Month: March 2023
2 Illinois teens on spring break killed in a sledding accident at Colorado’s Copper Mountain
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Two teens on spring break were killed Sunday night in a sledding accident in a closed area of Copper Mountain Ski Resort in central Colorado. The teens reportedly were riding tandem down the halfpipe and went airborne off a large snowbank at the bottom, according to a Monday statement from the
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Cruise wants to test self-driving cars all over California
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary already is running an autonomous ride-hailing service in its hometown of San Francisco after testing for more than two years. It doesn’t have specific plans yet to expand testing
Continue Reading Cruise wants to test self-driving cars all over California
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary already is running an autonomous ride-hailing service in its hometown of San Francisco after testing for more than two years. It doesn’t have specific plans yet to expand testing
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Cruise wants to test self-driving cars all over California
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary already is running an autonomous ride-hailing service in its hometown of San Francisco after testing for more than two years. It doesn’t have specific plans yet to expand testing
Continue Reading New law has Wyoming at forefront of abortion pill bans
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has pushed to the front of state efforts to prohibit the most common type of abortion by instituting the nation’s first explicit ban on pills that terminate pregnancies. In many states women can get abortion pills prescribed online and delivered to their homes. The ease
Continue Reading Last call: Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn’t leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed. The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will deliver 1,025 horsepower from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, and the automaker says it will be the quickest production car made. Stellantis,
Continue Reading IMF approves crucial $3B bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says its executive board has approved a nearly $3 billion bailout program for bankrupt Sri Lanka. About $333 million will be disbursed immediately, and the approval will open up support from other institutions. Sri Lanka last year suspended repayment of its
Continue ReadingLast Dodge Challenger makes 1,025 hp, has optional parachute attachments
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN With Dodge’s legendary V8-powered muscle cars going out of production at year-end, engineers wanted the last non-electric Dodge Challenger to make a statement. Sort of a very fast, very loud, statement: A final salute to the fuel-burning era. Buyers just might want to attach a parachute. The Demon 170 will be
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Gobernador Newsom visita el Salton Sea para ver de cerca la producción del litio
Los expertos dicen que el área posee uno de los mayores depósitos del mineral en el mundo.
Continue ReadingWoman charged with taking thousands of dollars from injured sister
By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story Taylorsville, Utah (KSL) — A Taylorsville woman is facing criminal charges after police say she took tens of thousands of dollars from her sister who had been awarded the money after she was hit by a car. Marcey Jean Heisey, 43, was charged Tuesday in
Continue Reading2-year-old was shot by man not allowed to have guns, police say
By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story Tooele, Utah (KSL) — A 2-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the leg in Tooele over the weekend. As police investigated the incident, they said they discovered the man who shot the toddler may have been intoxicated and had multiple guns and drugs in his
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Banning man accused of killing 2 people pleads not guilty
A 22-year-old man accused of gunning down two people and seriously wounding a third person in Banning pleaded not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. Dorian Alexander Francisco of Banning was arrested in December following the alleged attack in the 3300 block of Ramsey Street, just west of Sunset Avenue.
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Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us.” It says something about Fauci that it’s not initially clear when that sign was waved in anger —
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‘For the students’ CVUSD, Teachers’ Association react after reaching impasse in salary negotiations
Salary negotiations between the Coachella Valley Unified School District and the Coachella Valley Teachers Association (CVTA) remain stalled. Both parties reached an impasse on Friday regarding salary negotiations. It’s an issue that’s been on the table for months now. On Monday, some teachers and parents came together to discuss and brainstorm the next steps toward
Continue ReadingTrump’s team puts forward ally in hopes of undercutting Cohen testimony in NY hush money case
CNN, GETTY IMAGES, STORMY DANIELS, POOL By Jack Forrest and Zachary Cohen, CNN The grand jury empaneled as part of the investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels on Monday heard from a potentially key witness put forward by the former president’s legal
Continue Reading Trump loses last bid to keep key evidence out of rape trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to keep key evidence out of his civil rape trial next month. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan ruled Monday that misogynistic remarks Trump made about women in 2005 when he apparently didn’t realize he was
Continue ReadingCrash through police HQ highlighted facility’s vulnerability
By Joe Holden Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A crash through the front door of Philadelphia’s public services building highlighted the North Broad Street facility’s vulnerability. Sources say a “thorough security-risk assessment” was completed — and included some security recommendations that our investigations team learned never happened. Police sources say
Continue Reading Teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student says she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery. First-grade teacher Abby Zwerner spoke publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting during an exclusive interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that partially aired
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