Border Patrol agents arrest two sex offenders in 2 days
Two sex offenders are caught back to back after illegally entering the U.S. this week.
Continue ReadingMonth: June 2021
SF Law Firm Representing Huge Caseload Of Sex Assault Claims Against Uber Seeks To Unify Lawsuits
By Kiet Do Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — A San Francisco-based law firm has requested to unify all its civil lawsuits against Uber, in an effort to manage the growing caseload against the ridesharing company. “What we’ve asked the court in San Francisco to do is to move
Continue ReadingTrudeau dodges election call questions, as post-Parliament political posturing ramps up
By Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Debuting a freshly-shaven face for the first time in many months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed suggestions Wednesday that he’s gearing up to call a federal election despite a ramp-up in post-Parliament political posturing. The Senate adjourned for the summer leaving
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Climate scientists say building collapse is a ‘wake-up call’ about the potential impact of rising seas
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As rescue and recovery teams dig through the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, scientists and engineers are starting to consider what could have possibly caused the deadly tragedy. Among a long list of hypotheses: climate change. Sea level rise, higher storm surges and more frequent high-tide flooding
Continue ReadingHuge backlogs and broken printers plague IRS, taxpayer advocate reports
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service still had more than 35 million tax returns to process at the end of this year’s filing season, a backlog four times bigger than at the end of the 2019 filing season. About 23 million of those returns were filed by individuals who may be waiting on
Continue Reading Not just neo-Nazis with tiki torches: Why Jewish students say they also fear cloaked anti-Semitism
By Mallory Simon, CNN As Julia Jassey packed up her things before flying off to college in Chicago, she had the usual concerns — beginning her life as an adult, making friends and getting her work done. It never occurred to her to be nervous about being Jewish. She’s born and raised in New York,
Continue Reading High level of prejudice among younger people toward Jews
Young Americans say they are seeing a new face of anti-Semitism among their progressive college classmates, who are bullying and shunning them purely for their Jewish faith. CNN’s Nick Watt reports.
Continue ReadingStudents And Parents Speak Out About Sacramento Teacher’s Racist Comments
By Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Students and parents are speaking out after CBS13 first played you an audio recording of a Spanish teacher in Sacramento using racist language in front of students. Seventh-grade Spanish teacher Katherine Sanders said the n-word twice, claiming it’s ok to use
Continue ReadingHouse votes to create select committee to investigate January 6 insurrection
By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted Wednesday to create a new select committee that will investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, in a vote falling mostly along party lines that signals the political fight to come over the panel’s examination of the January
Continue ReadingOh Baby! Newborn Twins Delivered By Surrogate Carrying Embryos With DNA From Their 2 Dads
By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story ALLEN, Texas (KTVT) — Same-sex couples are turning more and more to surrogates and embryos as a method of having children other than adoption. Bear and Ellle entered the world just one minute apart three months ago. Their arrival is not only an example of
Continue ReadingMinneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins Says Activists Held Her Captive
By Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minneapolis city leader says she is traumatized after protesters held her against her will. City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins says activists held her captive in her car for 90 minutes, while forcing her to agree to their demands. Activist
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 88 satellites in rideshare mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop on Wednesday, marking the company’s second dedicated rideshare mission. The rocket took off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:31 pm ET and flew southward along the east coast as it hurtled toward space.
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A world-class search and rescue team at the Surfside collapse has responded to disasters including 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina
When part of Champlain Towers South fell in Surfside, Florida, last week, members of a world-class search and rescue operation quickly arrived on the scene, working diligently to rescue victims from rubble that had once been condos.
Continue ReadingDonald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, secretary of defense under Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Gerald Ford, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 88 years old. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.
Continue ReadingArmed Carjackers Strike 3 Times In Broad Daylight From West Loop To Humboldt Park, Despite Surveillance Cameras At Each Site
By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A carjacking spree from the West Loop to Humboldt Park on Tuesday left victims horrified and Chicago Police mystified – were the same gunmen behind them all? As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, it seems we can’t get a
Continue ReadingFace Mask That Can Detect COVID Designed By MIT, Harvard Researchers
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Face masks have been an important part of keeping people safe during the pandemic – but what if they could do even more? MIT and Harvard University engineers say they’ve designed a new kind of mask that can actually detect COVID
Continue ReadingLionel Messi, en datos
Rodrigo Aguiar (CNN) — Este es un vistazo a la vida del futbolista Lionel Messi, quien juega para el FC Barcelona y para la selección nacional de Argentina. Datos generales de Lionel Messi Fecha de nacimiento: 24 de junio de 1987 Lugar de nacimiento: Rosario, Argentina Nombre completo: Lionel Andrés Messi Padre: Jorge Messi, trabajador
Continue ReadingCaught On Video: Postal Worker Badly Beaten By Men On Dirt Bikes While On The Job In Brooklyn
By Natalie Duddridge Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A mail carrier is recovering after suffering several broken bones in his face. Police said he was assaulted by at least two men on dirt bikes and they remain at large, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Wednesday. One business owner
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 88 satellites in rideshare mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop on Wednesday, marking the company’s second dedicated rideshare mission. The rocket took off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:31 pm ET and flew southward along the east coast as it hurtled toward space.
Continue ReadingA warm Fourth of July is in store for most of the country, but some areas could get soaked
By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN The Fourth of July holiday weekend is quickly approaching, and weather conditions across the US will contrast starkly from coast to coast for the celebration. Dry and hot conditions will prevail in the West this weekend, although not as hot as the deadly heat they’ve been facing. Meanwhile,
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