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GM offering buyouts to most salaried workers in US to cut costs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles.The Detroit automaker wouldn't say how many workers it is targeting, but confirmed that the move is aimed at accelerating attrition to meet a previously announced goal of $2 billion in cost cuts by the end of next year. GM has about 58,000 salaried workers in the U.S.The company says the offers also are designed to avoid any possible firings at a later date.Offers will go to white-collar workers with at least five years of service, and global executives with who have been with the company at least two years.U.S. salaried workers are being offered one month of pay for every year of service, up to 12 months. They'll also be offered health COBRA health care and part of the bonuses they would receive this year.The decision to offer buyouts comes at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is i...

Rihanna sends flowers to senior ladies for 'amazing' Super Bowl reenactment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WJW) — A group of ladies at Arcadia Senior Living in Kentucky received quite the surprise over the weekend when a bouquet of flowers apparently arrived from a certain pop star.Turns out, Rihanna apparently saw the viral video of some of the Bowling Green retirement home residents reenacting a moment from her now-infamous 2023 Super Bowl halftime show."The moment we’ve hoped for, Rihanna has delivered," the retirement home said in a Facebook post, showing off white roses and a note that said, "You ladies dance was amazing. Love Roc Nation. Rihanna." Possible changes coming to Ohio’s medical marijuana program and not everyone is pleased The video, which showed about a dozen older ladies -- all dressed in white except one who wore red as Rihanna did in the show -- lip-syncing to the pop star’s “Rude Boy,” has garnered millions of views since being posted.Rihanna provided a high-flying halftime performance in Arizona. The nine-time Grammy Award winne...

Massive 11-foot great white shark pings off Florida coast ahead of spring break season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A huge great white shark pinged off the coast of Florida this week, just before the state is expected to have an influx of spring breakers. The shark, named Maple, pinged southeast of St. George Island, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning, according to OCEARCH's Global Shark Tracker. Pregnant wife of Florida pilot ‘devastated’ after plane crash kills husband, student OCEARCH reported that Maple measured 11 feet, 7 inches long, and weighed in at 1,264 pounds. "Over the past two seasons, Maple has spent much of her winter in the Gulf of Mexico," OCEARCH explained in a Facebook post. Maple was named after the maple leaf, one of Canada's national emblems, according to the organization's website. The massive great white also has a distinctive wound on the left side of her body.The research team said they believe Maple got the wound from a "recent interaction with another larger white shark.""It is not uncommon for sharks to show their dominance over a...

Burnet County Judge James Oakley indicted on felony and misdemeanor charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 9, 2023. KXAN's Brianna Hollis will have more on this story later today. Check back for updates. BURNET, Texas (KXAN) -- Burnet County Judge James Oakley was indicted this week on two felony and two misdemeanor charges, according to the Burnet County Sheriff's Office.The charges, according to the sheriff’s office, are:Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence W/Intent to ImpairAbuse of Official Capacity-Cnt 1Abuse of Official Capacity-Cnt 2Official OppressionThere is a warrant out for his arrest. As of Thursday morning, Oakley was still not in jail. The sheriff's office said authorities are waiting for Oakley to turn himself in.KXAN requested the arrest warrant and indictment records from the Burnet County District Attorney’s Office, but the office said the documents are not public yet. Once we obtain those records, we will have more information on the circumstances surrounding the charges.We have reached o...

Dripping Springs ISD portable classrooms costing $1.5M for upcoming school year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Dripping Springs ISD plans to purchase millions of dollars worth of portables to use as classrooms for the next few school years. This comes as the district deals with capacity issues as its student body continues to grow. According to the district, enrollment grew from roughly 4,500 to 8,500 students in the last decade. The district also expects enrollment to essentially double again, to 16,000, in the next decade.Dripping Springs ISD is looking at spending $1,533,742 for six portables for FY 2023-24. That would provide a total of 12 classrooms. Previous bond failingIn November, voters decided not to pass three bonds for Dripping Springs ISD. As a result, the district said it would look at several other ways to address growth and overcrowding, including more portable buildings.Since then, the district has called for a bond this May. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Dripping Springs ISD board unanimously votes $223M bond for May 6 election Portables plan for up...

Texas WWII veteran identified 80 years after being killed in action

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

FISHER COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A World War II veteran from Roby, Texas, has been identified 80 years after he was killed in action. Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Frank C. Ferrel, 31, was officially accounted for January 10, 2023, after his remains were identified through DNA analysis. Sgt. Ferrel was aboard a B-24 Liberator bomber that was hit by enemy fire in Romania on August 1, 1943. His remains were buried in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania alongside more than 80 other unidentified veterans. Attempts to account for these veterans began in 2017.Sgt. Ferrel will be buried in Sylvester, Texas, at a yet-to-be-determined date. Read the full press release on Sgt. Ferrel's identification from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency below: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Frank C. Ferrel, 31, of Roby, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 10, 20...

Probation for man who stabbed Met Transit driver in St. Paul

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

A Brooklyn Park man has been put on probation for five years for stabbing a Metro Transit driver repeatedly with a pen and screwdriver in downtown St. Paul in 2021.Brandon Tyler Collins (Courtesy of Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)Brandon Tyler Collins, 24, was sentenced in Ramsey County District Court last week after pleading guilty to felony second-degree assault.According to the criminal complaint, Metro Transit and St. Paul police responded to Fifth and Minnesota streets about 5 a.m. Sept. 8 after a report that a bus driver was being assaulted.When officers arrived, they found Collins punching the 63-year-old driver with such violence that the officers had to wrestle Collins to the ground to get him to stop.The driver had multiple puncture wounds on his body and blood all over his clothing. He was shaken and scared, the complaint states.The driver told police that he was parked at the intersection with the doors closed when Collins ran up to the bus screaming for help. He o...

St. Paul helps Rondo Community Land Trust acquire six affordable rental, homeownership properties

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

With an eye toward increasing affordable housing, the city of St. Paul will help the Rondo Community Land Trust acquire five residential properties between 796 and 841 Selby Ave., as well as a sixth residence on Avon Street.The city will use $1.37 million in federal Community Development Block Grant dollars to back the purchases from the Twin Cities Land Bank, and to establish a revolving loan fund, allowing the land trust to make future acquisitions using future sale proceeds.The St. Paul City Council convened as the HRA on Wednesday to approve the $1.37 million in CDBG funding.The properties — four duplexes and two single family-homes — were formerly part of the scattered-site Selby Wilkins development.The Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation, which recently refinanced the development, is renovating 43 of 53 units and spun off the other 10 to the Twin Cities Land Bank toward the end of 2022, according to a city staff report to the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopm...

Saratoga city leaders, activists at odds over charges against local BLM leader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saratoga’s City Council meeting painted red Tuesday night as attendees wore T-shirts emblazoned “JIM MONTAGNINO YOUR RACISM IS SHOWING”.Those Spa City locals protesting the public safety commissioner issuing a court summons against Black Lives Matter leader Chandler Hickenbottom."As a Black woman, I’m used to being too loud or, you know, speaking too much, quote on quote, but if I don’t speak, who else is going to?" asks Hickenbottom when addressing the controversy Wednesday."I think and feel that what he’s doing right now is holding his power, monopolizing his power," says fellow Saratoga BLM Leader Lexis Figuereo. Mayor responds to Saratoga BLM summons The charge of disorderly conduct stems from a February 7 council meeting where Hickenbottom went over her public comment time and Mayor Kim’s repeated calls to order were unsuccessful, prompting the meeting to adjourn for the day."We are constituents of this community. We should be allowed to spe...

Gloversville Tractor Supply Co. hosting pet adoption event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:54 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Gloversville Tractor Supply Company will be hosting a pet adoption event on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The Tractor Supply is located at 27 Arterial Plaza. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The event is open to the public as well as friendly, leashed pets. The rural lifestyle retailer will be there to help, offering food, treats, toys, crates, carriers, training tools, and health supplements. "As an active advocate and supporter of pet rescue and adoption, Tractor Supply strives to inform our customers of the pet adoption process by providing a safe and comfortable space for placing adorable animals in welcoming homes," said Nancy Oliver, manager of the Gloversville Tractor Supply store. "Through this and other year-round adoption events, our goal at Gloversville store is to connect adoptable pets with interested owners."