Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can sue prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment. The panel says that prison officials may have also violated the Americans with Disability Act because they knew Roy Lee Williams
Continue ReadingBy Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An 87-year-old man in Westmoreland County said he had his car stolen with his beloved dog inside. Willard Martz parked in a handicapped spot at the Tractor Supply store in Mt. Pleasant and planned to get dog food for Lucky,
Continue ReadingKDKA By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An 87-year-old man in Westmoreland County said he had his car stolen with his beloved dog inside. Willard Martz parked in a handicapped spot at the Tractor Supply store in Mt. Pleasant and planned to get dog food for
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the support of its members, staff and the community, Mid Oregon Credit Union collected $1,709 and multiple bins of school supplies for local students during its annual Supplies 4 Schools fundraiser benefiting Family Access Network. During the month of August, Mid Oregon collected school supplies and cash donations at its
Continue ReadingBy Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — Manhattan community groups joined forces Tuesday evening for a public meeting, presenting their findings about the effects of climate change on the island’s parks. Curators for the largest outdoor art exhibit in Harlem’s history have uncovered a pattern of groundcover
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Scientists are concerned after seeing nearly a quarter of the world’s population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in an unusual and potentially dangerous spot for them. The New England Aquarium said at least 82 whales were observed in late July
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has suspended the preventive arrest of one of the country’s most popular country music stars in connection with a money laundering investigation. That’s according to a court source with access to the ruling. A court staffer in the state of Pernambuco confirmed Tuesday that local
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Lisa Wixon, la autora de la ciudad de Nueva York, siempre supo que tenía un camino hacia la ciudadanía de la Unión Europea a través de su bisabuelo materno, que llegó a Estados Unidos en 1906 desde Rijeka, en el oeste de Croacia. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Croacia es uno
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had retired in April, a few weeks into his 36th season. He was back working with partner Suzyn Waldman on the WFAN broadcast for the start of the team’s final regular-season homestand. Sterling,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of its popular lines of dolls, a federal jury has decided. Monday’s verdict hands a win to OMG Girlz — as well as Xscape singer Tameka
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, dijo este martes que su país sigue con atención “la crítica situación” que vive Venezuela y reiteró su llamado a una salida política de la crisis, que “reconozca el triunfo de la oposición”. Durante su intervención en la 79° Asamblea General de la Organización
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Police Department alerted the public on Tuesday about a familiar scam in which a person is representing themselves as a Redmond police officer. The caller specifically claims to be Sergeant Gautney, and is contacting individuals regarding “an urgent legal matter,” Lieutenant Eric Beckwith said. He said the contact has
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los fiscales presentaron este martes el cargo de intento de magnicidio a un candidato presidencial contra Ryan Wesley Routh, el hombre que, según dicen, acampó durante horas afuera del campo de golf de Donald Trump en West Palm Beach, armado con un rifle que apuntó a través de una cerca de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Around 2,000 hotel workers went on strike Tuesday at the world’s largest Hilton hotel and the biggest hotel in Hawaii. The workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village are now among the more than 4,000 hotel workers striking at Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott hotels in Honolulu, San Diego and San Francisco.
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(Update: Adding expected project timeline) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is receiving a Land and Water Conservation grant of $1,628,498 to help develop a new welcome center and make other improvements to boost the visitor experience at Smith Rock State Park. The
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Coca-Cola está descontinuando la producción de su nuevo sabor Spiced solo seis meses después de su lanzamiento, marcando el fin de un intento fallido de atraer a los consumidores más jóvenes. La compañía declaró que Coca-Cola “siempre está observando lo que les gusta a nuestros clientes y ajustando” sus sabores.
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Los científicos descubrieron una nueva especie de tiburón fantasma que vive en aguas oceánicas profundas cerca de Australia y Nueva Zelandia. El pez fantasma de nariz estrecha de Australasia, o Harriotta avia, fue encontrado en el Chatham Rise, un área de fondo oceánico frente a la costa este de la Isla
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Sarah Ferris and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — The US plans to announce billions of dollars for Ukraine in the coming days, committing the funding before it expires after Congress failed to include an extension for the aid in its stopgap measure to keep the government open, according to two defense officials and several congressional sources. The first
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into the jolt on a United Airlines flight that injured two passengers when the pilots responded to an onboard midair collision system warning. United Airlines says as flight 2428 from Newark, New Jersey, was descending into San Francisco International Airport last Thursday,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he’s calling a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations. But he’s making clear that everyone else, including the United States, needs to do their part. Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering
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