By Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Jefferson County has agreed to pay a former inmate $500,000 for a 2022 use of force incident that appeared to show jail deputies dropping the handcuffed prisoner on his face. Deputies said Frederick Fisk, who was 54 at the time,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve has forced the temporary closure of one of Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations. Cars have been turned around Monday at the park’s only entrance. Tour buses were canceled and public facilities were closed, including the visitor’s center
Continue ReadingWATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police in Waterloo, Iowa, were responding to a report of a bicyclist with a gun in an incident that ended with two officers wounded and the suspect dead, state investigators said Monday. Officers were dispatched shortly before 8:30 a.m. Sunday on a report of an armed man wearing all-green clothing who
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By Dillon Thomas Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — The Fort Collins Foxes, a Northern Colorado baseball team, dedicated one of their home games to local veterans by playing against a team of military members. A traveling team known as the U.S. Military Wardogs arrived in Fort Collins on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N official says a U.N.-led meeting held in Qatar with the Taliban on increasing engagement with Afghanistan doesn’t translate into a recognition of their government. The Sunday-Monday gathering in Qatar’s capital of Doha with envoys from some two dozen countries, was the first time that representatives of the Afghan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Much of the U.S. may be looking forward to July Fourth for dazzling displays of fireworks or setting off firecrackers and poppers with neighbors. Those with furry, four-legged family members? Maybe not so much. For a lot of dogs and dog parents, Fourth of July fireworks bring feelings of anxiety
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By John Ramos Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — On Sunday, the opening of a new boba tea shop in Concord, advertised on social media, raised fears about the size of the expected crowd. So, instead of the city being happy about the opening of a new small business, the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — AI images have become an unavoidable roadside attraction on Facebook and other social media, where dramatic and outlandish depictions of emotional scenes lure users into doling out likes, shares and “Amens.” Among the funhouse images of fake children crying in the street and police officers saving inexplicably huge
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writers EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic track trials ended on a high note. Or, make that a low note. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered the world record once more in her signature event, the 400-meter hurdles. With her run of 50.65 seconds, she put herself up there with Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson
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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Beryl is roaring through the Windward Islands as an extremely dangerous Category 4, delivering violent winds, intense rainfall and life-threatening storm surge after making landfall Monday. Beryl made landfall shortly after 11:00 a.m. EDT on Grenada’s Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea with maximum
Continue ReadingAssociated Press As President Joe Biden attempts to reassure supporters following his widely panned debate performance on Thursday, Democrats still worried about having him at the top of the ticket in November have few realistic options at their disposal. Over the weekend, the Biden family gathered with the president at Camp David to encourage him
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CNN By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Madalena Araújo, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. The 30-year-old
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Madalena Araújo, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. The 30-year-old high
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden is Vogue’s August cover star just as election season is kicking off in earnest in the United States — and only days after President Joe Biden’s shaky first debate performance rattled the Democratic party. On the cover — her second for the fashion magazine
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By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision Monday granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former president a significant win during his reelection bid. Though the 6-3 ruling technically allows Smith to inch the prosecution
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TODAY: Monday is a mild and dry start to what will become an increasingly warm and active week. Temperatures top out just near 80, with low humidity, which will have us feeling pleasant under partly cloudy skies today. Chances of showers increase into the afternoon hours before drying up this evening. TONIGHT: Skies clear overnight,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Carlos Watson has taken the witness stand in the criminal trial surrounding the collapse of his Ozy Media. He insisted Monday that he hadn’t schemed to con its backers. The former news and talk show host is the key defense witness in the federal trial, now
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — France scored a late winner to book its spot in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Belgium on Monday. With five minutes remaining of normal time, Randal Kolo Muani’s effort deflected off helpless Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen to secure France’s win. It was a
Continue ReadingOpinion by Thom Tillis (CNN) — Watching last week’s CNN presidential debate, my initial reaction was profound sadness. We watched our commander in chief, President Joe Biden, repeatedly lose his train of thought, utter incoherencies and project lethargy. It was painful, and I truly feel bad for Biden. Cognitive and physical decline is a normal part of
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story CRANE LAKE, Minnesota (WCCO) — An investigation is underway after a 50-year-old man died early Sunday afternoon while scuba diving in a northern Minnesota lake. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the man had been assisting a group of people in recovering a piece
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