Associated Press On Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, white corn harvests are an important cultural practice. Corn is taken to elders, the husks are dried and braided and seeds are saved for the following season. But this year, on one Oneida farm, climate change-fueled spring rains destroyed nearly the whole white corn harvest, and they won’t
Continue ReadingBy Tim Caputo Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Southern Californians were trying to beat the heat this weekend, but power outages throughout the region were making that a more difficult task. The heat was affecting electrical equipment as utilities scrambled to dispatch crews. That left many thousands of people
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND, California (KABC) — Several days after it ignited in the Highland area of San Bernardino County, the Line Fire continued to burn through rough mountain terrain Monday, growing to 20,553 acres amid scorching temperatures. The blaze started Thursday evening and quickly spread over the
Continue ReadingBEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A neighbor of an Oregon nurse who was found dead just days after her wedding was arraigned Monday on charges of second-degree murder, kidnapping and abuse of a corpse. Bryce Schubert, 27, was formally informed in court of the charges against him in the death of Melissa Jubane, 32. Police said
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Now might be a good time to check on Drake as Kendrick Lamar appears to have executed a checkmate-move in what has been an historic hip-hop feud between the two artists. Here’s the backstory: the two battled back and forth earlier this year in a well-documented rap battle
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Selena Gomez is speaking candidly about what her path to parenthood may look like. The “Only Murders in the Building” actress and singer, who has previously been open about both her mental and physical health struggles, opened up for the first time about how her fertility has been impacted
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and head and then forced him face-first onto the ground after Hill put up the window of his car during a traffic stop before Sunday’s game, body camera video
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Investors got some much-needed R&R over the weekend, apparently, because they came back to work Monday with smiles on their faces and a brighter outlook about the US economy. The Dow rose 484 points, or 1.2%, on Monday. The broader S&P 500 rose 1.2% and tech-heavy Nasdaq was also
Continue ReadingBy Imani Fleming Click here for updates on this story NEW HAMPTON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A piece of metal flew off a trailer and pierced the windshield of a pickup truck on Interstate 93 in the Lakes Region, and it was all caught on camera. It happened Friday afternoon on I-93 North in Meredith.
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The Little Lava Fire kept on growing and putting up a large smoke plume Tuesday as Deschutes County emergency managers once again expanded the Level 3, 2 and 1 evacuation zones to include more populated areas south of Bend — including Sunriver raising to Level 2, “Be Set” to leave at a moment’s notice.
Continue ReadingMONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Authorities in Liberia say that dozens of inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison outside the country’s capital over the weekend. The Justice Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the initial investigations found that the inmates were able to escape the prison in Kakata because of a breach
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency. The report released Monday shows a 45 percent jump in losses from 2022. The FBI received nearly 70,000 complaints in 2023 by victims of fraud involving bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies, according to
Continue ReadingBy ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story MAYWOOD, Illinois (WLS) — A cancer survivor and the bone marrow donor who saved her life had an emotional meeting in the west suburbs on Sunday. David Farias and his wife flew in from Arizona to meet Jenny Carillo. Jenny was diagnosed with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning on-camera, in-person interviews with inmates or recording their phone calls for broadcast. The American Civil Liberties Union wanted to air a podcast with a death row inmate and also represents a transgender
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic district in Puerto Rico’s capital until a lawsuit opposing the project is resolved. The ruling was cheered Monday by those fighting a decision by the U.S. National Park Service
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of the man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students has agreed to move it out of the small city where the shocking crimes occurred, citing concerns about finding impartial jurors and whether the courthouse could accommodate the proceedings. In
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Sacramento’s Tower Bridge was transformed into an elegant spot to see and be seen on Sunday night at the Tower Bridge Dinner, a feast to celebrate the food culture of Sacramento. “It’s five courses, five chefs,” said Brock Macdonald. MacDonald represented
Continue ReadingBy ABC7 Chicago Digital Team, Christian Piekos, and Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story JOLIET, Illinois (WLS) — Even Joliet police officers are shaken by this investigation. Detectives and officials with the Department of Children and Family Services are trying to figure out how and why a 6-year-old boy was able to
Continue ReadingBy ABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Tre Ward Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — One mother says she has been a Concealed-Cary License holder for years, but never had to fire her gun until, she said, danger came through her daughter’s bedroom window on Saturday night. Even if their broken outside
Continue ReadingBy Cashea Airy, Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — A shooter is on the loose after two people were wounded at a quinceañera over the weekend. It happened at Machinist Hall off Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The mother of one of
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