GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — It’s probably not the strangest item ever donated to a Goodwill store. But employees of the thrift store in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear knew exactly what to do when they saw a human skull in one of their donation boxes: Call police. Officers responded to the store Tuesday night and
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first experiment to produce oxygen on another planet has come to an end on Mars after exceeding NASA’s initial goals and demonstrating capabilities that could help future astronauts explore the red planet. The microwave-size device called MOXIE, or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, is on the Perseverance
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip sold as the One Chip Challenge and popularized as a dare on social media is pulling the product after the family of a Massachusetts teenager blamed the stunt for his death. The cause of Harris
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La devaluación del tipo de cambio oficial en Argentina, impulsada por el gobierno al día siguiente de las elecciones primarias del 13 de agosto, generó un alza del tipo de cambio informal o dólar blue, que cerró el 11 de agosto a 605 pesos para la venta, y
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Covil Click here for updates on this story COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Virginia (WTVR) — A prosecutor is detailing the multiple criminal charges the parents of two young children critically burned in a house fire in Colonial Heights are facing. Joshua Cabaniss and Cierra Pitts, who were indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, face
Continue ReadingBy Lane Casadonte Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Growing up in Southern California, George Sushkoff couldn’t help but be in the water. Swimming, by his own admission, was the only sport in which he saw progress. “I grew up a lot around the water. I think I had my
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN Español) –– El Club Pachuca le dio la bienvenida a México a su jugadora Jennifer Hermoso, luego de que la goleadora estuviera envuelta en un escándalo por el beso no consentido que Luis Rubiales le dio durante el festejo por el título del mundo con la selección española. 🗣️ | Llegó a
Continue ReadingCROSS CITY, Fla. (AP) — Officials say an elderly man who was cleaning debris from Hurricane Idalia in north Florida when a tree fell on him has been declared the state’s third death from the Category 3 storm. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says the 90-year-old man died Tuesday in Dixie County after a
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As U.S. officials take further steps to recall at least 25 million vehicles over airbag inflators that can explode and shoot shrapnel into drivers, their Canadian counterparts lack the authority to demand a similarly sweeping recall and expect
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Canadians grapple with the most severe wildfire season in the country ever, exacerbated by unprecedented heat waves worldwide, recent findings from the European Union-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service reveal that June, July and August were the warmest
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies with plants and factories that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough. That change would happen under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El actor Danny Masterson recibió este jueves a una condena de 30 años de prisión a cadena perpetua, luego de que un jurado lo declara culpable de dos cargos de violación en una corte de Los Ángeles en junio, según informó el fiscal adjunto Reinhold Mueller de la Fiscalía del Distrito
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Jones Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WISC) — MADISON, Wis. — A criminal complaint filed Thursday in Dane County provides a clearer timeline in what prosecutors called “one of the most horrific sexual assaults in recent memory.” Brandon Thompson, 26, of Brooklyn is charged with first-degree sexual assault causing
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Welcoming Week will take place Sept. 8-17 citywide, with events that celebrate inclusivity and belonging in Bend.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians and engaging in a criminal conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. Ryan Salame is the former co-chief
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury has indicted 21 people in connection to dogfighting and drug trafficking, Indiana authorities announced Thursday. The charging allegations include armed fentanyl trafficking, cocaine trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking, money laundering and participation in an animal-fighting venture, said US Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Zachary Myers
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There is a slight chance for some rain showers into the evening over the Blue and Wallowa Mountains, but little expected in Central Oregon. Look for the clouds to dissipated overnight and yield to a pleasant and cool night. Friday will be mostly sunny and a little warmer as the solar energy allows us to
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975. The extraordinary indictment Thursday could shed new light on what Roman Catholic Church leaders knew about a child sex abuse crisis that persisted for decades. The priest, Lawrence
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A new task force is hoping to come up with ideas to transform Nebraska’s child welfare system. A state law passed in 2022 created the group, which includes all three branches of government and key stakeholders. Their mission is to “reimagine”
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Criminal domestic violence charges have been dropped against Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams, and her attorney says Williams hopes to rejoin the team for WNBA playoffs beginning next week. A prosecutor told a Las Vegas judge on Thursday that Williams’ alleged victim stopped cooperating with
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