By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WYFF) — Two inmates inside a South Carolina prison overdosed on an unknown substance on Saturday, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center at the request of jail officials. They
Continue ReadingBy Karen Anderson and Kevin Rothstein Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (WCVB) — The beginning of the end nationwide manhunt for Massachusetts fugitive rape suspect Stephen Paul Gale happened at a marina in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles. That’s where Gale was found, sources tell 5 Investigates, aboard a massive
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a privately operated Tennessee prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years. Federal prosecutors announced the probe on Tuesday of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, the largest prison in the state. They say recent
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Five people have been charged in connection with the death of beloved actor Matthew Perry after prosecutors say they took advantage of his vulnerability as an addict and supplied him with the drug that would ultimately kill him. Prosecutors say an underground network of drug sellers and suppliers –
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The murders of about a dozen people in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa appear to be linked to cartel infighting, something authorities had feared would follow the July 25 detention of two top cartel leaders. Mexican authorities are caught in the middle and unwilling to use the opportunity to crack
Continue ReadingCHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old Virginia boy accidentally shot his mother’s boyfriend, critically wounding him. Liz Caroon is a spokesperson for police in Chesterfield County. She says a preliminary investigation shows that the man put the gun on a chair as he was about to leave the house Monday morning and the
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical activity in an unusually active hurricane season will take a breather after Ernesto, but forecasters don’t believe it will last long. Atlantic storms will be limited for at least the next week. Dry, dusty air and some disruptive winds in the upper atmosphere are making it difficult
Continue ReadingELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Police say a man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her mother outside a Kentucky courthouse has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect, Christopher Elder, died Monday evening at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Elder was accused of opening fire Monday morning in a parking lot
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Elevado a través del pintoresco paisaje, es indiscutiblemente uno de los puentes más bellos del mundo. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel A menudo envuelto por la niebla, de modo que parece atravesar las nubes, es tan famoso que tiene su propio centro de visitantes, y la gente planea viajes a la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who faced eviction from her Manhattan apartment over her three emotional support parrots will be paid $165,000 in damages plus $585,000 for her apartment under a consent decree announced by federal prosecutors. The consent decree announced Monday resolves a dispute between Meril Lesser and the board of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York law that allows registered voters to cast a ballot by mail was upheld by the state’s highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The state Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday affirmed lower courts in finding that the voting expansion law approved by the
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The United States has sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly for alleged drug trafficking, accusing him of fueling the ongoing violence and instability in the Caribbean nation. The US Treasury Department alleges that Martelly abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the US. It also accuses him of
Continue ReadingJENNINGS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana woman whose baby died after being left in a hot car last week has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. Jefferson Davis Parish court records show that 32-year-old Hannah Faith Cormier of Jennings was being held Tuesday with bond set at $1 million. She was arrested Sunday. The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Total nonfarm employment, throughout Central Oregon followed its usual seasonal pattern in July, as seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw little change over the month. Here’s Wednesday’s report from the Oregon Employment Department: Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased over the month of July and is now 6.0%, down from 6.1%
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Emergency workers in southern Italy are still hunting for at least one person who remains missing after a tornado sank a luxury yacht early Monday – prompting an air and naval operation off the coast of Sicily. Twenty-two people are thought to have been
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova and Kostyantyn Hak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian soldier has defected to Ukraine, according to the Freedom for Russia Legion, the “I Want to Live Project,” and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. The defected soldier – with the call sign “Silver” – was an active serviceman for the
Continue ReadingBy Tom Garris Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — It’s been a decade since New Hampshire journalist James Foley was killed by the Islamic State militants. He was the first American hostage executed. Since James’ death, his mother, Diane Foley, has worked to prioritize the return of other Americans
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility. The Federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press Tuesday that Derek Chauvin is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — El Gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro rechaza toda crítica al proceso electoral de Venezuela e impulsa proyectos de ley que avanzan contra las organizaciones civiles y la observación externa en los comicios, de acuerdo con sus críticos, mientras restringe y criminaliza la disidencia, un camino que expone cada vez más
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of hospitality workers on the Las Vegas Strip have reached a tentative deal with the Venetian and Palazzo resorts. It’s a historic first for employees at the sprawling Italian-inspired complex that opened 25 years ago and quickly became a Sin City landmark. The Culinary Workers Union announced Tuesday
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