Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials say a southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed last month after a bout of heavy rain and prompted a federal emergency declaration will be torn down. The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to remove the Rapidan Dam near the city of Mankato and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Montana cancer doctor for years saw up to 70 patients per day, double-billed federal health care programs and overprescribed pain medications to boost his income. Prosecutors said Tuesday they filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Thomas Weiner of Helena and reached a $10.8
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Sandra Iveth Santos COSTA CENTRAL, CALIF., (KMUV-TV)— La compañía de servicios de energía y gas, PG & E, advierte a los residentes sobre cientos de casos de estafa, y aseguran que esta tendencia ha aumentado significativamente con más de 300 de estos casos denunciadas por clientes de la Costa Central. El martes, PG&E, confirmo una
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Karl Cooke Actualización, martes 27 de agosto, 2024. 11:25 am. CONDADO DE SANTA CRUZ, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— La carretera Green Valley Road reabre tras el accidente de un autobús escolar con niños a bordo. Según informes de CHP, al menos 43 estudiantes se encontraban a bordo de un autobús escolar la mañana del martes cuando un vehículo
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, slimming down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Prosecutors have not
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By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Latino advocacy group asked the US Justice Department on Monday to investigate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after his office launched a series of raids the group says was at the homes of Democratic activists and leaders on allegations tied to voter fraud. In
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) llevará a cabo este miércoles una sesión extraordinaria donde la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) informará sobre el “deterioro de la situación de los derechos humanos” tras las elecciones del 28 de julio. La sesión para tratar este
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces. His appointment of Diosdado Cabello as interior minister is prompting fears among human rights groups that a crackdown on opponents that started after last month’s contested presidential election will deepen. Cabello is
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is halting diplomatic relations with the US and Canadian embassies after their ambassadors criticized his proposal to have judges elected by popular vote. López Obrador announced the move during his daily press conference on Tuesday, saying the “pause” is with the embassies and not the countries. He said relations
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi was convicted Tuesday of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from his clients, including several with severe physical injuries and families of people killed in accidents. After a 13-day trial and less than a full day of deliberations, the federal jury in Los Angeles found the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff took a couple of major hits Tuesday with left-hander Robbie Ray and right-hander Jordan Hicks going on the 15-day injured list. Ray has a left hamstring strain, and Hicks has right shoulder inflammation. Ray’s move to the injured list was retroactive to Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Elaine Rojas-Castillo Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — On days when the weather can be unbearable, organizations like Street Angels try to support Milwaukee’s homeless community by offering things often taken for granted, like Showers of Hope, its mobile shower service. “It makes you feel like a human being
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Cuando el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, festejó en julio la primera suba de la actividad en seis meses registrada en mayo, parecía que la economía argentina había encontrado una plataforma para el despegue, y que el piso se había alcanzado durante ese semestre anterior con caídas consecutivas. El mismo
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding. On Monday, Tennessee Election Coordinator Mark Goins sent a letter to the Shelby County Election Commission warning
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento that had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots. USPS said in a statement it has identified “enhanced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento that had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots. USPS said in a statement it has identified “enhanced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews will use excavators this week to breach rock dams that
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