By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former top-ranking State Department official is set to plead guilty for improperly helping a wealthy Gulf country try to influence U.S. policy and not disclosing on a government ethics form gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. Court records filed earlier
Continue ReadingBy Phil Gomez Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Santa Cruz made some headway in the governor’s 100-day challenge to help the homeless find housing away from encampments. Santa Cruz County and three other counties took part in the effort. There is much more that needs to be done,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Kardashian testified Wednesday that he feared for his life on a night in 2016 when his then-fiancée Blac Chyna pointed a gun at his head, pulled a phone-charging cable around his neck and repeatedly hit him with a metal rod while under the influence
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper threw his support behind struggling head coach Matt Rhule on Wednesday, saying it takes patience and time to build a winning foundation in the NFL. Rhule is 10-23 in his two seasons with the Panthers. Only the Lions, Texans, Jets
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Kim Basinger — sitting for an interview for the first time in more than a decade — discussed the severe anxiety she struggled with that kept her from leaving her house, during an appearance on “Red Table Talk.” Appearing alongside her daughter, Ireland Baldwin, Basinger said she had to relearn to
Continue ReadingBy Scott Carpenter Click here for updates on this story GRIMES, Iowa (KCCI) — Iowa middle schoolers were in a brawl at Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Grimes on Friday night. Video shows middle schools girls fighting and a large group around watching and cheering as the fight raged on. “The fight was an all-out
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s apparent plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups. They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s apparent plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups. They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors
Continue ReadingBy Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story WINTERSET, Iowa (KCCI) — A quick-thinking store clerk in Winterset saved an older customer from an expensive phone scam. And now police want to warn you. “It was a typical scam that we hear all too frequently,” said Winterset police Chief Ken Burk. Burk says
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Sam and Logan Forrester are leaving for Uganda at the end of the week, to provide feminine hygiene products, clean well water, soccer balls and toys for children in Uganda.
Continue ReadingBy Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story KINGSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Kingston, Massachusetts, family was awarded nearly $5 million after golf balls caused thousands in damages to their home. The Tenczar family has lived near fairway 15 on the golf course located on the Indian Pond Country Club since 2017. Their
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Edgard Parrales Castillo, de 79 años, exsacerdote y exrepresentante de Nicaragua en la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), fue declarado culpable este martes de conspiración para cometer menoscabo de la integridad nacional y difusión de noticias falsas, informó el Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Cenidh), a través de sus redes sociales.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A couple of cows took a stroll through Belhaven over the weekend. Security cameras captured the bovine jaunt at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Jefferson and Manship streets. A Belhaven resident posted the video to the Nextdoor app.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Democratic Party is challenging three top Republican gubernatorial candidates’ nominating petitions, alleging forged signatures and other issues that could keep them from qualifying for the GOP primary. Complaints were lodged over petitions submitted by ex-Detroit Police Chief James Craig, businessman Perry Johnson and conservative
Continue ReadingBy Kay Recede Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — Richard Campos is a Marine veteran and retired sheriff’s deputy who has worked with refugees in Iraq and is now hoping to help Ukrainians still struggling with the war against Russia. The Stockton veteran motioned to the words tattooed on his
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office determined a pack of dogs killed a woman. On Tuesday, investigators determined a pack of dogs was responsible for a woman’s death. The homicide investigation started over the weekend with deputies thinking they were looking
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OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oakridge man was killed Tuesday when his pickup truck crossed the center line of state Highway 58 west of Oakridge and collided head-on with a semi-truck, Oregon State Police reported Wednesday. OSP troopers and other emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:30 p.m. to the reported crash near milepost 23, about
Continue ReadingCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Two areas off the Oregon Coast are being targeted to host offshore wind farms as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up renewable energy production. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that the locations being identified to potentially host wind farms are about 12 nautical miles offshore Coos
Continue ReadingBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say the possible suspect in the fatal shooting of three people at a Mississippi Gulf Coast motel and subsequent death of a person shot during a carjacking was found dead after a standoff with police. The motel owner and two employees were killed at the Biloxi motel Wednesday. Harrison County
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday eulogized Madeleine Albright, describing the first female US secretary of state as a “force of nature” and a champion of democracy. “With her goodness and grace, her humanity and her intellect, she turned the tide of history,” Biden said during the funeral
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