By Fabiana Chaparro and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and starved in Georgia, authorities said. The victim was a woman in her
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired after the fiery Ohio derailment in February recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many of the efforts it has already begun.
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KPIX) — Communities across California, including several in the Bay Area, are receiving more than $100 million in federal grants to plant and maintain trees aimed at alleviating the effects of extreme heat. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla announced Friday that the U.S.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un riñón de cerdo funcionó con éxito en un cuerpo humano durante aproximadamente dos meses, lo que constituye el caso documentado más largo de un xenotrasplante de este tipo. En julio, investigadores de NYU Langone Health trasplantaron un riñón de cerdo genéticamente modificado al cuerpo de un hombre de
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON GLENN Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A juvenile was shot in Sacramento late Thursday night, and now police are searching for his assailant. Just after 11 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the report of a shooting in the 1200 block of Front Street where a juvenile said he
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County is entering into an agreement with a private company to reopen the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. The county is contracting with Adelphoi, a private company, to begin operating the center at the start of the new year. “The opening of
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HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will be seeking the death penalty against a man accused of murdering a Hermann police sergeant in March. Kenneth Lee Simpson, 35, of Steelville, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful gun possession, unlawful possession of an illegal weapon,
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By Thomas Schlachter and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, in his weekly interview with “The Pat McAfee Show,” described his season-ending injury that quickly ended what he thought would be an exciting debut with the team. Rodgers, who tore his Achilles tendon Monday night in his first game with
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden remains focused on his work after a week that saw the launch of an impeachment inquiry and the indictment of his son, according to aides, even as the developments pose new challenges heading into next year’s campaign. Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday by special counsel
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking an order that would prevent Donald Trump from making “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and other people involved in the criminal case charging the former president with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team said in
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday. The additional interviews are the result of an internal
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds building into the evening hours, and temperatures cooling off into the mid-70’s by sundown, then into the high 50’s by tomorrow morning. Winds will be shifting overnight from the south into the north west. TOMORROW: I’m tracking to chances for rain in the Futuretrack. The first chance comes early to mid-morning
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was charged with murder and taken to trial after sheriff’s deputies fatally shot his cousin in a violent drug raid. But a jury on Thursday concluded her death wasn’t his fault. Gunfire erupted inside Varshan Brown’s home in May 2021 when Camden County
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly environment — even though he has raised taxes on businesses at home. President William Ruto made the appeal in an address to leading U.S. technology companies and investors on Friday in San Francisco, highlighting investment opportunities
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CNN By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Detroit (CNN) — Time has run out to avert a strike at America’s unionized automakers. The United Auto Workers contracts expired at 11:59 pm ET on Thursday. The contracts covered 145,000 UAW members at the three companies: General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, which builds vehicles under the
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A felony case stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot appears to have been resolved in secret, with the man released from federal custody this week despite no public record of a conviction or sentencing. Pennsylvania resident Samuel Lazar was arrested in July 2021
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — Un cuento de aventuras de piratas con superpoderes, que pudiera parecer infantil, es posiblemente una de las grandes epopeyas del siglo XXI. Nos referimos a “One Piece”, el manga o cómic japonés creado por Eiichiro Oda en 1997 y adaptado como serie de animación (o animé) por Toei Animation desde
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Hugh Jackman y su esposa Deborra-Lee Furness informaron que se separan tras 27 años de matrimonio. “Hemos tenido la suerte de compartir casi tres décadas juntos como marido y mujer en un matrimonio maravilloso y amoroso. Nuestro viaje ahora cambió y hemos decidido separarnos para perseguir nuestro crecimiento individual”,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Drew Barrymore is apologizing to television and film writers over her decision to resume production on her talk show as members of the Writers Guild of America remain on strike. “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it okay,” Barrymore said
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, as criticism persists that the deadly assault could have been stopped. The interviews, ordered by Gen.
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