By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a “trans day of vengeance” protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of Trust and Safety, said in a tweet Wednesday that the company automatically
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump is appealing a court ruling that would force several of his former aides, including Mark Meadows, to answer questions before a grand jury as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Apple lanzó una opción en su billetera digital este martes que permite a los clientes pagar sus compras en línea a plazos, convirtiéndose en la última empresa que adopta la tendencia de comprar ahora y pagar después. La nueva función, denominada Apple Pay Later, permite a los clientes fraccionar
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov on Wednesday to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season. The 25-year-old Knyzhov returned to the Sharks lineup on March 6 after missing nearly two full years with lower-body injuries. He has played nine games for San Jose since
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When North Carolina in 2016 banned transgender people from using the bathroom of their gender identity in public buildings, California retaliated by banning state-funded travel to that state and any other state with laws it deemed discriminatory against LGBTQ people. But seven years later, California now
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CNN, WFTS, KCAL, KCBS By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and argued it could teach students that “White people hate
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday that when he played football as a child, he never thought about CPR or where there might be an automated external defibrillator (AED) nearby. At an event on Capitol Hill, the NFL player shared facts he learned after he went into cardiac arrest and
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A California Highway Patrol sergeant and six CHP officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault under the color of authority in the death of a Burbank man who was restrained after refusing to have his blood drawn following a traffic stop on the Golden State (5) Freeway, Los Angeles County District Attorney George
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Major league pitchers and batters aren’t the only ones going on the clock this season — big league broadcasters have also been using spring training to adjust to baseball’s new rhythm amid a series of rules changes. When the season opens Thursday, Major League Baseball will usher in an
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una instructora de arte que le impartió clases en la universidad a Audrey Hale, atacante del tiroteo en una escuela de Nashville, le dijo a CNN que alguna vez presenció un arrebato de Hale en clase y que parecía estar “sufriendo” según revelaban publicaciones de redes sociales hechas durante el último
Continue ReadingCNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Starbucks has fired a Buffalo, New York, worker who “ignited a movement” from one of the first stores in the coffee chain to unionize, Starbucks Workers United said Friday. The firing came the same week that former CEO Howard Schultz testified before Congress, where he was grilled by lawmakers for
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A teenager in Cincinnati is going viral for his kindness after a woman got a flat tire while driving along Ronald Reagan highway. Sandy Wooten posted to Facebook, saying she caught a flat tire and was waiting on AAA to show up
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Sistrand Click here for updates on this story LAKE PLACID, New York (WPTZ) — A raffle and auction in Lake Placid on Tuesday raised money to offer financial support to employees from Lisa G’s Restaurant while the business, damaged by burst pipes in February, rebuilds. Employees haven’t been able to work in weeks
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas construction company has put out its own vision for a potential Kansas City Royals Stadium. Mammoth Sports Construction, based in Meriden, Kan., released its idea of a new stadium on Tuesday. The stadium would be built
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and Janelle Chavez, CNN Cynthia Elford loves to travel and hike, but a few years ago, her Type 1 diabetes made getting around nearly impossible. By 2018, the Pennsylvania grandmother faced the possibility of losing her right leg because of a diabetes-related circulation problem, and she developed sores on her toes that
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers. The current supervisors of the Central Florida
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Kansas (KMBC) — An animal rescue shelter in Spring Hill, Kan., hopes to save and rescue even more animals with an all-new facility they hope to build. It’s a plan that some neighbors are barking at. “What we are proposing is a brand
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story GREENE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced in a Greene County children’s sex crimes case. Matthew Perry, of Greensboro, was convicted last November on 13,143 felony counts of sex crimes against children, including 2,190 counts of rape of a child under
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Millard Public Schools said it will review its procedures for visitors after an incident in the lunchroom at Millard South. The principal told families he was allowed inside to pick up old transcripts. Now parents want to know why he was
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