By Ashley Strickland, CNN Space truly is the final frontier. Fifty-five years after the world met Capt. James T. Kirk and his crew on the USS Enterprise, William Shatner was able to boldly go there. The “Star Trek” actor became the oldest person to ever travel to space. The trip was a blisteringly brief 10
Continue ReadingBURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A south-central Idaho man convicted in the 1995 killing of a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison. Fifty-nine-year-old Gilberto Flores Rodriguez received the sentence Friday in Fifth District Court. A jury previously convicted Rodriguez of killing Regina “Gina” Krieger. She disappeared from her basement bedroom in 1995, and
Continue ReadingBy Paige McAtee, CNN Eve is definitely feeling satisfaction… The hip-hop queen, 42, announced Friday she’s expecting a child with husband Maximillion Cooper. “Can you believe it… we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!!” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo showing off her baby
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who was 13 years old when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock has been granted parole. State corrections officials said Saturday that Eric Smith appeared for the 11th time before the parole board earlier this month and was granted release as early as Nov. 17.
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri (KCTV) — A backlog of cargo and worsening supply chain issues have added to an already difficult job for truckers. Earlier this week the Biden Administration announced a deal to keep the Port of Los Angeles running 24/7 in an attempt to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Fabián Coito has been fired as coach of Honduras’ soccer team and replaced by Hernán Darío Gómez. Honduras is last in the eight-nation final round of World Cup qualifying for North and Central America and the Caribbean, with no wins, three losses and three draws as the 14-match round nears the
Continue ReadingDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Protester have erupted for a second day in Bangladesh’s capital, amid a wave of violence against local Hindus following a viral social media image perceived as insulting to the country’s Muslim majority. Some 10,000 protesters — many of them carrying banners of Islamist political parties — took to the streets Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Popular technology is getting into the hands of criminals using it to kill. Two local men have been indicted in federal court for buying small GPS trackers used to follow people for the purpose of having them murdered. The indictment,
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The third round of NASCAR’s playoffs are getting started in Texas. It is a tight chase with three races left to determine the four championship drivers for the season finale. Series points leader Kyle Larson won NASCAR’s All-Star race in Texas four months ago.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business This week in the criminal trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, jurors heard from a second former lab director of the blood-testing startup, former executives of the two major retailers that inked deals with the failed company, as well as the beginning of testimony from a former employee who
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, CNN A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized Thursday night after one of the district’s administrators told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, then they should also include books that have “opposing” views of the Holocaust. At a training session last week, a school
Continue ReadingCNN, KXAN, KEYE, WSVN By Ashley Killough, CNN A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized Thursday night after one of the district’s administrators told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, then they should also include books that have “opposing” views of the Holocaust. At a training session
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Honolulu Zoo announced Friday that a 13-year-old African lion by the name of Ekundu died on Monday, October 11, 2021. Ekundu and another 12-year-old female lion by the name of Moxy first showed signs of upper respiratory illness with some coughing.
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The families of the victims of last year’s massive Beirut port blast have reaffirmed their support for the judge leading the investigation into the explosion. The support comes despite increasing calls for the judge’s ouster by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies. The families issued a
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Beauty addicts beware. Your Sephora addiction is about to get a whole lot worse. Sephora has launched a same-day delivery service just ahead of the holiday shopping season, which is set up to deliver purchases within two hours for a fee. Here’s how it works: customers who place an order
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration is grappling with how to respond to China’s ramped-up aggression against Taiwan without accidentally starting a war, as bipartisan lawmakers pressure the President to get tougher on Beijing — and fast. Internally, assessments differ over how imminent the threat to Taiwan really is. The Pentagon’s
Continue ReadingWASHOUGAL, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Medical Commission has suspended the license of a pediatric health care provider in southwestern Washington. The Columbian reports the suspension came after an investigation into more than a dozen complaints against physician assistant Scott Miller, who runs Miller Family Pediatrics in Washougal. The complaints say he interfered with the
Continue ReadingWASHOUGAL, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Medical Commission has suspended the license of a pediatric health care provider in southwestern Washington. The Columbian reports the suspension came after an investigation into more than a dozen complaints against physician assistant Scott Miller, who runs Miller Family Pediatrics in Washougal. The complaints say he interfered with the
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Thanksgiving 2021 may feel a lot more like a normal holiday than last year’s — many Americans have been vaccinated, and restrictions have eased across the country. And that means bigger turkeys are back, too. Grocery chains and retail analysts are expecting people to have bigger gatherings
Continue ReadingCNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Thanksgiving 2021 may feel a lot more like a normal holiday than last year’s — many Americans have been vaccinated, and restrictions have eased across the country. And that means bigger turkeys are back, too. Grocery chains and retail analysts are expecting people to have bigger
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