By Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story SHIAWASSEE CO., Michigan (WNEM) — A former Owosso Charter Township Treasurer is being charged with six felonies for embezzlement. The Shiawassee County Sheriff’s office made the announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 8. An investigation was initiated when several years of personal property tax shortages were discovered
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — People in Alaska’s capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam outbursts like the one that destroyed at least two homes over the weekend. But the most recent flood was surprising for how quickly the water moved as the surging Mendenhall River
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies are vowing to keep Syria’s failure to account for its chemical weapons program in the spotlight at the U.N. Security Council every month despite opposition from Russia and China. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the council Tuesday that Syrian
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Three fishermen who were not wearing life jackets were plucked alive from ocean waters by the Coast Guard five miles east of the Nantucket Saturday afternoon. The First Coast Guard District command center received an alert from an emergency radio beacon registered to the 55-foot commercial fishing vessel Miss Kara at about
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man accused of shooting his girlfriend to death expressed remorse Tuesday as police were preparing to take him to Mobile County Metro Jail. “If I could take all this back, I wish I would,” Milton Lamar Farris said outside of
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A semi-truck turning from Cooley Road to northbound Highway 97 got high-centered and stuck Tuesday afternoon, blocking northbound lanes and causing miles-long backups on the Bend Parkway and on side streets as drivers sought to avoid the traffic jam, officials said.
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Wells Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee County leaders are continuing to address the opioid epidemic, as overdose numbers keep rising across the country. There were 667 overdose deaths in Milwaukee County in 2022. According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, there are 148 confirmed deaths in
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall. The four-day raid targeted drugstores in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum. In March, the U.S. State Department
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been charged with two counts of destruction of an energy facility after federal prosecutors said he shot a rifle at two hydroelectric power stations and caused damage to both. Randy Scott Vail, 58, of Meridian, allegedly used the firearm to shoot at the Hells Canyon Dam station
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Walking a minimum of 4,000 steps a day significantly reduces your risk of an early death, while taking 2,337 steps a day will reduce your risk of death specifically from cardiovascular disease but “more is better,” according to a new meta-analysis of studies. “The more steps you walk, the better the effects
Continue ReadingWLNY By Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — On Monday, local, state and federal leaders joined environmental activists to tour the Harlem River by boat. They hope to tackle disparities between different parts of the city. New York City has more shoreline than Miami, Boston, Los Angeles and
Continue ReadingBy Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — On Monday, local, state and federal leaders joined environmental activists to tour the Harlem River by boat. They hope to tackle disparities between different parts of the city. New York City has more shoreline than Miami, Boston, Los Angeles and San
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The future of WeWork is uncertain, according to the company. “Substantial doubt exists” about WeWork’s ability to continue to stay in business, due to the company’s losses, projected cash needs, and increased member turnover, according to the company’s second quarter earnings release. WeWork management outlined a plan to
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Tory Lanez, the man convicted of shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office told CNN. In December of last year, a Los Angeles jury found Lanez guilty of three charges
Continue ReadingBy Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — First things first: Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it out with a shark any time soon. But sharks do occasionally attack humans – and they certainly make news when they do: • Rockaway Beach Park in Queens,
Continue ReadingAngelaBonachera (CNN) — La esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) es una enfermedad progresiva y neurodegenerativa. Afecta a las células nerviosas en el cerebro y la médula espinal que hacen que los músculos del cuerpo se muevan. Con la enfermedad, estas células nerviosas pierden su habilidad para iniciar y controlar el movimiento de los músculos, lo que
Continue ReadingBy Hector Molina and Olivia Schueller Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — Frequent wet weather and humidity this summer created a perfect storm for mosquitoes, according to local health officials. They said West Nile Virus was detected in mosquitoes in nine Connecticut towns: Branford East Haddam East Haven Fairfield New Canaan
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The district attorney in Sacramento is threatening officials in California’s capital city with legal actions over the city’s handling of the homelessness crisis. District Attorney Thien Ho said Sacramento officials are failing to enforce city’s own rules and creating a public safety crisis.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, acusó este martes a la oposición del país de una campaña difamatoria “sin sustento” contra los nuevos libros de texto gratuitos que serán distribuidos por su Gobierno en los próximos días para el año escolar 2023-2024. “Hablan de que con los libros
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights groups asked a federal judge to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the United States unlawfully. But the judge on Tuesday denied the request immediately on a technicality, saying Gov.
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