By Jon Burkett Click here for updates on this story PETERSBURG, Virginia (WTVR) — A memorial ride to honor 10-year-old K’Von Morgan will take place Saturday afternoon in Petersburg’s Pecan Acres community. Morgan was shot and killed on Father’s Day weekend when bullets were fired into his bedroom from the outside. “We are going to
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram, became available Wednesday night to users in more than 100 countries — including the U.S., Britain, Australia, Canada and Japan. Despite
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has proposed adding the newly adopted Smith Rock Master Plan to the Oregon Administrative Rules that cover state park master plans (OAR 736-018-0045).
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will travel to the periphery of Roman Catholicism this summer becoming the first pontiff to visit Mongolia. The Central Asian nation is squeezed between Russia and China and has just 1,500 Catholics. The Sept. 1-4 schedule released on Thursday is light by papal standards. It includes a full day
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The company that wants to mine for critical minerals in southeast Nebraska has signed a deal with Stellantis, giving the automaker access to the rare earth elements used to produce high-powered magnets needed for its electric vehicles. NioCorp announced the tentative deal Thursday. The companies
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families. The explanation comes days after the group confirmed they were giving all salons in the country one month to close shop. In a video released Thursday, a Taliban
Continue ReadingLEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has brought Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka back to the Bundesliga from English Premier League side Arsenal. Leverkusen says the 30-year-old Xhaka signed a contract through June 2028. Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes says, “His footballing quality is known everywhere. But there are few players who can lead so well
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger Nota del editor: Cindy Pereira estudió comunicación social y se ha especializado en protocolo y etiqueta. Fue jefa de Protocolo en la Presidencia de Panamá entre 1999 y 2004. Ha realizado trabajos de comunicación y relaciones públicas para CNN en Español en Panamá. Actualmente dicta cursos de etiqueta y protocolo, y en 2023
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending an anti-LGBTQ video his campaign shared online that attacks rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people, despite some of his fellow Republicans calling it homophobic. DeSantis, in an interview Wednesday on the podcast of
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Krupa and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man reported missing eight years ago as a teen actually returned home a day later and has been there all along with his mother, who deceived police by giving fake names and insisting he was gone in the years before his discovery last week
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — OceanGate -propietaria del submarino Titán que implosionó trágicamente durante un viaje al Titanic- dice haber suspendido sus operaciones de exploración y comerciales, según su página web. “OceanGate suspendió todas las operaciones de exploración y comerciales”, se lee en la parte superior del sitio web oficial de la empresa. En el sitio web
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Bodycam footage has uncovered the moments following a multi-million dollar jewelry heist in Lebec. Almost a year ago, two security guards made a pit stop at a Flying J while transporting at least $10 million worth of jewelry from a show
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Josiah Gray became the early face of the Washington Nationals’ rebuild when he was part of the return in the trade of Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two years later he’s an All-Star for the first time. Things still aren’t easy
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. Facts The riots over five days in the spring of 1992 left more than 50 people
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE GIMBEL Click here for updates on this story LAREDO, Texas (KTVT) — Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents thwarted a human smuggling attempt to hide 13 migrants crossing the border unlawfully hidden inside hay bales. It happened on July 1 when border patrol agents encountered the pickup truck hauling hay bales atop a flatbed
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — OceanGate – the owner of the Titan submersible that imploded during a voyage to the Titanic, killing all five people on board – says it has suspended its exploration and commercial operations, according to its website. The company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, was among those who perished
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Building off the success of last year’s games involving Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, the G League is bringing more international talent into Las Vegas this fall. The G League Fall Invitational will be held Sept. 6 and Sept. 8, pitting the G League Ignite
Continue ReadingBy SPENCER WILSON Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — After anchoring their rappelling gear to a rock at the top of Torreys Peak, Alpine Rescue Team was ready to drop straight over a cornice to retrieve Zola, a labradoodle who they believe fell right over the edge on July 2. They
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Knoxville is no stranger to head injuries. In the decades since he rose to fame as the daredevil ringleader of “Jackass,” he has had more than a dozen concussions — that he knows of. But his most recent one was different. Now, by doctor’s orders,
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility of parole after 35 years in prison. A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a sentencing
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