LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating how a convicted bombmaker was able to easily escape from a Nevada prison without anyone noticing for four days, before a tip led to his capture at a transit center in Las Vegas Wednesday night as he prepared to board a bus out of town. State
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop harvests begin. Some Mississippi River communities between St. Louis and New Orleans may see record low water levels in the
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — At 6-foot-3 and a slim 224 pounds or so, Ben Skowronek looks like an NFL player. He just doesn’t look much like a fullback. That’s because he’s a receiver playing an unlikely role these days for Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay. Skowronek was
Continue Reading By GRAPH MASSARA and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Photos and videos of sharks and other marine life swimming in suburban floodwaters make for popular hoaxes during massive storms. But a cellphone video filmed during Hurricane Ian’s assault on southwest Florida isn’t just another fish story. The eye-popping video, which showed a large, dark fish with
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the road into Fort Myers Beach, cars are left abandoned in the roadway, where they stalled when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge flooded their engines and their drivers couldn’t continue. Broken trees, boat trailers and other debris litter the road. It’s even worse in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden dio inicio este jueves al proceso de condonación de la deuda por préstamos estudiantiles, enviando información actualizada sobre el proceso por correo electrónico antes de que se abra el plazo el mes que viene. En agosto, el presidente Joe Biden anunció su decisión de condonar hasta US$
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has a new addition to its fleet of Texas Highway Patrol vehicles after a dangerous Houston-area high-speed chase led to an arrest last year. The 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye was seized in April
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons vowed Thursday that “the buck stops with me” when it comes to fixing the crisis-plagued agency, ticking off a list of top priorities, from solving a staffing crisis to ending widespread misconduct. Colette Peters’
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons vowed Thursday that “the buck stops with me” when it comes to fixing the crisis-plagued agency, ticking off a list of top priorities, from solving a staffing crisis to ending widespread misconduct. Colette Peters’
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will fast-track more money to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions to help speed up the processing of sexual assault kits. The news comes weeks after authorities confirmed that the man
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The population of endangered southern resident orcas has declined from 74 to 73 in the latest census, according to the Center for Whale Research. The center posted on Facebook this week that it had completed its annual census estimate of the southern resident killer whale population for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a child at a Yucca Valley residence in 2020. The sexual assault happened in 2020 however deputies were notified of the crime on Aug. 9, 2022, the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station announced on Tuesday. Deputies said they were able to substantiate the claims
Continue ReadingCNN, NASA TV, APL, YOUTUBE, NASA, JOHNS HOPKINS APL, ED WHITMAN, TWITTER, @ASTROSNAPPER, @FALLINGSTARIFA, TOUCHSTONE PICTURES, UNIVERSAL PICTURES By Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private mission provide service to NASA’s nearly 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, boosting it
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s insurance commissioner on Thursday ordered nearly 50 auto insurers to provide detailed information about their claim costs during the pandemic, his latest attempt to compensate consumers he says were overcharged as traffic virtually disappeared when the nation’s largest insurance market imposed the first U.S. coronavirus
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s transition to the Carolina Panthers hasn’t been a smooth one. The No. 1 overall pick in 2018 is near the bottom of the league in quarterback rating and completion percentage. And despite coming off their first win of the season, the Panthers’ passing
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The collision that killed two Union Pacific employees earlier this month east of Mecca happened when the train slammed into 92 empty railcars that had been stored on a side track for nine months, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report that the Sept. 8 derailment caused roughly $1.2
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los damnificados por el huracán que regresan a sus casas dañadas se enfrentan a un torrente de desafíos, si es que tienen la suerte de tener una casa en pie. Inundaciones. Daños por moho. Dolores de cabeza con el seguro. Peligros mortales ocultos. La avalancha de angustia mental y peligros tras
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Southern California teenager killed this week alongside her father in a shootout with law enforcement was with him a day earlier when he fatally shot her mother, police said Thursday. Savannah Graziano, 15, was in the back of her father’s pickup truck when he gunned
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A massive Arizona income tax cut that mainly benefits the wealthy championed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey and enacted by Republicans who control the state Legislature in 2021 will go into full effect ahead of schedule next year, Ducey’s office announced Thursday. The plan will save taxpayers
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York attorney general wants to expedite her civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his family members and the Trump Organization, and set a trial date before the end of 2023. In a court filing Thursday, Attorney General Letitia James said the Trumps have tried to delay the investigation
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