ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont community is asking the U.S. Postal Service to renew a contract with a local store to retain an outpost where people can collect their packages and mail. New England Cable News reported Wednesday that the post office at the back of The Elmore Store serves fewer than 1,000 people
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Los Angeles Fire Department was responding to a man who climbed to the top of a transmission tower. The scene was unfolding near East Jackson Street. The fire department has also dispatched a rescue helicopter to the scene.
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Chavira Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported another wolf attack in Colorado. Officers received a report of the attack on two cows in Jackson County on Tuesday morning. Officers say the report stated there were six wolves on a ranch in Jackson
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police officers subdued a knife-wielding man with a bean bag round during an incident Tuesday afternoon on Mass Ave. in Boston. Cell phone video captured the suspect backing down Huntington Ave., yelling at the swarm of officers tracking him as they demanded
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Indigenous New Mexico woman has been named to lead the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Cynthia Chavez Lamar will be the first Native American woman to serve as the museum’s director when she takes over Feb. 14. She’s currently the acting associate director for collections and operations. Chavez
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La jueza del Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos en San Juan, Laura Taylor Swain, confirmó este martes el Plan de Ajuste de Deuda que servirá para redistribuir cerca de US$ 33.000 millones en obligaciones del gobierno de la isla. El Plan había sido establecido en 2021 por la Junta
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Flores Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Maria Magallon wasn’t sure how much she should worry when she got the phone call telling her what happened to her son Monday afternoon. “He came in by helicopter and he was burned pretty badly,” she said. “At that time, we
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business It’s going to cost you more to wash your clothes. Procter & Gamble said Wednesday that it was raising prices by an average of about 8% on retail customers next month for its Tide and Gain laundry detergents, Downy fabric softener and Bounce dryer sheets. If retailers decide to pass
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some TV characters have lofty goals. They want to find a soul mate, a fulfilling career or their place in the world. Then there’s Harrison. When we first meet him, he just hopes to walk to the coffee shop alone. Harrison is one of the
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN A Palestinian family has been removed from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem in an overnight operation carried out by Israeli police. The Jerusalem municipality said the eviction had been carried out following district court approval and would mean a school for
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some 1,200 police officers have been deployed to Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood, marking the start of a state effort seeking to reclaim territory. It remains unclear how the program will differ from a prior initiative along similar lines. The operation,
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN A Palestinian family has been removed from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem in an overnight operation carried out by Israeli police. The Jerusalem municipality said the eviction had been carried out following district court approval and would mean a school
Continue ReadingBy Rett Nelson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A longtime baker and beloved member of the community passed away unexpectedly Monday. Carstens’ Bakery in downtown Idaho Falls announced on Facebook Tuesday morning that its founder, Willi Carsten, died at his Idaho Falls home. “We will be closed for
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer A Polish luge athlete who was seriously injured in a November training crash at the track built for the Olympics plans to head back to that venue and compete in the Beijing Games. The International Luge Federation says Mateusz Sochowicz was confirmed to be part of Poland’s four-person Olympic
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Mission ICU nurse and her co-workers woke up Sunday morning ready to go to work after staying at a downtown hotel. But instead, they found themselves stranded after someone apparently stole their car. “When we left in the morning
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Developers say construction will soon begin on the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project to gain approval in the United States. The Interior Department approved it in November. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its approval letter for the constructions and operations plan Tuesday. That’s a major step in
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail and will be detained in Toronto as he awaits trial. Nygard is charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement, which Toronto police have said relate to alleged incidents in the late 1980s and mid-2000s. He has denied
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tourism-reliant Cyprus will lift a requirement for all inbound travelers to either show a negative COVID-19 test or to self-isolate or quarantine themselves as of Mar. 1 as long as they have a valid vaccination certificate. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday that all travelers 18 and over will need
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 30, 1941 Birth place: Lincoln, Nebraska Birth name: Richard Bruce Cheney Father: Richard Herbert Cheney, worked for the Department of Agriculture Mother: Marjorie Lorraine (Dickey) Cheney Marriage: Lynne Ann (Vincent) Cheney
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press Authorities say a wildfire in a central Texas state park is no longer growing and no injuries were reported after the blaze burned 1.2 square miles in the city of Bastrop. Texas A&M Forest Service spokesperson Kari Hines said Wednesday that no homes have been reported destroyed, some families have
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