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By Katie Hunt and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Buried in a shallow grave deep within a remote Indonesian cave, archaeologists have found the bones of a young individual they say could rewrite medical history. Using radiocarbon dating techniques, scientists estimate the body has lain undisturbed for 31,000 years inside the Liang Tebo cave in eastern Kalimantan
Continue ReadingBy Dillon Thomas Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — A New Mexico man traveled to northern Colorado Tuesday morning to thank medical workers at Northern Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) for their life-saving care. Jose Graciano, considered one of Colorado’s most severely ill patients with COVID-19 earlier this year, spent more than
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Peter Straub, an author who helped usher in our decades-long fascination with horror fiction, had a way of weaving macabre and heart-wrenching prose into one sentence. Even stories about ghostly hauntings, sinister parallel universes or grisly murders could feel mournful, sensitive and cathartic in Straub’s hands. From his seminal 1979 novel,
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Kent Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A South Philadelphia electrical contracting company is looking for answers after its checks were stolen. “It’s so disruptive and it feels very violating. It’s also hard because it seems that nobody cares,” said Debra Lutz. Lutz is the owner of GEN3 Electric.
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story SICKLERVILLE, New Jersey (WPVI) — A worker on the back of a garbage truck pushed his coworker out of the way when he noticed a car heading straight for them in Sicklerville, Camden County. It happened just before 7 p.m. Tuesday on the 900 block
Continue ReadingBy Tom Kretschmer Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) — If you’ve spent any time on the Ocean City Boardwalk this summer you probably heard the inspirational rock and roll music of Bryan Woolbert on the keyboard. The pianist, producer, songwriter and Rowan University grad is legally blind from
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By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium that is highly enriched to one short, technical step from weapons-grade levels. The International Atomic Energy Agency also voiced increasing concerns on Wednesday over Tehran’s lack of engagement with a probe
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HEMET, Calif. (AP) — Two wildfires burned out of control in the inland Southern California region on Wednesday, forcing evacuations in communities and a mountain resort area. The deadly Fairview Fire grew to nearly 8 square miles (20.7 square kilometers) near the city of Hemet in Riverside County, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southeast of
Continue ReadingBy Teele Rebane, Clare Sebastian and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin threatened Wednesday to restrict Ukrainian grain exports to European countries and accused them of acting “like colonial powers,” as he used misleading figures to claim that developing countries are receiving a fraction of the exports they were expecting under the UN-brokered
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy is getting ready to turn the chapter on its workhorse destroyer, the Arleigh Burke, which went into production more than 30 years ago. The Navy has awarded design contracts on a future ship that would be equipped with lasers and hypersonic missiles. The stakes
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Mayerle Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A burglar was caught on camera, smashing his way through a Minneapolis mosque. The path of destruction will cost thousands of dollars to repair, but some of the damage isn’t as easily fixed. Broken glass, damaged doors and bent donation boxes. That’s
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una pasajera de un crucero, originaria de Pensilvania, murió este martes luego de ser atacada por un tiburón mientras buceaba con su familia en las Bahamas, dijeron las autoridades. La mujer, una madre de unos 50 años que estaba a bordo del barco de Royal Caribbean, Harmony of the Seas,
Continue ReadingBy Lucy Sherriff, CNN A bumpy, 10-passenger plane ride from Belize City takes you over lush green jungles, craggy mountaintops and skims along the vibrant Caribbean Sea, dotted with paradisiacal atolls, before coming to land on a one-strip airport, a slash of dusty red in the midst of thick treetops. This is the airport of
Continue Reading By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — The crowd swayed on its feet, arms pumping, the beat of Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” thumping in their chests. The people under the revival tent hooted as Michael Flynn strode across the stage, bopping and laughing, singing the refrain into his microphone
Continue Reading By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — The crowd swayed on its feet, arms pumping, the beat of Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” thumping in their chests. The people under the revival tent hooted as Michael Flynn strode across the stage, bopping and laughing, singing the refrain into his microphone
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says the government has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff. Albania and the U.S. have blamed Tehran for a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites. Prime Minister
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — The chairman of Hong Kong’s largest journalists’ association has been arrested for allegedly obstructing police and public disorder while reporting, the latest case sparking concerns of declining media freedom in the city. Local news outlet Channel C reported that Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and its employee,
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Ken Ludwig isn’t a fan of seeing his old shows, no matter how successful they’ve become. It makes him feel like he’s not moving ahead. But Ludwig has lately found an ingenious way to look back and forward at the same time. He’s revisited
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday and trimmed weekly losses for major indexes as traders try to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will succeed in its mission to get inflation under control. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as of 10:14 a.m.
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Apple is expected to unveil the 14th series of its iconic and ubiquitous iPhone on Wednesday at its first in-person product launch event since before the coronavirus pandemic began. Industry watchers also hope to see the new generations of Apple watches, AirPods and other updated versions of its hardware.
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