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By Molly Bernard Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Monday, while running a survey for data collection off the shore of Lions Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Grafton, Chelsea Volpano lost connection to her research boat. “We do these repeat surveys, and we take the boat out and do kind of
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers slightly changed the format of its second public meeting on the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after complaints about the first night. The Corps held two meetings in Bismarck, on Wednesday and Thursday. Pipeline opponents criticized the private nature of oral comments being given Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Eli Brand Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Popular French Quarter eatery Saint John is closed after owner Eric Cook says his business was given a $40,000 bill from Entergy. He says the bill comes from a meter he didn’t know existed, despite him paying over $2,000 a month
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three federal judges in North Dakota have dismissed a lawsuit brought by Republican district officials who alleged that the consideration of race was unconstitutional in the creation of state House subdistricts that included ones encompassing tribal nations. The two GOP district officials filed their lawsuit last
Continue ReadingBy Brett Rains Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — The family of a 42-year-old woman whose body was found earlier this week in eastern Oklahoma is searching for answers. Family members told KOCO 5 sister station 40/29 News that Angie Barnes Henshaw loved her children, and grandchildren and loved hunting, fishing
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy’s Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. At least six people in Italy and one person in Albania were killed on Friday, bringing the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Any question about Trent Williams’ value to San Francisco’s offense was dispelled by what the 49ers have done in his absence. With Williams hampered by injuries the last three games, the Niners have gone from one of the most prolific offenses to a struggling one. That’s one reason
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, violates federal law. The justices will hear arguments early next year over a regulation put in place by the
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent regional newspaper of “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and sentenced him to four years in prison. It is the latest in a series of crackdowns against dissent in the country. Authorities accused Aliaksandr Mantsevich, chief
Continue ReadingBy Mike Clark Click here for updates on this story CHICORA, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — An Armstrong County woman who bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that revealed a $3 million prize was brought to tears Thursday as she spoke about her plans for the money. Penny Reap said she wants to use the winnings to take
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The on-air outburst of grief by Salman al-Bashir seemed to channel the mood of all Gaza. From the crowded halls of Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, al-Bashir was reporting late Thursday on the stream of wounded and dead Palestinians
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La cantante Celine Dion fue vista en un partido de hockey sobre hielo en Las Vegas este lunes, en una aparición pública poco común. El partido de la NHL fue su primera aparición pública en más de tres años, según informes de los medios. El año pasado, la cantante canadiense pospuso
Continue ReadingHOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A third suspect has surrendered to police in connection with a shooting investigation in Holyoke, Massachusetts last month. A pregnant woman on a bus was hit by gunfire and delivered a baby that later died. According to the Hampden District Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Kermith Alvarez of Holyoke turned himself into authorities
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Greater Palm Springs Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride officials are responding to conservative state lawmakers as they are advancing and passing bills that aim toward drag performers. This year’s pride theme is ‘Drag Now, Drag Forever’. A federal judge in September struck down a Texas law that LGBTQ advocates feared would ban drag shows
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s President Gabriel Boric faces a deeply polarized country, rising crime and a divisive upcoming vote on a new constitution. But his life is like a dream while attending the Pan American Games in his country’s capital. Boric drew loud applause at the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Five hundred years ago, a teenage girl who was part of the Inca culture was sacrificed and buried near the summit of Ampato, a dormant volcano in the Andes Mountains. Since the discovery of her incredibly well-preserved frozen remains in 1995, she has become known by many names —
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food. The FDA’s decision comes after California banned the ingredient in October by passing the California Food Safety Act, the first state law in
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Cristian Flores Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenville, South Carolina, police officer is raising money to get a wheelchair-accessible van for a student. Christina Bartolome is a junior at Greenville High School. Bartolome is wheelchair-bound and has a speech disability, but will always find a
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is paying a $500,000 settlement to a man whose treatment by a police officer during what turned out to be a false arrest led to days of protests. An attorney for Travis Price says the city of Rock Hill defamed Price by
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling, terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work. From Alex Honnold’s white-knuckle climb up Yosemite’s El Capitan in the Oscar-winning “Free Solo” to “The Rescue,” their understanding of the personalities capable of such
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