By OLIVIA KALENTEK, LEZLA GOODEN Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — A state trooper is being hailed as a hero after jumping into action a saving a man’s life on Friday. It’s a story of courage. It’s about a state trooper that has been on the job for just a
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Frank Reich is heading to Los Angeles this week for an important mission. A year after he became head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Reich and his wife, Linda, formed kNot Today, a nonprofit that works to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. Their foundation is among five
Continue ReadingBy CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Days after a deadly shooting in Southeast Portland that took the life of 35-year-old Jeff Ramirez, his family is giving insight on the life Ramirez lived. Thomas Smith is relative of Ramirez and said he was in the area completing errands
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A tourist in Las Vegas hit the jackpot on a slot machine last month, but he was never informed due to a malfunction in the machine, according to gaming officials. Now after an exhaustive search, the Nevada Gaming Control Board says they have identified the winner of the nearly $230,000 prize.
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By Annie Grayer, CNN Marc Short, the former chief of staff for Mike Pence, said Sunday that the former vice president chose to rebuke former President Donald Trump in remarks last week because Trump’s comments about Pence’s ability to overturn the 2020 presidential election “merited response.” Pence called out his former boss by name Friday,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Aquí hay noticias que seguramente causará euforia entre algunos: “Euphoria” regresará para una tercera temporada. HBO, –que, al igual que CNN, es propiedad de WarnerMedia– anunció el viernes la renovación de su éxito liderado por Zendaya. La segunda temporada del programa se está transmitiendo actualmente, y su final se emitirá el
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It’s time for the United States vs. Canada in women’s hockey. Round one of two, in all likelihood. The North American powerhouses play live Monday night on USA Network in what may be the most anticipated event on Day 3 of the Beijing Games. It would
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabma (WALA) — The family of a missing man is doubling down on the reward for any information that leads to his discovery. Russell “Marcus” Chestang was last seen at The Barn in Prichard off U.S. Highway 45 in the early morning hours
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has beaten Atlético Madrid 4-2 in the Spanish league despite playing more than 20 minutes with 10 men after Dani Alves’ straight red card. The result ended Barcelona’s five-game winless streak against Atlético in all competitions and allowed the Catalan club to overtake Diego Simeone’s
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says China’s selection of a Uyghur athlete to help deliver the Olympic flame in Beijing was an attempt by Chinese officials to “distract” from global attention on its human rights violations. The United States is staging a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, sending athletes but
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Office reports deputies rescued man who fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago. It happened about half a mile north of Frazier Point at Lakeside Park on Saturday, Feb. 5. Deputies, along with City of Fond
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A teenager who was driving a stolen vehicle has been charged in a fatal crash that occurred last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 17-year-old Vincent Wallace of St. Louis County was charged last week with second-degree murder and several other charges in connection with the crash that killed 53-year-old
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By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli media reports say police have used sophisticated spyware against a key witness in the corruption trial of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The revelations have jolted the trial and shine a light on a contentious Israeli-developed surveillance tool. Netanyahu’s lawyers have demanded answers
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN The US government will protect American athletes participating in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and their freedom of speech, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield affirmed on Sunday. “I can reassure US athletes that the United States government will be standing with them in China and we will
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China came from two goals down to defeat South Korea 3-2 on Sunday and win the Women’s Asian Cup for a record ninth time. Just five days after the men’s team was eliminated from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, a last-minute goal from Xiao Yuyi completed a dramatic comeback
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Este año comenzó con violencia en la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela, donde facciones militantes disidentes han estado compitiendo por el control territorial de las lucrativas rutas de la droga que conectan al país sudamericano con Estados Unidos y Europa. Al menos 23 personas murieron en enfrentamientos violentos a
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has been outclassed and outgunned in a humiliating 5-2 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. The team’s latest performance will have done little to encourage its top goal-scorer Erling Haaland to stay as the defeat allowed Bayern Munich to pull nine
Continue Reading RENO COUNTY, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas woman lost both her fiance and her 13-year-old son in a five-vehicle crash Friday. The Wichita Eagle reports that Lacy Lomax was supposed to marry Alexander Dennis next month and her son Teagan Lomax was set to be one of the groomsmen, but now both are dead. Lomax
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Miami is hiring Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis to run new coach Mario Cristobal’s offense with the Hurricanes. A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press that Gattis was leaving Michigan after three seasons to join Cristobal’s staff. The person spoke on condition of
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser says the United States “did not go around the world knocking on every country door” trying to organize a diplomatic boycott of Olympics. The U.S. did not send dignitaries to Beijing but is allowing American athletes to complete. Major U.S. allies like Britain, Australia and Canada
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