KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A woman is facing a dozen charges, including second-degree murder, after prosecutors said she went on a violent rampage that left one man dead and another woman hospitalized. The Wyandotte County prosecutors office said Alyssa Leanne Arreola began the rampage early Wednesday when she stole a vehicle in Kansas City,
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian man accused of being part of cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers worldwide was arraigned in federal court in Ohio on Thursday after being extradited from South Korea, the Justice Department announced. US prosecutors allege that 38-year-old Vladimir Dunaev was part of a transnational criminal group that since
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By Andrew Carey and Hadas Gold, CNN Israel’s plan to greenlight thousands of new Israeli housing units in the West Bank is drawing outcry from the US, UK and a dozen European countries. The government of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett earlier this week published immediate tenders for more than 1,300 housing units to be
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the “Tomahawk chop” symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series. Leaders from the Native community said this week
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois woman who served three decades in prison for killing her infant daughter has been granted parole. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board board voted 12-1 Thursday to grant release to Paula Sims. Her attorney, Jed Stone, tells the Belleville News-Democrat the parole “is a recognition that postpartum psychosis is
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO By AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Online behemoth Amazon reported a drop in third quarter profits and sales as the pandemic-induced online splurging eases. During the three-month period ended Sept. 30, the company reported a profit of $6.2 billion, or $6.12 per share, compared with $6.3 billion, or $12.37 per
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO By AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Online behemoth Amazon reported a drop in third quarter profits and sales as the pandemic-induced online splurging eases. During the three-month period ended Sept. 30, the company reported a profit of $6.2 billion, or $6.12 per share, compared with $6.3 billion, or $12.37 per
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future. Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future. Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 22 Iowa State will go after its fourth straight win when the Cyclones play at West Virginia on Saturday. Iowa State hopes to stay firmly in contention for a spot in the Big 12 championship game. The Cyclones are tied for second place with Oklahoma State and Baylor, behind No.
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on the “metaverse,” a virtual computer-generated space where people can
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By Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — One hundred and ten handmade superhero capes were donated to the tiniest of patients at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital. Rachel Maretsky, an 11th grader at an Orlando high school, has been crafting the tiny costumes for babies in the neonatal
Continue Reading By Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, North Carolina (WXII) — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Lalani Reaves, of Greensboro, is a survivor of domestic violence and in the years since leaving the relationship has rebuilt her life and become an advocate for those who have also experienced
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Conservation Department says hunters killed 12 black bears during the state’s first black bear hunting season. The hunt, which ran from Oct. 17 to Wednesday, was highly regulated. More than 6,300 people applied for 400 permits. Hunters were limited to a total of 40 bears, which is about
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By Sonia Moghe, Gregory Krieg and Brian Vitagliano, CNN A criminal complaint alleging forcible touching, a sex crime, has been filed against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by CNN. Cuomo, a Democrat who resigned from his post in August after multiple women accused him
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By Marshall Cohen The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its “schizophrenic” and “puzzling” approach to January 6 cases, saying judges’ hands are tied from giving hefty punishments because prosecutors keep offering misdemeanor deals to rioters. Calling the insurrection the “crime of the century,” Chief Judge
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Ford, KLA rise; Twilio, eBay fall.
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a consumer alert warning about illegal, potent cannabis edibles for sale that are being packaged to look like snack and candy brands that are popular with children and teens. Bonta said Thursday that the marijuana edibles are being sold online and at unlicensed California
Continue Reading By Sharon Chin Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — A Concord man is devoting his retirement to creating what he calls a Love Revolution among the homeless in his community. Jack Fliehmann rises at 2:30AM to make breakfast and lunch for about 50 homeless people around Concord. He loads bags
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, marking more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose but landed just shy of the record high it set on Tuesday. Small-company stocks rose more than the rest
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