FBI looks for more possible victims after woman escapes from cinder block cell in Oregon
By GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in…
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Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 finals jersey expected to draw more than $4 million at Sotheby’s auction
By The Associated Press Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an…
Continue ReadingHawaii man dies after being mauled by 4 large dogs, police investigate owners under negligence law
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after being mauled by four large dogs on Hawaii’s Big Island. Police say the man died while…
Continue ReadingArmed men in Central African Republic fatally shoot 13 and wound 2 in northern village
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Local officials say that unidentified armed men killed 13 people and wounded two in a…
Continue ReadingGambling sting at Iowa and Iowa St. results in charges against 7 current and former athletes so far
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Gambling investigations at Iowa and Iowa State have resulted in criminal charges filed against seven current…
Continue ReadingFBI: Nationwide search underway for possible victims after woman flees cinderblock cell at Oregon abductor’s home
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — FBI: Nationwide search underway for possible victims after woman flees cinderblock cell at Oregon abductor’s…
Continue ReadingBanking executive Jeffrey Schmid named president of Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Schmid, a former banking executive, has been appointed the next president of…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie are separating
By Jennifer Henderson, Paula Newton and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are…
Continue ReadingCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife separating after 18 years of marriage
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, are separating after 18 years of…
Continue ReadingLongtime Massachusetts truck driver wins $1 million 3 days after announcing his retirement
By Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — After being in the trucking industry for more than two decades, a Massachusetts man is heading into retirement…
Continue ReadingPence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss’s indictment
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former…
Continue ReadingFargo shooter was interviewed by police about guns, propane tanks in 2022
By JACK DURA Associated Press The gunman who last month killed a Fargo police officer and wounded two others and a civilian admitted to owning about…
Continue ReadingGerman heavy metal festival halts admissions as rain turns site to mud
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud…
Continue ReadingMarta leaves the Women’s World Cup with Brazil’s group-stage exit, but her legacy lives on
By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marta embraced Jamaica captain Khadija “Bunny” Shaw before leaving the…
Continue ReadingLighthouse featured in ‘Forrest Gump’ goes dark after lightning strike
PORT CLYDE, Maine (AP) — Lightning has knocked out a lighthouse on the Maine coast that was featured in the movie “Forrest Gump.” The Marshall…
Continue ReadingAmazon begins offering grocery delivery for customers who are not Prime members
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime…
Continue ReadingWisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that…
Continue ReadingGreece plans hourly caps on visitors to ancient Acropolis and will let in up to 20,000 daily
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government says visitors to the Acropolis of Athens will be capped starting next month at a maximum 20,000…
Continue ReadingSpain’s Catalonia region declares a drought emergency in 24 towns that will see water cuts
MADRID (AP) — Northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region has declared a drought emergency in 24 municipalities following a severe lack of rain in…
Continue ReadingRobert Downey Jr. is giving away 6 of his ‘dream cars’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Robert Downey Jr. has a surprise. The “Iron Man” star revealed on Instagram that he is giving away six…
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