CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Armed rebels have seized a town in eastern Congo after violently clashing with the army, which has taken on an expanded role as peacekeeping forces withdraw from the mineral-rich, conflict-stricken region. Military officials and residents of Mushaki tell The Associated Press that M23 militants penetrated the
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The snow has returned to the mountains as we are looking at some decent accumulations on some of the area resorts. There is a Winter Weather Advisory in place through Friday morning for areas just west of 97 (and including La Pine and Sunriver) as locations above 3500 feet may see a few inches of
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing six people earlier this week in a shooting rampage across central Texas was confronted by police in August. Officers encountered Shane James Jr. during a mental health crisis and could have arrested him on a violation for cutting
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former California police chief has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for joining the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, with a hatchet in his backpack. Alan Hostetter represented himself in the case and spun conspiracy theories as he spoke to a judge
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors and health departments Thursday to be on the lookout for a more infectious strain of the virus that causes mpox, which is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The agency has also issued a Travel Health Notice urging people who
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LAURITSEN Click here for updates on this story MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Montevideo company’s fish houses have become a popular sight in the “Land of 10,000 frozen lakes.” The Midwest is a part of the country where real estate seems to expand in the wintertime. Once it’s cold enough, little cities form
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una nube de polvo opaco que se encuentra en el centro de nuestra galaxia ha dejado perplejos a los científicos durante mucho tiempo, y las observaciones que revelan nuevos detalles sobre su composición profundizan el misterio, posiblemente alterando lo que se sabe sobre cómo se forman las estrellas. Anteriormente
Continue ReadingBy MEGHAN SCHILLER Click here for updates on this story NORTH STRABANE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Police executed a search warrant at the home of Washington County Controller April Sloane on Wednesday after her dog died. Police said no charges have been filed, but they’re investigating if Sloane’s actions are consistent with neglect. A police officer
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNNEspañol) — Los sismos son un fenómeno común en México, pues el país está ubicado en una zona de “alta sismicidad”, según el Servicio Sismológico Nacional (SSN). Allí interactúan cinco placas tectónicas: la de Norteamérica, la de Cocos, la del Pacífico, la de Rivera y la placa del Caribe. MIRA: Sismo de magnitud 5,8
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems caused by childbirth, saying the conditions are often “neglected” and “ignored.” The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health, is a call to action to better the quality of life for women in the months and years after birth. The study, which examined health
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000. Boston-based RR Auction said the menu auctioned Wednesday was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, and commemorated the first state visit to China by Pakistan’s Prime
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A survivor and family members of those killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history are pressing for the Army inspector general to obtain answers about the gunman’s mental health and hospitalization. The group met privately with each member of Maine’s congressional delegation on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Ben Bradley Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — No one was hurt after a hot air balloon made a hard landing in a north Phoenix neighborhood Thursday morning. The incident was reported just before 9 a.m. Thursday near 22nd Avenue and Dove Valley Road, just east of Interstate 17.
Continue ReadingKPHO, KTVK, KARA GIUGLIANO, CNN By Ben Bradley Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — No one was hurt after a hot air balloon made a hard landing in a north Phoenix neighborhood Thursday morning. The incident was reported just before 9 a.m. Thursday near 22nd Avenue and Dove Valley Road,
Continue ReadingBy Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story CASA GRANDE, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Nino Di Giulio needs a kidney. But instead of waiting years for a match through the national donor database, he put an ad up on his truck. “A lot of people sending me emails saying they wanted to help
Continue ReadingBy MADELINE BARTOS Click here for updates on this story LEECHBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two men connected to several alligator sightings along the Kiski River this year were ordered to pay fines after pleading guilty. Austin Randall and Dominic Hayward both pleaded guilty to violating rules and regulations of the transportation and sale of fish.
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn’t reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan. The aircraft has had a long list of problems in its short
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued several warnings for high-powered magnetic balls in toy sets, after the agency said it was aware of seven deaths linked to swallowing small magnets. The CPSC did not list the total units affected because most of the companies did not
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who accused Jonathan Majors of assaulting her in the backseat of a car broke down multiple times on the witness stand Thursday as the actor’s attorney repeatedly played a surveillance video that showed Majors lifting her up and thrusting her into the vehicle. “I
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