By Heather Janssen Click here for updates on this story MANTECA, California (KOVR) — A Manteca woman wanted to know about who she is and where she comes from, so she took a 23andMe DNA test to find out. When she got the results earlier this summer, she learned she had family members only miles
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education said Thursday that it will cancel $1.1 billion in student loan debt for some students who attended the now-defunct for-profit ITT Technical Institute — bringing the total amount of loan discharges approved under President Joe Biden to $9.5 billion. The majority of that debt is held by
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Two men died while hiking in Death Valley National Park in less than five days, park officials said Tuesday. Both deaths happened as they hiked near the Golden Canyon Trail in Death Valley National Park, where temperatures reach triple digits by
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The smell of smoke is burned into Lisa Montanaro’s mind. As she drove home to Woburn from Pennsylvania three weeks ago, after her six-year-old Nico asleep in his booster seat, she started to smell something funny. “My eyes started to burn,”
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By Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado (KCNC) — About 30 students walked out of class on Tuesday to support a coach who says he was forced to resign for being gay. They say they also want to see significant changes to the school’s policies and culture. The protest
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By Lisa Respers France and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Porn star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Tuesday. Jeremy, 67, was charged with three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team conference, making it highly unlikely the Big 12 schools being left behind by Texas and Oklahoma will find new Power Five homes. The announcement comes two days after
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By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN Porn star Ron Jeremy is facing an additional 20 counts of forcible rape, sexual battery, sodomy and more, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Jeremy, whose legal last name is Hyatt, was initially charged in June with several counts of sexual assault, including three counts of
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The night before he was indicted this week, a Long Island dentist suspected of exchanging painkillers for sexual favors was sending text messages suggesting he’d give a woman a Percocet prescription if she wanted to “hang out” and “party a bit,” federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United States has pledged another $32 million in aid to the victims of Haiti’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake, as the country’s interim prime minister defends his government’s response. U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power said Thursday the U.S. government had learned from
Continue Reading AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Clara Barton, William Faulkner and others. The University of Massachusetts Amherst says Oates died Friday at his Amherst home at age 85. Oates received the
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A former Amazon employee is accused of leading police on a chase through several MetroWest communities after stealing a van from a company warehouse in Norwood. Cameron Mignon, 23, of Sharon, arrived at the Amazon warehouse on Everett Street, where he
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an organic dairy company when it stops buying milk in the region by the end of August of next year. Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts says Danone, the parent company of Horizon Organic, notified farms
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By Helena Battipaglia Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Kentucky (WLWT) — A Northern Kentucky first responder is saying his previous opinions were wrong after contracting a severe case of COVID-19. Covington Fire Lt. Jimmy Adams said he chose not to get the vaccine, largely due to his political views and beliefs. About
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has clocked the third-fastest women’s 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at the Athletissima meeting. Fraser-Pryce surged clear of her Jamaican rival from the blocks and timed 10.60 seconds with Thompson-Herah 0.04 back. The 34-year-old Fraser-Pryce took 0.03 off her lifetime best she set in
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — An 11-year-old boy was struck by a car while walking home from school and police are now searching for the driver who left the area. Video from a home security camera shows the boy crossing the street before being struck by
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for parents suing to overturn the governor’s executive order banning strong student mask mandates says the order violates the authority of school districts to decide health issues. Attorney Craig Whisenhunt represents the parents. He argued in court Thursday that Gov. Ron DeSantis is
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri is opening antibody treatment centers in several counties in the hopes that they’ll keep some high-risk patients with COVID-19 from dying or becoming critically ill. Monoclonal antibody infusion treatment will be available for 30 days at sites in Jackson, Pettis, Scott, Butler and Jefferson counties. Two more sites will
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr.’s comeback is closer to completion. Beckham, who has slowly increased his activities since the Browns opened training camp last month, took his first snaps in team drills during Thursday’s practice — a major step in his return from season-ending knee surgery. Beckham was
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s minimum age to be married is now higher after Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill increasing it from 14 years old to 16. The increase takes effect immediately after the governor’s bill signing Thursday. It comes after the General Assembly gave unanimous support to the new threshold earlier this
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