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By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Sacramento police are investigating after a shooting victim drove themselves to a police station early Thursday and hit a parked car while on the way. Police said they received a call about gunfire just before 2 a.m. near 35th Street, east
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say a Texas father and son arrested in the killings of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend are facing new evidence tampering charges. The new charges come two days after the father and son were arrested in the killings of 18-year-old Savanah Nicole Soto and 22-year-old Matthew Guerra. San Antonio
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The father of a 10-year-old boy who shot and killed another boy will be the only person charged in connection to the death, Sacramento County prosecutors said Wednesday. “Based on the facts currently known, the sole criminal liability and responsibility for
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The business-friendly centrist group “No Labels” has qualified to participate in the Maine primary election as a new political party, according to a press release from the secretary of state’s office. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday confirmed the No Labels party after it exceeded the number
Continue ReadingBy Naoko Funayama Click here for updates on this story SUTTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — It was a special season for the Sutton High School boys soccer team. With a large group of seniors on this year’s squad, they went undefeated in league play and then went on to win their Central Massachusetts regionals by defeating
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By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas, but the 97-year-old said she still remembers the White crowd that forced her family out of their home. “Our parents worked real hard … and then they bought this house on Annie Street,”
Continue Reading CNN By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas, but the 97-year-old said she still remembers the White crowd that forced her family out of their home. “Our parents worked real hard … and then they bought this house on Annie
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it’s too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses. New government data posted Friday for last week — the holiday week between Christmas and New Year’s — show
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — It has now been more than a week since Jerry Lopez, a father of seven children, was shot and killed during the carjacking of his family’s passenger van. There is a long road ahead for widowed mother Karen Lopez, but now
Continue ReadingBy Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas launched an effort to distribute Narcan, or naloxone, to high-risk overdose patients, all to curb the surge in fentanyl overdoses and deaths across Clark County. According to the Southern Nevada Health District, 2023 hit a record
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Certain Hyundai and Kia models saw a 10-fold increase in thefts in just the past three years, a wildly dramatic increase in the wake of a series of social media posts showing people how to steal the vehicles. Theft insurance claims for vulnerable Hyundais and Kias increased more than
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A light but widely felt earthquake shook Southern California on Friday. There were no immediate reports of damage to buildings, other infrastructure or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 4.1 quake struck at 10:55 a.m. and was centered about a mile (1 kilometer) northwest of Lytle Creek, in the
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A new federal study finds that people taking popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions. Researchers reviewed electronic medical records for about 1.8 million patients between 2017 and 2022. People taking
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. Notable US Events January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of the House in three rounds of voting. On January 7, McCarthy is elected House speaker after multiple days of negotiations and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1986 Birth place: Johannesburg, South Africa Birth name: Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius Father: Henke Pistorius Mother: Sheila Pistorius Education: Attended the University
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press A former Alabama police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in front of his own home during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson announced the indictment during a news conference Friday. Steve Perkins, 39, was shot and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A wide area of Southern California has been shaken by a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 10:55 a.m. Friday and was centered about a mile (1 kilometer) northwest of Lytle Creek, in mountains east of Los Angeles. The Los
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ten officers with Nashville police’s specialized investigative unit will be reassigned following an unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School last year. A spokesperson for Metro Nashville Police Department said Friday the officers will transition out of the division next
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations. The law, published on the presidential website this week, mandates all denominations and religious groups to reapply for state registration, which authorities reserve the right to
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named a former Colombian foreign minister to scope out the chances of reviving talks to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic divide. U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said on Friday that María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar will work on Guterres’ personal envoy and chief advisor on
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