By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Truckers have added to the list of legal challenges to block New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee for driving into Manhattan. The Trucking Association of New York filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which developed the toll scheme. The association says the higher
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By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan State Police detective has been charged with murder after investigators say he fatally struck a fleeing suspect with an unmarked SUV last month near Grand Rapids, state prosecutors announced. Detective Sgt. Brian Keely on April 17 tried to arrest the suspect, 25-year-old Samuel Sterling,
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler said he has “no ill will” toward the pro golfer for injuries he said he suffered while directing traffic after a fatal accident during the PGA Championship. A Louisville prosecutor dropped charges against Scheffler on Wednesday. Jefferson County
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Un grupo de estudiantes de la Palm Desert High School que graduarán hoy, no podrán caminar con sus compañeros como castigo por una broma en la que participaron hace unos días unos 30 jóvenes los cuales vandalizaron el plantel con pintura. Los jóvenes fueron suspendidos dos días, sin actividades de fin de año escolar y
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Tommy Franks, retired four-star Army General. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1945 Birth place: Wynnewood, Oklahoma Birth name: Tommy Ray Franks Father: Ray Franks, mechanic Mother: Lorene “Pete” (Parker) Franks Marriage: Cathryn (Carley) Franks (1969-present) Children: Jacqueline Education: University of Texas, Arlington,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body including the kidneys, spine and brain. About TB Two types of TB exist – Latent TB infection (non-infectious)
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Mayo es el mes de hacer conciencia sobre la salud mental y los directores del Centro Betty Ford de Rancho Mirage informaron que recientemente ha incrementado el número de personas que solicitan ayuda por sufrir de depresión o ansiedad y la razón es que dicen que durante la pandemia más personas se hicieron adictos al
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Los directivos del Teleférico de Palm Springs dijeron que con la llegada del calor muchas residentes del Valle de Coachella y turistas optan por visitar sus instalaciones por lo que anunciaron un nuevo horario extendido, los viernes y sábados la última salida a las 9 de la noche a partir del próximo lunes abrirán a
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Hasta finales de junio tiene el urbanizador del proyecto Talus de La Quinta para obtener los $600 millones de dolares que se necesitan para financiar el proyecto que desde hace meses planean en el área de las calles Jefferson y Avenida 52 donde anteriormente devieron construir el SilverRock Resort, pero ese proyecto se canceló y
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense experts who have reviewed debris images from an Israeli airstrike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians questioned why Israel did not use smaller, more precise weapons when so many civilians were nearby. They said the bombs used were
Continue ReadingBy Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WCBS) — First, a Bronx woman’s pet dachshund was stolen. Then she says she started to receive prank calls of someone barking. Monica Montanez said her 10-year-old dachshund Milkshake was stolen on May 4th, just after her son’s birthday party. It happened
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Woodrow Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, California (KGO) — The Richmond Police Department is facing a new claim, following the arrest of a man who was filming police making a different arrest. Richmond police had stopped a vehicle they say had been involved in a shooting outside Joe’s Market on
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report has found that billions of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world. The report published Thursday found that
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A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled in favor of Cher, 78, in her lawsuit against Mary Bono, Sonny Bono’s widow, claiming that her share of Sonny & Cher royalties are owed, according to reports from the City News Service. U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt believed Cher’s decades-old divorce settlement with her ex-husbandconstitutes a “contractual
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By Tara Lynch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Massachusetts (WJZ) — A South Baltimore non-profit filed a civil rights complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the city needs to do more to divert trash from going to the site. Neighbors say they’ve been inhaling toxic chemicals from the plant and want
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year. The agency is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. The IRS tried the Direct File
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The 19-year-old man who escaped from the Youth Detention Center on Saturday in Albuquerque is back in custody. Josef Toney turned himself in at the detention center around 1 a.m. Sunday and was taken into custody, a spokesperson with the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing officials explained their plan to improve manufacturing quality and safety during a three-hour meeting Thursday with federal officials, who will continue restrictions they placed on the company after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel in January. Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker said
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology. But Altman spent part of his virtual appearance fending off
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — A couple from Farmington are being charged federally for allegedly assaulting their three daughters. Renauldo and Lisa Sandoval, both 39, have appeared in federal court before a judge. Neither of their trials has been scheduled. Lisa is accused of assaulting one
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