PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Portland man was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison Tuesday for breaking into a pawn shop and stealing 47 guns from the federal firearm licensee, federal prosecutors said. Kory Dean Boyd, 39, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. According to court
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the young people who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled. Surveillance photos released by the New York Police Department on Tuesday show one person dressed all in pink including a pink shower
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump posted a new video on social media Wednesday defending her previous nude modeling work as she promoted her new book. “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work? The more pressing question is: Why has the media chosen to
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration has been killed in the north coastal city of Cap-Haitien. A reporter with Radio Caraïbes who was at the scene said Kerwin Augustin, a regional representative who oversaw Haiti’s northern region, was shot near his house on Wednesday and died at a
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week. Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said the people who would be required to take time off without pay starting in the coming days include executives,
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week. Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said the people who would be required to take time off without pay starting in the coming days include executives,
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Economy In a significant shift for the US economy, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a jumbo-sized interest rate cut for the first time in four years. The half-point move is
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — “Hello,” says the news presenter, as she effortlessly switches from Spanish to English to give her audience a summary of the day’s biggest stories. With her clear intonation, smart appearance, and friendly-yet-serious expression, she seems the very image of a news anchor. Except, perhaps, for her name. As she
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing is temporarily furloughing executives and other nonunion workers to save cash during the strike by 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists, CEO Kelly Ortberg told employees in an email Wednesday. The furloughed employees will keep their benefits and they will be
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Boeing’s CEO says a large number of employees will be furloughed to conserve cash during factory workers’ strike.
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A respected human rights organization in Belarus says dozens of teachers have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country’s wide-ranging crackdown on dissent. Pavel Sapelka, a spokesman for the Viasna rights group told The Associated Press on Wednesday that moves against teachers began in September and that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5 million grand prize. That is according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that MrBeast failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted meal
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations are horrific, she is heartened by the fact that such cases now come out in public due to the ongoing impact of the #MeToo cultural reckoning. Burke also notes that the original lawsuit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island just days after the second apparent assassination attempt on him are false. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said Wednesday that someone who may
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — US Army soldiers were deployed to a remote island southeast of Alaska last week as part of a “force protection operation” amid an expected increase in Russian and Chinese military exercises in the region, according to an Army statement. The North American Aerospace Defense command (NORAD) intercepted Russian military aircraft
Continue ReadingBy Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Aspire Houston Fertility Institute was slapped with a class action lawsuit Tuesday by couples who claim they were lied to about their chances of becoming pregnant. A court filing alleges that the clinic knowingly implanted at least five hopeful mothers with dead
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 celebrities have issued an open letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, urging the administration to do everything in its power to bring Israeli hostages home. Comedian Chelsea Handler, actress Connie Britton and Bravo’s Andy Cohen are among those who have signed the letter,
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Fischer Click here for updates on this story DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) — The timeline has been pushed back yet again for an ongoing pipeline fire on the border of Deer Park and La Porte to finally burn itself out, with officials now saying it may happen Wednesday. The fire ignited around 10
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story SODA CREEK, Colorado (KCNC) — How do you change dried-up farmland back into the wetlands it used to be? Follow the beavers’ lead. The Soda Creek Restoration Project hopes to do just that. By creating more than 100 beaver dam analogs, teams are hoping to
Continue ReadingCNN By Niamh Kennedy, Maria Kostenko and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast. The Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian defense ministry-operated warehouse in the
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