San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler fired after four seasons
SAN FRANCISO (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler fired after four seasons.
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2 Indianapolis officers indicted for shooting Black man who was sleeping in his car, prosecutor says
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers for shooting a Black man who was sleeping in a car parked outside his grandmother’s house. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said Friday that Officers Carl Chandler and Alexander Gregory were indicted on battery and criminal recklessness charges in connection with
Continue ReadingSen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Feinstein died
Continue ReadingJessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL
By The Associated Press Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL. Now she’s finding a place for herself in hockey’s top men’s league — and it’s behind the bench. The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a position to make it as a coach, something she couldn’t have imagined even a few
Continue ReadingJessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL
By The Associated Press Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL. Now she’s finding a place for herself in hockey’s top men’s league — and it’s behind the bench. The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a position to make it as a coach, something she couldn’t have imagined even a few
Continue ReadingBaltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore on Friday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing victims to sue their abusers decades after the fact. The step will allow the
Continue ReadingA doctor caught in the crossfire was among 4 killed in a gunbattle at a hospital in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in northern Mexico say that hitmen stormed a hospital in a bid to kill a patient. But they clashed with other gunmen already inside, sparking a gun battle that left four people dead. The victims include a doctor who apparently was caught in the crossfire. Police in the state of
Continue ReadingRounded up! South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls rustle up hundreds of bison in nation’s only roundup
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls are rounding up a herd of more than 1,500 bison as part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the species, which has rebounded from near-extinction. Visitors came from across the world watched the thundering wooly creatures run over hills and grasslands Friday.
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Ethan Crumbley, quien a los 15 años perpetró un tiroteo escolar en Michigan, podría pasar el resto de su vida en prisión, determina el juez
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ethan Crumbley, el adolescente que mató a cuatro estudiantes durante un tiroteo en una escuela secundaria de Oxford, Michigan, podría ser condenado a cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional, la pena más alta en Michigan, según dictaminó este viernes un juez. Crumbley, ahora de 17 años, tenía 15 cuando el 30 de
Continue ReadingJudge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday. The decision is the latest in a series of NLRB rulings finding that Starbucks has violated labor law in its
Continue Reading Debate presidencial del 1 de octubre en Argentina: temas, moderadores, a qué hora y cómo ver por TV en vivo
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Dos debates televisados obligatorios serán la antesala de las elecciones presidenciales en Argentina del próximo 22 de octubre. En el de este año serán cinco candidatos los participantes en el debate público y, de no presentarse, se someterán a sanciones establecidas por ley. En Argentina, desde el 2016, los
Continue ReadingMick Jagger says his kids ‘don’t need $500 million’ as he hints he may give away their inheritance
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mick Jagger’s eight children may not want to read this. In a recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal, the rocker discussed the business of the Rolling Stones as the band readies to release their first album of original material in 18 years. Jagger says that while
Continue ReadingNATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area
By ZANA CIMILI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO is reinforcing its troop presence in Kosovo in response to a weekend shootout that left four people dead. The U.S. is also concerned about a buildup of Serbian forces on the northern border of its former territory. Kosovo’s prime minister welcomed NATO’s decision Friday. He
Continue ReadingBaton Rouge officers charged for allegedly covering up excessive force during a strip search
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The scandal-plagued Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested three of its own officers, including a deputy chief. They are charged with trying to cover up excessive force during a strip search inside a police bathroom. Chief Murphy Paul told reporters Friday that his department does
Continue ReadingTrump-era DOJ official and fake electors can’t move Georgia election charges to federal court, judge rules
CNN By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Trump-era Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark cannot move his Georgia election subversion case from state to federal court, a judge ruled Friday. The ruling from US District Judge Steve Jones is the latest blow to the Georgia defendants who are trying to move their state prosecutions into the federal
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More than 130 taxidermied animals in a South Dakota museum were found to contain arsenic. Nobody knows what to do with them
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — What do you do with more than 130 arsenic-tinged taxidermied animals with significant historical and academic value, languishing in a now-closed museum that may or may not be a public health hazard? When the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, makes a decision, they’ll let you know. The extensive
Continue ReadingLast living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, has long been known to investigators
Continue ReadingLast living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, has long been known to investigators
Continue ReadingNetflix shutters its DVD rental business, marking the end of the red envelope era
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Netflix will send out its last red envelope on Friday, marking an end to 25 years of mailing DVDs to members. The company announced earlier this year it is shutting down its DVD-by-mail service, 16 years after it gradually shifted its focus to streaming content online. Netflix
Continue ReadingIRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of wealthy people
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about a government official and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people. The Justice Department said in a statement Friday that 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C., is accused
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