By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Des Moines police say a man who escaped officers five different times is now behind bars. Police say Eric Hernandez was able to speed away from officers on five different occasions. Investigators have linked him to all five pursuits and
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — It’s almost crystal digging season in Oklahoma. Starting April 1, you can enjoy the 11,200-acre salt flats and collect the state crystal of Oklahoma free at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. Cyrstal digging is only allowed from sunrise to sunset
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah police have arrested a couple accused of using electric shocks to discipline two children. Arrest records allege a mother and her boyfriend used what police described as an “electronic shocking device” to discipline the woman’s 5-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. Authorities in the city of Ogden say the children were
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who’ve objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor had previously issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Navy from disciplining or discharging 35 sailors who
Continue ReadingBy Hillary Mintz Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Waukesha skating rink is being accused of a discriminatory policy. A Milwaukee mother is outraged and hoping her experience prompts change. “She called me, and I’m like, ‘Are you serious?’” Laney Anderson said. Anderson said Saturday her 16-year-old daughter went
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday, audience members both in the Dolby Theatre and at home were stunned. Questlove, though, was meditating. At the time of the slap, Rock was in the middle of presenting the best documentary feature award. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and others
Continue ReadingLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed veteran quarterback Trevor Siemian to a two-year contract to back up Justin Fields. Siemian has appeared in 33 games and started 29 while throwing for 6,843 yards, 41 touchdowns and 27 interceptions for the Denver Broncos, New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. He starred
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La banda Foo Fighters anunció que cancelarán sus próximas actuaciones de la gira, citando la reciente muerte del baterista del grupo, Taylor Hawkins. Seguidora de Foo Fighters de 9 años conoció y tocó para Taylor Hawkins, tres días antes de su muerte “Es con gran tristeza que Foo Fighters confirma la
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to bring 7,500 jobs. VinFast will build its first North American plant in Chatham County southwest of Raleigh, with production expected to start in 2024. It expects to employ 7,500 by 2027 with
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to bring 7,500 jobs. VinFast will build its first North American plant in Chatham County southwest of Raleigh, with production expected to start in 2024. It expects to employ 7,500 by 2027 with
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A small group of powerful lawmakers is refusing to approve reelection bids for five University of South Carolina trustees. They are upset over $10 million loaned to the athletic department buy out a football coach’s contract and a secret plane trip to meet with a presidential
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Sadio Mané has secured Senegal’s place at the World Cup with a win over Egypt on penalties after Mohamed Salah was targeted by laser pointers as he stepped up to take his team’s first kick in the shootout. Mané kicked the winner from the spot in a 3-1 penalty
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Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An actor known for playing “The Flash” in “Justice League” films was arrested at a Hawaii karaoke bar. Police say Ezra Miller yelled obscenities, grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts. Hawaii County police describe Miller as a 29-year-old
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ross Chastain is an eighth-generation watermelon farmer from Florida who also pursued a career as a NASCAR driver. He at last celebrated his first career Cup Series victory on Sunday in Texas and celebrated by smashing a watermelon from the roof of his winning car. Chastain is known
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is at Augusta National and the golf world is wondering: Will he play in the Masters? Various plane-tracking websites showed a Gulfstream registered to Woods leaving South Florida for Augusta on Tuesday, and a Twitter account showed the private jet on the runway. That ramped up speculation
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has prepared a second attempt to free a stranded container ship Wednesday, more than two weeks after it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. Wednesday’s attempt to free the Ever Forward will involve five tug boats, similar to Tuesday’s effort. If that doesn’t work, a third attempt next
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has prepared a second attempt to free a stranded container ship Wednesday, more than two weeks after it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. Wednesday’s attempt to free the Ever Forward will involve five tug boats, similar to Tuesday’s effort. If that doesn’t work, a third attempt next
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN A Chicago police officer’s ankle was crushed, another officer was shot in the hand, and a suspect was shot and seriously wounded Monday night in a traffic stop and subsequent shootout, city authorities said. The officers’ injuries were non-life-threatening; the suspect was taken to a hospital in serious
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