By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter that crashed on Alaska’s North Slope in July, killing three state scientists and the pilot, stopped sending flight-status data to a real-time tracking system as it passed over the southeastern shoreline of an Arctic lake. That is according to a preliminary report on the
Continue ReadingBURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Electric bus, van and truck maker Proterra says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a federal court in Delaware. The Burlingame, California, company is a big supplier of buses to transit systems across the nation. A statement on Proterra’s website Monday said it intends to maintain normal operations and
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By Shardaa Gray, Mugo Odigwe, Marybel Gonzalez, Todd Feurer, Chris Tye Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 43-year-old man has been ordered held without bail, after he was charged with shooting a 9-year-old girl in front of her father outside their Portage Park home over the weekend. Serabi Medina was
Continue Reading WBBM By Shardaa Gray, Mugo Odigwe, Marybel Gonzalez, Todd Feurer, Chris Tye Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 43-year-old man has been ordered held without bail, after he was charged with shooting a 9-year-old girl in front of her father outside their Portage Park home over the weekend. Serabi Medina
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The lead prosecutor in the French city of Sarreguemines says a 55-year-old German man who was arrested after his wife accused him of holding her captive for over a decade will be released without charges. The woman, aged 53, was found bedridden, half-naked, and with a shaved head in the couple’s home
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los investigadores del Vaticano que examinan las acusaciones de abuso sexual en una sociedad católica romana en Perú terminaron la primera etapa de su auditoría y emitirán un informe en los próximos meses, dijo el portavoz del Vaticano Matteo Bruni a CNN el viernes. “La primera etapa, la recopilación de información,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say the man accused of shooting a 9-year-old Chicago girl who had been riding her scooter crossed a street and headed straight toward her in the vestibule of her apartment building before shooting her. Prosecutors said during a court hearing Tuesday that Serabi Medina’s father, who had told her to come
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The future of WeWork is uncertain, according to the company. “Substantial doubt exists” about WeWork’s ability to continue to stay in business, due to the company’s losses, projected cash needs, and increased member turnover, according to the company’s second quarter earnings release. WeWork management outlined a plan to improve
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Bortz Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is accused of taking a Lyft from Central Pennsylvania to Kennedy Township to shoot at the man fostering her child. Duane Mrazek was walking his dog on Julia Lane in Kennedy Township on Monday at around 6 p.m. when a
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KDKA By Shelley Bortz Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is accused of taking a Lyft from Central Pennsylvania to Kennedy Township to shoot at the man fostering her child. Duane Mrazek was walking his dog on Julia Lane in Kennedy Township on Monday at around 6 p.m. when
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‘COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second adult has been charged for their involvement in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June. Kameron Mearidy, 18, of Jefferson City, was charged Monday with second-degree assault. He is not listed on the Boone County Jail roster. A warrant was ordered Tuesday and a $20,000 bond was
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By Kristen Holmes, Jeff Simon and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A day after Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social were cited by prosecutors in a filing that requested strict rules on how the former president could use evidence, Trump ranted about his mounting legal issues while speaking to a large crowd in Windham, New
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to be transferred to a state hospital after a court-appointed psychologist deemed him not competent to stand trial. A jury had been hearing evidence in the case because prosecutors with the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing — already in short supply — continues to rise. There are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair Saturday, a time-honored rite of presidential candidates working for support in the state’s leadoff nominating caucuses next January. Campaign aides Tuesday confirmed Trump’s plan to visit the fair Saturday afternoon, on the 10-day
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women, including patients at the prominent New York hospital where he practiced, according to prosecutors. Zhi Alan Cheng, who was first arrested and charged with rape in December, had 50 new
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The numbers are in, and last month was officially the hottest month ever recorded globally. July saw global temperatures 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit above average, which is over half a degree warmer than the previous record set in July 2019. Mid-Missouri followed this trend over the past month and even outperformed global trends. For Columbia, temperatures
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By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — MTV has revealed the nominations for the 2023 “Video Music Awards” (VMAs). Taylor Swift leads the pack with eight nominations, including a repeat “Video of the Year” nod after breaking records last year to become the only artist to win three times in the category. She is followed this year
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TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear into the evening, but high clouds move in ahead of Wednesday’s rain chances. Temperatures fall into the 60s. TOMORROW: Wednesday, a complex of showers and thunderstorms will arrive after sunrise. There will a limited potential for severe storms here. Primarily gusty winds are expected with this activity. Rain will be
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way of sanctioning its coup plotters is harming local businesses in northern Nigeria, where a cross-border economy has boomed for years. Niger accounts for 75% of the total
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