By Laura Ly, CNN A suspect is in custody after allegedly hijacking a New York City bus Thursday morning with “what appeared to be a firearm,” police officials said. The 44-year-old man allegedly ran in front of the bus with what appeared to be a gun just after 7:30 a.m. in the St. Albans neighborhood
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander was answering questions about his start for the Houston Astros in Friday night’s World Series opener when the head of the opposition’s baseball staff took the unorthodox step of walking into the interview room to extend a hand. “Where did you start your career
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander was answering questions about his start for the Houston Astros in Friday night’s World Series opener when the head of the opposition’s baseball staff took the unorthodox step of walking into the interview room to extend a hand. “Where did you start your career
Continue Reading Police are lauding the driver after an armed man jumped onto the bus in Cambria Heights on Thursday morning. The driver got everyone off and later escaped, himself. CBS2’s Tim McNicholas has the story.
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A new scientific poll of ABC-7 news viewers shows a significant increase in apathy over whether a downtown arena should be built in the Duranguito District. The issue remains tied up in the courts. Historical preservationist Max Grossman and billionaire J.P. Bryan have been entrenched in a legal battle with the City of El Paso
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The final of the Copa Libertadores on Saturday will feature two Brazilian teams for the third consecutive edition and is likely to either boost the chances for a Flamengo striker to attend the World Cup in Qatar or give a memorable send off for Athletico
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — While things haven’t gone so well this season for Baker Mayfield, that doesn’t mean the 2018 No. 1 overall pick wants out of Carolina. Mayfield finds himself in an unfamiliar situation entering Sunday’s game at Atlanta — backing up starter P.J. Walker. It’s the first
Continue Reading Russian President Vladimir Putin took some familiar swipes at the US and its allies during a speech, accusing “Western elites” of playing a “dangerous, bloody and dirty game.” CNN’s Matthew Chance reports.
Continue Reading Marlon Sorto and Sanie López-Garelli, CNN A LATAM Airlines plane was damaged traveling from Santiago, Chile, to Asunción, Paraguay, and had to make an emergency landing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport on Wednesday after experiencing “severe weather conditions during its flight path,” the airline told CNN in a statement on Thursday. “Passengers and crew are
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Melissa Alonso and Amy Simonson, CNN The sheriff of a suburban Atlanta county was found guilty Wednesday of six federal counts of violating the civil rights of incarcerated people, court documents show. Suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was found guilty on six of the seven counts against him related to incidents
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has hired an additional 4,000 customer service representatives who are being trained to answer taxpayer questions during the 2023 tax filing season. It’s part of the new hiring made possible when Congress gave the agency an $80 billion boost through its flagship climate and health
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Heart pounding, I sit bolt upright in bed, flushed, sweaty and utterly panicked. My brain has snatched me from a nightmare — a dream so alarming I wake up. I’ve only had one or two such night terrors, but for people suffering from trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or anxiety, frightening
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Heart pounding, I sit bolt upright in bed, flushed, sweaty and utterly panicked. My brain has snatched me from a nightmare — a dream so alarming I wake up. I’ve only had one or two such night terrors, but for people suffering from trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or anxiety, frightening
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two unions rejected their deals, and they want the Biden administration and Congress to be ready to intervene. A coalition of 322 business groups from a variety of industries signed off on
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two unions rejected their deals, and they want the Biden administration and Congress to be ready to intervene. A coalition of 322 business groups from a variety of industries signed off on
Continue Reading FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two workers and injured two others, federal investigators said. A report by the National Transportation Safety Board followed the agency’s investigation of the June 28, 2021, explosion near
Continue Reading FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two workers and injured two others, federal investigators said. A report by the National Transportation Safety Board followed the agency’s investigation of the June 28, 2021, explosion near
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By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Three hundred business groups are calling on President Joe Biden to intervene in the ratification of the national tentative agreement he helped broker last month between rail unions and US freight railroads. In a letter sent to the president Thursday, retail, agricultural, manufacturing, and trucking associations jointly asked the president to
Continue Reading GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A decommissioned coal-fired power plant in western Minnesota has crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom as part of a planned implosion that marks the end of an era in Granite Falls. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that Xcel Energy used explosives to implode the Minnesota Valley Generating Station
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By Dan Merica, CNN Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan and Republican Don Bolduc on Thursday sparred over abortion during their second debate in the New Hampshire Senate race, with the retired Army brigadier general getting visibly worked up by the attacks being lobbed at him on the issue. The debate was particularly testy — far more
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard says his shoulder injury probably will prevent him from playing Sunday night at Buffalo. Lazard hurt his shoulder in the Packers’ 23-21 loss at Washington last weekend. Lazard didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday. Lazard said he didn’t believe the shoulder would be a
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House Ways and Means Committee is set to receive former President Donald Trump’s IRS tax returns in one week after a federal appeals court on Thursday declined Trump’s request to hold up the release. The Supreme Court could still intervene if Trump appeals. A three-judge panel on
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The morning of the team’s first day back together from the bye week, a text message buzzed on Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s phone. It was from Patrick Peterson. The veteran cornerback was encouraging O’Connell to call a meeting of the player leadership group,
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada says he’s to blame for the team’s scoring issues. Pittsburgh is off to a 2-5 start thanks in large part to an offense that is near the bottom of the league in nearly every major statistical category. Canada says he
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Mullett will have a party in the front and the back Friday night. By far the NHL’s smallest venue, Mullett Arena takes its first spin in the national spotlight when the Arizona Coyotes host the Winnipeg Jets. It should be a rockin’ — howlin’?
Continue Reading VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia’s government says it will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province. The move places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah. BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports says the cost of staging an Olympics was the main
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Christmas came a little early for NASA’s InSight mission last December when the lander detected a massive quake on Mars. Now, scientists know what caused the red planet to rumble. A meteoroid slammed into Mars 2,174 miles (3,500 kilometers) away from the lander and created a fresh impact crater on the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has managed to boost both its sales and profit during a summertime quarter that depressed the fortunes of most other major tech companies. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the iPhone maker will be immune to a potential recession. Even though Apple fared reasonably well, the July-September results released
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By Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo and Shania Shelton, CNN More than 13.8 million pre-election ballots have been cast in 44 states as of Thursday, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Florida continues to have the largest number of pre-election ballots cast for the midterm elections, at more than 1.9 million.
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Four former members of Canada’s women’s water polo team have filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. Sophie Baron La Salle, Katrina Monton, Stephanie Valin, and a fourth plaintiff listed as A.A. trained with Water Polo Canada’s women’s national team program between 2004 and 2016. During those years, they
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