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By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story CRAWFORD COUNTY, Indiana (WLKY) — Indiana officials have found an employee in Crawford County after the dump truck he was using fell into a quarry pit. Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources says that emergency officials were dispatched around 2 p.m. on Tuesday to a rock
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Surveillance video from a performing arts theater in Denver shows Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert being escorted out of the musical “Beetlejuice” on Sunday after “multiple complaints” from patrons. The Buell Theater surveillance video, obtained by CNN affiliate KUSA, shows officials addressing Boebert and her companion at their seats inside
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams placed rookie quarterback Stetson Bennett on their non-football injury list Wednesday. Rams coach Sean McVay wouldn’t give any details about the reason for the move with Bennett, who led Georgia to the past two national championships before Los Angeles drafted
Continue ReadingBy Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KABC) — The OC Deaf Equal Access Foundation, better known as OC Deaf, has been hosting get-togethers at the Shakey’s pizza parlor in Garden Grove to help build a stronger bond between deaf and hearing communities. The predominant method of communication for
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico’s largest metro area, as criticism mounted over the actions taken by the governor and political divides widened. The ruling Wednesday by U.S.
Continue ReadingLAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Court records show a man charged with murder in the stabbing death of his Purdue University dormitory roommate has been found competent to stand trial. A Tuesday court filing shows doctors at Logansport State Hospital found Ji Min Sha competent for trial after months of treatment. Hospital Superintendent Bethany Schoenradt wrote
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — House GOP leaders are engaged in talks with hard-right members in an urgent push to salvage their spending bill plans – but are now considering an abrupt change in strategy: Avoiding a government shutdown at month’s end. Republican leaders in the House had hoped
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has said that Israel would not cave in to foreign dictates on its treatment of the Palestinians. Eli Cohen’s comments came Wednesday in a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Oslo peace accords. His remarks underscored the deterioration
Continue ReadingCHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP) — A fire at a northern Michigan paper mill has closed several roads and prompted city officials to tell residents to shelter in place, while state police warned people to stay away from the area. Plumes of thick and heavy black and gray smoke billowed Wednesday from the Tissue Depot property along
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Stetson Bennett has been placed on the Los Angeles Rams’ non-football injury list. Rams coach Sean McVay wouldn’t give any details Wednesday about the reason for the move with Bennett, who led Georgia to the past two national championships before Los Angeles drafted him in the fourth round.
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next. It’s been a favorite topic among some of the GOP’s top presidential contenders. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google confirmed it will lay off hundreds of staff members who helped recruit and hire employees, as Silicon Valley continues its cost-cutting efforts. The latest cuts come after Google parent Alphabet in January eliminated 12,000 jobs, or about 6% of its workforce, across the company as it
Continue ReadingMORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of an eighth grade boy who died after being assaulted by two other students at a middle school four years ago. The settlement with the Moreno Valley Unified School District was announced
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street churned to a mixed finish on Wednesday after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated across the country last month, but not by much more than expected. The S&P 500 edged up by 5.54 points, or 0.1%, to 4,467.44 after flipping between small
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in Hollywood films. The specter of little green men visited Mexico City as lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday from individuals suggesting the possibility that extraterrestrials might exist. The
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — As Detroit automakers and labor leaders scramble to hammer out a contract that will shape the future of the US auto industry, former Ford CEO Mark Fields has words of caution for both sides. Fields, who led Ford between 2014 and 2017, is warning the
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against the new COVID-19 booster. DeSantis, who’s running for president, and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo discussed the vaccine with doctors Wednesday on a Zoom call livestreamed on X, the platform formerly
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — A bankruptcy judge granted FTX, the collapsed crypto exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, permission to liquidate its digital assets to repay creditors. FTX has previously said in bankruptcy court filings that its digital assets, such as Solana, Bitcoin and Ether (its three biggest holdings,) amount to about
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Freud will retire as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago at the end of the season, ending a 13-year tenure. Freud, who turns 66 in October, intends to return to Britain after the season. He is the company’s fourth head following Carol Fox (1954-80), Ardis Krainik (1981-97) and William
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Music enthusiasts get an extra day to revel in the sounds of Trombone Shorty, the Rebirth Brass Band, Irma Thomas and many more as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival expands its schedule next year. Organizers announced Wednesday that the festival will add an eighth day to the lineup in
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