By Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A former Cedar Hill police officer is charged with official oppression for allegedly soliciting a woman he arrested for sex. The CBS News Texas I-Team discovered reports he solicited other women while on duty, too. Donald Mercer turned himself into the
Continue ReadingThe winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere — ideal conditions for holiday lights and warm blankets. For those who would rather have more sunlight, you can try to make your way to the Southern Hemisphere, where it is summer. Or be patient: Starting
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Comstock Click here for updates on this story SAN GABRIEL, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The owner of a wig shop in San Gabriel considering closing shop for good after being targeted by burglars on several different occasions in recent months. Surveillance footage shows two suspects Monday morning as they hurl a metal dumbbell against
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has become widely unpopular over a wide range of issues, including the high cost of living and rising inflation. There is
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Los Angeles County announced its $2 billion Medical Debt Relief Program aimed at helping low-income residents settle past-due bills. “The launch of this program is a critical step forward in ensuring that those receiving critical medical services do not find themselves
Continue ReadingBy Allen Devlin Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A fire ripped through vendors’ booths at the Herald Square Holiday Market on Monday, charring the holiday spirit of more than a dozen small businesses and sending a firefighter to the hospital. Parts of the 34th Street and 35th Street sections
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a feature that would appear to handicap the bird during its midnight hunts. The plumage on its underbelly and wings
Continue ReadingBy Liz Crawford, Scott Jacobson Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, New Jersey (KYW) — Friends and family gathered in Burlington, New Jersey, Sunday to honor the community’s beloved crossing guard. Earlier this month, Bruce Morlack died after he was hit by a car while helping two students cross the road. Now, he’s
Continue ReadingBy Tom Ignudo Click here for updates on this story ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (KYW) — An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was indicted for using drones to drop food dye packs into commercial and residential swimming pools in 2023, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. Anthony Spina, 31, was indicted by an
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend residents are invited invited to an informational, online open house at bendoregon.gov/bendbikeway through Jan. 2, 2025 to view the final design for the Bend Bikeway Project. This online open house provides the last public review before the city’s project team finalizes the designs and initiates construction next year. Improving the transportation system
Continue ReadingPor CNN Español La actriz española Marisa Paredes falleció este martes 17 de diciembre a los 78 años. La noticia fue confirmada en X por la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España y el Ministerio de Cultura. Chema Prado, pareja de Paredes, dijo ante la prensa española que la muerte ocurrió
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTV) —A Damascus, Oregon woman was arraigned in federal court Monday after she was indicted for filing 20 fraudulent small claims in circuit courts throughout Oregon and receiving at least $190,000 in garnished funds from victims. Sharon Neal has been charged with five counts of mail fraud. According to the indictment, between August
Continue ReadingPor Madeline Holcombe, CNN Los pasos que des cada día podrían contribuir a reducir los síntomas de la depresión, según un nuevo estudio. Un estudio publicado el lunes en la revista académica JAMA Network Open encontró que un mayor número de pasos diarios se asocia con menos síntomas depresivos. “Nuestro estudio aporta más pruebas de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab. The legislation, which was approved by the parliament in September 2023, won’t be sent to the government to enact. The surprise development means the legislation was halted, at
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The city of Prineville is seeing an increase in EV chargers, with several grant-funded charging stations popping up around town over the past few years.
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man was injured by a paintball gun on a CTA bus in Lincoln Park Monday night. Just after 9:30 p.m., police a 38-year-old man was on the No. 74 bus, in the 1300 block of Fullerton Parkway, when he got into
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on Tuesday in Paris. It continues his cultural dominance of the French capital as Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director and performer at Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening earlier this month. The role of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, which carries a sentence of 16 years to life, rejecting the defendant’s claim that he had acted in self defense. Jurors took seven days to
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Sarracino Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Illinois (WBBM) — An Aurora woman received national recognition Monday night for saving a 9-year-old boy. Back in November 2022 on the day before Thanksgiving, a 9-year-old boy fell through the ice in a pond in the Fox Pointe apartment complex in Aurora. The
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