By Chloe Melas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez are engaged, a source close to the couple tells CNN. No additional details about the proposal or pending wedding plans were immediately available. Bezos and Sánchez, a former broadcast journalist and now philanthropist, first went public with
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died. He was 61. Hoyt died of complications with his respiratory system, his family announced on Monday. “Rick along with our father, Dick, were icons in the road race and
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — A fake image purporting to show an explosion near the Pentagon was shared by multiple verified Twitter accounts on Monday, causing confusion and leading to a brief dip in the stock market. Local officials later confirmed no such incident had occurred. The image, which bears all
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una nueva docuserie de Amazon Prime promete una mirada en profundidad a los Duggar, anteriormente una popular familia de telerrealidad, con su programa “19 Kids and Counting”. El avance de la docuserie “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets” ya está disponible e incluye un adelanto de una entrevista con Jill Duggar,
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Midstate Electric Cooperative in La Pine donated $13,750 to Honor Flight of Central Oregon to sponsor the La Pine veterans going on the flight to Washington D.C., Sept. 20-23 at their Annual Meeting Saturday in La Pine. Veterans from Korea and Vietnam are scheduled for this year’s flight. The veterans
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — A 53-year-old woman says she was attacked and punched in the face by another passenger on a Metro train in Long Beach. “I thought I was going to die,” said the woman who did not feel comfortable sharing her name
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enel North America says it’s planning to invest more than $1 billion and will create about 1,000 new jobs with a new solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in eastern Oklahoma. The company announced on Monday that construction will start in the fall. Oklahoma landed the
Continue ReadingBy Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story LAKE MATTHEWS, California (KABC) — Thousands of bees and a massive hive were found nestled in a Lake Matthews fence, ready for the attack. On Tuesday, homeowner Tommy Baker was trimming trees in preparation to remove an old fence when he stumbled on the bees.
Continue ReadingHOLLY, Mich. (AP) — A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday afternoon’s chase on northbound Interstate 75 in Holly, about 57 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If the United States defaults on its debt, it would be catastrophic for the economy. Millions of jobs would be impacted, the cost of borrowing money would skyrocket and government benefits many people rely wouldn’t be sent on time. But for investors hungry for an opportunity to
Continue ReadingBy Nate Carlisle Click here for updates on this story PARK CITY, Utah (KSTU) — Regulators say Park City Mountain Resort violated safety standards in an accident where a tree fell on a ski lift line, killing an employee. The citation from Utah Occupational Safety and Health (UOSH) rated the violation as “serious.” An accompanying
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — NFL owners have approved a flexible scheduling policy for Thursday night games on Amazon Prime Video. The rule covers Weeks 13-17, and teams would have their games moved only with at least 28 days’ notice. The league could push a Thursday night matchup in
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor has signed a bill that bans abortion at 12 weeks and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19. The law was signed Monday by Gov. Jim Pillen. The abortion ban takes effect immediately. The restrictions on gender-affirming
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A member of the Belarus opposition movement is calling on the European Union to maintain sanctions against a Belarusian state fertilizer producer. Pavel Latushka argued Monday that lifting sanctions would generate $1.5 billion in profits for Alexander Lukashenko’s regime while supporting Russia’s war
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah (KSTU) — When a dad and son became stranded on a sandbar along the Virgin River, crews did not hesitate to jump in and save the pair from the swift water over the weekend. The rescue happened on Sunday after a dad
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Danna Paola no es extraña a la ansiedad. En sus redes sociales, la cantante y actriz mexicana se ha abierto frecuentemente con sus seguidores sobre el padecimiento, subiendo —por ejemplo, en Instagram Stories— instantáneas vulnerables en donde se sincera con su público, hablando desde un lugar muy cercano y
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — A bad day for Juventus turned worse when a 4-1 loss at Empoli saw its hopes of qualifying for the Champions League implode. Juventus was hit by a 10-point penalty for false accounting shortly before its Serie A match kicked off. That dropped it five points
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ray Stevenson, an actor who appeared in “RRR” and the “Thor” films, died Sunday, his publicist Nicki Fioravante confirmed to CNN. Stevenson was 58. No additional information about the cause of his death was immediately available. Born Gregory Raymond Stevenson in Northern Ireland, the actor moved to England as
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos posted an
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger and Hall of Famer David Ortiz knows what the Boston Celtics are facing and understands about coming back from a 3-0 hole. He’s done it, leading the 2004 World Series champion Red Sox from the three-games-to-none deficit in the American League championship
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