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Month: January 2024

Harvard cancer institute moves to retract six studies, correct 31 others amid data manipulation claims

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a prestigious Harvard teaching school, is moving to retract six studies and correct 31 others following allegations of data manipulation. The steps by the Harvard Medical School affiliate come after a molecular biologist published a blog post earlier this month alleging researchers falsified data by manipulating images.

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Theft of hundreds of newspapers in Colorado town last week resulted in ‘appearance of a police cover up,’ police chief says

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The theft of more than 200 copies of a newspaper in Colorado last week resulted in “the appearance of a police cover up,” but the suspect has no connection with law enforcement, Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood told CNN Monday. The front page of the weekly Ouray County Plaindealer on Thursday featured a story

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US, British militaries launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in Yemen

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes on an array of the rebels’ missile-launching capabilities. According to officials,

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Former gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer who points to ‘historic’ trial

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney to represent him ahead of his murder trial. Documents posted Thursday show that Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and hired Carl Arnold.

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NewsChannel 21 investigates resignations of Prineville’s police chief and captain, why the city’s stayed mum

Six months after Prineville Police Chief Larry Seymour and Captain Rob Gray were placed on “paid non-disciplinary leave,” pending an investigation, the city announced Monday that both men have resigned, under a negotiated settlement. But they stayed mum on what that investigation found, citing restrictions on public disclosure in state statutes.

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Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to such social dramas as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received

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