Month: December 2023
Michigan woman who went missing while hiking in Calaveras Co. found dead
By Nijzel Dotson Click here for updates on this story Calaveras County, California (KCRA) — Ann Marie Herford, a woman from Michigan who went missing in Calaveras County while hiking earlier this month, was found dead by sheriff’s office deputies on Thursday. Herford was last seen on Nov. 12, and her vehicle was left parked
Continue ReadingOregon State, Washington State, Mountain West agree to 6-game football scheduling arrangement in ’24
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oregon State, Washington State and the Mountain West announced a football scheduling agreement Friday for the 2024 season that gives the two remaining Pac-12 schools six opponents each and positions them to operate as a two-team conference for at least a year. All 12 Mountain West schools
Continue ReadingGuatemalan electoral magistrates leave the country hours after losing immunity from prosecution
By SARA MELINI Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Three magistrates of Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal have left the country, hours after the country’s Congress opened them up to prosecution by stripping them of their immunity. It’s part of the continuing effort to interfere with the results of the presidential election. Guatemala’s immigration agency confirmed
Continue ReadingStillwater police investigating after dead longhorn found in front of Oklahoma State University frat house
By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Stillwater police are investigating after a dead longhorn was found in front of a fraternity house at Oklahoma State University. Police told KOCO 5 that they received a call shortly before 6:30 a.m. Friday about a possibly dead cow in the
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street gains ground following its best month in more than a year
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A broad rally on Wall Street closed out a fifth straight week of gains for the market Friday, driving the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.6%, eclipsing its previous high for the year set in
Continue ReadingFreeway shooting in Stockton leads to human trafficking arrest, CHP says
By Nijzel Dotson Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — The California Highway Patrol arrested a man after a car with two people inside, including a female human trafficking victim, was shot at on Interstate 5 in Stockton last week. According to CHP, the shooting happened Nov. 24 on southbound I-5
Continue ReadingBlue over ‘G0BLUE’: University of Michigan grad sues after losing license plate
BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A University of Michigan graduate is suing the state over the loss of his revered “G0BLUE” car license plate. Joseph Hardig III says the plate has been on family vehicles for years. But he was told it was assigned to another car owner when he recently tried to renew it
Continue ReadingTrump doesn’t have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rules
By Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump can be sued in civil lawsuits related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot in a long-awaited, consequential decision from the federal appeals court in Washington, DC. The decision will have significant implications for several cases against Trump in the
Continue ReadingAfter chance to be a Tokyo Olympian was lost, Katie Lou Samuelson returns to chase Paris 2024
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson and Devin Cannady took their marriage vows in April. They made another vow to each other long before that. An Olympic vow. It was July 2021 during the Tokyo Olympics, when Samuelson’s team won a gold medal — without her. Samuelson
Continue ReadingFed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said. Powell noted that consumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, rose at just a 2.5% annual rate in the
Continue ReadingPakistan’s highest court hears petition on forceful deportation of Afghans born in the country
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court is hearing a petition by human rights activists seeking to halt the forceful deportation of Afghans who were born in Pakistan and those who would be at risk if they were returned to Afghanistan. The session started on Friday, a day after the country’s
Continue ReadingMan escapes from Philadelphia jail by walking away from orchard in fourth city breakout this year
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police are looking for an inmate who escaped from a Philadelphia jail by walking away from a work detail. It was the fourth breakout from a city lockup this year. Thirty-four-year-old Gino Hagenkotter was serving time on theft and burglary charges. Authorities say he was working in the orchard on the grounds
Continue ReadingHouse votes to expel Santos from Congress in historic vote
By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Friday to expel GOP Rep. George Santos, a historic vote that makes the New York congressman the sixth lawmaker ever to be expelled from the chamber. The vote brings an end to a scandal-plagued and tumultuous tenure on Capitol Hill for the freshman New York
Continue ReadingPro-Trump attorney who helped orchestrate fake electors plot cooperating in Nevada criminal probe
By Zachary Cohen and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada state-level criminal investigation into the fake electors plot intended to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win is ramping up with prosecutors securing the cooperation of a key witness, even as some of those who served as pro-Trump electors remain politically active ahead of the
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Funcionarios occidentales advierten que las fuerzas ucranianas se enfrentan a un invierno difícil mientras Rusia planea nuevos ataques contra las infraestructuras
Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Las fuerzas ucranianas se enfrentan a un invierno “duro” y a un año difícil por delante, ya que las evaluaciones de inteligencia occidentales no esperan un movimiento significativo en las líneas del frente en los próximos meses, dijeron a CNN dos funcionarios occidentales y un alto funcionario militar estadounidense. A
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Chinstrap penguins survive on more than 10,000 naps a day, study finds
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The art of nodding off appears to have been mastered by breeding chinstrap penguins, who take more than 10,000 naps a day, with each nap lasting an average of four seconds, according to a new study. The animals accumulate around 11 hours of sleep daily using this strategy, challenging
Continue ReadingClimate protesters twice interrupt Wagner’s `Tannhäuser’ at Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK (AP) — Climate protesters caused a pair of interruptions totaling 22 minutes during the opening night of a revival of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” at the Metropolitan Opera. Christian Gerhaher, making his Met Opera debut, was singing Wolfram’s second-act aria on Thursday night in which he says “before me a miraculous spring appears” when people
Continue ReadingRussia’s Lavrov declares at security talks that his country’s goals in Ukraine are unchanged
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has delivered a blunt message to Western leaders and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to “review its goals” in Ukraine. Lavrov told reporters while attending an Organization for Security and
Continue ReadingEl Reno girls basketball team honors Native American heritage with special jerseys
By Dacoda Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story EL RENO, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An Oklahoma basketball team partnered with the Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders to honor Native American heritage on the court. Fans attending El Reno High School’s basketball game on Friday will see something that isn’t common in high school athletics. The
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