KGTV, CNN By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in a remote area of Southern California during a training flight Tuesday night, according to a news release from their Marine Corps unit. Efforts are underway to recover their remains, the
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The EU has announced 210 million euros to help the coastal nation of Mauritania combat irregular migration, as the number of migrants making the dangerous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Europe rises sharply. European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday called for the EU and Mauritania to
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the second straight time in an effort to help the struggling economy. The cut by a half-percentage point Thursday brought the interest rate down to 6.25%. The bank also trimmed borrowing costs by a quarter-point on Dec. 21, which marked
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Boston this summer will get a treat: A stage show that reunites singer-actor Kristin Chenoweth with her “Wicked” songwriter Stephen Schwartz. Chenoweth will star as socialite Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel in the live adaptation of the 2012 documentary film “The Queen of Versailles.” The
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows & Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A vehicle pursuit in Western North Carolina ended in a collision with an activity bus on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office says a patrol officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It has been almost four years since the world went into lockdown from the Covid-19 pandemic — but don’t be surprised if you haven’t brought sexy back yet. Sexual function — which includes factors like desire, arousal and pleasure — in men and women decreased significantly after the start
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham and Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Super Bowl viewership can be neatly divided into four segments: Those who like football and Taylor Swift, those who only like football, those who only like Taylor Swift, and those who like neither but are, for whatever reason, watching anyway. For all the Swifties
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Two JetBlue planes made contact Thursday morning at Boston Logan International Airport, with one wingtip touching another plane’s tail. No one was hurt and both flights were canceled, Jennifer Mehigan of the Massachusetts Port Authority said in an email. The left winglet of JetBlue Flight 777 struck the right horizontal stabilizer of
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Transylvania County Sheriff Chuck Owenby released more details Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the death of a juvenile at a camp in Western North Carolina over the weekend, including that the camp where the death took place has not been
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government says that it will extend the closure of the country’s border with Russia until April 14. Finland says it sees no signs that Moscow was stopping its “hybrid operation” of funneling migrants across the frontier to the Nordic nation. Finland closed the 1,340-kilometer or 832-mile
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile companies recently. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Feb. 3, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly unemployment claims are seen as a proxy for the
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear some conservatives on cable news or on social media tell it, Taylor Swift is part of an elaborate plot to help Democrats win the November election. “I wonder who’s going to win the Super Bowl next month,” wrote former Republican presidential candidate
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SOMERVILLE, New Jersey (WABC) — A funeral is set to be held Wednesday for a Somerville, New Jersey woman who was brutally murdered, allegedly by a former classmate. A funeral for Maryrose Fealey, 27, will be held at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Rincón Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — A doorman aided a woman under attack on the Upper East Side Sunday, police say. And although he was unable to stop the robbery, he did stop the incident from becoming much worse. Thanks to the doorman the victim was
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. Hungary’s opposition parties say President Katalin Novák is no longer fit to hold office
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers dug out more bodies from a landslide-hit southern Philippine village on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 11 as the number of missing rose to 110, officials said. At least 31 residents survived with injuries when the landslide hit the gold-mining mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province
Continue ReadingBy Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Memorial man is charged with harassing communication and terroristic threat after he sent more than 2,000 emails to more than 200 of his neighbors, the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office said. Christopher Eustice, 30, allegedly began sending the
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An internal affairs investigation is underway into a brawl at the Harris County jail involving an inmate and detention officers that was caught on camera. A video of the incident that was released on Sunday shows a verbal exchange between
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press On Feb. 10, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves,
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — When the deadly coronavirus become a global pandemic in March 2020, indoor public spaces were shuttered and stay-at-home orders were issued to ensure health and safety. In a flash, Nevada saw its leisure and hospitality lifeblood quickly cut off. In Las Vegas, the cacophony of voices,
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