By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian Church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be grateful despite the destruction around them. The tornado that ravaged Selma hit the church’s daycare. It destroyed much of the
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, the towering launch vehicle known for its boosters’ aerial acrobatics and synchronized landings when returning to Earth, took to the skies Sunday, delivering national security payloads to orbit for the US military. The mission, called USSF-67, took off at 5:56 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center in
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state. The new rules require female legislators and staff members to wear a jacket
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El accidente de un avión que transportaba a 72 personas en Nepal puso de manifiesto los peligros del transporte aéreo en un país considerado a menudo como uno de los lugares más peligrosos del mundo para volar. El desastre de este domingo dejó al menos 68 personas muertas, convirtiéndose en el peor
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An undersea earthquake has shaken part of western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake was centered southeast of Singkil, a coastal district in Aceh province at a depth of 23 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No tsunami alert was issued
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and four others were wounded as dozens of shots were fired outside a Houston club early Sunday morning. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says that officials believe that just after 2 a.m. Sunday, shooters got out of a vehicle and opened fire at people who were
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bella Murekatete scored 20 points, Jessica Clark scored six of her career-high 14 in overtime and Washington State defeated No. 21 Oregon 85-84 on Sunday, the Cougars’ first win over a ranked team since 1998. Washington State won despite giving up a 14-point lead in the final four minutes, allowing the
Continue ReadingBy DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it plans to privatize electricity generation, a first for a U.S. territory facing chronic power outages as it struggles to rebuild a crumbling electric grid. The move announced Sunday marks the beginning of the end for Puerto Rico’s Electric Power
Continue ReadingBy DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it plans to privatize electricity generation, a first for a U.S. territory facing chronic power outages as it struggles to rebuild a crumbling electric grid. The move announced Sunday marks the beginning of the end for Puerto Rico’s Electric Power
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El otoño pasado, cuando Ucrania recuperó grandes extensiones de territorio en una serie de contraataques, golpeó a las fuerzas rusas con artillería y misiles de fabricación estadounidense. Para guiar parte de esa artillería Ucrania desarrolló un sistema de objetivos casero en el campo de batalla. Una pieza de software fabricada en
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say that a former Texas trooper has been found guilty of assaulting two women while he was on duty in the Houston area in 2020. Prosecutors said Friday that a jury found that 33-year-old Lee Ray Boykin Jr. deprived two separate victims of their right to bodily integrity while acting
Continue ReadingBy DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say two suspected drug traffickers have been killed in a shootout with federal agents off the U.S. territory’s northeast coast. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Jeffrey Quiñones tells The Associated Press that the incident occurred early Sunday when authorities
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Just a few days before what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 94th birthday, “Embrace,” a monument dedicated to King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has been unveiled in Boston, where they first met. The enormous monument was unveiled on Friday, according to a blog post from Embrace Boston,
Continue ReadingBRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Marine animal welfare officials say the most recent whale found dead on a New Jersey shoreline had apparently been struck by a vessel. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Sunday that preliminary results of a necropsy on the humpback whale that washed up Thursday on the North End Natural Area in
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he would push to confirm President Joe Biden‘s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, following a computer system failure that triggered the delay of more than 10,000 flights last week. Phillip Washington, Biden’s pick to lead the FAA, has yet to receive a
Continue ReadingBy Jorge Engels, Philip Wang and Emma Tucker, CNN Romanian authorities said they have seized nearly $4 million worth of assets belonging to controversial internet personality Andrew Tate over the past week as he and his brother are investigated on allegations of human trafficking and rape. Roughly 18 million lei, equivalent to $3,942,700, has been
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By KCAL-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Deputy Darnell Calhoun of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was shot and killed in Lake Elsinore on Friday afternoon. According to the department, the shooting occurred at around 4:30 p.m. in the 18500 block of Hilldale Lane. Deputies were
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The $1.348 billion jackpot, the second largest prize in Mega Millions history, was won in Maine Friday night, but seven Illinois lottery players are also celebrating after winning big. A $1 million ticket went to a lucky player in Evanston, Illinois, at
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, anunció este sábado a través de un video publicado en su cuenta de Twitter y que también fue emitido casi al final del certamen de Miss Universo realizado el sábado por la noche en la ciudad de Nueva Orleans —y en el que
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — What started off as a $10 lottery ticket ended up being a nearly $500,000 prize for a man from Asheville. A press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery says Stephen Hinson stopped by Sav-Mor on Patton Avenue on Jan.
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