WCBS, KAI CENAT, TWITCH, VIEWER HANDOUT, CNN, Kai Cenat/Twitch, Viewer Handout By Nic F. Anderson and João Costa, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat went live on Twitch Wednesday night to condemn the violence that ensued after thousands of people gathered in New York City’s Union Square last week for a giveaway. The
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Villagers in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state say at least 20 people have been killed by gunmen. Survivors say the attackers invaded Heipang village early Thursday and opened fire on the residents. They say the gunmen later shot more people to death as they fled the area.
Continue ReadingWHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist has been arrested on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The Justice Department says Hardy Carroll Lloyd of Follansbee, West Virginia, is accused of sending threatening social media
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss. If U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan agrees with prosecutors’ proposal, the case
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTHGLENN, Colorado (KCNC) — A man from Northglenn has been arrested, accused of sexual assault and impersonating a public servant. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the incident after a female hiker called authorities and detectives believe that there may be more victims. Investigators
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King
Continue ReadingBy Kalea Gunderson Click here for updates on this story MCKEESPORT, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — McKeesport Area School District teachers are without a contract, with school set to start in less than two weeks. Wednesday night, the McKeesport Area School Board voted down the contract that both the board and McKeesport Area Education Association had agreed
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The head of this year’s U.N. global climate summit is urging more availability of funds to help the Caribbean and other regions fight climate change. Sultan al-Jaber is the United Arab Emirates’ minister of industry. He said Thursday during a regional meeting in Barbados
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff said Thursday that three hog hunters from Florida died in an underground tank filled with sewer gas after one of them apparently tried rescuing their dog after it fell into the hole, followed by the other two jumping in to save them.
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record-high ocean temperatures are setting the stage for an active Atlantic hurricane season with explosive tropical development, but just one thing is missing: storms. There have been no tropical storms in the Atlantic basin in nearly a month, and none so far this year have come close to
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 — nearly 15 deaths for every 100,000
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By HUNTER SOWARDS Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The fires raging in Maui and other popular tourist towns in Hawaii have claimed six lives so far and damaged 271 structures. Wind-driven flames are forcing tourists and locals to escape with some landing at Sacramento International Airport Wednesday night detailing
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer, Ross Ketschke Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of his mother in Danville, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office. Denise Damato-Coe, 59, was found dead inside her home on Back Road on Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Talia Clarke Click here for updates on this story CASCO, Maine (WMTW) — Pachamama Sanctuary is a church that centers around the plant-based psychedelic ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is a brewed tea derived from plants grown in the rain forest. Ayahuasca falls within a legal gray in the US. It is illegal except for religious uses.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Making water more accessible to kids leads to an increase in hydration and a decrease in children being overweight, according to a new study. And the change didn’t require a focus on children’s weight. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, included more than 1,200 students across 18
Continue ReadingCNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties arguing that they cannot work with a super PAC as if it is representing a candidate. David
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A nationwide “be on the lookout” alert has been sent to law enforcement to find a 20-year-old Bend man sought in the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old Redmond man early Thursday on Wall Street in downtown Bend, authorities said Friday after two raids failed to locate the suspect.
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall. Thursday’s forecast update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration increased the chance for an above average storm season to 60%, which is twice the agency’s May forecast. NOAA is increasing how many storms
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