
Jurors still deliberating in Derek Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors remained in deliberations into the afternoon Tuesday in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, after being... Read More
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Consumer Confidential: Scammers target a Rolling Stones tribute band, get no satisfaction
Mick Adams and the Stones, which bills itself as "the world's most authentic" Rolling Stones tribute band, may have sympathy for the devil, but that doesn't mean they appreciate being scammed.
"We escaped this without ...Read more
GM reveals plans for employees, offices post-COVID-19
General Motors' white-collar workforce will see markedly different culture post-pandemic as employees adopt a new initiative of how and where they will work.
GM on Tuesday introduced what it calls "Work Appropriately" to ...Read more
Whatever happened to police reform legislation?
WASHINGTON – A Minneapolis jury is currently weighing murder charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, reigniting debate about what policing should look like in the ...Read more
Before becoming VP, Biden turned to Mondale
WASHINGTON – When Joe Biden was faced with the prospect of becoming the vice presidential nominee back in 2008, he turned to Walter Mondale.
And Mondale's counsel has stuck with Biden in the years since. The president ...Read more
Lack of national COVID testing strategy drives confusion
WASHINGTON – The United States still lacks a comprehensive COVID-19 testing strategy more than a year into the pandemic, as the spread of variants and increasing case counts threaten to undermine the effects of the ...Read more
Ted Nugent, in Ted Nugent style, announces he has COVID-19
Rock guitarist Ted Nugent, the Motor City Madman, said he has COVID-19.
Nugent, 72, announced Monday he was infected with the coronavirus in a video posted on his Facebook page.
"You probably can't tell because of my ...Read more
Expert who spoke to Whitmer on new orders: Michigan is 'losing the race to the virus'
DETROIT – Two of the top national health experts who Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says advised her the state's third COVID-19 surge is not a policy problem warranting more public health mandates told the Free Press tighter ...Read more
Review: 'They dig in like ticks': A new doc shows the vexing work of criminal justice reform
"Philly D.A.," an eight-part docuseries beginning Tuesday as part of PBS' "Independent Lens," follows Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in his crusade to remake the culture and practices of his office. It's a ...Read more
Reefer, man: A brief history of marijuana in the movies
It’s 420 day, or 4/20 day, if you’re into forward slashes. Weed day! It’s weed day. And this is a column about marijuana in the movies, going back many, many decades — as does cannabis.
A half-century has passed ...Read more
Wrestlemania, Jennifer Garner and Trevor Noah among 2021 Webby Award nominees
They ruled the web in year when the world went more virtual than ever before.
The 2021 Webby Award nominations, announced Tuesday, celebrate the best online creators from all walks of life.
The always random list of ...Read more
$1,000 a month with no strings attached: Guaranteed basic income could be coming to LA
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is poised to become the latest city to try universal basic income.
Mayor Eric Garcetti included a $24 million Basic Income Guaranteed program in his city budget to be released Tuesday. L.A. ...Read more
YouTube demonetizes beauty guru James Charles over underage sexting admission
YouTube has temporarily demonetized James Charles’s channel, weeks after the beauty influencer posted a video on the platform in which he admitted having exchanged sexual messages with two underage boys.
The ...Read more
Does Spotify pay artists a fair rate? Here's what musicians, managers and Apple Music have to say
Frustrated by what they consider an inequity, last month a group of independent musicians who’d endured a year without live-performance income commenced a series of protests called “Justice at Spotify” at the music ...Read more
Two die in driverless Tesla incident. Where are the regulators?
It’s a 21st century riddle: A car crashes, killing both occupants — but not the driver.
That’s what happened over the weekend in Houston, where a Tesla Model S slammed into a tree and killed the two men inside. ...Read more
Michigan Gov. Whitmer traveled out of state to visit her father
LANSING, Mich — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled out of state earlier this year to visit her father who is battling a chronic illness, spokesman Bobby Leddy said Monday.
The acknowledgment came after spring break trips ...Read more
Movie review: 'Together Together' a poignant story about being alone in a world of togetherness
When Matt (Ed Helms) interviews Anna (Patti Harrison) to be his gestational surrogate, she has to reveal a few intimate details: she’s not close to her family, and she had a baby as a teenager that she gave up for ...Read more
NYPD Commissioner calls Rep. Maxine Waters 'reckless,' says cops are being targeted
NEW YORK – New York City’s top cop has choice words for Rep. Maxine Waters for urging protesters to “get confrontational” with police — but you won’t hear them.
“I think it’s incredibly reckless. I even ...Read more
Next phase of vaccine goal may be toughest, health officials warn
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota is almost halfway to vaccinating 80% of its eligible population against COVID-19, but whether it can reach that goal — or even needs to get that far to stifle the pandemic — is unclear.
State...Read more
Massive supply imbalance fueled by vaccine hesitancy: Illinois' latest struggles with COVID-19 mass vaccination
CHICAGO – In southern Illinois, public health officials struggle to fill coronavirus vaccine appointment slots as the region sits on a three-week supply of doses.
It’s far different in north suburban Lake County, ...Read more
Nomination of 'Dr. Drew' for homeless commission is pulled after outcry
LOS ANGELES – A celebrity doctor nominated to a local homeless commission has been pulled from consideration after community members objected and mounted a #DumpDrDrew Twitter campaign accusing him of promoting policies ...Read more
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