BERLIN (AP) — Police say two German teenagers have died after skiing off the edge of a slope in Austria and falling up to 60 meters (nearly 200 feet). Police in Tyrol province said witnesses saw the 17-year-old boys skiing at high speed down an intermediate-difficulty red slope in the Waidring ski area Wednesday and
Continue ReadingBy Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story VICKSBURG, Mississippi (WAPT) — Vicksburg police are investigating after the discovery of human remains near a casino. The Vicksburg Police Department was notified Tuesday “of a possible deceased person” near Ameristar Casino, according to a news release. Officers searched the area until about 1:30 p.m.,
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the
Continue ReadingBy Matt Reed Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Brockton, Massachusetts, mother learned her fate Wednesday after being convicted earlier this week of killing her two young boys. After a nine-day trial, a jury found Latarsha Sanders guilty Tuesday of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2018 deaths
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Mars may seem like a dry, desolate place, but the red planet transforms into an otherworldly wonderland in winter, according to a new video shared by NASA. It’s late winter in Mars’ Northern Hemisphere, where the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are exploring an ancient river delta that once fed into
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN A Michigan federal judge sentenced a man convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to nearly 20 years in prison Wednesday. Barry Croft Jr. was part of a plan to kidnap the Democratic governor from her summer home in 2020 and practiced detonating explosives in preparation, prosecutors have
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Una única cifra parece ser suficiente para hacer el balance ambiental de 2022: la demanda de carbón crecerá 1,2% y superará los 8.000 millones de toneladas por primera vez en la historia este año, según la Agencia Internacional de Energía, pese a las advertencias, que ya no pueden ser
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison Wednesday, a day after an accomplice received 16 years behind bars. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — No hubo ningún ganador en el sorteo del premio mayor de Mega Millions de US$ 565 millones este martes por la noche, y eso significa que algún afortunado comprador de boletos tiene la posibilidad de llevarse a casa un estimado de US$ 640 millones (US$ 328 millones en efectivo) en el sorteo
Continue ReadingBy Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Indiana (WLKY) — The family of Julie Yow-Schmidtke says she was denied a restraining order from her estranged husband 10 days before she was killed in an apparent murder-suicide. “She was scared, very scared,” her sister Lori Griffin said. “She started changing the locks
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Nouran Salahieh, CNN An additional five charges were filed Tuesday against a Stockton man already charged with murder in a series of killings in Northern California, San Joaquin County prosecutors said Tuesday. Wesley Brownlee, 43, was already facing three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of Jonathan Rodriguez Hernandez,
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden regresa esta semana a St. Croix, uno de los lugares de vacaciones favoritos de él y de la primera dama Jill Biden, en busca de una última oportunidad para descansar antes de lo que se espera sea un polémico 2023 y la reelección. Mientras Biden se relaja en
Continue ReadingBy Jim Keithley Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Maine (WPTZ) — On Christmas Day, just after 7:30 a.m., the Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call. The caller told police that a 3-year-old child was not breathing. Rescue personnel and deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department rushed to a
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to move through Northern California late Wednesday and overnight, followed by multiple rounds of precipitation through the rest of the week and into next week,
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security recently warned of potential domestic violent extremist acts related to the anticipated lifting of a Trump-era border restriction, according to a memo obtained by CNN, just days before the termination of those limits was halted by the Supreme Court. “So far, we have observed calls for
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN Many Southwest customers have been desperately trying something — anything — that will get them back home. But some passengers have been horrified to find other airlines posting last-minute flights to their destinations that can cost thousands of dollars. United and American Airlines say they have a solution: The airlines will
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A 91-year-old man who walked outside of his home Christmas night has been found dead, according to Deputy Coroner Ty Blackwell with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. The coroner identified the man as Marvin Eugene Henley, of Anderson. The
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday renewed its commitment to secure the release of American Paul Whelan on the fourth anniversary of his wrongful detention in Russia, as Whelan’s family expressed hope that he would not mark yet another milestone in Russian prison. “Today marks four years that Paul Whelan has spent
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN In 2022, we’re more plugged in than ever. Cars are fitted with 7-inch infotainment systems, so we can talk, navigate and DJ all at once. Refrigerators have WiFi capability — because why not? Virtual reality is somehow a thing. Even our watches are more than just timekeepers; the latest smartwatches can
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered a crackdown on local businesses operating under the names of international brands without legal permission. That’s according to a statement from the premier’s office on Wednesday. The Associated Press reported last week that Iraq has become a major center of trademark violations
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