HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — State police say a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey. One-time space tourist Glen de Vries, of New York City, and Thomas Fischer, of Hopatcong, were aboard the plane that went
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials said Friday that a crash that struck two California Highway Patrol officers and a Golden Gate Bridge worker during an anti-vaccination rally was not intentional. All three were treated at a hospital and released after the Thursday night incident. Those who were hit were working to keep several hundred demonstrators
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury that will decide Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate will be allowed to consider some lesser charges if they opt to acquit him on some of the original counts prosecutors brought. After fierce debate between prosecutors and attorneys for the 18-year-old Illinois
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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A.T. Perry and Jaquarii Roberson are thriving two of the nation’s top receivers for No. 13 Wake Forest. Perry entered the week tied for third in the Bowl Subdivision ranks with 10 touchdown grabs. Roberson was tied for 10th with eight TD catches. The duo
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has sent paratroopers to Belarus, in a show of support for its ally amid the tensions over an influx of migrants on the Belarus-Poland border, but two of the Russian soldiers were killed in a parachute accident. The Russian Defense Ministry said that as part of
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau, along with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public’s help to solve the 2015 homicide of a 19-year-old man from Vancouver, Washington. On Nov. 12, 2015, at 2:04 a.m., PPB officers responded to the intersection
Continue ReadingBy Sandy Kenyon Click here for updates on this story PRINCETON, New Jersey (WABC) — Famed singer, political activist Paul Robeson’s childhood home in New Jersey to be restored His voice echoes down through the generations with songs like “Ol’ Man River,” and “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.” Robeson was also a prominent
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two southeast Iowa teenagers have been formally charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of a high school Spanish teacher. Prosecutors in Fairfield filed documents containing the charges Friday against Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale. Documents alleged
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American high jumper Erik Kynard will finally get his gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics after the IOC on Friday approved reallocating some results from those games because of doping cases. Kynard’s leap of 2.33 meters placed second in London behind Ivan Ukhov. The Russian was proven years later to
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns star running back Nick Chubb will miss Sunday’s game at New England after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled out Chubb following Friday’s practice. Chubb was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday along with punt returner/running back Demetric Felton as
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trail Blazers President and Chief Executive Officer Chris McGowan has decided to step down after nine years in the position. Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President Dewayne Hankins will take over as the team’s new president of business operations. McGowan’s resignation is effective on Nov. 26.
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By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. envoy says Lebanon is a failing state that has also failed its people, leaving them struggling with converging crises that have impoverished the population and eroded trust in authorities. Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. special rapporteur on poverty, sounded the alarm in an interview
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. envoy says Lebanon is a failing state that has also failed its people, leaving them struggling with converging crises that have impoverished the population and eroded trust in authorities. Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. special rapporteur on poverty, sounded the alarm in an interview
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money. Talks are at a “bit of a stalemate,”
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money. Talks are at a “bit of a stalemate,”
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hong Kong, que pasó de ser una comunidad de pescadores a un gran puerto internacional, tiene una rica historia marítima que se remonta a cientos de años. Sin embargo, bajo la superficie de sus aguas costeras acecha una amenaza inquietante para su vida marina. Las redes fantasma son equipos de pesca
Continue ReadingBy Allie Malloy and Kate Sullivan, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki returned to the White House briefing room Friday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19, telling reporters she completed a 10-day quarantine and received a negative Covid-19 test on Thursday. “It’s great to be back with all of you, although
Continue ReadingBy Kemberly Richardson Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — A young artist from New Jersey who paints powerful works depicting Black culture is about to open his first solo exhibit in Manhattan this weekend. The collection of Tyler Ballon’s works is at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery in SoHo, and
Continue Reading PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A powerful Haitian gang leader says he is easing a chokehold on fuel deliveries that has caused a growing crisis for hospitals, gas stations and even water supplies across the nation’s capital. G9 gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier held a news conference Friday to announce a seven-day reprieve for hospitals, schools
Continue Reading SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sparks police are looking for a person of interest to question as they investigate a suspected homicide of a man found dead just before midnight. Police say they found the man bleeding and unresponsive after they were called to the 600 block of East Prater Way near North McCarran Boulevard at
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