By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A national policing policy think tank is advocating that policing agencies prohibit pursuits unless a suspect committed a violent crime or there’s imminent danger to the community. The Police Executive Research Forum report released Tuesday is an effort to reduce the hundreds of fatalities in the U.S.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Joon Park sigue pensando en sus pacientes mucho después de su muerte. Recuerda al joven que vivía en la calle y aspiraba a ser músico antes de que el cáncer se lo llevara. En su lecho de muerte, el hombre le dijo a Park que lamentaba no haber perseguido su sueño.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Tuesday she is backing the bipartisan Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which seeks to uphold labor rights for all public safety officers. Specifically, this legislation will allow public safety officers to form a labor union, collectively bargain for hours and wages, and provide resolution mechanisms for impasses
Continue ReadingBy Emily Tencer Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND, Utah (KSTU) — After decades of beer and alcohol sales being prohibited in Highland, the city council is considering changing that. Beer sales have been banned since the city was founded in 1977. “This is something that has been on Highland City residents’ minds
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah (KSTU) — A wild chase involving law enforcement in Utah and Wyoming was first initiated in Summit County when a deputy clocked a motorcyclist going 134 miles per hour. In total, deputies tried four different times to stop the driver of the
Continue ReadingBy Marie Coronel Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Even before the gates opened to SeaWorld San Diego on Monday, the park welcomed some special visitors who got to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Brothers Quincy and Reese have been there to experience life’s important moments together, and on Monday morning,
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., introduced legislation this week that prohibits advertising networks and facilitators from using personal data to target advertisements. “The first place to start in holding companies accountable is to attack the business model so many of the big tech companies depend on,” Wyden said. “If you take
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is celebrating a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site. A UNESCO conference in Saudi Arabia agreed to include the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory in the list of sites
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Welcome to the United Nations. Over the course of the next week, leaders from scores of countries will take the marbled dais that, despite being geographically located in midtown Manhattan, belongs to the world. It’s part of the U.N. General Assembly’s General Debate, in which a parade of speakers will cycle
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento’s top prosecutor is suing the city’s leaders over failure to cleanup homeless encampments, escalating a monthslong dispute with leaders in California’s capital city. County District Attorney Thien Ho announced the lawsuit Tuesday during a news conference in Sacramento, noting the homeless population in the city
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees unless the university cuts diversity, equity and inclusion spending by $32 million. The move comes as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is calling on lawmakers to spend even more on higher
Continue ReadingBy ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say the Israeli military has killed a 25-year-old Palestinian along the volatile border with the Gaza Strip during a violent protest along the separation fence. A string of protests has disrupted weeks of calm at the border fence. Over the last
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Some swing district Republican lawmakers are signaling they could cross the aisle and work with Democrats to try to avert or shorten a looming government shutdown, as the House GOP conference struggles to coalesce around a negotiated spending bill of their own that would fund the government for a
Continue ReadingBy Yasmeen Ludy Click here for updates on this story PORTAGE, Michigan (WXMI) — Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they’re regular people who are in the right place at the right time— like Cedric Figures. As an Amazon delivery driver, his only duty on Aug. 18 was to deliver a package to someone’s home,
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Hunter Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — One woman grew up seeing the world differently from everyone else due to a vision impairment. She decided to create an app to assist people like herself. That woman is Rebecca Rosenberg. She has a rare genetic condition called albinism. People with
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Paredez Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KNXV) — Airport service workers will hold a rally at Sky Harbor on Tuesday afternoon, where they will be demanding better wages and better benefits. ABC15 spoke with Cecilia Ortiz, a lead passenger service agent at Sky Harbor Airport. Her job consists of helping
Continue ReadingBy Austin Janos Click here for updates on this story ORO VALLEY, Arizona (KGUN) — Talk about a ‘shell’ of a rescue. Oro Valley Police Department Officer Haskins helped save a baby tortoise on Monday, September 18th. According to the Department’s Facebook page, the little critter had gotten lost and ended up making its way
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson, the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champion, has one player on its depth chart who arrived in Death Valley via the transfer portal: The backup quarterback. No. 4 Florida State is trying to reclaim the ACC crown from the Tigers, and has used the portal to supercharge
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With the first day of fall term just days away, Central Oregon Community College said Tuesday it’s set to begin the new academic year with an 11.1% increase from 2022 in credit-seeking headcount. COCC’s total student headcount — including noncredit students — is up 21%.
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) – La relación entre Kim Kardashian y Kanye West fue una de las más famosas en el mundo del espectáculo. Ella, una influencer y empresaria con una vida bajo los reflectores. Él, un polémico rapero cuyas declaraciones le han valido de críticas, y la pérdida de lucrativos acuerdos con marcas como
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