By Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, California (KSBW) — A 15-year-old Greenfield girl accused of being a serial car thief has been arrested a fourth time for grand theft auto, this time prompting her detention in juvenile hall and police requesting prosecutors go after her parents in truancy court. The
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — BET won’t be sold after all: Paramount Global decided against selling the majority stake of the network. Paramount notified bidders — including Tyler Perry, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Byron Allen — late Wednesday night about its decision to close the BET Media Group sale
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A former Anaheim mayor has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from an FBI investigation into corruption for the attempted sale of Angel Stadium, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday. Harish “Harry” Singh Sidhu, a former Anaheim city councilmember who was elected as mayor in 2018
Continue ReadingBy David Manoucheri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — It should be an easy trip. You buy your ticket, wait at the station, and get on the light rail train when it arrives. Kristopher Keeney thought the trip would be that simple. “I leave at 6 o’clock in the morning,
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Researchers have concluded there is a “rare but real risk” that an earthquake-produced tsunami could inundate parts of coastal Anchorage under certain conditions. Previously, researchers said the shallow waters of Upper Cook Inlet would work to diminish the power of a tsunami wave on Alaska’s largest city. But the Anchorage Daily
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Seven opposition parties in South Africa have reached an agreement to form a coalition in a bid to unseat the ruling African National Congress if it fails to win a majority in next year’s general election. The seven include the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police continue to search for the person who sexually assaulted and then killed an 11-year-old girl before placing her body underneath her bed in her family’s suburban Houston apartment. Maria Gonzalez’s body was discovered on Saturday by her father after he returned from work. Hours earlier,
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Last year, more middle-aged adults were binge drinking, using marijuana or consuming hallucinogens than ever before, according to a new report. Cannabis use surged among young adults under 30, alongside historic rates of vaping, as well. The new data comes from the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future panel
Continue ReadingERIE, Pa. (AP) — Contract negotiations between the country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking unions are continuing in Erie, Pennsylvania, nearly two months after some 1,400 workers walked off the job. The session followed comments by Erie County Executive Brenton Davis expressing concerns the dispute could result in an end to manufacturing at Wabtec’s
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By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Police released the identities of the three children and the woman killed and the suspect accused in a quadruple murder-suicide in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood. Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, a family member walked into a home near Melrose Lane and
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Magnetars are among the most bizarre and mysterious objects in the universe, packing in trillions of times more magnetic pull than the Earth or any magnet developed by humans. Scientists are still unsure exactly how these objects form. But a unique helium-rich star that lies 3,000 light-years away may
Continue ReadingSHIRLEY, Mass. (AP) — A large ice chunk fell from the sky and hit a house in Massachusetts on Sunday, damaging the roof of the home. Jeff Ilg said he and his wife suspect the ice fell off an airplane traveling to Boston Logan International Airport. The couple and their two children were not hurt
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A strong earthquake followed quickly by a strong aftershock shook Colombia’s capital and other major cities Thursday, sending panicked residents out onto the streets and damaging Colombia’s congressional chamber. At least one person was reported killed. The midday quakes were both centered about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Bogota, with
Continue ReadingBy Hunter Hoagland Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Tasha Anderson knows loss after her family no longer has a home, her engagement ring and boat after wildfires swept through Hawaii. The death toll there now stands at 106. Rescue crews continue to fight the wildfires, and search for any
Continue ReadingBy James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story FRANKFORT (WRTV) — A Frankfort High School student was detained after they were found to have an unloaded gun at the school this morning. According to the school corporation, around 8 a.m. there was an altercation at the school. During it, an unloaded small
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional de Universidades de Nicaragua informó este jueves que trabaja en “garantizar la continuidad educativa de grado y posgrado de la extinta Universidad Centroamericana (UCA)”, de acuerdo con un comunicado publicado en el portal de tendencia oficialista El 19 Digital. Por ese mismo medio, la institución pidió a los
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military says it lost 36 soldiers in attacks blamed on armed gangs in the country’s northern region. The soldiers died Monday in the northcentral Niger state after they were ambushed by the gangs of bandits and after their helicopter crashed, a Nigerian defense spokesman told
Continue ReadingBy Jack Watson Click here for updates on this story CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WMAR) — A man in Catonsville has a brother who lost his home in the recent Maui fires. “Where he was living, and everything around him, is gone entirely,” said Jerry Pilcher. Pilcher is flying the Hawaiian flag in his Catonsville front yard;
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens. Volker Türk spoke Thursday at the first U.N. Security Council open meeting
Continue ReadingBy Nina Sparano Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WGBA) — Tuesday is the two-year anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan. It was on this date in 2021 that the Afghan government collapsed as the Taliban took over Kabul. Since then, the United States has welcomed nearly 90,000 Afghanis. The majority
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