banning was fatally injured on the night of Sunday, Oct. 16, at the intersection of Sims and Wilson streets, according to the Banning Police Department. The agency said
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