By KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Callifornia (KCAL/KCBS) — Authorities across Los Angeles County are warning the public to be more aware of where they park their car overnight, as the rate of catalytic converter thefts have skyrocketed in recent months. Though Los Angeles Police Department officials didn’t have
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Far-reaching global sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are affecting the global supply of a precious commodity — the diamonds used in jewelry. President Biden on Friday issued an executive order prohibiting imports of certain products originating in Russia. They include fish, seafood, luxury goods, alcoholic beverages and
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Far-reaching global sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are affecting the global supply of a precious commodity — the diamonds used in jewelry. President Biden on Friday issued an executive order prohibiting imports of certain products originating in Russia. They include fish, seafood, luxury goods, alcoholic beverages
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN Bismack Biyombo will donate his NBA seasonal salary to build a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and honor his late father, the Phoenix Suns star said Friday.The 29-year-old returned to the NBA in January, signing a contract for the duration of the season with the Suns
Continue ReadingFLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A former township clerk and current county elections supervisor in Michigan has been charged with ballot tampering in the August 2020 primary election. The Michigan attorney general’s office said Friday that Kathy Funk also is charged with misconduct in office. Both charges are felonies punishable by up to five years
Continue ReadingBy Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A possible serial groper is causing concerns on college campuses. College students at both Sacramento State and Cosumnes River College (CRC) are being warned to be on alert after multiple reports of a man on a bicycle inappropriately touching people and then
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer American racer Colton Herta has been signed as a test driver for Formula One team McLaren as part of its 2022 program. Herta turns 22 at the end of the month and currently competes in IndyCar for Andretti Autosport. Michael and Mario Andretti both believe the second-generation racer
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Johnson and Ashley RK Smith Click here for updates on this story BERLIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — The average price of gas statewide has increased by 50 cents this week. Today’s average is $4.48. Delivery drivers are cutting corners because of rising prices, but they haven’t stopped delivering. They’re creating new strategies to make
Continue ReadingBy Ashley RK Smith and Lezla Gooden Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — *Update* New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart says a suspect is in custody. According to Stewart, they will be charged with arson in both church fires. Original story: The New Britain Fire Department is battling two fires
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story MARS HILL, North Carolina (WLOS) — Theodore, a rescued pitbull with a mission in Mars Hill, was recently diagnosed with cancer. “Theo” was one of more than 300-dogs rescued from a dog-fighting bust. After a cancer diagnosis, he’s living life to the fullest and ready
Continue ReadingBy Lucas Nelson Click here for updates on this story CANDLER, North Carolina (WLOS) — Debbie Trantham raises Heirloom sheep on her farm in Candler for the purpose of using the wool for fiber arts crafts. She has created her version of a rocking horse, a Rocking Valais, made out of Valais wool, and has
Continue ReadingFITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has gone to Ukraine to help his daughter and grandson escape. William Hubbard recently flew to Poland and crossed the border to Ukraine to reunite with his daughter, Aislinn, and her 8-month-old son, Seraphim. Aislinn moved to Ukraine in 2018 at age 16 to study ballet. She tried
Continue ReadingBy Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — Crude oil made its way into Cahokia Creek Friday after it leaked from a pipeline operated by Marathon Pipe Line. Authorities say the leak occurred at about 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of Illinois Route 143 and Illinois Route 159. Hazmat
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A report released by State Farm insurance on Thursday gives us a stunning glimpse at the rise in catalytic converter thefts in Oregon. According to State Farm, Oregon ranks sixth in the nation for auto parts theft. In 2019, the insurance
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Ramirez and Hafsa Khalil, CNN An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on the continent, scientists say. The Conger Ice Shelf, spanning approximately 460 square miles, collapsed around March 15. It was around the time temperatures soared to minus-12 degrees
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN As humans, we can’t seem to help leaving traces of ourselves behind everywhere we go. And some of these artifacts are bigger than others. In South America, there is a wall of rock art created by early humans 8 miles (13 kilometers) in length that serves as a record of when
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Hay muchos detalles que aún no conocemos sobre el arresto de la estrella de la WNBA Brittney Griner en Rusia. Pero hay mucho que podemos aprender de las experiencias de los estadounidenses que han sido detenidos allí en el pasado. Las estrictas leyes antidrogas del país también ofrecen algunos indicios de lo
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries — some 300 leeches sent from Bulgaria and bound for points across the US. The bloodsuckers were busted as they came across in nine jars, over six air cargo shipments between February 19 and 25. They were
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Vatican has expressed “surprise and pain” at Nicaragua’s expulsion of the papal nuncio, which comes at a time of growing pressure on opposition figures in the Central American nation. The church said in a statement Saturday that Nicaragua’s action against Polish Msgr. Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag was “grave and unjustified.” It
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide. The Associated Press has obtained a report to Congress that says both men face “serious and credible” threats
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