SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri boarding school doctor accused of several child sex crimes has been taken into custody in Arkansas. The Kansas City Star reports authorities said 57-year-old David Smock was captured Tuesday night in Harrison, Arkansas, not far from the Missouri border. Smock’s attorney says his client had not been on the
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSL) — A man who suffered permanent debilitating injuries when he was run over by a car while being arrested by West Valley police is now suing the officers involved. Atonio Sivatia, 22 — known as “O.J.” to his family and
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings. A Nevada Gaming Control Board report on Wednesday showed the nation’s tourist-dependent gambling mecca has returned to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. The nine-month streak beat the previous record of eight consecutive months
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A man’s French bulldog was stolen when he was brutally attacked in West Hollywood on Tuesday. Robert Marinelli has just gotten out of the hospital and is pleading with the thieves to return Luca. “I’m just completely distraught,”
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The Associated Press Stocks are edging higher on Wall Street in early trading Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 slightly above the record closing high it set on Monday. Technology companies like Western Digital were solidly higher, along with retailers like Kroger and Target. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.52%. With three
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are edging higher on Wall Street in early trading Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 slightly above the record closing high it set on Monday. Technology companies like Western Digital were solidly higher, along with retailers like Kroger and Target. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.52%. With three
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury a the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial has been told it will have to work through the New Year’s holiday if it hasn’t reached a verdict by the end of the week . Judge Alison Nathan informed the jury Wednesday of
Continue Reading RENO. Nev. (AP) — A state District Court judge has overturned the Reno City Council’s denial of a new housing development and ordered the City Council to approve the controversial project. Council members had cited concerns over fire danger, hillside cuts and traffic when the Mortenson Ranch project was rejected last March, but Judge Kathleen
Continue Reading CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting travel in the Lake Tahoe area of northern Nevada. A statement released Tuesday night by Sisolak’s office said the emergency declaration will allow state officials to order vehicles traveling on mountain highways
Continue Reading CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting travel in the Lake Tahoe area of northern Nevada. A statement released Tuesday night by Sisolak’s office said the emergency declaration will allow state officials to order vehicles traveling on mountain highways
Continue ReadingMarianna Cerini, CNN When Dubai-based Basma Abu Ghazaleh launched her luxury ready-to-wear brand Kage in 2009, she said she could count the number of fellow fashion designers in the region on one hand. “There were couture labels, sure — we’ve always been known for that — but very few high-end contemporary options,” she said in
Continue Reading By MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While NFT technology was created to give artists more control over their work, they have spawned a frenzy as collectors look to cash in. As that speculation intensifies, a growing number of charities have begun to explore fundraising efforts tied to NFTs. Although some
Continue Reading By MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While NFT technology was created to give artists more control over their work, they have spawned a frenzy as collectors look to cash in. As that speculation intensifies, a growing number of charities have begun to explore fundraising efforts tied to NFTs. Although some
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages of bacon and other pork products, amid last-minute calls to delay the new regulations. Even in progressive California, that’s the headline-grabber. It’s among a host of other legislation designed to safeguard employees from warehouse
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages of bacon and other pork products, amid last-minute calls to delay the new regulations. Even in progressive California, that’s the headline-grabber. It’s among a host of other legislation designed to safeguard employees from warehouse
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages of bacon and other pork products, amid last-minute calls to delay the new regulations. Even in progressive California, that’s the headline-grabber. It’s among a host of other legislation designed to safeguard employees from warehouse
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Some of the most exciting space missions are ready to kick off in 2022. This year, expect the first images and science results from the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope, see a new mission launch to study an unexplored world and watch a NASA spacecraft deliberately crash into an asteroid’s
Continue Reading VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been ordered to take an anger management class after a video showed him pushing a man down during an arrest and forcefully pressing his knee into the man’s back. The video was shot by an onlooker. It shows Vicksburg police Officer Eddie Colbert arresting John Dolley
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A northeast Portland hat store is cleaning up after someone broke in for the third time in less than two months. FOX 12 talked with the co-owner of Flipside Hats. She said on Christmas Day, two different people broke in. Altogether,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is warning the community not to burn Christmas trees at Kaneohe Sand Bar. The DLNR warns that anyone caught could be cited or arrested. In the past years, social media has shown photographs
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