By Jon Paepcke Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — Scientists in Hoover are making significant progress in clearing Jefferson County’s backlog of untested rape kits, which date back to the 1990s. “It’s going to take those tubes, add the chemicals and breaks open the cell and puts it in
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Staff Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (WLKY) — Indiana University plans to honor John Mellencamp. The school will be dedicating a statue to the musician later this month. Mellencamp was born and raised in Seymour, which is about 50 miles away from Indiana’s campus. The dedication ceremony will be
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea have tentatively agreed to a new deal covering the costs of maintaining the American military presence there. The agreement must still be approved by the South Korean government and ratified by its parliament, but it would see Seoul’s contribution rise by 8.3% during
Continue ReadingBy Imani Fleming Click here for updates on this story BEDFORD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A moose got stuck in an in-ground swimming pool in Bedford on Thursday morning. Police and firefighters responded to the home on Riddle Drive around 8:45 a.m. The moose, an adult, was found trapped in the covered pool. Bedford police
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Johnson, Kevin Rothstein Click here for updates on this story LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Federal prosecutors want to forcibly medicate a mentally ill arson suspect to try and make him competent to stand trial for the 2021 arson attack in Leominster. According to prosecutors, Edmond Charrette, armed with a gas can set a
Continue ReadingBy Chris Petersen Click here for updates on this story SPRUCE PINE, North Carolina (WXII) — As roads clear, folks are able to make their way out of the small mountain communities that surround this area and come here to pick up food, water, baby needs and other essential items. Charles Atkins said, “It’s a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The UNC Asheville soccer and volleyball teams are calling UNC Charlotte home, its athletes living in two overflow dormitories and eating meals at the state’s sister school. Asheville’s tennis teams will be living and practicing at High Point University and its swim teams will temporarily reside at Gardner-Webb
Continue ReadingBy Yazmin Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — “All I ask is for them is to — they say they are supposed to help seniors. PRT is supposed to be there to help seniors,” said Antoinette Zanders. “Help me by keeping my stop there.” Zanders is a 67-year-old woman with
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El líder opositor venezolano, Edmundo González, señaló este viernes en el marco del Foro La Toja, un espacio de debate político que se celebra en el noroeste de España, que a pesar de haber dejado Venezuela como consecuencia de “presiones inenarrables y amenazas extremas”, su “salida del país es
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the death of an 81-year-old woman, who was killed last year in west London following a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that $9,343,231 is coming to Tribal communities in Oregon and across the Pacific Northwest to tackle the opioid epidemic by boosting prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. This federal funding is critical to providing Tribes with more resources to help address this public health crisis,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio’s Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being removed from the rolls, allegedly in violation of federal law. Common Cause and the League of Women Voters threatened Thursday to sue if Secretary of State Frank LaRose doesn’t restore the registrations. His
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Kiryat Shmona, Israel (CNN) — Yair Pinhas creció practicando senderismo en las colinas que rodean Kiryat Shmona, su ciudad natal en el norte de Israel, cerca de la frontera con el Líbano. “El río Jordán nace en la zona, y hay muchos lagos y arroyos preciosos, es increíble. Pero siempre admirábamos la vista
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday let stand Biden administration rules that would cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane as well as mercury in a rare win for an environmental regulation pending before the conservative high court. The rulings don’t uphold the methane and mercury rules but
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former county sheriff has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the nation’s third-largest police force. Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday the appointment of Jim McDonnell. The news follows the surprise retirement of Chief Michel Moore, whose tenure was marked by greater scrutiny
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels. The official says aircraft and ships struck Houthi strongholds at about five locations on Friday. The strikes come days after the group
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical music album he calls “A Ballet Through Mud.” Early in the pandemic, the 55-year-old Wu-Tang Clan founder was rummaging through a bag of old spiral notebooks he found in his library. He
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may cause faint northern lights across fringes of the northern United States over the weekend as forecasters monitor for possible disruptions to power and communications. The sun’s magnetic field is currently at the peak of its 11-year cycle, making solar storms and northern lights more frequent.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury. The justices did not detail their reasoning in the orders, which came after a flurry of emergency applications to block the rules from industry groups and Republican-leaning states.
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The last time Elías Ibarra Mendoza heard his wife’s voice, she was pleading for his help. “‘Tell my kids that I love them very much and I won’t be able to answer your calls anymore because the phone will get wet,’” Ibarra Mendoza told CNN affiliate Univision of
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