EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — Charging documents say a Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped repeatedly before she was able to escape. The suspect, 39-year-old Timothy M. Haslett of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, was arrested Friday and appeared in court by video conference on Tuesday. Judge
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — More families who are offered expensive health insurance premiums from their employers will get a discount if they sign up instead for coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace this fall. The Treasury Department announced new rules that determine the tax breaks for certain families when they buy private health insurance plans
Continue ReadingBy Dani Birzer Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Move over Seattle! According to the National Weather Service, Seattle got less rain between July and October than Arizona did! National Weather Service Seattle released a graphic comparing the total precipitation numbers among different cities across the U.S. The city with
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test. The space agency attempted the test two weeks ago to see if in the future
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Kevin Spacey has sought to poke holes in accusations by fellow actor Anthony Rapp that Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was a teenager in 1986. During an aggressive cross-examination Tuesday at a civil trial in Manhattan,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran closer Craig Kimbrel has been left off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster for their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Kimbrel was demoted from his closer’s role two weeks ago after struggling all season as the replacement for veteran Kenley Jansen,
Continue ReadingBy Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — There are a lot of people living on the street around downtown Phoenix. Brandon Gilmore is the senior pastor at the Central United Methodist Church. He says rising rent prices and inflation have led to a significant increase in Phoenix’s homeless
Continue ReadingBy Cate Cauguiran Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Passengers lived through an Amtrak nightmare over the weekend, getting stuck on a train from Detroit to Chicago for 19 hours without electricity, bathrooms, water or food. Jake Tobias and Melissa Behring, who live in the Detroit area, had planned a big
Continue ReadingBy Holly Bock Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — A Phoenix woman says two pit bulls charged at her and her two-year-old wheaten terrier, Stanley leaving her dog so severely injured that his leg had to be amputated. A routine walk for Heather Isgrigg and Stanley in her Phoenix neighborhood
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro, is a slick, powerful device. It can display text and fine details in VR, making it possible to read even small type with ease. It can track your eyes and facial features, giving you a sense of connection with other people in
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More than $100 million in grants have been announced by the federal government as part of a major effort to close the digital divide in parts of rural Alaska. The Anchorage Daily News reports the projects will be an improvement on an existing system that includes a series of microwave transmitters
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW ADAMS Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Utah (KSL) — A group gathered outside the Davis County Justice Complex Monday to show their support for sexual assault survivors, including the alleged victims in a case involving a prominent businessman. Kevin Linford faces seven total charges, including felony rape and forcible sexual
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger and Tim Lister, CNN As deadly Russian airstrikes continued into a second day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday asked the Group of 7 nations to help his country establish an “air shield” against aerial attacks. Zelensky’s plea comes amid one of the fiercest bombing campaigns that Russia has waged against Ukraine
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger and Tim Lister, CNN As deadly Russian airstrikes continued into a second day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday asked the Group of 7 nations to help his country establish an “air shield” against aerial attacks. Zelensky’s plea comes amid one of the fiercest bombing campaigns that Russia has waged against
Continue ReadingBy Mitchel Summers Click here for updates on this story GAFFNEY, South Carolina (WHNS) — A former NFL coach is now leading a Division-II college football team right here in the Upstate. And he brought plenty of other pro’s with him. Mike Furrey made his return to the Limestone football sidelines. He led the team
Continue ReadingBy Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WHNS) — The Macon County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), are investigating after two people were found dead inside a home. MCSO deputies said they received a request for a welfare check from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin CNN) — Elon Musk, consejero delegado de Tesla, niega la afirmación de que habló directamente con el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, sobre la guerra en Ucrania y una propuesta de “plan de paz” para poner fin al conflicto en las últimas semanas. El politólogo estadounidense Ian Bremmer, presidente de la consultora
Continue ReadingBy Zach Prelutsky Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON, South Carolina (WHNS) — It’s been almost one year to the day since Priscilla Clinkscales got the news that she had a rare type of Breast Cancer, Stage 3 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. “I got in the car, called my husband, and just cried,” she
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Ready to spread your wings and learn how to fly? Sam Smith and Kelly Clarkson are ready to help you do that — or anything else you want to accomplish in this world — with their soaring duet of her 2004 hit “Breakaway,” featured on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Smith is
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer A 5-1 start has netted No. 24 Illinois three Big Ten midseason awards from The Associated Press. Bret Bielema is the conference’s top coach, quarterback Tommy DeVito is the most surprising player of the first half of the season and the Illini are the most surprising team. The
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