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As the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists National Board voted on a strike Thursday, July 13th. Coachella Valley businesses are biting their nails on the impact it will have on the local economy. The strike is on midnight July 14th, affecting the 2020 TV Theatrical Contract. A local business
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol and Zoe Strothers Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — Dangerous flooding has been occurring along the Connecticut River. Earlier this evening, water levels in the Middletown area were about knee-deep, and have continued to rise since then. But the talk of the town has been runaway boat docks
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a Newton County deputy with rape, sexual assault and violation of oath. Deputy George Rahming, 38, reportedly raped a woman while he was on patrol, according to a GBI statement. The woman
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — “This is not a selfish ask and truthfully, I don’t have anything to gain. They can’t bring my son Kile back,” Tameka Foster Raymond said about her reasoning behind starting a petition to drain Lake Lanier. It’s been over a decade
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department announced Thursday a civil rights investigation into dilapidated and unsanitary conditions at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, as well as violence against detainees. The department will look into the conditions in which inmates are held, their access to mental and physical health
Continue ReadingBy Althea Castro De La Mata Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Emily Dickerson recently visited Corpus Christi and lost something that seemed impossible to find. Her dad had passed away when she was young, and the only memory she had left of him was a cremation ring. “This
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed its appeal of a federal judge’s decision earlier this week allowing Microsoft to close its $69 billion merger with Activision Blizzard. The legal filing comes after the FTC’s failed effort to block the deal over allegations that the merger would harm competition
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen (CNN) — A New York court on Thursday ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional map. While the decision is likely to be appealed to the state’s highest court, the ruling is a win for Democrats, who are hoping to get a more favorable map after losing several
Continue ReadingBy JACK FINK Click here for updates on this story TEXAS (KTVT) — The Texas Democratic Party announced Thursday morning it’s launching a new effort to help unseat two-term Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. It’s called “Beat Cruz War Room,” and the party said it will centralize opposition research and mass mobilization against Cruz, who’s
Continue ReadingBy SHAUN BOYD Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — An Aurora dentist will stand trial in the poisoning death of his wife. An Arapahoe County judge found there is sufficient evidence to try James Craig for first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. The case has drawn national media coverage. Arapahoe County
Continue ReadingBy LIBBY SMITH Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — Colorado had a record breaking year for organ, eye and tissue donations in 2022. According to the Donor Alliance of Colorado & Wyoming, 278 people donated organs, that’s an 18% increase. 740 lives were saved through transplantation in 2002, that’s a 29%
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story NATICK, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Burglars broke into a sports memorabilia store in Natick and made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. The crooks first broke through a front door, but when that didn’t work, they chucked a rock through the window of Gilbert’s Sports
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Republicans are escalating their legal threats against Target, pressuring the company to remove merchandise for transgender customers and backtrack on its initiatives to hire minorities and diversify vendors. In singling out Target, GOP lawmakers and right-wing social media personalities are sending a larger warning to corporate America
Continue ReadingBy NOEL BRENNAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Community activists are demanding to know more about the investigation into Chicago police officers accused of having sexual contact with migrants. They gathered this morning outside the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA.) CBS 2’s Noel Brennan was there as activists spoke
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hakeem Jeffries, the US House minority leader. He is the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1970 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Hakeem Sekou Jeffries Father: Marland Jeffries, counselor Mother: Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Alberto R. Gonzales, the first Latino US attorney general. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1955 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Alberto R. Gonzales Father: Pablo Gonzales, migrant worker and construction worker Mother: Maria (Rodriguez) Gonzales Marriages: Rebecca (Turner) Gonzales (August
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United States and other countries launched military operations known as Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Facts The Allied coalition was made up of 39 countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia,
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Ayer en la corte de Indio el juez ordenó un juicio contra Manuel Rivera acusado de balacear a un hombre frente a su casa ubicada en la calle primera en Desert Hot Springs en abril del 2020. Ayer testificó un policía que habló con la hermana del acusado y dijo que Manuel Rivera llegó a
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers found Thursday he is eligible for the death penalty, shifting the focus of the proceeding to whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison. They deliberated for approximately two hours. Bowers, 50, was found
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Empire State Building. Facts Located on Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th streets in Manhattan. It is 103 stories tall (1,250 feet to top floor, excluding height of antennae, which is 204 feet). Took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than
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