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Year: 2024

Contained, extinguished and mopping up: Here’s what some common wildfire terms mean

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With destructive wildfires burning on both coasts, fire officials might use jargon unfamiliar to residents of states where such big blazes are relatively rare. Authorities will give daily updates about the percentage of containment that firefighters have reached. For example, when a blaze is 25% contained, it means crews have constructed

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Explosion at Kentucky business injures 11 workers, shatters windows in surrounding neighborhood

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least 11 employees have been taken to hospitals after an explosion at a Louisville, Kentucky, plant caused a partial collapse of the building and blew out windows in nearby homes and businesses. The explosion occurred around 3 p.m. Tuesday at Givaudan Sense Colour, which produces colorings for food

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Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South

AP Political Writer A task force of lawmakers and historians is recommending that Illinois create a full-time commission to commemorate the Underground Railroad in the state. The panel released a report on Tuesday at the state Capitol recommending the ongoing commission work with existing projects to unearth the stories and history of Illinois residents helping

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El jugador de la MLB Wander Franco es nuevamente detenido y puesto bajo investigación por uso ilegal de arma de fuego en República Dominicana, confirma el Ministerio Público

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) –– El pelotero dominicano Wander Franco, quien ya enfrenta una acusación por presunto abuso sexual a una menor, ahora también debe responder a la solicitud de la Fiscalía de San Juan de la Maguana, República Dominicana, que lo imputa por el uso y porte ilegal de un arma de fuego, de

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Kentucky officer reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds in 2020 protests under investigation again

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer reprimanded for firing chemical agents at a TV news crew during Louisville protests in 2020 is under investigation again. Louisville Police Officer Dustin Dean received a written reprimand last week for violating a use of force policy. He fired non-lethal pepper rounds at a TV crew covering

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Officer injured at Ferguson protest shows improvement, transferred to rehab

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The police officer from Ferguson, Missouri, who was critically injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death has been moved to a rehabilitation hospital. A family friend says Officer Travis Brown is showing significant improvement. More than 100 officers and first responders from several St. Louis-area departments

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Certifying this year’s presidential results begins quietly, in contrast to the 2020 election

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that, so far, has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss. Georgia was the first of the presidential battleground states

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