By Tammy Real-McKeighan Click here for updates on this story CEDAR BLUFFS (Fremont Tribune) — Even after fire destroyed their home, Vicki Miller, Dale Schlink and John Ostrand are grateful people. They’ve experienced the generosity of a community and individuals — some of whom Miller said she hadn’t heard from in years. The family members
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KABC) — Three people died Sunday night after the car they were in flew off the 210 Freeway in Pasadena and landed on the street below. The single-vehicle crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. at Michillinda Avenue and Arboleda Street, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Cortez Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Calling beer aficionados, dessert lovers, and of course, Arizona Cardinals fans! A local brewery and a Phoenix deli are celebrating the Cardinals playoff run in a unique way — by offering patrons new foodie and beverage concoctions inspired by the Bird Gang!
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Preseason No. 1 Gonzaga has climbed back to the top of The Associated Press men’s basketball poll, ending Baylor’s five-week run. The Bulldogs got 25 first-place votes, 11 fewer than No. 2 Auburn, but edged the Tigers in overall points to take the top spot. Auburn has its highest
Continue ReadingBy Elliott Polakoff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — It’s been three days since 16-year-old Brian Durham Jr. was shot in the head while working at a Phoenix Wendy’s. Phoenix Police have arrested 27-year-old Theotis Polk on suspicion of aggravated assault after he started firing into the drive-through window following
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By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses in the Guinean capital say former President Alpha Conde has been flight out of the country for medical treatment abroad. The military junta that overthrew Conde back in September had said earlier this month that the 83-year-old former president was in need
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese activists say security forces have killed at least seven people and wounded around 100 others during anti-coup protests in the capital, Khartoum. Thousands took to the streets in Khartoum and elsewhere on Monday to denounce the October military coup. The military takeover has scuttled hopes of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Joint Chiefs of Staff says Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms. As well, the Marine Corps says its commandant, Gen. David Berger, also has COVID-19. Joint Chiefs spokesperson Col. Dave Butler says Milley tested positive Sunday. He says Milley had received the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Bertrand Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Perusing the St. Charles home of Ken and Marianne McGee is like taking a lesson in local art, particularly the whimsical kind. Just past the entry, you’ll find a colorful chair by legendary St. Louis artist Charlie Houska.
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JEFFERSON, Iowa (AP) — West-central Iowa officials say one of two teenagers badly burned in a New Year’s Day cabin fire has died of his injuries. Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams said Sunday that 15-year-old Harley McDonald had died in an Iowa City burn unit. Television station KCCI reported that McDonald and 14-year-old Lucas Oakes
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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish Senate commission has opened an investigation into the use of powerful spyware against government critics. The panel on Monday heard testimony from cybersecurity experts, who compared the right-wing government’s targeting of opposition figures to methods used by the Kremlin against critics in Russia. Two
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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish Senate commission has opened an investigation into the use of powerful spyware against government critics. The panel on Monday heard testimony from cybersecurity experts, who compared the right-wing government’s targeting of opposition figures to methods used by the Kremlin against critics in Russia. Two
Continue Reading By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The coronavirus’ omicron variant is barreling across South America and pressuring hospitals whose employees are getting infected and taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to cope with COVID-19′s third wave. It wasn’t supposed to be this way: South America wasn’t the first region
Continue Reading PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Califronia authorities say three people have died after the car they were in plunged off an elevated section of a highway near Los Angeles and landed on the street below. The California Highway Patrol says the crash on Interstate 210 happened Sunday night in Pasadena. KABC-TV reports that two people in
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati police say a suspected drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels may have sparked an explosion that engulfed three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and another fire at an extension of Abu Dhabi International Airport that killed three people and wounded six. Abu
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati police say a suspected drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels may have sparked an explosion that engulfed three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and another fire at an extension of Abu Dhabi International Airport that killed three people and wounded six. Abu
Continue ReadingBy Curtis Killman Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (Tulsa World) — The woman was adamant after the Chevrolet Suburban in which she was riding was stopped by a Tulsa Police officer. The officer had pulled the vehicle over one day last fall because it matched the description of one witnesses said was
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By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande’s international creditors are losing patience. A group of the company’s overseas bondholders are threatening to take legal action over its “opaque” debt restructuring process, the latest sign of trouble for the embattled Chinese developer. They said in a statement Thursday they’ve had to “seriously consider enforcement actions” after Evergrande
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By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy expanded 8.1% last year, far exceeding the government’s own targets. But weakening growth in the closing months of 2021 suggests that trouble is still on the horizon as the country contends with a deepening real estate crisis, renewed Covid outbreaks and Beijing’s strict no-tolerance approach to controlling the
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By Charbel Mallo, Celine Alkhaldi, Sarah Sirgany and Kareem Khadder, CNN The Saudi led-coalition fighting in Yemen launched airstrikes on the Yemeni capital on Monday, shortly after Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a deadly drone attack in the United Arab Emirates. “In response to the threat and military necessity, airstrikes began on Sana’a,” Saudi
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