By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A longtime prison reform advocate has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars for hiding guns, ammunition, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of Nashville’s new jail while it was being built. Judge Steve Dozier sentenced 53-year-old Alex Friedmann after a jury convicted him
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Flexing different muscles, Marvel’s “Werewolf by Night” is a nifty Halloween-timed special designed as a black-and-white homage to the Universal monster movies of the 1930s and ’40s. Told with wry humor while tapping into unexplored quadrants of comics lore, it’s a bit too gory and scary for younger kids but
Continue ReadingCNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school officer on Thursday after CNN identified her as one of the officers under investigation for her actions during the Uvalde school massacre in May. Crimson Elizondo was one of the state troopers who
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A former North Carolina leader of the Oath Keepers testified Thursday that he believed Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the organization, was in touch with a Secret Service agent in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. The man, John Zimmerman, has not been charged with a
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “The White Lotus” is giving us a sneak peek at Season 2. Jennifer Coolidge returns to the HBO series, this time set in Sicily. “Whenever I stay at a White Lotus, I always have a memorable time. Always,” the recent Emmy winner says in the trailer. The new season, set to
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Santostasi Click here for updates on this story ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly a dozen kittens from Florida arrived early Thursday morning in the mountains, the latest refugees to the area from Hurricane Ian. A van rolled up carrying the animals to the Esther Neonatal Kitten Alliance in Arden around 7:30 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs went 74-88 this season, a three-win improvement from 2021 that was good enough for third in the National League Central. It was the first time that Chicago finished with a losing record in consecutive years since a string of five in a row
Continue ReadingBy Nick Natario Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A first-of-its-kind event will take place this weekend to show those who may feel forgotten that there are opportunities for them. Justin Hayward knows what it’s like to be in the foster care system. “We’re like the forgotten bunch,” Hayward explained.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 69 cents to $88.45 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery rose $1.05 to $94.42 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery rose 1 cent to $2.68 a gallon. November heating oil rose 17 cents to $3.86 a gallon. November natural gas rose
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Cincinnati Bengals return to play the Ravens on Sunday night in Baltimore. That’s the site of the Bengals’ 41-17 victory last season. Cincinnati also trounced the Ravens 41-21 in a December rematch, when Joe Burrow threw for 525 yards against a depleted Baltimore secondary. The Ravens have dropped
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Ted Barrett, Alfonso Márquez, Jerry Meals and Jeff Nelson will be the crew chiefs for baseball’s new wild-card series that start Friday, and Mark Carlson, Marvin Hudson, Dan Iassogna and Bill Miller will be crew chiefs for the Division Series next week. Barrett will work the AL series between Cleveland and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night. The Ravens are 18-2 in prime-time home games under coach John Harbaugh. Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow threw for 941 yards and seven touchdowns against the Ravens last season, and Baltimore’s pass defense remains a work in progress. The Ravens were burned by
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Several temporary seasonal positions for the 2023 field season on the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are open for applications through Friday, Oct. 14 on USAJobs.gov. Additional seasonal positions will open in the coming months.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft recently flew by Jupiter’s moon Europa, and one of its cameras spied fascinating features on the icy crust of the ocean world. The Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, made its closest approach yet to Europa on September 29, flying within 219 miles (352 kilometers)
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A development touted as the world’s first private NFT “golf and adventure resort: is coming to Sisters.
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Bend city councilors took public input, then agreed to change the city’s short-term rental rules Wednesday evening after hearing complaints from people living near short-term rental homes.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will try to stop a two-game losing streak when they host NFC South rival Atlanta. Tom Brady has never lost to the Falcons, going 10-0 against them, including a Super Bowl win. The Bucs have won four straight in the series and have scored at least 30
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Manchester United overcame an early deficit to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in the Europa League and begin the healing process after a humiliating derby loss in the Premier League. A second-half double from Marcus Rashford and another goal by fellow substitute Anthony Martial saw United turn the game around. Arsenal earned a
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Brent Venables was a popular choice to step as Oklahoma’s head football coach after Lincoln Riley left for Southern California last December. But Venables has already hit some rough patches. He approved when a popular receivers coach resigned before the season after the assistant said
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN A Hollywood TV producer was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, including rape, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday. Eric Weinberg, a producer and writer whose credits include “Scrubs,” “Californication,” and “Veronica’s Closet,” faces 18 charges involving five women between 2014 and 2019, according to the complaint,
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