By David Williams, CNN A Nebraska man paddled 38 miles down the Missouri River on Saturday in a “boat” made from a hollowed out pumpkin to celebrate his 60th birthday and hopefully set a Guinness World Record. Duane Hansen set out from the public boat docks in Bellevue, Nebraska, at about 7:30 a.m. in the
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By Joseph Hennessy Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A new Missouri law applying to both public and private schools makes it a crime for educators to give minors books that contain sexually explicit material. The Missouri Library Association argued the law violates educational and intellectual freedom. They said
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By Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — A Mountain View man who was shot by police in downtown Hilo on Aug. 23 has been identified and charged for the incident. Jordan Cacatian, 41, was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree attempted assault on a police officer and second-degree
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Officials in Hamilton Township, New Jersey are concerned about bacteria in the water, especially in homes and businesses serviced by Trenton Water Works. A study found 50% of homes tested were positive for the legionella bacteria, which can cause legionnaires disease. Trenton
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By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau responded to three homicides and seven additional shootings that occurred over the weekend. The first incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. Friday on Northwest 6th Avenue and Northwest Flanders Street where officers found a man who was
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick often says it can take until the midpoint of the season before he knows what type of team he has. He’s holding to that again as he prepares to select his initial 53-man roster for the upcoming season. With issues still to iron
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU coach Brian Kelly is hoping his team can keep a pretty big secret for a week leading up to the revamped Tigers’ season opener. Kelly says he’s known for about two days who will start at quarterback this Sunday night against Florida
Continue ReadingBy Ross Guidotti Click here for updates on this story VANDERGRIFT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An Avonmore man is facing vandalism and ethnic intimidation charges after police say he spray-painted ethnic slurs and vulgar images on a street in Vandergrift. According to investigators, the 20-year-old suspect was visiting his girlfriend’s home when he decided to allegedly
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By Steve Almasy, CNN A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player when he ordered Super Bowl rings with the name “Brady” engraved on them has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Scott V. Spina Jr., 25, who is from Roseland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in February to
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By Matias Grez, CNN The father of Duke women’s volleyball player Rachel Richardson says his daughter was “afraid” and phoned him in tears after being subjected to racist abuse during a match against Brigham Young University on Friday. Richardson, who is Black, is a sophomore outside hitter for Duke. She tweeted a statement Sunday explaining
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By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address “on the continued battle for the soul of the nation” Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The White House is billing it as a major address just over two months before the midterm elections. Biden will discuss
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By Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Finding a new lease on life through pizza. One Chicago man is sharing his story by the slice. Billy Zureikat, known as “Tripping Billy,” is using food to raise awareness for a rare disease, and reinvent himself in the process. He turned
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his U.S. Open title defense, beating Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. Simona Halep had another early exit, this time in a memorable first tour-level win for Ukrainian Daria Snigur, who upset the No. 7 seed 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El equipo legal de Elon Musk citó a declarar al exjefe de seguridad de Twitter y denunciante Peiter “Mudge” Zatko para que comparezca en su lucha legal contra Twitter sobre su acuerdo de adquisición el 9 de septiembre. La citación, enviada el jueves y presentada públicamente este lunes,
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Tonight: Two rounds of showers and storms will continue to make their way through Central Missouri tonight. The main threats will be strong winds up to 60 mph and hail up to 1″ in diameter. Strong downpours will also be associated with tonight’s storms. The driving force for tonight’s storm will be a cold front
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The National Hurricane Center is actively watching four areas right now for tropical development, and two have a decent shot of affecting the US on Labor Day weekend. We realize talking about your Labor Day forecast a week out might be a touch early, but with the tropics coming alive
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By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A hiker who died after a fall at Angel’s Rest trail has been identified as a 20-year-old from Tualatin. In a statement on Monday, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner ruled the death of Kriss Arturo Garcia to be accidental. Garcia’s
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HOLDEN, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two adults and three children were injured when a car collided with a horse and buggy southeast of Kansas City during the weekend. The patrol says a vehicle driven by a 71-year-old man hit the back of the buggy on Saturday afternoon on U.S. 58
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer People who drink tea may be a little more likely to live longer than those who don’t. That’s according to a large study of British tea drinkers published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine. Scientists found two or more cups daily was tied with a modest benefit: a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos pilotos de Air France se vieron envueltos en un altercado durante el vuelo e intercambiaron “gestos inapropiados” mientras se encontraban en la cabina de un A320 que se dirigÃa de Ginebra a ParÃs, según confirmó la compañÃa este lunes. El altercado, ocurrido en junio de 2022, provocó la suspensión de
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