By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old woman who died in an Illinois hotel’s walk-in freezer more than six years ago, has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million. The young woman’s body was found in the freezer in September 2017 after she attended a party at the Crowne
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 related to leaks of radioactive tritium from its nuclear power plant at Monticello. Minnesota regulators say the relatively small fine was not for the leaks themselves, but because Xcel started pumping contaminated groundwater into a temporary storage tank before it had
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Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher’s death this week at age 61 was due to lung cancer, his publicist said today. Braugher, best known for his work on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died Monday. In announcing his death, his publicist Jennifer Allen said he died after a brief illness. Allen confirmed to various
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and Germany have announced arrests of several terror suspects, including alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jews in Europe over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Thursday’s announcements were issued separately and it was unclear how the arrests were connected and
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A large menorah in Oakland, California, was vandalized with its pieces dismantled and strewn about on Wednesday, prompting the city police department to launch a hate crime investigation. Police said in an email that the vandalism occurred by Lake Merritt just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. They provided no other details. Images
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, CNN Keene, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is trying to break the highest glass ceiling in politics, but you won’t hear her say so – at least not directly. She does, however, offer fleeting glimpses at the historic nature of her Republican presidential campaign. “There are no saints in DC right
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Keene, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is trying to break the highest glass ceiling in politics, but you won’t hear her say so – at least not directly. She does, however, offer fleeting glimpses at the historic nature of her Republican presidential campaign. “There are no saints in DC
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is departing Washington without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukraine. But Senate negotiators and the President Joe Biden’s administration are still racing to wrap up a border security compromise to unlock the stalemate before the end of the
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The United States Postal Service is tackling one of its busiest times of year. They’ve already accepted a little over 8 billion pieces of mail and packages this holiday season. USPS officials stated their commitment to affordable and timely shipping and mailing services for this holiday season online. They’ve been preparing by improving technology, hiring
Continue ReadingAbortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution. The push comes on the heels of an amendment that Ohio voters approved last month that ensures access to abortion and other reproductive health care. It took effect last week.
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Director Yorgos Lanthimos will receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award next month at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in recognition of his body of work, including this year’s “Poor Things.” The award will be presented to Lanthimos as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on Jan.
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Virginia high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns has been reinstated by the state Supreme Court. Peter Vlaming was a French teacher at West Point High School when he was fired in 2018.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the
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It’s an event that will help you ‘swing’ into the holidays, Indian Wells Golf Resort is hosting ‘Winterfest’ through the month of January with all kinds offerings for the entire family. The evening event takes place between 6 and 10 p.m. and attendees can enjoy the following activities: Roller Skating Nights, featuring various themed night
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was sentenced to just over four years in prison for working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government. Charles McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the FBI, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to violate US
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has joined the ranks of high-ranking Israeli officials to speak out against a two-state solution after the war in Gaza. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Isaac Herzog said it is not the time to be talking about establishing an independent Palestinian
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood disorder that turns blood cells into instruments of pain. Now that new gene therapies promise a cure for their sickle cell disease, Dongre says he’s “praying the treatment should come to us.”
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street rose Thursday following its big rally from the day before on excitement that several cuts to interest rates may indeed be coming next year. The S&P 500 gained 0.3% to pull within 1.6% of its all-time high set early last year.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then sold eagle parts on a black market that has been a long-running problem for U.S. wildlife officials, a federal grand jury indictment says.
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