OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California coroner’s office says actor Angus Cloud died in July of an overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and other substances. The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau said Thursday the cause of death was an “acute intoxication” due to “combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines.” The actor was 25. He
Continue ReadingBy Dan Ashley and Tim Didion Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — It takes a lot of paddling to reach the fjords of Norway from a small bathtub on San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill. But for Bay Area entrepreneur Bryton Shang, all it took was the thought of artificial intelligence
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una amplia zona de baja presión se consolidó frente a la costa este de Florida y el Centro Nacional de Huracanes dio aviso sobre el potencial ciclón tropical dieciséis. Se emitió una advertencia de tormenta tropical desde Cape Fear, Carolina del Norte, hacia el norte hasta la isla Fenwick,
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Mt. Bachelor, which considers itself “the Pacific Northwest’s premier ski resort,” said Thursday it’s set to see a number of improvements for the ’23/24 winter season, which is scheduled to begin on November 24 (weather/snow permitting, of course).
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Poco después de que el Gobierno de Venezuela declarara el “éxito total” de la operación militar y policial “Cacique Guaicaipuro”, cuyo objetivo era desalojar y reestructurar el Centro Penitenciario de Aragua, mejor conocido como la cárcel de Tocorón, la organización no gubernamental Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) aseguró que fuentes
Continue ReadingSTILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — State health officials have said that the drinking water at a Minnesota prison is safe after inmate and advocate concerns over the water’s quality prompted a new round of tests. The analysis “did not find indications of a health risk from the drinking water,” according to the report from the Minnesota
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a story published September 18, 2023, about new leaders atop some of the nation’s largest unions, The Associated Press erroneously reported that James Hoffa lost the Teamsters election to Sean O’Brien. Hoffa retired as union president and endorsed Steve Vairma, who lost the election to O’Brien.
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed three top military leaders, filling the posts after monthslong delays and as a Republican senator is still holding up hundreds of other nominations and promotions for senior officers. Thursday afternoon, Gen. Randy George was confirmed as Army Chief of Staff
Continue ReadingBy RICHA KARMARKAR of Religion News Service On Broome Street, in the heart of Manhattan’s fashionable Soho neighborhood, a Hindu temple dedicated to the elephant-headed deity Ganesha is striving to develop its own sense of cool. Its location allows it to draw guest teachers such as prominent spiritual author Deepak Chopra, and devotees — or
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Two French journalists have been expelled from Morocco this week in a move denounced by media outlets and press freedom advocates. Staff reporter Quentin Müller and freelancer photojournalist Thérèse Di Campo, who work for the weekly Marianne magazine, said on Wednesday that they were taken by force from their Casablanca hotel room
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine’s recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster. The lack of a disaster declaration has been a key concern for many
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Migración informó en un comunicado este miércoles que desplegará más personal a lo largo de la ruta del tren que circula por el Estado de México, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Aguascalientes, Nuevo León, Durango y Chihuahua y que es utilizado habitualmente por miles de migrantes que buscan llegar a
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(Update: Adding Crook County, Bend-La Pine school district statements) Redmond says its scores are at, above state average in many areas (Salem, OR) – The Oregon Department of Education released Thursday results from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2023 summative tests. These results, when compared to results prior to the pandemic, show the impact of the
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, James Frater and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — The European Commission has sent a letter to Poland asking for “clarifications,” amid reports that Polish officials have been involved in an alleged cash-for-visas scandal. Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Polish consulates have been accused of participating in a widespread illegal scheme through
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Imagine taking an intimate look into the lesser-known lives of wild wolves through the lens of a decorated National Geographic photographer. Set to debut at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, October 21, the traveling exhibition Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan offers Museum visitors that remarkable opportunity.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud died of an accidental overdose, according to the Alameda County Coroner’s office in California. “Angus Cloud died from a lethal combination of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and in what is ruled as an accidental overdose,” a spokesperson for the coroner told CNN on Thursday. “Angus suffered from acute
Continue ReadingBy David González Click here for updates on this story FULLERTON, California (KABC) — Charlie McDonald and his family are showing their gratitude to the firefighters and paramedics whom he credits with saving his life. “It’s the best attempt I can do to say thank you because you can’t really put into words having your
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. This is where the badly decomposed body of her granddaughter
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s sheriff is disputing a city controller report that determined the sheriff’s office can’t account for 185 guns that the controller’s office says are missing. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal said at a news conference Thursday that the controller’s report released this week contained “misleading statements.” Acting City Controller Charles Edacheril said his office
Continue ReadingBy David González Click here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — Utility crews in Anaheim are working to fix dozens of streetlights that were recently targeted by thieves. “We’re seeing this all across Anaheim,” said city spokesperson Erin Ryan. More than 60 streetlights have been vandalized since the beginning of the year,
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