By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent regional newspaper of “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and sentenced him to four years in prison. It is the latest in a series of crackdowns against dissent in the country. Authorities accused Aliaksandr Mantsevich, chief
Continue ReadingBy Mike Clark Click here for updates on this story CHICORA, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — An Armstrong County woman who bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that revealed a $3 million prize was brought to tears Thursday as she spoke about her plans for the money. Penny Reap said she wants to use the winnings to take
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The on-air outburst of grief by Salman al-Bashir seemed to channel the mood of all Gaza. From the crowded halls of Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, al-Bashir was reporting late Thursday on the stream of wounded and dead Palestinians
Continue ReadingHOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A third suspect has surrendered to police in connection with a shooting investigation in Holyoke, Massachusetts last month. A pregnant woman on a bus was hit by gunfire and delivered a baby that later died. According to the Hampden District Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Kermith Alvarez of Holyoke turned himself into authorities
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is paying a $500,000 settlement to a man whose treatment by a police officer during what turned out to be a false arrest led to days of protests. An attorney for Travis Price says the city of Rock Hill defamed Price by
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday his family “deserves to be supported just like every American family” in response to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s previous comments on gay marriage. “I will admit it’s a little bit difficult driving the family minivan to drop our kids off at daycare passing the
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Cristian Flores Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenville, South Carolina, police officer is raising money to get a wheelchair-accessible van for a student. Christina Bartolome is a junior at Greenville High School. Bartolome is wheelchair-bound and has a speech disability, but will always find a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling, terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work. From Alex Honnold’s white-knuckle climb up Yosemite’s El Capitan in the Oscar-winning “Free Solo” to “The Rescue,” their understanding of the personalities capable of such
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government agency in Jamaica found that security forces were not wearing body cameras when they fatally shot or injured more than 100 people in the Caribbean island this year. The Independent Commission of Investigation said Thursday that only one body camera was worn during the 106 incidents reported
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A garage fire did an estimated $124,000 in damage to a home in northeast Madras Thursday night, and the cause is under investigation.
Continue ReadingBy Jim Keithley Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — Thomas Giberti, 69, was shot seven times with bullets hitting both his legs when a gunman opened fire at a Maine bowling alley last week. Three days after the shooting, Giberti was discharged from the hospital and was up and walking
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story PLACER COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A Northern California man said he was attacked by otters at Serene Lakes in Placer County, and now he is pushing for state wildlife officials to improve safety. Matt Leffers has visited his family’s cabin on the shores of Serene
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday. The herd, which the Colombian government said currently stands at 169 animals, has rapidly reproduced from the original population of one male and three females the drug
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative to establish an international touring circuit on the continent of Africa launching with a concert in Kigali, Rwanda on Dec. 6. Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said Lamar’s show at the
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Live Nation Entertainment has Taylor Swift and Beyoncé to thank for propelling the live concerts organizer to its strongest quarterly results to date. The parent company of Ticketmaster, which drew the wrath of Swifties and lawmakers after botching ticket sales for the wildly successful Taylor Swift Eras
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Jeff Bezos deja la ciudad donde todo empezó para él. El fundador de Amazon anunció en Instagram que se mudará desde Seattle, donde vive desde 1994, a Miami. Explicó que sus padres se mudaron recientemente a Florida, donde él y su familia vivían cuando era más joven, y que quiere estar
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet has approved her proposal to make the prime minister’s office directly elected by voters in a bid to make Italy’s governments more stable and lasting. The Cabinet on Friday gave the go-ahead to efforts to change Italy’s post-war Constitution to allow voters
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s intelligence chief has resigned after less than a year in the post saying he wanted to avoid possible further embargos against the Balkan nation. Alesksandar Vulin has fostered closer ties with Russia and has been under sanctions by the United States since July. The U.S.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mientras EE.UU. se prepara para un invierno muy marcado por el primer fenómeno fuerte de El Niño en años, los científicos de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés) presentan mapas que ofrecen información sobre dónde podría acumularse la nieve. Se prevé que El Niño, un
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Year-old brother and sister Jack are quite the lively pair — and Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center is offering a discounted fee if they’re adopted together.
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