By Christian Balderas Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — In an aerial survey conducted in 2022, U.S. Forest Services found 12,000 acres of dead trees in the Los Padres National Forest due to overgrown vegetation and the state’s ongoing drought. Forest Services surveyed 2.6 million acres of private, state and
Continue ReadingBy Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A family said they were attacked after getting caught up in the middle of a sideshow on their way home in Sacramento and video shared on social media shows some of the scary moments. “We definitely all were fearing for our
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia will postpone the launch of an empty space capsule to the International Space Station pending further investigation of a coolant leak on a supply ship docked to the station. It was the second such leak at a docked Russian craft in two months. The Soyuz capsule was to be launched in
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The executive director of Oregon’s liquor regulatory agency announced his resignation Monday amid a criminal investigation into allegations that he and other senior officials used their positions to divert rare, sought-after bourbons for personal use. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Executive Director Steve Marks noted in
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The executive director of Oregon’s liquor regulatory agency announced his resignation Monday amid a criminal investigation into allegations that he and other senior officials used their positions to divert rare, sought-after bourbons for personal use. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Executive Director Steve Marks noted in
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Mark Morales & Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York City on Monday morning, an official with the New York Fire Department told CNN. One of the injured victims, a 44-year-old, has since died, a law enforcement source with knowledge of
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is investing $3.5 billion to build a battery plant in Michigan, a move that will help the automaker take advantage of more federal tax credits for electric vehicles. The plant will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. but will build batteries using “knowledge” and services
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Nicky Robertson, CNN President Joe Biden fired Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds during the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a White House official said. Biden “terminated” Blanton amid bipartisan calls for his
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Barney is back, and while Mattel has not yet officially confirmed it, we’re guessing he still loves you. Toy giant Mattel announced Monday that Barney, the friendly (and, let’s be honest, cringe-worthy to a large group of Millennials who watched him as pre-schoolers, and to their parents) purple dinosaur
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Ocho personas resultaron heridas —dos de ellas en estado crítico— después de que un individuo que conducía una camioneta U-Haul atropellara a unos peatones en Brooklyn, Nueva York, este lunes por la mañana, informó a CNN un agente del Departamento de Bomberos de la ciudad. El incidente se produjo cuando
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN A new report about tariffs on underwear finds that when it comes to tax rates, women are getting shorts-changed. The average US tariff rate on women’s undergarments is 15.5%, compared to just 11.5% for men’s. That means women are being charged a tax that’s 35% higher than what their male counterparts
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to build a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that would employ at least 2,500 people to make lower-cost batteries for a variety of new and existing electric vehicles. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker says Monday that the plant will be built
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — On Colorado’s northeastern plains, where the pencil-straight horizon divides golden fields and blue sky, a farmer named Danny Wood scrambles to plant and harvest proso millet, dryland corn and winter wheat in short, seasonal windows. That is until his high-tech Steiger 370 tractor conks out.
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The High Desert Museum said Monday it is excited to announce the name of the new North American river otter pup that came to live in the Autzen Otter Exhibit last year: Wesley!
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial Hubble captó imágenes de un misterioso espectáculo que se desarrolla en los anillos de Saturno: unos “radios” fantasmales y fugaces que parecen moverse a lo largo de los anillos del planeta. Y los científicos aún no pueden explicar por qué se producen estos fenómenos. El regreso de los
Continue ReadingMINOT, N.D. (AP) — The nephew of imprisoned Utah polygamous leader Warren Jeffs is jailed in North Dakota on kidnapping charges. The father of the 10-year-old girl Heber Jeffs kidnapped told KSTU-TV that she is safe. Ward County Sheriff Bob Roed says Heber Jeffs was arrested by federal agents Saturday. He is jailed in Ward
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE (KCCI) — A Fort Dodge barista is feeling thankful after receiving a sweet surprise. Dan and Linette Nelson were going to order something from Starbucks, but they were unsure of what to order. They say barista Taylor Bratland offered to help them pick
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations. They could lose
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations. They could soon
Continue ReadingBy Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Hundreds of people came together in New Smyrna Beach Saturday to honor the life of a firefighter. Ormond Beach firefighter Ethan Wilson died earlier this month after a surfing accident. The turnout for the memorial service was a show
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