CSU Monterey Bay holds moment of silence for Karina Chavez Vargas during graduation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 23, 2022, at 8:31 p.m.– During a graduation ceremony last week, a name that wasn’t called rang loudest. CSU…
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High school basketball player says she was targeted with racial slurs
By Ken MacLeod Click here for updates on this story WAYLAND, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Wayland High School basketball…
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Owner of LA cosmetic clinics admits $20M insurance fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say the former owner of a group of health spas and clinics in Los Angeles has admitted to participating in a $20…
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Legal experts baffled by sentence for registering to vote
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to…
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Top-tier Nice and 4th-tier Versailles reach French Cup semis
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Justin Kluivert scored a pair of goals his prolific father would have been proud off as Nice beat…
Continue ReadingHusband and wife rushed to hospital after fire tears through home
By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story PEABODY, Masschusetts (WBZ) — A husband and wife were rushed to the…
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After face-recognition backlash, ID.me says government agencies will get more verification options
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service halted a plan that would have forced taxpayers to verify their identities with…
Continue Reading 3 suspects in Washington state homicide arrested in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities say a woman and her two sons suspected in the killing of her husband in Washington have been arrested…
Continue Reading Ex-EU commissioner pleads innocent in Malta to bribery
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A former European Union health commissioner has pleaded innocent in a Maltese courtroom to charges of bribery and influence…
Continue Reading Pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music dies
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A composer, professor and pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music, who helped develop the Synclavier…
Continue Reading Ally Sheedy savors nuanced TV role in ‘Single Drunk Female’
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ally Sheedy is best known to audiences for “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s…
Continue Reading Ex-Israeli police chief dismisses claims of spyware hacking
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s former police chief says that recent allegations about police using sophisticated spyware to hack mobile phones of…
Continue Reading Ex-Israeli police chief dismisses claims of spyware hacking
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s former police chief says that recent allegations about police using sophisticated spyware to hack mobile phones of…
Continue Reading Jim Riggleman hired to manage minor league Billings Mustangs
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Jim Riggleman has been hired as manager of the Billings Mustangs of the independent Pioneer League. The 69-year-old takes…
Continue Reading Democratic, GOP bargainers reach budget deal, 4 months late
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers say Democrats and Republicans have finally agreed on a framework for overall defense…
Continue Reading GOP undoes veto of Kansas map hurting Democrat; courts next
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have overridden the Democratic governor’s veto of a…
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Oil could ‘easily’ hit $120 if Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, JPMorgan warns
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices could soar to $120 a barrel if Russia’s crude exports are derailed by tensions with Ukraine, according to…
Continue Reading Xherdan Shaqiri joins MLS’s Chicago Fire from Lyon
LYON, France (AP) — Lyon sold attacking midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri to Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire for seven million euros ($8 million).…
Continue Reading Cyprus: Migrant repatriations are key to easing overcrowding
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says repatriating migrants who have had their asylum applications rejected is essential to…
Continue Reading Environmental groups alarmed over fires in Colombian Amazon
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Environmental groups are expressing alarm about a sharp increase in fires in Colombia’s…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol…
Continue Reading Damon Galgut, Colm Toibin among Folio Prize finalists
LONDON (AP) — Novels by Damon Galgut and Colm Toibin are among eight books contending for Britain’s Rathbones Folio Prize for literature.…
Continue Reading Guatemala Mayan community argues before human rights court
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Lawyers for an Indigenous community in eastern Guatemala are making arguments before the…
Continue Reading Guatemala Mayan community argues before human rights court
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Lawyers for an Indigenous community in eastern Guatemala are making arguments before the…
Continue Reading Jury selection moving swiftly in Breonna Taylor-related case
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jury selection is moving swiftly in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve Bank of Boston names a new president
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said Wednesday that it has chosen Susan M. Collins,…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County DA attempts to battle ‘ghost gun’ sales by appealing to credit card companies for help
By Stella Chan and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN The Los Angeles County district attorney wants credit card companies to halt payments for online purchases…
Continue Reading Microsoft tries to win over regulators for its massive Activision Blizzard deal
By Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft is trying to persuade regulators to approve its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard with a series of new…
Continue Reading Oregon bill tackles megaquake ‘nightmare’: Fuel storage site
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Scientists say Oregon faces a potential nightmare scenario unless work is done to fortify its main fuel storage…
Continue Reading Oregon bill tackles megaquake ‘nightmare’: Fuel storage site
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Scientists say Oregon faces a potential nightmare scenario unless work is done to fortify its main fuel storage…
Continue Reading Oregon bill tackles megaquake ‘nightmare’: Fuel storage site
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Scientists say Oregon faces a potential nightmare scenario unless work is done to fortify its main fuel storage…
Continue Reading Kupp, Higgins, Stafford are key player props for Super Bowl
By MATT KUPFERLE numberFire Player props can be useful in a variety of ways, from taking advantage of them straight up within the betting market to…
Continue Reading Web traffic to Spotify’s cancellation page spikes as company remains mired in Joe Rogan controversy
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading French cave tells new story about Neanderthals, early humans
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say artifacts found inside a cave in southern France show modern humans came to that…
Continue ReadingA tiny tooth unearthed from a French cave is upending what we know about early humans
By Katie Hunt, CNN A child’s tooth unearthed from a French cave has revealed the earliest evidence of humans — Homo sapiens —…
Continue Reading Nevada’s largest school districts settling child abuse cases
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s two largest school districts are admitting wrongdoing by employees on school buses in multimillion-dollar settlements…
Continue Reading‘They’ve got to do better;’ Mom calls on school district after teenage son’s suicide
By Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story WEST ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Sheila Mueller is living…
Continue ReadingA new nonprofit is letting neighbors ‘adopt’ a block to keep clean
By Joe Vithayathil Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — In the last year, thousands of…
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¿Cómo saber si tienes covid prolongado o ‘long-covid’? Estos son los síntomas que debes vigilar
Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Algunas personas que padecen coronavirus presentan síntomas de la enfermedad que pueden persistir…
Continue Reading Statue of racist Mississippi ex-Gov. Bilbo stashed in closet
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The top administrator in the Mississippi House says he made the decision to put a…
Continue ReadingConvicted murderer gets life in prison for death of Molalla woman
By Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — More than three years after…
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Greenfield mourns loss of popular pizza shop after fire, arson ruled out
A devastating fire burned down a California Gourmet Pizza in Greenfield. A total loss for the…
Continue Reading 11 San Francisco Bay Area counties to lift indoor mask order
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Health officials say 11 San Francisco Bay Area counties will lift their mask requirements for vaccinated people in most indoor…
Continue Reading Manufacturing CEO: Demand isn’t our problem. Keeping up with it is
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Sick workers. Computer chip shortages. Supply chain stress. Carrier Global, like countless other companies right now, is…
Continue Reading Iwuji teams with Emmitt Smith on full NASCAR Xfinity season
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Navy Reserve lieutenant commander Jesse Iwuji is now juggling a budding NASCAR career.…
Continue ReadingMassive fire rips through foam business, sending large plume of smoke into air
By John Gregory and ABC7.com staff Click here for updates on this story ORANGE, California (KABC) — A massive fire…
Continue Reading Longtime Jacksonville State baseball coach Rudy Abbott dies
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Jacksonville State baseball coach Rudy Abbott, has passed away. He was 81. The school said Abbott died on…
Continue ReadingNew program to help retired NFL players: ‘The brain can only take so much’
By Denise Dador Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Much of the thrill of watching the Super Bowl…
Continue Reading Welcome to the crypto Super Bowl
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The priciest Super Bowl commercials will cost a record $7 million this year, according to NBC. To put that into…
Continue ReadingSuperintendent sounds alarm over $1.1 billion budget crisis
By Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy…
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