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By BEN FINLEY and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Tiffany Reyes had just gotten back to her seat from the bathroom and was about to buckle her safety belt when Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 dipped. In an instant, Reyes found herself on the aisle floor, staring up at caved-in ceiling panels and a
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A 37-year-old man accused of distributing fentanyl out of his Hemet apartment, sending packets of the substance via U.S. mail, was in federal custody today. Ignacio Alcala was arrested last week following an investigation involving the Riverside County Gang Impact Team and U.S. Postal Service. Alcala was federally charged with distribution of fentanyl for
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Como Zoo in St. Paul is mourning the loss of an orangutan who has been at the zoo for over 40 years. On Monday, the zoo announced Amanda, a hybrid female orangutan, was humanely euthanized Saturday. The decision to euthanize
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine and anti-regime protests in Iran limited both Moscow and Tehran’s ability to try to influence or interfere in the recent U.S. midterm elections, a senior American military official said Monday. U.S. agencies were on high alert before November’s vote for potential
Continue ReadingBy CBS DFW Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Sundance Square officials are asking for help identifying a man who stole baby Jesus from their Nativity scene early Saturday morning. At 2:32 p.m. Dec. 17, a Sundance Square security representative filed a theft report, where they stated that
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6 committee set out to compile a public record for history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. But after 18 months and more than 1,000 interviews, its final report has become so much more — a “roadmap to justice,” Chairman Bennie Thompson
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, delivering what it called a “roadmap to justice” in response to the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection. After one of the most exhaustive and aggressive
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI sounded the alarm Monday about an explosive increase in teenage boys being targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending sexually explicit pictures. At least 3,000 children, mostly teenage boys, have been victims of the schemes that are connected to more than
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan Elon Musk’s management of Twitter, including the banning of multiple journalists, has “severely damaged” market sentiment around Tesla, and risks sparking a backlash from advertisers and consumers, a Wall Street analyst warned on Monday. Oppenheimer & Co. downgraded its rating on Tesla, where Musk is the CEO, solely because of risks posed
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen, CNN The story of January 6 has largely focused on a cast of very prominent characters, including former President Donald Trump and members of his inner circle who have become household names, like his former attorney Rudy Giuliani and his White House chief of
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, delivering what it called a “roadmap to justice” in response to the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection. After one of the most
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several of Indiana’s major employers want their local utilities to make it easier for them to buy power generated by wind and solar farms so they can move closer to their renewable energy goals. Cummins, Salesforce, Roche and other companies joined with the cities of Indianapolis and Bloomington in signing a recent
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several of Indiana’s major employers want their local utilities to make it easier for them to buy power generated by wind and solar farms so they can move closer to their renewable energy goals. Cummins, Salesforce, Roche and other companies joined with the cities of Indianapolis and Bloomington in signing a recent
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury began deliberating the sentence Monday for a former Texas police officer who was convicted of manslaughter last week after fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window in her home in 2019. Aaron Dean faces up to 20 years in prison, but jurors also have the option of
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Mondelez International said Monday it’s selling its U.S., Canadian and European gum business to Perfetti Van Melle Group for $1.35 billion. Chicago-based Mondelez said the deal includes its Trident, Bubblicious, Dentyne and Chiclets gum brands as well as manufacturing facilities in Illinois and Poland. Perfetti is a privately owned
Continue Reading By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years’ college bowl games. A bomber experienced an in-flight malfunction on Dec. 10, forcing it
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says a pipeline conveying Israeli natural gas to the island nation where it would be liquefied for export by ship is an option the government is weighing on how to get east Mediterranean gas to Europe and elsewhere amid the energy crisis prompted
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County is looking for a new leader to oversee animal shelters a month after the current director was placed on leave. County officials announced Monday that Michael Mendel, who had only been Animal Care and Control department director since March, left the position last week. Arizona’s largest county, which includes Phoenix,
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of Janelle Monáe’s powers of transformation, look no further than her Instagram photos of past Halloweens. Monáe doesn’t just throw something on. When she turns into the White Rabbit from “Alice in Wonderland” or Diva Plavalaguna from “The Fifth Element,” Monáe
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has concluded that former President Donald Trump was ultimately responsible for the insurrection, laying out for the public and the Justice Department a trove of evidence for why
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