By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Uber has struck a deal with a California regulator that would drastically reduce a substantial fine against the company for failing to hand over data on sexual assault incidents on its platform. The California Public Utilities Commission previously fined Uber $59 million in December 2020 and threatened to suspend
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By LIBBY MCMANUS, CHRISTIAN COLÓN, COURTNEY ZIELLER Click here for updates on this story AVON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Environmental officials said the search for two missing teens who were last seen swimming in the Farmington River is now a recovery mission. The two teens were reported missing around 5 p.m. Thursday night. They were last
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review designation to their application for full approval of their Covid-19 vaccine, and an FDA official said the decision will come “soon”. The FDA official told CNN on Friday that a decision on full approval is
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By Angela Dewan, Nadine Schmidt and Ulrike Dehmel, CNN European officials have said climate change contributed to this week’s extreme flooding, which has left entire towns submerged and more than 120 people dead. Scientists have for decades warned that climate change will make extreme weather events, including heavy rain and deadly flooding, more likely. Around
Continue Reading By Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story OREGON CITY, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been quite the year for arborists – the ice storm this year took down a lot of trees and the heat we’ve seen is doing the same. Right now, local tree service companies say they’re busier than ever, some
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DESCHUTES COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people were arrested Tuesday after methamphetamine and fentanyl pills were found during a traffic stop on Highway 97, according to Oregon State Police. At about 9:30 p.m., a trooper from the Bend Area Command stopped a 2006 Saturn for
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly two years since the Border West Expressway opened. Despite there being toll gantries up, it’s still a toll free road. But the question remains: Will there or will there not be toll lanes in the Sun City? El Pasoan Kay Gamboa is among those concerned about the added expense for
Continue Reading By Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bicycle Wednesday night in West Rogers Park on the North Side, according to police. He was riding less than a block from his family’s home. An
Continue Reading By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV) — UPDATE: The Lee’s Summit School Board has voted not to fire a teacher accused of repeating a racial slur used by a student. The board voted 5-2 not to terminate the contract of Pleasant Lea Middle School teacher Joe Oswald.
Continue Reading By Chris Oberholtz Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A man that got into a shootout with police outside a Shawnee Mission school has been sentenced. Johnson County District Court Judge Neil B. Foth sentenced Dylan Ruffin to 36 months of probation with placement at the Johnson County Adult Residential
Continue Reading By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Members of the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion had to fight racial discrimination, gender discrimination and the war itself during World War II. After traveling overseas in 1945, the unit, nicknamed “Six Triple Eight,” survived encounters with Nazi U-boats and a German rocket explosion
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Police detectives in Mobile are searching for clues in yet another homicide case. The Mobile Police Department said that at about 8:46 p.m. Thursday officers were dispatched to the Speed Stop gas station at 1891 Government St. after receiving a report
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Wages are going up as companies struggle to fill open jobs. Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP Research Institute, explains why these increases might not be enough to attract new hires.
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Indiana once again began paying pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 weekly supplement — on Friday after the state Court of Appeals earlier this week denied the state’s attempt keep them halted. Some 25,000 claimants have already received more than $33 million, said Regina Ashley, chief unemployment insurance officer at
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee police on Friday, July 16, released body camera footage from the day an officer killed 49-year-old Roberto Zielinski on the city’s south side. It happened May 30 around 10:30 p.m. near 29th and Cleveland. Milwaukee police say officers arrived at
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– La primera prueba forense de que en el antiguo Instituto Residencial Indígena de Kamloops de Canadá había centenares de tumbas sin marcar fue un hueso de costilla y un diente juveniles encontrados bajo el huerto de manzanas. Pero los supervivientes de la escuela afirman que no necesitaban pruebas forenses para saber que
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN)– El FBI aceptó estudiar la posibilidad de modificar su sistema de verificación de antecedentes penales después de que el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia descubriera que el sistema no cotejaba la edad del comprador con los requisitos legales de su estado de origen, según un informe publicado el jueves. Según
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Two-time Masters champion Ernie Els speaks to Living Golf’s Shane O’Donoghue about his memories of playing on England’s Golf Coast where he picked up one of his two Claret Jugs.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Fans literally run to congregate around the first tee, searching for any line of sight they can. Young and old, a huge crowd has assembled here at the opening hole at Royal St George’s. The golfer they are trying to catch a glimpse of bounds into view with typical jauntiness and
Continue Reading By Josh Copitch Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A week-long crackdown on illegal cannabis operations has led to several tons of cannabis being seized in Monterey County. Large-scale operations involving the sheriff’s department and the District Attorney’s Office led to more than 3.5 tons of illegal pot
Continue Reading By Micheal Mahoney Click here for updates on this story BRANSON, Missouri (KMBC) — Stone County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Selby and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced criminal charges against Ride the Ducks Branson employees Kenneth Scott McKee, Charles Baltzell, and Curtis Lanham on Friday in relation to the sinking of Stretch Boat No. 7
Continue Reading By T.J. Wilham Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A social justice advocate is claiming that once again, law enforcement violated his rights when he was arrested while at the scene of a shooting where FBI agents fatally shot a man. Clifton White and the American Civil Liberties Union
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will name Jane Hartley as his ambassador to the United Kingdom after a lengthy search, a person familiar with the decision told CNN. Hartley, the former US ambassador to France, has not been officially named as Biden’s choice for ambassador to the Court
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCCI) — An Anamosa State Penitentiary murder suspect plans to claim self-defense. Court documents show Michael Dutcher will make the argument at an Aug. 3 bench trial. Dutcher and Thomas Woodard face two counts of first-degree murder in the March 23 deaths of
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A 6-year-old girl is listed in critical condition after she was struck and dragged by a vehicle in west Baltimore, police said. Police said officers responded to the 400 block of Gold Street just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday for reports that
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission will consider multiple requests for new horse racing facilities in the state Friday, as developers maneuver to meet the qualifications to build casinos in the state. The Commission’s agenda includes horse racing license applications for
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A body has been recovered from an LG&E facility after a diver went missing, police confirmed Friday morning. The coroner identified him as Jaxxyn Lee Wood, 19, of Owensboro, Kentucky. The cause of death was listed as “consistent with drowning.” The
Continue Reading By Stephanie Lin Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Local business operators are gearing up for yet another change in public health guidelines in Sacramento County. Public health officials announced on Thursday that people are strongly recommended to wear face masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. “We have to
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A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern US.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Mercedes Benz Superdome signage is being removed from the Dome Thursday. Mike Hoss with ASM global confirmed the contract Mercedes-Benz naming rights for the Superdome expired Thursday. Back in May 2020, a report confirmed the naming-rights deal with Mercedes-Benz
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