SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In preparation for the upcoming holiday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday it has issued an animal import permit to Santa Claus of 123 Elf Rd, North Pole, and his nine reindeer. The permit, issued by state veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz, grants all nine reindeer entrance to Oregon and access
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN)– El CEO de Wayfair tiene un mensaje de fin de año para los empleados de la empresa de muebles en línea: no rehuyas a trabajar más horas y a mezclar tu trabajo con tu vida. “Ganar requiere trabajo duro. Creo que la mayoría de nosotros, siendo individuos ambiciosos, encontramos la
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s anti-corruption commission has charged the country’s former tourism minister and two others with economic crimes. They were charged Friday in connection with the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college 16 years ago. Former
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SHAMONG, N.J. (AP) — New details are emerging about the fatal crash of a Philadelphia TV news helicopter earlier this week. The National Transportation Safety Board says WPVI’s Chopper 6 was returning to its base at Northeast Philadelphia Airport Tuesday night when something caused it to crash into Wharton State
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US on Friday released newly declassified intelligence that suggests Iran has been “deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson told CNN. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched more than 100 attacks against about a dozen commercial
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La ciencia está revolucionando nuestra comprensión del pasado. La paleogenética descubre secretos asombrosos del ADN escondido en huesos y tierra. La inteligencia artificial decodifica textos antiguos en escrituras olvidadas. El análisis químico de residuos moleculares dejados en dientes, ollas, quemadores de incienso y materiales de construcción revela detalles sobre dietas, olores
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed the $886.3 billion National Defense Authorization Act into law, according to a statement released by the White House. The defense policy bill provides the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extends a controversial surveillance program and strengthens
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities. The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election in
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — After a rainy cruise to the Bahamas, some Carnival Sunshine passengers returned to port in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday to a very unpleasant surprise: flooded cars. “It was left up to us to find out that our cars wouldn’t start and were totally destroyed,” said passenger Stephanie Royal,
Continue ReadingBy JAMES TAYLOR Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is trying out new technology to help keep deputies healthy. It’s like a scene out of a science fiction movie: spinning body pods, strobing light goggles, and cranial stimulation. The Theta Wellness Center provides treatment for people’s
Continue ReadingBy AMY MAETZOLD Click here for updates on this story CARSON, California (KCAL) — One person died after a truck crashed into the Dominguez Channel in Carson overnight. The crash was reported along Avalon Boulevard around 3:45 a.m. on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Authorities believe the car hydroplaned on the wet
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este viernes que se reunirá con funcionarios de Estados Unidos en la Ciudad de México el miércoles 27 de diciembre para discutir sobre inmigración, en medio de un aumento de migrantes en la frontera que comparten los dos países. López Obrador
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Autoridades de EE.UU. reportan un promedio de siete días de más de 9.600 encuentros con migrantes cada día a lo largo de la frontera sur de EE.UU. en diciembre, según un funcionario de Seguridad Nacional, lo que se encuentra entre las cantidades más altas jamás registradas mientras el país lidia
Continue ReadingBy AMY MAETZOLD Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department responded to the Malibu home of Charlie Sheen, located in the 6000 block of Cavalleri Road around 1 p.m. on Wednesday regarding a battery/disturbance call. After an investigation, authorities said Sheen’s neighbor, 47-year-old Electra Schrock, forced
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — One person is still missing a week after residents were scattered when St. Louis’ largest nursing home suddenly closed. A Missouri state health department spokesperson on Friday confirmed one resident of Northview Village Nursing Home has yet to be found. St. Louis police have been notified.
Continue ReadingELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Attorneys for a mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman say he has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers. Andrew Royer’s attorneys announced the settlement Friday. Royer spent 16 years in prison after confessing to Helen
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit by a man who was photographed swimming naked as an infant for the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album, “Nevermind” The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Thursday overturned a 2022 ruling that Spencer Elden had
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Continue ReadingBy TIM FANG Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A convicted sex offender who put up signs advertising meth and “Free Fentanyl” near a San Francisco grade school has been found guilty of willfully and unlawfully committing a public nuisance, prosecutors said Friday. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office said a
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