LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two giant rocket motors required to display the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as if it’s about to blast off arrived Wednesday at a Los Angeles museum, completing their long journey from the Mojave Desert. The 116-foot-long (35.3-meter) motors, which look like giant white cylinders, were trucked over two days from
Continue ReadingST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school teacher who was suspended after officials discovered that she had performed on a subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content has resigned, a school district official said. St. Clair High School English teacher Brianna Coppage was placed on leave last month after school officials discovered her
Continue ReadingBy SAKURA GRAY Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A local high schooler is chalking up his pool cue to represent our country on the world stage. He’s a high schooler by day and a pool-playing prodigy by night. At Hard Times Billiards in Sacramento, this 15-year-old is a killer
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Wednesday is International Day of the Girl and celebrations are being held across the country. First Lady, Jill Biden tweeted a photo of 15 young women who were honored at the White House. They include 17-year-old Anya Hermann, a senior at Oak
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference is falling apart, but coaches are still interested in playing West Coast schools even as they go their separate ways. Arizona and UCLA, in particular, plan to continue to play each other. “I’m confident it will happen,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said
Continue ReadingBy AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, measuring 25 miles long and no more than 7 miles wide. It is surveilled continually by Israel, and surrounded by its guns. But locating and rescuing dozens of hostages seized by Palestinian miltiants who infiltrated Israel will be a
Continue ReadingBy JERAMIE BIZZLE Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Inmates at Cook County jail are flexing their strategy skills during the jail’s third virtual international chess competition. It’s part of a partnership with the International Chess Federation. Created in 2012, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office says the program is widely regarded
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. The amicus brief urges the court to
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La política israelí de las últimas décadas no puede ser entendida sin la figura de Benjamin Netanyahu, el líder del partido Likud que ha ocupado el puesto de primer ministro durante un total de 15 años –y contando– en tres períodos distintos. Netanyahu, representante de la derecha nacionalista en Israel,
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said that he would not dine with White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes as former President Donald Trump did last year, but avoided directly criticizing his GOP rival for doing so. When asked how he feels about Republicans associating with Fuentes, DeSantis
Continue ReadingKTRK By Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) — A kindergarten teacher at Pine Forest Elementary in Humble ISD was caught slipping melatonin gummies to students in a special education class. A parent of one of the students who was given melatonin told ABC13 the principal called her to
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) — A kindergarten teacher at Pine Forest Elementary in Humble ISD was caught slipping melatonin gummies to students in a special education class. A parent of one of the students who was given melatonin told ABC13 the principal called her to tell
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Former Olympian Kim Glass is still shaken after she was brutally attacked on the streets of downtown Los Angeles in 2022. Months later, her attacker was finally sentenced on Tuesday, a term which she says is not nearly enough time. “Who
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (WABC) — Two dozen first responders helped rescue a cemetery worker who became trapped in a grave on Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at the Holy Cross Cemetery on Cranbury Road around 1 p.m. Officials said a funeral service had just
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — China has lost its place in team eventing at next year’s Paris Olympics because the horse of a three-time Olympian was found to have a “controlled medication” in its system. Japan will replace China for the equestrian competition at the Palace of Versailles. The International Equestrian Federation says the Chinese team
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling
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On Day 3 of Firebusters Week, we talk about how best to call 911 and get help in an emergency.
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Finnish police say they have launched a criminal investigation into possible sabotage of an undersea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia that was shut down over the weekend following a leak. Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, or NBI, says it has started gathering evidence at the location of the leak, which was
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s happening in the world. But the Israel-Hamas war has underscored how the platform now transformed into X has become not only unreliable but is actively promoting falsehoods.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Finalmente la Nasa reveló una muestra prístina de asteroide que podría servir como cápsula del tiempo de los primeros días de nuestro sistema solar. Las rocas y el polvo contienen agua y una gran cantidad de carbono, dijo el administrador de la NASA, Bill Nelson, lo que sugiere que asteroides como
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