By KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LONS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman was killed and a man wounded after they were found shot several times in a fast food parking lot in South Los Angeles. The shooting scene was found Monday at about 3:20 p.m. at a Jack In The
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif, CNN Police are investigating vandalism at an Islamic center in Richmond, Virginia, a Henrico County Police Division spokesperson told CNN. The incident Saturday was the second report of vandalism at West End Islamic Center in the past six months. The most recent incident took place during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN On Jupiter’s moon Europa, a saltwater ocean exists deep beneath a thick ice shell. Now, a surprising connection between the ice shell and the Greenland ice sheet on Earth has provided new insight: Europa’s ocean may be habitable, according to a new study. Scientists have been intrigued for more than 20
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKE HUGHES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Two young siblings, a 4-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister, drowned Monday night in a pond in the northern Los Angeles County community of Lake Hughes. The situation unfolded just before 7 p.m. when the children’s mother called 911
Continue ReadingBy ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Catalan separatist politicians and activists are launching a legal offensive in half a dozen countries against the Spanish state and the Israeli companies behind the controversial spyware allegedly used to snoop on them. The head of the Catalan and Spanish-speaking region also said Tuesday that relations with
Continue ReadingBy Deborah Gaines Click here for updates on this story RICHARDSON, Texas (KTVT) — Police in North Texas have confirmed a deadly shooting at a Starbucks coffeehouse was the result of an altercation between a mother and daughter. According to officials, it was just after 7:00 p.m. on April 18 when the Richardson Police Department
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been nearly 30 years since 45-year-old Patricia Skiple went missing, but now her family has closure after the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in California identified a body found along a highway road in 1993 as Skiple. Skiple, known in
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Disney investors aren’t having as awful a year as Netflix shareholders. But that’s not saying much. Netflix’s stock has plunged more than 40% this year, ahead of its first quarter earnings release after the closing bell Tuesday. Meanwhile, shares of Disney have dropped nearly 15% so far in
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif and Jason Hanna, CNN A judge this week authorized New York’s corrections department to force-feed inmate David Sweat, a convicted murderer who escaped from an upstate New York prison in 2015, after he staged a hunger strike that began last month, according to court documents. Wednesday’s ruling from Judge Robert Muller in
Continue ReadingBy AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — State-run media reports that Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council has been sworn in in the southern port city of Aden. The swearing-in took place Tuesday before the parliament in a ceremony attended by foreign ambassadors and the U.S. and U.N. envoys to Yemen. Aden serves as
Continue ReadingBy Kiet Do Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Joaquin Ciria, a man who has spent more than three decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit, was officially exonerated of the crime Monday in San Francisco Superior Court. Ciria’s mother Yojana Paiz was in the courtroom during
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s new offensive in eastern Ukraine reflects Moscow’s hope to reverse its battlefield fortunes after a catastrophic seven weeks of war. Russian forces have intensified artillery barrages and airstrikes on Ukrainian positions in the industrial heartland known as the Donbas. Ukrainian officials said the push began Monday, with Russia trying to
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Central Oregon posted strong job gains in March, relative to seasonal expectations, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. The strong hiring led to continued improvement in local unemployment rates, which are approaching record low levels seen before the pandemic.
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A U.S. Senate delegation has urged Serbia to join the rest of Europe and impose sanctions against Russia for its bloody campaign in Ukraine. Senator Chris Murphy said Tuesday that although Serbia has a long cultural and economic history with Russia, “this is a moment where there is great risk if
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — Violence by Marseille fans has led to UEFA ordering the French club to close part of its stadium for the Europa Conference League semifinal against Feyenoord. The punishment after unrest in the quarterfinals against Greek club PAOK will also see Marseille fined €80,000 for the lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s police chief says an officer who went to a short-term rental property where a party was going on shortly before gunfire broke out, killing two youths, saw nothing to suggest it was anything other than an ordinary noise complaint. Chief Scott Schubert told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday that video indicates
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story EDINA, Minnesota (WCCO) — Looking for an excuse not to mow your lawn? If you’re an Edina resident, the city is offering you a good one. With its “No Mow May” program, Edina is seeking residents in owner-occupied or rented properties to skip mowing their
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats have spent years pledging to address the gun violence that plagues communities across the U.S. But a surge of mass shootings over the weekend served as a reminder of how little has been accomplished. The struggle for the Biden administration and Democrats in
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesotans are pretty proud of their 10,000 lakes. So when a new one popped up in Minneapolis, it got people talking. The new body of water, dubbed “Lake Chipotle,” is actually more of a parking lot puddle near Hennepin Avenue and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Notah Begay is competing again for the first time in nearly 10 years. The score doesn’t really matter to him. He has spent two days playing in the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour event in Arizona. The APGA is all about providing opportunity for Black golfers and other minorities
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