By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement. A lawyer representing two of the police officers sued by Yareni Rios says the communities that employed the officers will
Continue ReadingBy Abby Wray Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — June is national cancer survivors month and to celebrate, a local cosmetology school is offering reduced cost services and free wig styling for those going through chemo treatment and those who’ve survived cancer. “We want you to feel good inside and
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Burnett Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A shooting at a Walmart in Goddard that left a high school senior paralyzed from the waist down started as a game played by teenagers, a court document states. The court documents say that after a teen was struck by a
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some documents, according to critics. The Democrat on Wednesday acknowledged the disappointment of social justice, labor and other groups that
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fallout is spreading over the impending closure of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The nearly 150-year-old school says it plans to close its doors Friday. The abrupt decision shocked and angered students, parents and faculty alike and has raised questions about governance
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian-American engineer has sued the social media giant Meta, accusing his former employer of discriminating against pro-Palestinian speech on its platforms and of wrongfully firing him after he investigated the issue as part of his official duties. The lawsuit by Ferras Hamad — a Meta engineer assigned to
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Halsey compartió más sobre su salud en una serie de publicaciones confesionales en las redes sociales. Este miércoles, Halsey, que usa los pronombres “she/they” en inglés, reveló en Instagram que en 2022, “primero le diagnosticaron lupus LES y luego un raro trastorno linfoproliferativo de células T”. Después de afirmar que estaba
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led committees leading an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden on Wednesday referred the president’s son and brother to the Department of Justice, recommending they be charged with making false statements to Congress during their respective closed-door interviews earlier this year. The Republican committee chairmen laid out their case
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN BOULANDIER, NICOLE LINSALATA, DANNIELLE GARCIA Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — Singer Sean Kingston has bonded out of the Broward County jail, two days after being extradited to South Florida. Kingston, 34, is charged with numerous fraud and theft charges, including being accused of committing over $1
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thousands of people including police officers from throughout the Northeast have gathered for the funeral of a Connecticut state trooper killed by a hit-and-run driver last week. Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was remembered Wednesday in Hartford as a dedicated public servant and loving husband and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un brutal domo de calor está intensificándose y elevando las temperaturas a niveles peligrosos en California y el Oeste, en lo que constituye la primera ola de calor significativa del año en la región. Y el calor aún no ha alcanzado su punto máximo. Esta semana se alcanzarán temperaturas máximas similares
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. The video sharing platform owned by Google said Wednesday it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In addition, videos showing homemade guns,
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The person accused of punching actor Steve Buscemi and another man in New York last month has been charged with one count of second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree assault, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office says. The suspect, 50-year-old Clifton Williams, has pleaded not guilty, according to court
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Vetting materials have been sent to several candidates under consideration to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, according to a person familiar with the process, as the quest to round out the 2024 Republican ticket heats up ahead of next month’s national party convention. North Dakota
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nvidia’s startling ascent in the stock market reached another milestone Tuesday as the chipmaker rose to become the most valuable company in the S&P 500. Investors now value the company at over $3.3 trillion. Nvidia has seen soaring demand for its semiconductors, which are used to power artificial intelligence applications. The company’s revenue
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Banknotes featuring King Charles III entered circulation in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. The Bank of England said Charles is only the second monarch, after his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to appear on banknotes issued by the BoE. It’s also the first time the bank has
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff will kick off with a first-round game on Dec. 20 and conclude with the title game one month later in Atlanta. The CFP announced its entire schedule on Wednesday. The four first-round games will be on Dec. 20 and 21.
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico voters have ousted several incumbents from the Democratic-led Legislature in the state’s primary election amid tensions over paid family leave initiatives and a reckoning with accusations of sexual harassment. Ballots were being tallied Wednesday after voters picked their partisan favorites to reshape a
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story ROSEVILLE, California (KCRA) — Several expensive supplement products created by the companies Enzymedica and Nordic Naturals were stolen from Sunrise Natural Foods in Roseville Thursday afternoon, according to the store’s manager and owner. Surveillance video given to KCRA 3 shows two men walking into the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker Joshua Zeman didn’t tell his parents that he was traveling to Ukraine in the fall of 2022, just months after Russia had launched a full-fledged military operation in the country. So when his phone kept pinging while on location, he knew it wasn’t them. It was the app
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