Skip to Content
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints investment arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars donated by three men by investing the money instead of using it for charitable purposes as they claim was promised. The legal action brings
Continue Reading
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An antisemitic phrase scrawled on a Holocaust survivor’s home in California. A display supporting Israeli hostages kicked over in Minnesota. Palestinian nationalist messaging spray-painted on a non-profit’s building in Rhode Island. All, according to local reports, are among the latest acts of vandalism to shake Jewish communities in the
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The extension of the U.S. program allowing sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets is expected to be high on the agenda of the U.S. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act trade forum that will begin in South Africa on Thursday. Officials including U.S. trade representative Ambassador
Continue ReadingINEZ, Ky. (AP) — At least one of two workers trapped at a collapsed 11-story coal preparation plant that was being demolished at an abandoned mine site in eastern Kentucky has died, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday. The building at Martin Mine Prep Plant collapsed around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, trapping the men beneath multiple floors
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan military spokesperson says troops have captured a commander of an extremist group whose fighters are accused of killing two tourists last month. The spokesperson said that a senior commander with the Allied Democratic Forces was in military custody after being captured during an exchange
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase earlier detection. It expands the recommendation of yearly screening via low-dose CT scan to most people aged 50 to 80 years old who have a 20-year or greater pack-year history, regardless
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what will come out of the Federal Reserve’s latest announcement on interest rates. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in afternoon trading, coming off its third straight losing month largely because of higher
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Krucynski, Olivia Kalentek, and Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut (WFSB) — Nurses and lawmakers called for change after a visiting nurse was killed, police said, by a patient in Willimantic over the weekend. State leaders, nurses, and the unions planned to rally at the legislative office building
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — An Albuquerque man who practiced acupuncture now faces a jury for a criminal sexual penetration charge from 2018. A law enforcement investigation led to that charge against 74-year-old Megumi Hirayama. It came after a woman accused Hirayama of rape following
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Bossier City is experiencing what’s believed to be a major water outage Wednesday morning. According to Louis Johnson, spokesperson for Bossier City, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Wednesday, a significant decrease in water pressure was noticed. Crews soon found
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved legislation that would allow asylum-seekers to start working sooner and a plan to stiffen punishment for people who smuggle migrants. The package backed on Wednesday by the Cabinet, which still requires parliamentary approval, is the latest in a series of steps taken
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced that President Joe Biden’s administration is developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia. But the effort is being met with skepticism from many Muslim Americans because of the administration’s staunch support of Israel’s military assault in
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — Ana Martínez is eager to welcome her deceased loved ones back home. Martínez and others in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state wait with anticipation for Day of the Dead celebrations every Nov. 1, when families place homemade altars to honor their dearly departed and
Continue ReadingBy Yukare Nakayama Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two suspects, charged for the murder of 5-year-old Prince McCree of Milwaukee, appeared in court Tuesday, Oct. 31. It was an emotional day in court. Families of the victim and the 15-year-old defendant, Erik Mendoza, were present. While we aren’t able
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ESPAÑOLA, New Mexico (KOAT) — Malcolm Torres, 29, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 30, to 35 years in prison for the brutal beating of his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Renezmae Calzada. Torres pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on April 10, 2023, four years after Calzada’s death. Calzada
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 9.6 million job openings in September, up from 9.5 million in August and a sign that the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of higher interest rates. Layoffs fell, and the number of Americans quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence
Continue ReadingBy Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Police in Oakland are investigating a homicide after a body was found crammed in a suitcase floating in Lake Merritt late Tuesday morning. The department said police dispatch received a call reporting a body being discovered on the 1900 block of
Continue ReadingBy Michael Johnston and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t always plain sailing for Paris FC and Nigerian goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, throughout her now-flourishing career. Growing up in a family of boys and men – who had all tried their hand at going professional – Nnadozie’s ambition to follow suit wasn’t greeted with unyielding
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story GRANITE BAY, California (KOVR) — A Halloween cold case is back in the spotlight in Placer County as investigators push for answers that have escaped them for 30 years. The body of beloved Granite Bay fifth grade teacher Cherilyn Hawkley was found strangled in her
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two more men have been arrested in the investigation into who cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree, police in England said Wednesday. The men, both in their 30s, were released on bail Tuesday without being charged in the felling of the iconic sycamore that stood for about 150 years next to
Continue Reading