By Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story SHERBORN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Peanut the cat is back on solid ground after spending a few days perilously high up in a tree thanks to an expert arborist who doubles as a scaredy-cat hero. “You know, we could hear her. It took us a while
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Boston police are searching for a Dunkin customer accused of throwing a Coolatta machine and nearly striking a worker after becoming upset about the doughnut shop’s menu. The employee was working at the drive-thru window Monday night at a Dunkin on
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada,
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada,
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Megan Grenon stretched outside the rink before a rare showcase of women’s hockey in the Washington, D.C, area when a young girl approached with her parents. “Are you a hockey player? Are you playing today?” the girl asked. “Yeah,” Grenon replied. “Are you here to
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Megan Grenon stretched outside the rink before a rare showcase of women’s hockey in the Washington, D.C, area when a young girl approached with her parents. “Are you a hockey player? Are you playing today?” the girl asked. “Yeah,” Grenon replied. “Are you here to
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story PAPILLION, Nebraska (KETV) — A camera inside the cafeteria at Papillion La Vista South captures the dramatic rescue of a high school student. The teen said he was choking in the cafeteria when a coach jumped into action to help “I was just kind of
Continue ReadingBRISTOL, Va. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Virginia police officer who had been charged with murder for fatally shooting a driver who police said refused to exit his vehicle and drove toward the officer. After a weeklong trial, jurors found Bristol police Officer Johnathan Brown not guilty Wednesday in the death of 31-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Dave McDaniel Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The mother of a two-year-old is thankful for an Orange County deputy who scaled the walls to rescue her youngest child during a weekend fire. “I know he was sent from God to save us. The effort that he put
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Batteries, gas, tires and diesel exhaust fluid are constantly being stolen from Standard TV & Appliance at the north end of Bend, the store manager says. And Michael Edelblut says this is a bigger issue than just dealing with thieves.
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Warnings of a potential recession aren’t surprising given how many tripwires there are in today’s economy. A push by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and combat high inflation. Supply chain shortages. An ongoing global health crisis. And of course, the geopolitical earthquake caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business When war breaks out, defense companies tend to make money. That means aerospace and defense stocks can serve as safe havens for investor cash during geopolitical unrest. But so far, that has not been the case following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Global military spending grew by 0.7% and topped
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business When war breaks out, defense companies tend to make money. That means aerospace and defense stocks can serve as safe havens for investor cash during geopolitical unrest. But so far, that has not been the case following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Global military spending grew by 0.7% and topped $2
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is suing Family Dollar over the discovery of 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility in the state that prompted the discount retail chain to recall items purchased from hundreds of stores in the South. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed the lawsuit Thursday against the
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin lawmakers have approved a new, pro-Western government that promised to speed up European Union integration and make an effort to bridge a deep political divide in the small Balkan nation. The government led by new Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic won support Thursday from 45 lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republicans and Democrats warn there are many issues that need to be sorted out over President Joe Biden’s Ukraine supplemental funding request that officially came Thursday — including drafting the legislative language — and the whole process could take weeks until there are final votes in
Continue ReadingBy Parker Reed Click here for updates on this story CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin (The Chippewa Herald) — The Chippewa Falls community is rallying together to mourn a girl whose life was taken far before her time. When 10-year-old Lily Peters was reported missing on Monday morning, the Chippewa Falls community began sharing her image and
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an effort to recall Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The justices upheld a Thurston County Superior Court decision that the charges made against Inslee did not provide factually or legally sufficient grounds to
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. Many lawmakers were in
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The NBA fined two Miami Heat players and the team itself a total of $55,000 on Thursday, over two incidents in the team’s series-clinching win earlier this week against the Atlanta Hawks. Markieff Morris was fined $25,000 for interfering with live game play while on the bench. Jimmy Butler was fined $15,000
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