By KEN MILLER Associated Press The world’s largest poultry producer is among nearly a dozen poultry companies that face a March 17th deadline to reach agreement with the state of Oklahoma on how to clean a polluted watershed. A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and others are responsible
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Netflix’s subscriber growth is surging again. That’s providing an early sign that its shift to include ads in a cheaper version of its video streaming service is helping combat tougher competition and attract cost-conscious customers grappling with inflation. The company on Thursday disclosed a gain of 7.7 million subscribers
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Digital Team Click here for updates on this story LAUREL COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A dead body was found in the back of a car involved in a police chase on I-75, according to Kentucky State Police. KSP said the chase started Wednesday morning in Madison County. A trooper was doing routine traffic
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La muerte de la directora de fotografía Halyna Hutchins en el rodaje de la película Rust en 2021 conmocionó a la industria del cine y la cubrió de luto. Hutchins, una periodista que se convirtió en directora de fotografía, murió después de que el protagonista y productor ejecutivo de la película, Alec Baldwin,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Indonesia lanzó una advertencia contra el consumo de nitrógeno líquido después de que más de 20 niños sufrieran daños al ingerir un bocadillo callejero conocido como “aliento de dragón”, protagonista de un nuevo y peligroso video viral. Los niños sufrieron quemaduras en la piel, fuertes dolores de estómago e intoxicación por alimentos
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to reclaim three large surface mines in southwestern Virginia to settle a lawsuit with environmental groups. Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club announced the settlement Thursday with
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Dindak Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — The dream of hanging out with Coach Zac Taylor, Joe Burrow, and nearly half a dozen Bengals players became a reality for a young member of Who Dey Nation. In early December, Calvin Theetge and his father, Derrick Theetge, attended a practice
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Netflix announced Thursday that its founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as co-CEO at the company and will serve as executive chairman. Hastings will be replaced by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters. “Our board has been discussing succession planning for many years (even founders need to evolve!),” Hastings wrote in
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst The Supreme Court’s stunning report Thursday on its failure to discover who leaked a draft decision reversing abortion rights last year laid bare shortfalls at the nation’s highest court, in its technology, protocols for confidentiality and overall institutional safeguards. Further, the lack of success in discovering
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The Agriculture Department on Thursday issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight. The rule strengthens enforcement of the USDA’s strict definitions of organic, which must rely on “natural substances and physical, mechanical or biologically based farming methods to the fullest extent
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against a New York City police officer who was accused in 2020 of working as a foreign agent for the Chinese government. Baimadajie Angwang was charged in September of that year with acting as a foreign agent for China without notifying American authorities,
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization has had a rocky start, but Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said Thursday in releasing an audit of the program that it’s too early to call it a failure. Decriminalization of personal-use amounts of drugs, approved by voters in 2020 under Ballot
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization has had a rocky start, but Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said Thursday in releasing an audit of the program that it’s too early to call it a failure. Decriminalization of personal-use amounts of drugs, approved by voters in 2020 under Ballot
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN They gathered on set at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021 to film a movie in the Old Western style. Fifteen months later, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is dead, director Joel Souza was injured and two people, including star actor Alec Baldwin, face criminal charges. Another has
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson, CNN They gathered on set at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021 to film a movie in the Old Western style. Fifteen months later, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is dead, director Joel Souza was injured and two people, including star actor Alec Baldwin, face criminal charges. Another
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street as worries build that the U.S. may be headed for a painful recession. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% The Dow and the Nasdaq also fell. Reports showed weakness in several areas of the economy, including the housing industry and manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region, though they weren’t
Continue ReadingWARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — A baby gray whale washed up on the northern Oregon coast on Wednesday, making it the third dead whale to beach on the state’s coastline over the past week. The 12-foot-long calf washed ashore at Fort Stevens State Park, KGW reported, only 100 yards (91 meters) from the site where a
Continue ReadingWARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — A baby gray whale washed up on the northern Oregon coast on Wednesday, making it the third dead whale to beach on the state’s coastline over the past week. The 12-foot-long calf washed ashore at Fort Stevens State Park, KGW reported, only 100 yards (91 meters) from the site where a
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Black transgender woman who sued Georgia prison officials over alleged mistreatment while in custody said she decided not to proceed to trial because she feared the experience would be harmful to her. Ashley Diamond sued Georgia prison officials in November 2020, saying they had
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to an Australian company for a lithium mine in Nevada, federal land managers cited the developer for trespassing within the habitat of an endangered wildflower. The Bureau of Land Management said in the
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