By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary manslaughter against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin, rejecting Tuesday a request from defense counsel to dismiss charges. The ruling from Judge Mary
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries. It has hosted history-shaking meetings of world leaders and boasts a strategic naval base. And it has been the site of ethnic persecutions, forced deportations and political repression. Now, as Russia’s war
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford school shooter gets life in prison. Colin King says Ethan Crumbley was like a “feral child,” raised by parents who neglected him and didn’t give him the care he needed.
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Wayne Chang, Mengchen Zhang and CNN (CNN) — A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs – and looking uncannily human – went viral, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories on
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and left at least 20 people dead and 27 missing. The flooding prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people in vulnerable areas to schools and other public buildings. Cars were washed
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their nation suffered a new blow with the kidnapping of an American nurse from New Hampshire and her young daughter, who were still missing Tuesday. Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international success. Sobs were heard when pallbearers marched solemnly with her coffin inside the funeral hall
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last week on multiple federal charges, including bribery and “alien smuggling,” after he allegedly offered a migrant an “immigration benefit” in exchange for $5,000, according to court documents. The charges
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is the first of almost two dozen disappointed contestants to have their case reach a civil trial. The case comes as the Democratic stronghold, home to Houston, faces unprecedented intervention from the
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn’t blow it away. Their motivation? Global warming fueling natural disasters around the planet. “It’s happening
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromaiorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size. Its
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromaiorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who abducted and beat a 6-year-old girl to death at an abandoned factory two decades ago has been executed. Authorities say 45-year-old Johnny Johnson received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at a state prison in Bonne Terre. He was convicted of
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for club members is the latest person to be ensnared in Donald Trump’s ballooning legal troubles. Carlos De Oliveira appeared in court Monday to face charges connected to what prosecutors allege was a scheme directed by
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for wealthy club members is the latest person to be ensnared in former President Donald Trump’s ballooning legal troubles. Carlos De Oliveira appeared in court Monday to face charges connected to what prosecutors allege was a
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site. The U.N. cultural agency and the International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended in November last year that the world’s
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country’s National Disaster Response Force said Tuesday Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai. At
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NewsChannel 21’s Bola Gbadebo talks with graduates of OSU-Cascades’ energy systems engineering degree program, one of just six in the country, about their jobs in the solar and renewable energy fields, very much in demand.
Continue ReadingBy SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Mystery travel involves setting off on a trip where you only know the destination once you board the plane. These trips are popular among friend and family groups, and travel booking companies have begun offering mystery travel packages. Relinquishing control of travel planning can reduce stress and decision fatigue and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow’s next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the government at the start of World War II. Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Monday that Maddow’s “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism” will be published Oct. 17. The
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