AP Science Writer A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s. Tuesday’s study finds that it was slowly losing snow since the 18th century, but then that melt rate
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights. The justices on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to an Illinois assault weapons ban and sent other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden. The moves come
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A new survey by Pew Research Center finds public support for NATO in some of the countries belonging to the Western military alliance. The survey was released Tuesday. It questions adults in 13 of the 32 countries that belong to NATO. In those nations, about 6 in 10 people say they back
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The victim of a life-threatening weekend shooting in Jefferson City identified his shooter, according to a probable cause statement.
Continue ReadingRAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — All six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case last summer have now reached plea deals. Three players from the Mitchell-based team pleaded guilty last month to being an accessory to a felony, and KELO-TV reports that three
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Associated Press In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed Tuesday until at least September — if ever — as the judge agreed to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11,
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Grills won’t be the only thing sizzling this Fourth of July as uncomfortable, potentially dangerous heat sets in for millions in the US. This summer started off unusually hot and is largely expected to stay that way, as forecasts show only fleeting moments of respite in the weeks
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By Paula Reid, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will not be sentenced on his business fraud conviction until September, a New York judge ruled Tuesday in the wake of Monday’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. The delay in sentencing means that the former president is likely
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By Sam Joseph and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Markéta Vondroušová’s defense of her Wimbledon title has been ended in the first round after Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro pulled off a stunning upset to defeat the Czech in straight sets on Tuesday. Bouzas Maneiro, who is the world No. 83, took just over an hour
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A former City of Miami Police officer was sentenced for extortion and attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Frenel Cenat, who pleaded guilty in March, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison by Senior U.S. District Judge James
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was arrested for possession of child pornography after Montgomery County Precinct 3 officials say the suspect used artificial intelligence to alter a photo of a 17-year-old girl that depicted her nude. Precinct 3 launched an investigation back in
Continue ReadingKTRK, WASHINGTON COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT 3, CNN By Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was arrested for possession of child pornography after Montgomery County Precinct 3 officials say the suspect used artificial intelligence to alter a photo of a 17-year-old girl that depicted her nude.
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — At least three dogs died over the weekend in the care of a professional pet sitter booked on the popular Rover.com website and app, and now, Houston police are investigating. Animal cruelty investigators were at the sitter’s home on Clovis Road in
Continue ReadingKTRK By Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — At least three dogs died over the weekend in the care of a professional pet sitter booked on the popular Rover.com website and app, and now, Houston police are investigating. Animal cruelty investigators were at the sitter’s home on Clovis Road
Continue ReadingBy Zitlali Solache Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — Landscape, farm and construction workers are no strangers to Florida heat. Now, with a new state law banning heat protections for outdoor workers, some have concerns about how tough the job will be. “No, it’s not easy, the work,”
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Cake Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — One of the thousands of people who were waiting for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein grand jury testimony broke her silence about her time under the influence of one of the world’s most renowned predators. Haley Robson sat
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Hauser Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — BNA is joining a worldwide movement to help people with “hidden disabilities” better navigate the airport. Starting Monday, the airport will be part of the Sunflower Program. It means if you have autism or another “invisible” disability, you can now get
Continue ReadingBy Matt Papaycik, Brooke Chau, and Jon Shainman Click here for updates on this story INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — Four people are dead, including a 7-year-old boy, after a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Indian River County overnight Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. All northbound lanes of I-95 were closed for
Continue ReadingWPTV By Matt Papaycik, Brooke Chau, and Jon Shainman Click here for updates on this story INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — Four people are dead, including a 7-year-old boy, after a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Indian River County overnight Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. All northbound lanes of I-95 were closed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. Austin’s remarks came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with him at the Pentagon.
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