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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives. The worst could harm us or our society and the planet in such “innovatively bad” ways that a panel of self-described dystopia experts has judged
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — A former Hillsboro Fire lieutenant was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison for raping a child and saving images of the abuse, the Washington Co. District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. According to the DA’s office, 52-year-old Steven Michael Klaus
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony honoring the memory of renowned Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov, who was killed in action while serving as a soldier in the war Russia started in Ukraine nearly two years ago. A large crowd gathered Thursday in the courtyard of
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new study has found. The fragment of fossilized reptile skin was found in a limestone cave in Oklahoma, United States, and is at least 130 million years older than
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog says he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization and why the Defense Department waited days to inform the White House that he had transferred authority to his deputy. Austin is still in the hospital being treated for complications from
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Mariska Hargitay reveló en un conmovedor ensayo personal que hace décadas fue violada. Pero la estrella de “Law & Order: SVU” escribió que no permitirá que la experiencia la “defina”. “Un hombre me violó cuando tenía treinta y tantos”, escribió al comienzo de su artículo, publicado por la revista People este
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winger Cade Cowell has left U.S. training camp ahead of a possible transfer from San Jose to Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara. The 20-year-old Cowell had been with the group practicing for a Jan. 20 exhibition against Slovenia at San Antonio. No replacement for Cowell was announced Thursday by the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — San Jose officials celebrated the grand opening of a new affordable housing complex on Wednesday. But the formerly homeless residents all have something in common – they’re all senior citizens, part of the disturbing rise of elderly people living on
Continue ReadingBy Jose Martinez Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — San Francisco-based rideshare company Lyft is being sued by a Florida woman who says she was sexually assaulted multiple times by one of their drivers. The victim alleges that she was violently and repeatedly raped by her Lyft driver, resulting
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s official. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday gave the green light to the listing and trading of 11 bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETFs. And they will be coming online quickly, with several starting to trade Thursday. That means if you have have been curious about
Continue ReadingBy CBS San Francisco Click here for updates on this story SANTA CLARA, California (KPIX) — Several people were cited for either selling alcohol to minors or buying it for them in Santa Clara County, police said Wednesday. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control worked in conjunction with police in San Jose and Santa
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of several structures surrounding the religious complex, prompting an order to vacate as well as citations against its owners, city officials said. Inspectors with New York City’s building safety agency uncovered a tunnel that
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Nguyen Click here for updates on this story DOWNEY, California (KCAL) — After being fined more than $4,000 for their taste in uniform, Ojos Locos in Downey has gone on the offensive. Under the city’s dress code, food handlers are not allowed to bare their mid-riffs, any portion of the chest 3 inches
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — Police have again arrested a serial bank robber who has already spent 40 years behind bars for a series of similar crimes. The 71-year-old suspect, identified by Los Angeles Police Department as Bruce Edward Bell, was arrested on on Dec.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix becomes the latest celebrity to take on the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical, “Chicago.” The show comes at a good time for Madix, who found out in the past year that her longtime partner and “Vanderpump Rules” co-star
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Google is starting the year off with sweeping layoffs across divisions. The layoffs include hundreds of employees who work on some of the company’s most recognizable products, including Google Assistant, the voice-activated software that helps users check the weather, set timers and quickly look up facts. The Google
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Tech companies showed quirky gadgets and new innovations at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas this week, from AI-powered pillows that can reduce snoring and mirrors that can detect your mood to transparent televisions and car mirrors that track your eyes. Although the event, which is the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos has begun in a Connecticut courtroom. A six-person jury began hearing the case against Michelle Troconis in Stamford Superior Court on Thursday. She has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and other crimes and
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Werthmann Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — It’s not uncommon to hear sirens in Denver or see red and blue lights flashing as first responders race to an emergency. There’s a good chance those lights and sirens are from one of Denver Health’s 39 ambulances as paramedics rush
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic moments from a dozen beloved shows throughout television history. “All in the Family,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Game of Thrones,” “Martin” and many more series will get the special treatment at Monday night’s
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