Mysterious ‘boom’ heard throughout Central Oregon, residents raise questions
UPDATE: NewsChannel 21 reached out to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) concerning the possible Christmas Day sonic boom and according to a…
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Sinkhole prompts lane closures on Interstate 80 in New Jersey
WHARTON, N.J. (AP) — A sinkhole that opened up along Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey has forced authorities to close the eastbound lanes of…
Continue ReadingManmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister, dies aged 92
By Aishwarya S Iyer, Abel Alvarado and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who steered the country through…
Continue ReadingBoy killed in Colorado reservation shooting was in bed when he was hit
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado earlier this…
Continue ReadingAn altercation erupts at a high-level meeting of a Russia-dominated economic union
MOSCOW (AP) — A meeting of the Russia-dominated economic alliance of former Soviet nations has plunged into disarray when two of the leaders…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in bridge collapse in Brazil jumps to 8, with at least 9 people still missing
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say more bodies have been found after the collapse of a bridge linking two northern states, raising the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies at 92
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform…
Continue ReadingTexas man arrested for allegedly threatening ‘to show up at’ a Capital One ‘with a machete and gasoline’ over debt issues
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending threatening messages to an unnamed debt collection agency over…
Continue ReadingWhat is known about a plane crash in Kazakhstan that Azerbaijan says was caused by Russia?
The Wednesday crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan has killed 38 of 67 people on board. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route…
Continue ReadingThe US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of…
Continue ReadingPowerful thunderstorms rumble across Texas, delaying holiday travel
DALLAS (AP) — Some flights were delayed or canceled in Texas on Thursday after a line of thunderstorms started moving across parts of the state in…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy battlefield losses
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing…
Continue ReadingPakistan military raids insurgent strongholds in the restive northwest, killing 13 fighters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says troops have faced off with insurgents in three separate shootouts in the restive northwest…
Continue Reading‘Baby Driver’ actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was…
Continue Reading4 die on Christmas Day in New Hampshire home from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say four people died in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Police…
Continue ReadingHow the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers
NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy…
Continue ReadingHoliday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices
AP Business Writers Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and…
Continue ReadingUS sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money
AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been…
Continue ReadingFriday’s Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, one of the game’s top jackpots
Americans still dreaming of a really big Christmas present can keep that dream alive during Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for a jackpot worth…
Continue ReadingHwang Dong-hyuk on killing off his ‘Squid Game’ characters and wanting to work with Jake Gyllenhaal
Associated Press Viewers may gasp, cringe or cry out watching characters die on Netflix’s “Squid Game,” but those simulated deaths have a…
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