GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with killing and dismembering a man, after police discovered body parts scattered around a home in Green Bay. Taylor Schabusiness made her first appearance in Brown County Court on Tuesday on charges of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and third-degree sexual assault.
Continue ReadingEAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their staff under head coach Kevin O’Connell. They’ve hired six more assistants including former player Greg Manusky as the inside linebackers coach. Assistant wide receivers coach Tony Sorrentino, assistant defensive line coach A’Lique Terry, offensive quality control assistant Derron Montgomery, defensive quality control assistant Steve Donatell
Continue ReadingBy Giselle Rhoden and Justin Gamble, CNN The House’s overwhelming support of legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime directly addresses the history of racism and bigotry in the US, the bill’s sponsor said. Lawmakers passed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act on Monday in a 422-3 majority. A similar bill was first introduced
Continue ReadingGREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi county has approved contracts for a sculptor to make and install a bronze statue of Emmett Till. The 1955 lynching of the Black teenager became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that Leflore County supervisors voted on the contracts Monday, about seven months after
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware has agreed to dismiss an indictment against a man accused of participating in a drug-related street feud that left a woman dead and a child shot in the head. Tuesday’s ruling took place a week after a scheduled hearing at which
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he looked forward to sitting down for a conversation with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, pledging to approach the historic confirmation vote with an open mind. “This is a historic occasion and merits careful review,” Romney said, adding that he
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he looked forward to sitting down for a conversation with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, pledging to approach the historic confirmation vote with an open mind. “This is a historic occasion and merits careful review,” Romney said, adding that
Continue ReadingDELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man participating in a rally for former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to burning tire marks across a gay-pride streetscape in South Florida last summer. Court records show 20-year-old Alexander Jerich pleaded guilty Tuesday in Palm Beach County circuit court to felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor reckless
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Inter Milan’s miserable month has continued when it drew 0-0 against city rival AC Milan in first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal. Inter has won only one of its past seven matches in all competitions since the start of February. Both teams had chances at San Siro but neither goalkeeper was
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has approved new rules limiting where members of the press can film and interview lawmakers, following similar action taken by the Utah Senate weeks ago. Rules passed on Tuesday require journalists covering the Legislature to ask for permission to interview
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say avian influenza has been found at a sixth commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health said Tuesday that laboratory testing of a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County has come back as presumptively positive for the virus. The samples are being verified at
Continue ReadingBy Denise Hruby for CNN Elena Holitsyna and her daughter, Valerie, were exhausted by the time they arrived in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania, and were greeted by dozens of volunteers and a little girl handing out yellow tulips. They had spent four days crisscrossing Ukraine, hoping to find safety, each day bringing with it more news of Russian soldiers advancing through
Continue ReadingCNN By Denise Hruby for CNN Elena Holitsyna and her daughter, Valerie, were exhausted by the time they arrived in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania, and were greeted by dozens of volunteers and a little girl handing out yellow tulips. They had spent four days crisscrossing Ukraine, hoping to find safety, each day bringing with it more news of Russian soldiers advancing
Continue ReadingBURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley has missed a chance to climb out of the Premier League’s relegation zone by losing 2-0 at home to Leicester. James Maddison and Jamie Vardy came off the bench to score second-half goals for the visitors at Turf Moor. A point would have lifted Burnley out of the bottom three
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Montgomery Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — After a detainee was found dead at Oklahoma County Detention Center, the family is demanding answers. On Saturday, Andrew “Dre” Avelar was found unresponsive in his cell. He died after being taken to the hospital. Andrew was set to be
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Two defensive slip-ups have handed Union Berlin a spot in the semifinals of the German Cup for the first time in 21 years with a 2-1 win over second-division St. Pauli. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh gave St. Pauli the lead from a free kick but Union responded with goals from Sheraldo Becker and Andreas
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle University has removed the interim tag and made Chris Victor its permanent head coach. Victor took over the Redhawks program after Jim Hayford resigned in November. Hayford was placed on paid administrative leave just before the start of the regular season following a published report that he had used a racial
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Maeve Reston, CNN Texas Republicans will need a May runoff to decide their nominee for state attorney general after incumbent Ken Paxton fell short of clinching a majority in Tuesday’s primary, setting up a showdown with Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in May, CNN projects. Paxton led the four-candidate field
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The Bend area had a bit warmer and much drier than normal February, seeing only about half the typical precipitation, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Whether it’s wildfires that sweep across the West Coast, storms rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, or dense fog that blankets the Pacific Northwest, a new weather satellite will be able to track them all. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched GOES-T, the third in its series of advanced geostationary
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