By Katie Hunt, CNN Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods. A museum in Maine is offering $25,000 for the remains of a space rock that streaked across the sky last week before landing near the border between the United States and Canada. The fireball, which was visible in broad daylight and created
Continue ReadingBy Sean Daly Click here for updates on this story PLANT CITY, Florida (WFTS) — Community heroes don’t get much more inspiring than Rey Martin. The Cuban-born pilot living in West Tampa has dedicated his life and flying skills to helping people in need all over the world. “I’ve always been a humanitarian,” the 64-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN The broader US banking system remains sound and stable, but the two regional banks that failed were “poorly managed” and “took unacceptable risks,” White House economic adviser Lael Brainard told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview Wednesday at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington, DC. Last month, the collapse of Silicon
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer YouTube star Jake Paul will take on UFC veteran Nick Diaz in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match Aug. 5 in Dallas. Paul tweeted that day will a “funeral for Nathaniel Diaz as we send him back to” UFC President Dana White. That Twitter post was the latest in a
Continue ReadingBy KIVI Staff Click here for updates on this story TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KIVI) — Idaho Department of Fish and Game, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management, have decided to extend the seasonal closure of South Hills area of Twin Falls to provide continued protection for deer herds. The area is still open
Continue ReadingBy MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star outfielder Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a $61 million, three-year contract covering 2024-26. Happ agreed in January to a $10.85 million, one-year contract. His new deal calls for a $3 million signing bonus payable June 1 and salaries of $20 million in both
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press There’s a new salvo in the fight to control Disney World. Allies appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take over the resort’s governing board are proposing a resolution to expand their authority weeks after their predecessors stripped it. Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District say the board
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Addisen Fisher is officially a UCLA Bruin commit, but has unfinished business during the high school season.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Stamp prices are set to tick up. The US Postal Service said Monday that it filed a notice with its regulators to increase prices on first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents. If approved, the change would take effect in July, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Umpire Larry Vanover is being evaluated for a concussion and other injuries at a hospital after being struck in the head with a relay throw during Wednesday’s game between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. The 67-year-old Vanover was knocked down by the throw from
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday unveiled “Max,” its high-stakes super-streamer that unites some of the company’s most storied brands under one roof and aims to aggressively compete in the streaming marketplace as the traditional linear television business rapidly declines. The new service, announced by CEO David Zaslav at a press
Continue ReadingBy Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Carter Williams Click here for updates on this story KAYSVILLE , Utah (KSL) — Twenty homes have been evacuated as a precaution as spring runoff flooded and damaged a road in a Kaysville neighborhood Wednesday morning. Kaysville Fire Chief Paul Erickson said crews responded to the Orchard Ridge neighborhood and began
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer was hit in the face by a 92 mph fastball from Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito. The pitch from Giolito ran inside and knocked Farmer to the dirt in the fourth inning. Farmer walked slowly to the dugout with a
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Deschutes County commissioners affirmed their 2-1 vote Monday to approve a revised fish and wildlife management plan for the long-debated Thornburgh Resort west of Redmond, with each commissioner again stating why they think it’s the right — or wrong – thing to do.
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s total injury rate for warehouse workers took a dip last year, but injuries were still worse than they were in 2020, according to an analysis released Wednesday by a coalition of labor unions. The report, which was compiled by the Strategic Organizing Center and examines
Continue ReadingBy Gail Paschall-Brown Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — It was a packed house inside Tuesday night’s Orange County school board meeting as students, former students, parents and groups spoke out primarily about the cancellation of Drag and Donuts last month at Boone High. The event was canceled after
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena and Nicole Goodkind, CNN The fallout from the recent banking crisis is likely to push the US economy into a mild recession later this year, according to notes from the Federal Reserve’s March policy meeting, released on Wednesday. Since November 2022, staff economists at the Federal Reserve have predicted subdued growth and
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An advocacy group for prisoners’ rights has filed a civil rights lawsuit against corrections officers who allegedly ignored requirements that they videotape a prison-cell encounter with an inmate, who says he was sexually abused, beaten without provocation and taunted with words that evoked the 2020
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Turmoil in the banking system after two major banks collapsed led many Federal Reserve officials to envision fewer rate increases this year out of concern that banks will reduce their lending and weaken the economy. The heightened uncertainty surrounding the banking sector also helped Fed officials
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Turmoil in the banking system after two major banks collapsed led many Federal Reserve officials to envision fewer rate increases this year out of concern that banks will reduce their lending and weaken the economy. The uncertainty stemming from the banking sector also helped Fed officials
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