General Motors and LG Chem announced plans for a $2.3 billion factory to build batteries for electric cars. The factory will be near the site of GM’s closed Lordstown assembly plant in Ohio. The joint venture will employ 1,100 workers. During the recent contract talks with the United Auto Workers union during the GM strike,
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Click here for updates on this story New Orleans (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is seeing a big increase in car burglaries. In many of the cases, the victims locked their car doors, but that wasn’t enough to stop the crooks. The issue is the latest one to roll on the Wheel of
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Eighty million years ago, a ferocious predecessor of Tyrannosaurus Rex stalked the western shore of an ancient seaway that flooded through North America, slicing the continent in two. Named Lythronax, or “king of gore,” this 2.5-ton tyrannosaur stood a menacing eight feet tall and 24 feet long. Its powerful jaws could swiftly grab prey and
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Jordan Veasy, one of the wide receivers who participated in Colin Kaepernick’s workout last month at a high school near Atlanta, has been signed by an NFL team. On Wednesday, the Washington Redskins announced that Veasy was signed to the practice squad. Veasy, a 24-year-old from Gadsden, Alabama, went undrafted in 2018 after playing at
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The House Judiciary Committee has announced Thursday that it will convene its next hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Monday. The committee said in a statement that the hearing will “receive presentations from counsels to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Judiciary Committee.” LIVE UPDATES: Pelosi asks House
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story York County (WPMT) — A Dover woman is facing charges after allegedly exchanging nude photos and videos and sexually assaulting three juveniles. Lauren Thomas, 30, is facing sexual assault, corruption of minors, and child pornography charges for her role in the incident. On September 13 around 2:00 p.m.,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas (KTNV) — A guest at The Orleans hotel-casino turned his visit into a $100,000 payday this past week. Raymond, a Texas resident, hit the Scientific Games Dancing Drums slot jackpot on Dec. 1. He cashed in on a $26 bet during the bonus round, according to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Greeley (KMGH) — The man who crashed into and killed a Colorado State Trooper during the bomb cyclone storm in March was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Wednesday. John Carpenter, 58, of Centennial, had pleaded guilty in October to a charge of failure to exercise due
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(CNN) — La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, dijo este jueves que los demócratas procederán con los cargos de juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump. “Los hechos son indiscutibles. El presidente abusó de su poder para su propio beneficio político personal a expensas de nuestra seguridad nacional al retener la ayuda
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Akron (WEWS) — An Akron man who has dubbed himself as the “Christmas Teddy Bear” is gaining attention with his unusual ad on the Facebook Marketplace. Matthew James posted that he will be your brand new Christmas boyfriend this holiday season, with a photo of himself posing…seductively?…in a
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The trade war continues to pinch profits for Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman. But the company has been able to eat the expense. Brown-Forman said Thursday its sales and earnings topped forecasts, even though it’s paying the costs of higher tariffs from the European Union and China without passing them onto customers by raising prices. CEO
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WTMJ) — Milwaukee Public Schools is continuing its literacy initiative by giving away free books to kids. With the help of Scholastic and the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, children at Brown Street Academy received five free books Wednesday. “I am excited because I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tampa (WFTS) — A 9-month-old Tampa baby is teaching porch pirates a lesson they probably didn’t expect to get. It all started when the Saleep family say they noticed packages missing, including food and one of the baby’s gifts. “I wanted them to get like a taste of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas (KTNV) — A lucky cat is safe thanks to Nevada Highway Patrol. NHP tweeted photos of the feline on Wednesday, saying the department received calls of a cat in the center median of the Interstate 15 near Spring Mountain Road during rush hour. Troopers responded to
Continue Reading French police have launched an investigation after Nazi swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti were spray-painted on 107 graves in a Jewish cemetery near Strasbourg. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, who visited the cemetery in Westhoffen, eastern France, on Wednesday morning, described the incident as a “heinous act of anti-Semitism.” “I want to say to those who
Continue Reading The New York Mets have agreed to be sold to hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen, in a deal that will take five years to complete, the team announced Wednesday evening. During that time the current owner, Fred Wilpon, 83, will continue to serve as the team’s chairman. He bought half the team along with Nelson
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los demócratas están inyectando un nuevo argumento urgente en su campaña de destitución que ya se mueve rápidamente: el presidente Donald Trump plantea una amenaza tan flagrante para la república que no hay tiempo que perder. Su gámbito emergente está impulsando a los defensores republicanos de Trump, que han luchado durante mucho tiempo
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Hillary Clinton made her debut appearance on Howard Stern’s show Wednesday and spilled her heart out. Clinton spoke with Stern as part of a promotional tour for “The Book of Gutsy Women,” which she wrote with her daughter, Chelsea Clinton. Here’s a few takeaways from their conversation: She had a boyfriend when she met former
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Jose Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford on Wednesday was anything but special. The former Manchester United boss was humbled as his Spurs side succumbed 2-1 with two goals from Marcus Rashford outweighing a first half strike from Dele Ali. The Portuguese manager, who joined Tottenham last month, took charge of United for 144 matches between
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This afternoon winds will be on the increase. Those of you that live in the east and northeast sides of town will experience wind gusts up to 35 mph. The winds will also impact east slopes of the area mountains. The high for this afternoon will reach the mid-60s, it will be a tad cooler
Continue Reading Veronika Didusenko had only been Miss Ukraine for a few days before she was stripped of her title for having a child and having been married. Now, the model is taking legal action against the UK-based Miss World organization, which determines the rules for affiliate pageants like Miss Ukraine, alleging that its rules are discriminatory.
Continue Reading As wildfire season raged in California this fall, a startup a few states away used artificial intelligence to pinpoint the location of blazes there within minutes — in some cases far faster than these fires might otherwise be noticed by firefighters or civilians. Santa Fe-based Descartes Labs, which uses AI to analyze satellite imagery, launched
Continue Reading October wasn’t a great month for American jobs. But a large General Motors strike has ended, and the US labor market is expected to have found its footing again. Well, a little bit, anyway. Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expect the US economy added 180,000 jobs in November. That’s up from 128,000 in the prior month,
Continue Reading A staggering 600 million birds die every year in the United States after colliding with tall buildings. And Chicago, with its skyscrapers and location on a major migration path, is perhaps the biggest killer. But for Dave Willard, a collections manager emeritus at the city’s Field Museum, the dead birds have been an unexpected scientific
Continue Reading YouTube has revealed the videos most popular with the UK public in 2019. Football fans made Liverpool’s 4-0 win against Barcelona in the Champions League the most-watched non-music video of the year, as the Reds made a dramatic comeback to reach the final of the competition. Next up on the UK top trending list was
Continue Reading George Zimmerman was acquitted in the fatal 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin, but according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Florida, he believes there was a conspiracy to frame him and wants more than $100 million in damages. Attorney Larry Klayman announced the lawsuit in tandem with a Coral Gables screening of a documentary titled
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The Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence that US intelligence agencies tried to plant spies in the Trump campaign, undercutting a repeated claim from President Donald Trump and his allies, people familiar with a draft of the report due out Monday tell CNN. Michael Horowitz, the Justice inspector general, consulted US intelligence agencies as
Continue Reading The wide-open skies turn oddly claustrophobic in “The Aeronauts,” a fact-based story about 19th-century exploration that never quite gets off the ground, despite the pairing of Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne as the intrepid pioneers. Set in 1862, the film begins in the middle, with Jones’ balloon pilot Amelia Wren and James Glaisher (Redmayne) —
Continue Reading Speaker Nancy Pelosi is having a steady stream of private conversations with her colleagues to get their input about whether they’re ready to impeach President Donald Trump and what they think should be included in articles of impeachment, according to multiple Democrats familiar with the matter. Pelosi, who will make the ultimate decision on the
Continue Reading “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has received plenty of ovations since its premiere, including the best comedy Emmy for its first season. The Amazon series returns with its breezier charms intact, but, in this third go-round, feeling like it could use some new material. The relationships and situations do continue to advance in this period comedy
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