By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand whom they took hostage last week. Phillip Mark Mehrtens is a pilot for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air. He was abducted by independence
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who went on a deadly rampage with a U-Haul truck Monday in New York City was suffering from an apparent mental health crisis and said he started mowing people down after seeing an “invisible object” coming toward him, police
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Haitian woman has signed a tentative agreement to plead guilty to weapons charges more than four years after authorities arrested her and four other adults from an extended family at a squalid New Mexico compound and recovered the remains of a 3-year-old boy. Jany
Continue ReadingBy Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford and Gregory Krieg, CNN A little more than five years ago, an Amish dairy farmer in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, welcomed a nervous, fidgeting man onto his property to discuss the sale of puppies that the farmer breeds as a side business. “He says, ‘We are going to take that puppy
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer New Mexico State fired basketball coach Greg Heiar on Tuesday in the wake of hazing allegations within the team that shut down the program for the rest of the season. Chancellor Dan Arvizu announced the firing of the first-year coach and said “hazing has no place on our campus,
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Sara Smart and Amanda Watts, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five others had a list of other targets, two handguns and plenty of ammunition when police found him on foot after the campus massacre, authorities revealed Thursday. After gunfire terrorized the
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department prosecutors investigating the mishandling of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida estate are seeking to pierce the attorney-client privilege and want to again question one of the former president’s lawyers before a grand jury, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday night. The privilege
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens. The bill, which would subject physicians to felony charges if they provide puberty blockers, hormone treatment or gender-affirming surgeries
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens. The bill, which would subject physicians to felony charges if they provide puberty blockers, hormone treatment or gender-affirming surgeries
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens. The bill, which would subject physicians to felony charges if they provide puberty blockers, hormone treatment or gender-affirming surgeries
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By Andrew Dampf, AP Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — Broken bones. Surgeries. Rehab. Stinging losses. American resilience and a never-give-up attitude following a series of physical and mental challenges paid off for Nina O’Brien, Bend’s Tommy Ford, Paula Moltzan and River Radamus at the skiing world championships on Tuesday — all the way to gold
Continue ReadingPaula Andrea Daza (CNN Español) — Con risas y sin una respuesta clara: así reaccionó este martes el gobernador de la Florida, Ron DeSantis, ante una pregunta sobre su futuro político luego de que Nikki Haley, exgobernadora de Carolina del Sur, anunciara que buscará la candidatura republicana a la presidencia de Estados Unidos en 2024.
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Tuesday it is expanding the recall of cannabis vape products that was initially noticed on January 12th. OLCC investigators have determined that three additional production batches of cannabis vape cartridges appear to contain prohibited additives.
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The deadly crash of a commercial tanker truck has caused hazardous material to leak onto Interstate 10 outside Tucson, shutting down the highway and forcing evacuations within a half mile of the accident. Residents within a mile of the site were ordered to shelter in place for several hours after liquid
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Las últimas tres semanas han estado llenas de buenas noticias para Marc Anthony y Nadia Ferreira. La pareja anunció este martes en redes sociales que está esperando su primer bebé. El cantante y la Miss Paraguay 2021 se casaron el pasado 28 de enero en Miami. En una publicación
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s U.S. senators and several Alaska Native leaders are urging the federal government to approve a major oil project on the petroleum-rich North Slope. They cast the Willow project Tuesday as economically critical for Indigenous communities in the region and important for the nation’s energy security.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN The National Archives will give “personal tours” to two activists who sued the federal records agency, resolving a days-old lawsuit the pair brought after staff at the museum told them cover up anti-abortion attire during a recent visit. A federal lawsuit filed last Wednesday said that the activists were visiting the
Continue ReadingBy Mike Max Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Centenarian Vikings fan Isabelle Montgomery had a box to check — meeting former Vikings head coach Bud Grant. When we first met Montgomery. she had just turned 103. The Vikings fan had a visit from Tommy Kramer to her party. Later she
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Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– En Estados Unidos las autoridades siguen evaluando la calidad del aire en la localidad de East Palestine, en Ohio, luego de que el 3 de febrero se descarrilara un tren que llevaba materiales tóxicos. ¿Qué pasó en Ohio? Varios vagones de un tren que transportaba materiales volátiles y tóxicos explotaron el
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