INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Court records say a Kansas City, Missouri, man fatally shot a Kansas man who offered to give him a ride because it was raining. Twenty-eight-year-old Aaron Simmons Jr. was charged Friday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 32-year-old David Rowe. The Olathe, Kansas, man was shot
Continue ReadingBy Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — The plague of bike thefts took a turn for the more expensive this week in Boulder. Thieves got away with three bikes from a research firm experimenting with a new drive system that it hopes will one day replace chains on
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff, Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — San Francisco police have boosted the reward for information to $250,000 in the 2016 homicide of Nicole Fitts and the search for her missing toddler Arianna Fitts. The body of Nicole Fitts was found buried in the city’s McLaren
Continue ReadingBy Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story FOLSOM, California (KOVR) — Running a marathon is tough enough, but how about 50 miles? This weekend, a race in Folsom will include hundreds of ultra-marathon runners pushing their athletic limits through foothill trails. One runner with non-verbal autism is proving there is no limit
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By Jay Croft, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pointedly played a practical joke Friday with a fake April Fools’ Day proclamation of a new state bird: the Middle Finger. Murphy wrote a mock executive order, complete with multiple fancy-pants uses of “whereas,” that stated, “It is important for State symbols to reflect New Jersey’s
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New rules rolled out earlier this year by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are creating a bottleneck in the real estate market for those seeking to buy or sell condo or co-op apartments, according to agents and condo associations. The new rules are intended to address concerns about
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New rules rolled out earlier this year by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are creating a bottleneck in the real estate market for those seeking to buy or sell condo or co-op apartments, according to agents and condo associations. The new rules are intended to address concerns about
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story HILLSDALE, New Jersey (WCBS) — Staffers at a New Jersey school helped a soldier surprise his mom. Sgt. Jake Pletsch had been stationed in Iraq since March 2021, but he got home a month earlier than expected. His sister and staff at George White Middle
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN As Marvel movies go, “Morbius” is more a sip than a gulp, a relatively small-boned Jekyll-and-Hyde tale that moves another Spider-Man villain into the spotlight. Significantly better than “Venom” but still somewhat lacking in bite, this origin story perhaps inevitably grows more pallid toward the end but until then proves
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The newly restored Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum is quickly moving toward fully reopening after renovations and the pandemic caused disruptions. Starting this coming week, it will open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays through Saturdays. The research room also is resuming operations for
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky and Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story DERBY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Someone shot a German Shepherd in Derby, police say. Derby police said they found the dog overnight at the Derby Picnic Grove on Nutmeg Avenue. “The dog sustained several gun shot wounds and was treated locally,” they wrote
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By Saeed Ahmed, CNN There are about 7.6 billion people in the world. And around 24% of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. But what if you’re not a Muslim — just a caring, considerate
Continue Reading By Saeed Ahmed, CNN There are about 7.6 billion people in the world. And around 24% of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. But what if you’re not a Muslim — just a caring, considerate
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By Mirna Alsharif, CNN An MS-13 gang leader whose brutality a federal prosecutor described as “almost unfathomable” has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the aid of racketeering and other charges. Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, 41, also known as “Reaper,” was once the highest ranking MS-13 member on the
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif, CNN An MS-13 gang leader whose brutality a federal prosecutor described as “almost unfathomable” has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the aid of racketeering and other charges. Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, 41, also known as “Reaper,” was once the highest ranking MS-13 member on the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky and Matthew Campbell Click here for updates on this story WOLCOTT, Connecticut (WFSB) — Wolcott police reported that 41 vehicles were either broken into or simply entered through unlocked doors on Thursday night. The Wolcott Police Department posted to social media that numerous items were stolen from a total of 41 vehicles.
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By Chandelis Duster and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN As the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has ignited a discussion about the historic lack of diversity on the nation’s highest court, her ascendance has also renewed focus on the absence of Black judges on the federal judiciary’s lower courts. Of the 3,852 people
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Zieller Click here for updates on this story PLAINVILLE, Pennsylvania (WFSB) — A Plainville girl fighting a life-threatening blood disorder is getting a lot of love from the UConn women’s basketball team. The team, who is now headed to the Final Four, gave the 9-year-old quite the surprise. It was all caught on
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pointedly played a practical joke Friday with a fake April Fools’ Day proclamation of a new state bird: the Middle Finger. Murphy wrote a mock executive order, complete with multiple fancy-pants uses of “whereas,” that stated, “It is important for State symbols to reflect New Jersey’s
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The stories of sleeping pills gone wrong are legendary. Ask any flight attendant, and you’ll hear amusing tales of people sleepwalking, taking off their clothes or even standing up and peeing into the neighboring airline seat. The use of sleeping pills can also be deadly. Up to a half a million
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