By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — People who have been incarcerated often have trouble finding job opportunities, but one San Francisco nonprofit is helping them find careers in the culinary industry. Growing up, Devon Jordan had a lot on his plate. But these days, he’s able to
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN MITCHELL Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Record-high temperatures on Christmas made for a memorable holiday. Instead of ice skating, sledding and spending time in the snow, many families pivoted to other plans as rain fell for most of the day. The constant rainfall and warm weather melted what
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge has ordered a woman who set fire to Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic to pay $298,000 in restitution. That was the amount sought by prosecutors in the case. U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson sentenced 22-year-old Lorna Green in September to five years in prison
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life-threatening. The warnings were in place Wednesday for parts of Oregon and Hawaii. The weather
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life-threatening. The warnings were in place Wednesday for parts of Oregon and Hawaii. The weather
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s political battle over state media continues. The new pro-European Union government has put state media in a state of liquidation in response to the president’s rejection of funding for them. New Prime Minister Donald Tusk seeks to free the media from political control. But President
Continue ReadingBy SHAYLA REAVES Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After years of battling addiction, artist Willard Malebear has created a place he always wanted — an art center providing free community access to art materials — and a place to use them. “Being in a space like this just is like
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GUAY Click here for updates on this story MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A man is accused of firing a rifle into a Monongahela bar over the weekend, and state police say they shot him as he was trying to run away from the scene of the shooting. Troopers say Jonathan Toth was at
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY and HALELUYA HADERO AP Technology Writers Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. The researchers say the findings show a need for government regulation of social media
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY and HALELUYA HADERO AP Technology Writers Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. The researchers say the findings show a need for government regulation of social media
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So you got a Christmas gift that you don’t need, doesn’t fit, or isn’t you. Of course, you’re not going to tell the person who gave it to you that you don’t want it. Instead, you head to the store they bought it from and return it. It is peak return season, after all. You
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN FISHER Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is facing charges for speeding while under the influence with her child in the backseat, according to officials. State police pulled over Mary Slattery on Rt. 28 on Saturday afternoon. Troopers say she was going 87 mph in a 55-mph
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds take on the San Diego Gulls tonight at Acrisure Arena. They’ll be cheered on by a sold-out arena of more than 10,000 fans. Firebirds officials confirm to News Channel 3 that the game is sold out, making it the team’s fourth sellout of the season. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Steeped in old-fashioned virtues and a feel-good underdog story, “The Boys in the Boat” isn’t bad, but it doesn’t it ever navigate its way out of the shallow end of the sports-movie pool either. As it happens, Jesse Owens makes a cameo in this tale about the US
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police say the dead bodies that Texas investigators believe to have been a pregnant woman and her boyfriend were found with gunshot wounds days after they were reported missing. A medical examiner has yet to confirm that it was the bodies of 18-year-old Savanah Nicole Soto and 22-year-old Matthew Guerra that
Continue ReadingBy LISA ROZNER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — An East Village bookstore is facing eviction. The notice from the landlord cites one of the reasons being that they are administering Narcan. The state has authorized the shop to do so, but some neighbors told CBS New York on
Continue ReadingBy PAUL GESSLER, MAGGIE YBARRA Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore City appears to be on track to have fewer than 300 homicides on its streets for the first time since 2014. The number 300 has become an indicator of the high amount of crime in Charm City. It
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Justice Department prosecutors say they want to prevent former President Donald Trump from sowing disinformation and claiming he’s a victim of political persecution as part of his defense in his 2020 election subversion trial in federal court. In a new court filing Wednesday, prosecutors laid out
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — India’s foreign minister has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said relations between the countries are progressing even amid turbulent times. Subramanyam Jaishankar’s meeting was part of a five-day visit. Putin said he would inform the Indian diplomat about the fighting in Ukraine, on which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
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By Samson Tamijani Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — For many, new year’s time is another chance to start over, set new goals, and better one’s self. At Muddy Paws on East 56th Place though, every day on the job is another chance. “I went to prison for five years
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