By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former California police chief has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for joining the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, with a hatchet in his backpack. Alan Hostetter represented himself in the case and spun conspiracy theories as he spoke to a judge
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors and health departments Thursday to be on the lookout for a more infectious strain of the virus that causes mpox, which is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The agency has also issued a Travel Health Notice urging people who
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who was charged earlier this year with several sexual assault charges has been charged again. Justin Durhman, 42, of Rolla, has been charged in Phelps County again with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy from an alleged incident from 2016, according to court information. He is currently being
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By JOHN LAURITSEN Click here for updates on this story MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Montevideo company’s fish houses have become a popular sight in the “Land of 10,000 frozen lakes.” The Midwest is a part of the country where real estate seems to expand in the wintertime. Once it’s cold enough, little cities form
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una nube de polvo opaco que se encuentra en el centro de nuestra galaxia ha dejado perplejos a los científicos durante mucho tiempo, y las observaciones que revelan nuevos detalles sobre su composición profundizan el misterio, posiblemente alterando lo que se sabe sobre cómo se forman las estrellas. Anteriormente
Continue ReadingBy MEGHAN SCHILLER Click here for updates on this story NORTH STRABANE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Police executed a search warrant at the home of Washington County Controller April Sloane on Wednesday after her dog died. Police said no charges have been filed, but they’re investigating if Sloane’s actions are consistent with neglect. A police officer
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNNEspañol) — Los sismos son un fenómeno común en México, pues el país está ubicado en una zona de “alta sismicidad”, según el Servicio Sismológico Nacional (SSN). Allí interactúan cinco placas tectónicas: la de Norteamérica, la de Cocos, la del Pacífico, la de Rivera y la placa del Caribe. MIRA: Sismo de magnitud 5,8
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States and Mexico have agreed to monitor foreign investments and regularly share information about the screening process. Announcement of the deal Thursday in Mexico City comes as more Chinese money is flowing into Mexico. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the
Continue Reading By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems caused by childbirth, saying the conditions are often “neglected” and “ignored.” The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health, is a call to action to better the quality of life for women in the months and years after birth. The study, which examined health
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000. Boston-based RR Auction said the menu auctioned Wednesday was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, and commemorated the first state visit to China by Pakistan’s Prime
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A survivor and family members of those killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history are pressing for the Army inspector general to obtain answers from about the gunman’s mental health and hospitalization. The group met privately with each member of Maine’s congressional delegation on
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By Ben Bradley Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — No one was hurt after a hot air balloon made a hard landing in a north Phoenix neighborhood Thursday morning. The incident was reported just before 9 a.m. Thursday near 22nd Avenue and Dove Valley Road, just east of Interstate 17.
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KPHO, KTVK, KARA GIUGLIANO, CNN By Ben Bradley Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — No one was hurt after a hot air balloon made a hard landing in a north Phoenix neighborhood Thursday morning. The incident was reported just before 9 a.m. Thursday near 22nd Avenue and Dove Valley Road,
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By Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story CASA GRANDE, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Nino Di Giulio needs a kidney. But instead of waiting years for a match through the national donor database, he put an ad up on his truck. “A lot of people sending me emails saying they wanted to help
Continue ReadingBy MADELINE BARTOS Click here for updates on this story LEECHBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two men connected to several alligator sightings along the Kiski River this year were ordered to pay fines after pleading guilty. Austin Randall and Dominic Hayward both pleaded guilty to violating rules and regulations of the transportation and sale of fish.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City residents regaining composure after the capital was rattled by a moderate magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred Thursday at about 2:03 pm local time at a spot near Chiautla de Tapia, a rural village locate almost 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of Mexico City. Acting
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Martin Scorsese will be honored with the prestigious David O. Selznick Achievement Award in February, the Producers Guild of America said Thursday. “Marty’s trailblazing career as a producer, marked by decades of bold, breakthrough projects, demands to be celebrated,” the PGA presidents said in a joint statement. In addition
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn’t reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan. The aircraft has had a long list of problems in its short
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Longtime former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant have been convicted of using more than $650,000 in union funds for their personal use. It’s the second conviction that federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment. Dougherty led Local 98 of the International
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued several warnings for high-powered magnetic balls in toy sets, after the agency said it was aware of seven deaths linked to swallowing small magnets. The CPSC did not list the total units affected because most of the companies did not
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