Month: August 2022
Cat adoption comes with free home
By Greta Serrin Click here for updates on this story OLIVEHURST, California (KCRA) — Do you want to adopt two cats for the pretty penny of $285,000? What about if those two cats come with a free house? Yes, you read that right. Spencer and Gin are two cats in Yuba County that are up
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Pakistan floods leave wrecked lives, half million in camps
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nearly a half million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world’s climate crisis after unprecedented monsoon rains wracked the country since mid-June, killing more than 1,136 people.
Continue Reading‘I’ll appreciate that forever’: Strangers, friends surprise man battling cancer with car show
By Abbie Petersen Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A 33-year-old man battling brain cancer gets a front row seat to his own classic car show on Sunday. Family, friends and strangers all stepped up to make this sweet surprise happen. The smells and the sounds of these new and
Continue ReadingWisconsin morning news anchor passes away suddenly
By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story WAUSAU, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Wausau morning news anchor passed away suddenly over the weekend. WAOW announced Neena Pacholke died Saturday, Aug. 27. “The entire team here at News 9 are absolutely devastated by the loss as we know so many others are as well.
Continue ReadingEmployee hit by roller coaster at amusement park still recovering in hospital
By Scott Cook Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — State officials are releasing more details after a worker was seriously injured by a ride in an incident at Santa’s Village in Jefferson this weekend. The state fire marshal confirmed that the operator of that ride remains in the hospital
Continue ReadingFeds won’t cut child advocacy center funding
By Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Centers that help abused children are breathing a sigh of relief after a plan to cut federal funding will not go through. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the funding, which comes from the Victims of Crime Act,
Continue ReadingPolice: Wife shoots husband during domestic dispute
By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mobile woman is jailed after police say she shot her husband during an argument. Loretta Easter, 48, remains in Metro Jail — charged with domestic violence second degree. Mobile Police tell us officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a
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San Diego Zoo penguin fitted with orthopedic footwear
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A member of the San Diego Zoo’s African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear to help it deal with a degenerative foot condition. The 4-year-old penguin named Lucas has lesions on his feet due to a chronic condition known as bumblefoot, which covers a range of avian foot problems,
Continue Reading4-year-old boy shot while waiting for haircut inside barbershop: Police
By KYW Staff, Jasmine Payoute Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A 4-year-old boy was shot inside a barbershop in Philadelphia’s Olney section on Sunday, police say. The shooting happened on the 5000 block of Rising Sun Avenue just after 5 p.m. Police say the boy was shot once in the
Continue Reading Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Former Twitter executive Peiter Zatko — also known by his hacker handle “Mudge” — received a subpoena
Continue Reading Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Former Twitter executive Peiter Zatko — also known by his hacker handle “Mudge” — received a subpoena
Continue Reading Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 5 dead
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces in which at least five protesters were killed. Protesters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled
Continue Reading 2 die, 5 injured in Phoenix shooting rampage; suspect dead
By MICHELLE A. MONROE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Two people were killed and five injured — including two police officers — when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night before killing himself, authorities said. Phoenix police identified the man on
Continue Reading 2 die, 5 injured in Phoenix shooting rampage; suspect dead
By MICHELLE A. MONROE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Two people were killed and five injured — including two police officers — when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night. Phoenix police received a call about shots fired in the north-central
Continue ReadingMuere el último miembro de una tribu indígena en Brasil tras resistirse al contacto durante décadas
olivertapia (CNN) — El último miembro restante de una aislada tribu indígena brasileña murió, dijo el sábado la agencia de protección indígena de Brasil, Funai. El hombre, conocido como el ‘Hombre del Agujero’ había vivido en completo aislamiento durante 26 años en la tierra indígena Tanaru, en lo profundo de la Amazonía brasileña en el
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Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Former Twitter executive Peiter Zatko — also known by his hacker handle “Mudge” — received a subpoena
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