KOVR By KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is trying to buy a new boat worth more than a million dollars, but this is no luxury yacht. The department estimates there are currently more than 100 sunken cars and boats on the bottom of
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is trying to buy a new boat worth more than a million dollars, but this is no luxury yacht. The department estimates there are currently more than 100 sunken cars and boats on the bottom of the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl, has been seized on Long Island for the first time. A seven-month narcotics investigation just led to a seizure of the deadly drug, typically used to tranquilize large mammals, in Suffolk
Continue ReadingWCBS, DEA, CAROLE TROTTERE, CNN By Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl, has been seized on Long Island for the first time. A seven-month narcotics investigation just led to a seizure of the deadly drug, typically used to
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El Gobierno de Joe Biden no extenderá los permisos legales para ciertos inmigrantes de Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela y Haití proporcionados a través de un programa humanitario temporal diseñado para frenar los cruces ilegales de fronteras, requiriendo que busquen otros medios legales para permanecer en Estados Unidos, de acuerdo con el
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you think of a meal, are vegetables the forgettable side character or the villain? What if they could be the star of the show? “Eat more vegetables,” doctors and dietitians say over and over. But for many people, it’s hard to do, because they aren’t excited about veggies
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio court has referred to county prosecutors a criminal case brought by a citizens’ group against the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates over their comments about Haitian immigrants. Springfield officials said in a statement Saturday that the Clark County municipal court found no probable cause to issue warrants or
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which “The Matrix” star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race. He re-entered
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — La depresión tropical 14 se convirtió en la tormenta tropical Milton, de acuerdo con una actualización especial del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). La tormenta tropical Milton tiene vientos sostenidos de 40 millas por hora (64,3 km/h) en su centro. Se encuentra a 220
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of protesters have gathered outside the headquarters of Hungary’s public media corporation to demonstrate against what they say is an entrenched, taxpayer-funded propaganda network operated by the nationalist government. The Saturday protest was organized by Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure, Péter Magyar, and his upstart TISZA party. It
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities say four migrants, including a 2-year-old child, have died in two separate incidents as they were attempting to cross the English Channel toward Britain. France’s Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau deplored a “terrible tragedy” on X, saying that the child “was trampled to death in a boat.” In a news conference,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ali Al-Taweel was born as Israeli warplanes started to pound the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ surprise cross-border attack on southern Israel. Now, the Palestinian child will celebrate his first birthday as the Israeli-Hamas war reaches its one-year mark. For his family, it’s been a year filled with uncertainty
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At Discovery West’s new Discovery Corner in northwest Bend, “The Launch,” a space-themed grand opening of the gathering spot began with a drone show Friday night and continued Saturday with live music, food trucks, open house tours and a chance to meet former NASA astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa. Attendees also were
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN | Photographs by Laura Oliverio, CNN (CNN) — Just hours before the New York Liberty tip off Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals, cameras are rolling to capture the arrival of one of the city’s most celebrated athletes. Sporting a black-and-white printed Nike jacket, black leather shorts and silver bamboo hoops,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) — Many small Alabama cities have been beset by the same polarizing debate that thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight after former president Donald Trump promoted debunked misinformation about Haitian migrants. Amid this mounting tension, a bipartisan group of Alabama residents is working to help integrate the state’s
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning,
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Dubai’s Emirates airline has banned pagers and walkie-talkies from its planes, following last month’s attacks on such devices carried by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. “All Passengers travelling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie talkies in checked or cabin baggage,” the
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Las autoridades peruanas informaron el viernes que lograron controlar un derrame de petróleo sobre el río Pastaza, en el departamento de Loreto, situado en la zona amazónica del Perú. “Petroperú, junto a compañías especializadas, controló el afloramiento de hidrocarburo en el kilómetro 11 del ramal norte del Oleoducto Norperuano (ONP),
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — “Jurassic Park,” and its genetically modified dinosaur escapees, is pure science fiction — it’s never going to happen. But it doesn’t mean that scientists aren’t interested in bringing the past back to life in some form. Projects to resurrect animals that have gone extinct more recently — the mammoth,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mimis Plessas, a beloved Greek composer whose music featured in scores of films, television shows and theatrical productions and who provided the soundtrack to millions of Greeks’ lives, has died just a week shy of his 100th birthday. His death was confirmed Saturday by his wife, Loukila Carrer. Prime
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