KCAL, KCBS, TWITTER, @WAFLO998, LOWE FAMILY, HUNTINGTON PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN, Twitter/@WAFLO998 By Cheri Mossburg, Kevin Flower, Stephanie Elam and Taylor Romine, CNN Videos purportedly capturing the moments before the shooting death of a double-amputee man holding a knife after a stabbing attack are raising questions about whether police used excessive force in the Southern
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, Kevin Flower, Stephanie Elam and Taylor Romine, CNN Videos purportedly capturing the moments before the shooting death of a double-amputee man holding a knife after a stabbing attack are raising questions about whether police used excessive force in the Southern California city of Huntington Park. On Thursday afternoon, Huntington Park Police Department
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16 fighter jets, arguing they need them urgently to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks. But that push is being met with skepticism by US and allied officials who say the jets
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16 fighter jets, arguing they need them urgently to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks. But that push is being met with skepticism by US and allied officials who say the jets would
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a precipitous drop in 2020, but the population of orange-and-black insects is still well below what it used to be, researchers announced Tuesday. Volunteers
Continue ReadingSydney Kashiwagi, CNN Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday that enshrines the “fundamental right” to access abortion in the state. Abortion is already legal in Minnesota, but in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the Protect Reproductive Options Act goes a step further by outlining
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has upheld a temporary restraining order on enforcement of the state’s three-week-old law banning semiautomatic weapons. A three-judge panel for the 5th District Appellate Court on Tuesday affirmed the restraining order issued Jan. 20 by an Effingham County circuit judge. The
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in hopes that they will “wither on the vine” without funding. “It really serves as an ideological filter, a political filter,” the Republican said while speaking
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In the wake of the shooting death of an environmental activist, Atlanta-area officials have reiterated that they are moving forward with plans to construct a huge police and firefighter training center that protesters derisively refer to as “Cop City.” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens held a news conference
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death threats that have spooked local judges, U.S. officials announced Tuesday. The suspects now in custody of the
Continue ReadingBy KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced activists who burned the Quran and hanged an effigy of Turkey’s president in Stockholm as “useful idiots” for foreign powers who want to inflict harm on the Scandinavian country as it seeks to join NATO. In Kristersson’s words: “We have
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — General Motors Co. has conditionally agreed to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas Corp. in a deal that will give GM exclusive access to the first phase of a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the largest known source of lithium in the U.S. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Elon Musk tweet declaring he had the financing to take Tesla private in 2018 caused billions of dollars in investor damages after the deal collapsed, according to estimates presented Tuesday at a trial examining the haphazard handling of the buyout proposal. The mind-bending estimates
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Elon Musk tweet declaring he had the financing to take Tesla private in 2018 caused billions of dollars in investor damages after the deal collapsed, according to estimates presented Tuesday at a trial examining the haphazard handling of the buyout proposal. The mind-bending estimates
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, dijo en una entrevista con CNN este martes que las personas pueden “obsesionarse” con las negociaciones de paz con los palestinos, pero que él ha optado por un enfoque diferente. “Cuando efectivamente el conflicto árabe-israelí (llegue) a su fin, creo que volveremos a los
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Deschutes National Forest, Discover Your Forest and Mt. Bachelor invite you to discover forest wonders and learn about the importance of our winters while earning a Junior Snow Ranger badge. Families learn together at this free event hosted at Mt. Bachelor. The Junior Snow Ranger events run from 11:00 a.m.
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State football player who swung his helmet at a Michigan player in a stadium tunnel has expressed regret. Khary Crump said Tuesday that he’s “just looking forward to wuppin’ some maize and blue” on the field. Crump, a defensive back, was sentenced to probation. He was one of
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ)— SELCO Community Credit Union will begin accepting applications on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from high school seniors interested in a share of $52,500 in college scholarships as part of SELCO’s annual scholarship program. Nineteen high school seniors planning on attending an accredited two- or four-year college or university will be awarded $2,500 each
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: esta nota contiene descripciones explícitas de violencia que pueden resultar perturbadoras. (CNN) — El primer informe policial que se presentó en las horas posteriores a la parada de tráfico de Tyre Nichols sugería que el hombre negro de 29 años fue violento y contenía afirmaciones que se contradicen con los
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN) — Las zapatillas diseñadas para imitar la sensación de correr descalzo solían ser el fenómeno más candente en el ejercicio. Ahora, lo contrario es cierto. La marca de zapatillas más feas y gruesas está volando de los estantes. Hoka, que comenzó en 2009 en Francia como una zapatilla para corredores de
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