By Kevin Hogan Click here for updates on this story POMFRET, Connecticut (WFSB) — Giving back to your community as a volunteer firefighter is in itself a dire need these days. This comes as time constraints and career demands take priorities in many young families. Statewide, the future is bleak, as older volunteers are no
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A 19-year-old Riverside man who tortured a Chihuahua puppy in his apartment, inflicting ultimately fatal wounds depicted in a video he posted online, was sentenced today to two years in federal prison. Angel Ramos Corrales pleaded guilty in June to one count of animal crushing, which refers to intentionally subjecting animals to violent abuse that
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The company that runs Facebook says it has cancelled 937 accounts linked to the government of Nicaragua and the Sandinista party of President Daniel Ortega. Meta Platforms says it also removed 140 deceptive pages, 24 groups and 363 Instagram accounts for violating the company’s policy against “coordinated inauthentic behavior on behalf
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The company that runs Facebook says it has cancelled 937 accounts linked to the government of Nicaragua and the Sandinista party of President Daniel Ortega. Meta Platforms says it also removed 140 deceptive pages, 24 groups and 363 Instagram accounts for violating the company’s policy against “coordinated inauthentic behavior on behalf
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The man who raped a woman with special needs during Mardi Gras in 2017 was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Cecil Jackson pleaded guilty to first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse on Monday. According to prosecutors, the woman was staying
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Accusers in the upcoming New York City trial of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse teenage girls will testify using pseudonyms or first names to protect their privacy. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan made the decision Monday at a pretrial
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Radamel Falcao has been held scoreless as Rayo Vallecano’s winning run at home was halted by Celta Vigo in the Spanish league. The veteran Colombia striker scored the winner in Rayo’s win against Barcelona in the previous round but couldn’t capitalize on his chances in drawing
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Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday that he and Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee in Virginia’s governor’s race, “get along very well together and strongly believe in many of the same policies.” Trump’s statement, the day before the election, urged his supporters to “get out and vote” for
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The David H. Ready Palm Springs Dog Park, located behind City Hall, will be closed starting Thursday, Nov. 11 for annual overseeding and maintenance. City officials said the park will be back open to the public and its furry friends on Monday, Dec. 20. If your dog is in need of some time outdoors and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Novavax, Harley-Davidson rise; Moderna, Mirati fall.
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KPIX) — Halloween isn’t just about trick-or-treating or donning elaborate costumes for a night of partying. There are some who have a more socially-conscious way of observing All Hallows’ Eve. In Berkeley, there is Julie Twichell. “I care a lot about the environment
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jessica Simpson is celebrating a big milestone. The singer and entrepreneur on Monday shared a throwback photo of herself on Instagram to mark four years of being sober. “This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self discovery to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is telling a lower court to take another look at a case in which the lower court upheld a New York regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions. The regulation exempts certain religious organizations. In a brief order Monday the high court vacated the lower court’s ruling and
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American whiskey producers have toasted a trans-Atlantic agreement to end retaliatory tariffs that sank their European sales. Now comes the challenge of rebuilding brands that were stymied in Europe during the trade dispute. Distillers will have to ramp up distribution networks. They’ll also have to overcome
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American whiskey producers have toasted a trans-Atlantic agreement to end retaliatory tariffs that sank their European sales. Now comes the challenge of rebuilding brands that were stymied in Europe during the trade dispute. Distillers will have to ramp up distribution networks. They’ll also have to overcome
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A groundbreaking psychotherapist known as the father of cognitive therapy has died at age 100. The Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy confirms that Dr. Aaron Beck died peacefully in his sleep at his Philadelphia home on Monday. Cognitive therapy helps patients to identify and dismiss irrational negative thoughts about themselves. Beck
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says striker Sergio Aguero will be sidelined for at least three months after undergoing heart tests. The club says he has been “subjected to a diagnostic and therapeutic process” that won’t allow him to play for a while. It says “the effectiveness of treatment will be evaluated in order to
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal on Monday said her caucus is ready to move forward on two bills key to President Joe Biden’s agenda “as soon as tomorrow,” a significant concession after previously seeking direct assurances from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on the
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the country’s foreign minister is at home in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus. The official IRNA news agency said the minister’s general condition is good. The report quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying Iran’s top diplomat is able to perform his work-related duties remotely.
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