By KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Sacramento County Main Jail. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the 35-year-old man was taken into custody by California Highway Patrol on Wednesday for numerous felony assault and firearms charges. Later in the
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA STARRANTINO Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ (KPIX) — Bay Area air quality regulators have released a new report mapping the areas affected by an alleged toxic release from a Martinez refinery and the results have prompted prosecutors to review the violations discovered for possible charges against the refinery. It has
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STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former NBA guard Ben Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop, police said. The episode started just before 10 a.m. Tuesday when several 911 callers reported “a male acting aggressively and in a bizarre manner” inside a juice shop in
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story GLENALLEN, Missouri (KMBC) — Strong thunderstorms produced strong winds and tornadoes across parts of Missouri late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says search and rescue efforts are underway in southeast Missouri after a tornado touched down just west
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A juror in the federal trial of five Proud Boys members accused of plotting to stop Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election has raised fears that she was being followed, according to multiple people familiar with the matter — the latest incident to delay the already monthslong
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Stormy Daniels is “absolutely” willing to testify in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, she said in an interview with Piers Morgan, her first comments since the former president pleaded not guilty to charges related to a hush-money payment scheme intended to silence the adult film star. “Having them call me
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz for his role investigating Donald Trump and his business empire — as House Republicans attempt to frame the recent indictment against the former President as politically motivated. The move comes as Jordan
Continue Reading By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Local authorities in Cameroon say that at least 25 people were abducted during a week of attacks by armed men in western Cameroon. They were kidnapped by gang members from several villages in Ako district along the Nigerian border. Local residents have been calling on
Continue Reading CARNEY, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.0 earthquake among a series of six tremors struck central Oklahoma. No injuries or serious damage were reported following the quakes that included a magnitude 3.3 and four smaller temblors and began early Thursday near the town of Carney, about 40 miles northeast of
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, CNN CIA Director William Burns made an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia earlier this week to meet with intelligence counterparts. “Director Burns traveled to Saudi Arabia where he met with intelligence counterparts and country leaders on issues of shared interest. The Director reinforced our commitment to intelligence cooperation especially in areas such
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press The former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board has agreed to plead guilty to accepting $110,000 in bribes when he led the panel over a two-year period, authorities said Thursday. Rick Johnson acknowledged in a signed court filing that he acted “corruptly” when he accepted cash and other
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KCRA) — An elderly Sacramento man is back to cycling across the city after his bike was stolen a few weeks ago. Cecil Quillan, 74, bikes everywhere, and it is his only way of getting around since he has a hard time walking. One
Continue Reading Police in England have arrested a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of murder in the death of a woman who was struck by a car. South Yorkshire police said the boy was in custody Thursday. A woman in her 60s was dead at the scene of the crash Wednesday night. The boy was found shortly afterward
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER, THOMAS ADAMSON and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities in the latest round of strikes and demonstrations Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reforms. Macron’s drive to raise the national retirement
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A former Hawaii lawmaker is expected in court for sentencing in a federal corruption case that’s drawn attention to a perennial problem in the islands: the tens of thousands of cesspools that release 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the state’s pristine waters every day. Cesspools
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy’s ties to slavery after a document showed an ancestor with shares in a slave-trading company, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Thursday. Charles takes the issue “profoundly seriously” and academics will be given access to the royal
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Microsoft used a federal court order to try to cut off cybercriminals’ access to a hacking tool that has been used in nearly 70 ransomware attacks on health organizations in more than 19 countries, the tech giant said Thursday. It’s one of the biggest moves yet by tech firms and hospitals
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Just a third of Americans say President Joe Biden deserves to be reelected, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as a majority in his party say they would like to see someone else as the Democratic nominee for president next year. The survey fielded throughout the
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional leaders has invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to speak before a joint session of Congress on April 27 to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the US and the Republic of Korea. The invitation was extended to Yoon by Republican House Speaker
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN A Spanish TV actress has sparked controversy after using a surrogate to fulfill what she says was the final wish of her dead son: to have a child. Ana Obregón announced the birth in a cover story for Hola! magazine published earlier in April, detailing how she used sperm samples from
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