By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government officials on Wednesday started cracking down on co-founders of the virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, just days after a federal judge decided that the government had the authority to sanction them. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Roman Semenov of Russia, one of
Continue ReadingBy Lena Howland Click here for updates on this story WALNUT CREEK, California (KGO) — Forty dogs and cats that were already in Maui shelters before the wildfires broke out, were individually crated and shipped to the Bay Area in a coordinated effort by Berkeley Humane. “It kind of brought a tear to your eye
Continue ReadingEDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The drowning death of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard last month has been ruled an accident by the Massachusetts medical examiner. Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia drowned while using a paddleboard in Edgartown Great Pond on July 24, the Massachusetts State Police
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven people who were arrested in the state House gallery for protesting that Republicans were denying transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr the right to debate bills near the end of the 2023 legislative session. The Lewis
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By Jason Beal Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In her San Francisco home, Maya Chupkov is prepping to interview someone for her podcast. Something she may not have dreamed possible when she was growing up. That’s because Maya has a stutter. “When people hear me stutter,” she says, “I
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The conservative activist behind the Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action in college admissions this year is suing two international law firms for providing diversity fellowships. The two lawsuits filed by the American Alliance for Equal Rights this week against law firms Perkins Coie and
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former Cecil County Sheriff’s Deputy is accused of witness retaliation and spreading revenge porn during his tenure, according to the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor. Kyle Thomas, 28, is charged with Misconduct in Office, Witness Retaliation, Visual Surveillance with Prurient
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, el jefe del grupo mercenario ruso Wagner que organizó un breve motín contra el liderazgo militar ruso en junio, estaba a bordo de un avión que se estrelló al noroeste de Moscú el miércoles, dijo la Agencia Federal Rusa de Transporte Aéreo. “Se abrió una investigación sobre el accidente
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Mariya Knight, Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner who staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, was on board a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said.
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was presumed dead Wednesday after a plane crash north of Moscow that killed all 10 people on board. Prigozhin was on the plane, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency,
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner on Wednesday said she intends to fire the officer who fatally shot a 27-year-old man in an encounter in which video contradicted the initial account provided by police. Officer Mark Dial, who discharged his weapon during a traffic stop, had been
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis for a decision to eliminate free passes and discounts to the theme park resort for 400 of its district workers. The workers say Wednesday during a district board meeting that they earned the
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on Wednesday awarded over $1.9 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to several Oregon projects and programs.
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On Aug. 24, 1933, the skies west of Portland were darkened by an enormous smoke column more than 40,000 feet high as a fire that had started in the headwaters of Gales Creek grew into what would become known as the Tillamook Burn.
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were evacuated and an ice cream shop in Iowa was forced to close as record-shattering heat engulfs more than 20 states. Excessive heat warnings, the most severe form of heat alert, spanned
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CNN, KDKA, WPXI By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction notice is dead after an hourslong standoff, Pittsburgh authorities said Wednesday. “The subject in this incident was pronounced deceased by @PghEMS at 5:08 p.m. EST,” public
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Snazzy new liveries have been revealed for two of NASA’s hottest aircraft projects. These upcoming planes want to be the next generation of sustainable flight – and also to look good when doing it. First there’s the X-66A, which NASA has been cooking up along with Boeing as part
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — On August 8, the day that Maui was overcome with flames, Qiana Di Bari saw a puff of smoke near her home and knew she and her family had to escape. Earlier that day, a fire had been spotted and put out in her vibrant Lahaina neighborhood.
Continue ReadingMOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley says he took the first flight home after learning of an explosion that destroyed the NFL player’s North Carolina home, killing his father and injuring a family friend. Farley said in an interview with WCNC-TV that he was in Nashville when a neighbor called and explained
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Zendaya always seems so composed, but at times even she experiences self-doubt. In a new interview with Elle magazine conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actress talked about her forthcoming film “Challengers” in which she plays a tennis pro. Zendaya trained for three months, but confessed to feeling
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