By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Texas real estate agent who previously claimed she was “definitely not going to jail” for storming the US Capitol on January 6 was sentenced to 60 days behind bars on Thursday — the harshest punishment so far for a rioter who has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — News agencies report that the body of a Louisiana man who wanted it donated for science was dissected before paying viewers at an event marketed as an “Oddities and Curiosities Expo” in Oregon. His wife is aghast. Elsie Saunders of Baker calls it horrible and unethical. She says the papers
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By Trevor Sochocki, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FREELAND, Michigan (WNEM) — A Michigan woman was almost scammed out of $1,000 during a frightening phone call in the middle of the night. When Paige Housner saw her mom calling at 4 a.m. Monday, her heart sunk. “And I think oh no,
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s voters have delivered a significant rebuke to the governing African National Congress, the party of late anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, which got less than 50% of ballots cast in local government elections. Widespread corruption, persistently high rates of unemployment, crippling power blackouts and ineffective delivery
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church is urging members of its congregations to attend services with vaccination or test certificates, as the country’s daily number of confirmed new infections hit a record high for the second time in a few days. The church’s governing Holy Synod made the recommendations Thursday in a directive
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sharp rent increases in many parts of the country are eating up a bigger share of Americans’ monthly income, squeezing tenants already grappling with rising prices for gasoline, food and other necessities. Households with a median U.S. rent of $1,179 in August tapped 30.3% of
Continue Reading By Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Kansas (KCTV) — A Lansing Correctional Facility officer is stable in the hospital after being attacked by an inmate Wednesday. The Kansas Department of Corrections is investigating the incident, but did not release any details other than that the corrections officer was injured by
Continue Reading SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has reached a $125 million settlement agreement with California regulators over the destructive Kincade fire, which was ignited in 2019 by the utility’s equipment in a remote area of Sonoma County. The Press Democrat reported Wednesday PG&E shareholders would pay a $40 million fine to the state
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un nuevo desarrollo inmobiliario en Austin, Texas, se convertirá en la mayor comunidad de casas impresas en 3D del mundo. El proyecto, cuya inauguración está prevista para el año que viene, contará con 100 casas de una sola planta “impresas” in situ mediante una construcción robótica avanzada y un material de
Continue Reading By ABC7.com staff Click here for updates on this story INGLEWOOD, California (KABC) — The principal of Inglewood High School is apologizing after her school’s football team won a game 106-0, provoking criticism about sportsmanship. Principal Debbie Tate released a statement offering apologies on behalf of the school to Morningside High School, the team that
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A prosecutor says that a Wichita police officer who fatally shot a fleeing bank robbery suspect last year is immune from prosecution under Kansas law. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett released his findings Thursday into the Dec. 21 death of Paul Peraza following a robbery at the Golden Plains Credit
Continue Reading By Onclave Networks, Inc. Click here for updates on this story November 4, 2021 (Security Television Network) — Program recognizes companies with potential of ‘transforming scientific and engineering discoveries into products and services with commercial and societal impact’ Onclave Networks, Inc. has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker charged with domestic battery over a disturbance involving his brother says he’s stepping away from his legislative duties for a week. Freshman Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City tweeted Thursday that he’s taking what he called a leave of absence
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker charged with domestic battery over a disturbance involving his brother says he’s stepping away from his legislative duties for a week. Freshman Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City tweeted Thursday that he’s taking what he called a leave of absence
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Mid-Missourians vouch for new voting districts to be drawn within existing county lines at Thursday morning’s public hearing.
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El exreceptor de los Raiders de Las Vegas Henry Ruggs III viajaba a más de 250 kilómetros por hora -su nivel de alcohol era más del doble del límite legal- antes de que su automóvil chocara por detrás con otro, matando a una mujer de 23 años, dijeron los fiscales este miércoles.
Continue Reading By Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — After more than 10 hours that included a dramatic chase and a standoff that halted traffic, the driver of a stolen big rig finally surrendered to authorities Thursday morning. California Highway Patrol officers along with Santa Ana Police Department’s SWAT team
Continue Reading FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Police in the southeastern Iowa town of Fort Madison have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old. Officers were called to a home just after 5 p.m. Wednesday and found the victim in a bedroom. He was taken to a hospital where he was
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN More than half of Latinos think their skin color hurts their chances at social mobility and makes them a target of discrimination, a new study from the Pew Research Center shows. The report, published Thursday, is based on a survey of more than 3,300 Hispanic adults in March of this year,
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos, CNN A 16-year-old student who was shot in the head Tuesday while waiting for the school bus in a neighborhood in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has died, police said Thursday. A charge of malice murder has been added to the list of charges being brought against a 17-year-old suspect in the case, said
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