Month: June 2022
Serial scammer Candace Clark sentenced to five years in prison
By DOROTHY TUCKER Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Following a series of investigations by CBS 2, serial scammer Candace Clark was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday. Prosecutors had recommended the five-year sentence, telling the court, Clark has “an unwavering commitment to defraud the community to obtain get
Continue ReadingDeSantis defends Florida’s decision to be only state not to preorder Covid vaccines for kids under 5
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended his state’s decision not to preorder Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old ahead of federal vaccine regulators’ long-awaited, expected authorization. “There’s not going to be any state programs that are going to be trying to, you know, get Covid jabs to infants
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Georgetown dad acquitted in final college bribery scam trial
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A father has been acquitted of paying off a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school in the final trial linked to the college admissions bribery scandal. Amin Khoury’s case is the 57th stemming from the investigation to come to a conclusion
Continue ReadingSkyEye video shows smoke coming from items being burnt at SE Houston recycling facility
By KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re in southeast Houston and you see thick smoke near Holmes Road and 610, it is coming from a building fire. SkyEye captured video of the thick, white smoke at the Holmes Road Recycling Facility Thursday at about 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingRussia warned US it was going to conduct airstrikes on fighters in Syria
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Russia warned the US military earlier this week that it was going to conduct airstrikes against local fighters allied with the US in southeastern Syria, according to two US defense officials. That led the US to quickly warn the fighters to move their positions and also ensure that no
Continue ReadingWoman accused of assaulting team employee while trying to get into Houston Texans practice
By KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 40-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to get into Houston Texans practice at NRG Stadium and attacked a staff member. According to court documents, Alayniah Teverbaugh of Missouri City was arrested on Tuesday. The team employee suffered some
Continue Reading Bomb threats made in Kosovo’s ethnic Serb-dominated areas
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Police in Kosovo have reported a series of bomb threats to schools in Serb-dominated areas of the country and say they have confirmed some as hoaxes. A police statement said about 30 locations received electronic warnings or phone calls on Thursday morning. It did not identify the precise areas. Later police
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Biden says new shipping costs law may help tame inflation
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans. It’s a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and helped fuel record inflation. The
Continue ReadingUtah County won’t investigate document related to dispute between county attorney, sheriff
By Matt Rascon Click here for updates on this story PROVO (KSL) — Utah County commissioners struck down a motion to investigate the release of a document related to the struggle between Utah County Attorney David Leavitt and Sheriff Mike Smith, saying Wednesday the investigation was no longer necessary. The decision followed weeks of back
Continue ReadingAlleged Russian spy attempted to infiltrate the International Criminal Court as an intern, say Dutch authorities
By Benjamin Brown and Jorge Engels Dutch authorities say they have thwarted an attempt by a Russian spy to gain access to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by posing as an intern. According to the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), a suspected operative of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service had posed as a
Continue Reading Swiss raise interest rate by 1/2 point amid inflation fears
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has announced a one-half of a percentage point increase to a key interest rate Thursday, the first increase in nearly 15 years. It indicated the move was an attempt to ward off inflationary pressures as food and fuel prices rise worldwide. The Swiss National Bank said the rate hike
Continue Reading Swiss raise interest rate by 1/2 point amid inflation fears
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has announced a one-half of a percentage point increase to a key interest rate Thursday, the first increase in nearly 15 years. It indicated the move was an attempt to ward off inflationary pressures as food and fuel prices rise worldwide. The Swiss National Bank said the rate hike
Continue Reading Warm, dry, breezy weather to challenge fire crews in Arizona
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fire crews battling a pair of wildfires in northern Arizona were expecting some growth Thursday because of warm, dry and breezy conditions, but rain that could help quell the blazes is on its way. Both blazes were moving through grass, brush and pine trees on the
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Mexican police find fentanyl pill press in border town
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors said Thursday they found an illicit facility with a pill press used to manufacture fentanyl pills in the border town of San Luis Rio Colorado, across from Yuma, Arizona. The town is better known for its myriad pharmacies, dentist and doctors’ office catering to American visitors. But federal prosecutors
Continue Reading California lawmaker scraps plan for preteen vaccine consent
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday amended a bill that would have let preteens be vaccinated against a range of health conditions without their parents’ consent, instead raising the proposed minimum age to 15, which would still be among the youngest in the U.S. Currently, minors age 12
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100 millones de personas de todo el mundo se han visto obligadas a abandonar sus hogares. Eso es más que la población de la mayoría de los países
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La guerra, la violencia, la persecución y las violaciones de los derechos humanos han hecho que el mundo supere un “hito impresionante”, según un nuevo informe de la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados. Más de 100 millones de personas se han visto obligadas a huir de sus hogares, según
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Where to find early childhood classes throughout the Coachella Valley
School Districts throughout the Coachella Valley are offering early childhood education programs for the upcoming school year. Enrollment is currently open for Early Childhood Education programs throughout the Coachella Valley. Myra Acosta, director of the Early Childhood Education Program at Palm Springs Unified School District says, “The best time to enroll is right now, during
Continue Reading Ivey, Daniels headline list of point guards in NBA draft
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Jaden Ivey erupted in his second college season into an All-American with explosive athleticism and scoring ability. He’s the headliner among floor leaders entering the NBA draft, while Australian teenager Dyson Daniels is also a lottery prospect after his work in the G League Ignite developmental program for elite
Continue Reading Jan. 6 takeaways: Pence under pressure, and in danger
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, focused at a public hearing Thursday on the pressure that then-President Donald Trump put on his vice president, Mike Pence, to delay or reject the certification of Joe
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