COLLEEN SLEVIN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer. A law firm announced the settlement Thursday with
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By Torstein Rehn Click here for updates on this story MORGAN HILL, California (KSBW) — A scam COVID-19 testing site was taken down by Morgan Hill Police on Saturday. The department said the site offered $5 for taking COVID-19 tests. It was made up of a canopy and handwritten signs. The person running the test
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By Hilda Flores Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The Sacramento Zoo welcomed a 28-year-old southern white rhinoceros on Tuesday. Zoo officials said the rhino, named J Gregory, is the first in the zoo’s 96-year history. J Gregory comes from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Officials said the Zoo’s
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Local officials say that a car bombing hit a meat market in central Somalia, killing six people and wounding 14. Thursday’s bombing was the third attack of the day in the volatile East African country. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general. Thursday’s decision by the state’s intermediate appellate court allows the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the former president committed years
Continue ReadingBy Hilda Flores Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A medical assistant working at the Sacramento County Main Jail was arrested and is accused of bringing and distributing contraband at the facility, Sheriff Jim Cooper said in a news conference Wednesday where he also voiced his frustrations over jail medical
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new report says the small plane that crashed in rural Alaska earlier this month, killing the husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was carrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers. The aircraft went down shortly after taking off from a remote hunting
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Girl Scout cookies are getting more expensive. In some places, at least. At least one New York State chapter, the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, told troop parents and other members of the community in an email this week that all cookies will be sold for
Continue ReadingOpinion by Deborah Carr (CNN) — As a sociologist who has spent more than two decades studying older adults’ romantic relationships, I eagerly awaited “The Golden Bachelor” debut. What would 72-year-old Gerry Turner and his potential dates look for in a partner? “The Bachelor” — love it or hate it — has been “must-see TV” for over
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 511th home run as Detroit won the completion of a suspended game 8-0 and Spencer Torkelson hit a three-run homer in a seven-run seventh inning that led the Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 7-3 for a sweep both games. Cabrera, who is
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Nebraska lawmaker against a conservative political action committee that labeled her a child “groomer” and sexual abuser in online posts. State Sen. Megan Hunt sued the Nebraska Freedom Coalition after its officers repeatedly targeted her
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media company disputes. In the study, the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate says popular videos
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de República Dominicana condicionó el jueves un diálogo con Haití a que se detenga la construcción del canal en el río Dajabón-Masacre, según un comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Así responde al llamado al diálogo que hizo este miércoles el secretario general de la Organización de los Estados
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board says a small jet in a crash that killed four people in 2021 was going slower than usual as it took off because the pilot had left a parking brake on. The report released Thursday says it was the probable cause of the crash. It
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By Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, said on Thursday that it will lay off 16% of its staff, around 830 employees, as it attempts to reverse what CEO Tim Sweeney called “unrealistic” spending. In a letter to employees Thursday, Sweeney said the video game company had been “spending way
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office terminated a prosecutor whom it said “failed to disclose exculpatory information in a criminal trial.” Clay Hearrell, who joined the district attorney’s office in March 2020, was terminated almost a year after the murder
Continue ReadingBy Rosie Nguyen Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — People living in areas deemed as “cancer clusters” in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens will now have the option to voluntarily move out of their neighborhoods with financial help. This comes after Houston City Council voted Wednesday morning to pass $5
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 28, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a surprising turn of events, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a lifelong Dallas native and former Democrat State Representative, made headlines last week by announcing his switch to the Republican Party. This move makes him the only
Continue ReadingBy Kassandra Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story LINDSAY, California (KFSN) — A Lindsay Family is pleading for the safe return of their French bulldogs after thieves broke into their house and grabbed them on Monday morning. They took one-and-a-half-year-old Lola and her three puppies, who were just four weeks old. It’s been
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CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The formation of a new “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and all other mammals still alive in 250 million years, researchers have predicted. Using the first-ever supercomputer climate models of the distant future, scientists from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom predicted how climate extremes would
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