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Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized 2.6 tons of cocaine from a plane that arrived from Venezuela in the West African country’s capital, Bissau, over the weekend. Judicial police said Monday that agents confiscated 78 bales of drugs that were smuggled in on a Gulfstream IV aircraft during a raid
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women. The judge Monday called the 83-year-old a “sexual predator.” Justice Robert Goldstein said Nygard showed no empathy for his victims. The judge said an aggravating factor was the fact
Continue ReadingBy Remi Murrey Click here for updates on this story AKRON, Ohio (WEWS) — At House Three Thirty in Akron on Friday, the Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center celebrated 50 years while also recognizing Donna McFadden and Sue Victor for their bravery. “I really didn’t want my face out there, but then the more
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held up their phones to record athletic feats they’d never before witnessed, or even imagined. The game? Footvolley, a combination of soccer and beach
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — As Kamala Harris pivots to the political center in her campaign for president, a 2019 questionnaire from a leading civil rights organization spotlights her past support for left-wing causes such as taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for detained immigrants and federal prisoners. In an American Civil Liberties Union questionnaire then-Sen. Harris filled out
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Investigations continued today into the origins of social media threats made against a high school campus, possibly in the Banning Unified School District. The online threats to perpetrate an act of violence were spotted late Saturday night and reported to the Banning Police Department, according to Lt. Brandon Smith. “The threat … (was) made against
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting his position in line with that of his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. The commonality reflects a major shift toward broad public support for legalization in recent years and marks
Continue ReadingBy Marc Blaine Click here for updates on this story KAYSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) — A Utah man who fights crime for a living now finds himself fighting for his own life after an unexpected medical diagnosis. “I’ve done hard things before, so I expect this to be just another hard thing that’s standing in my
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man charged with randomly shooting at cars along Interstate 5 near Seattle on Labor Day faces additional charges for allegedly firing at vehicles in an adjacent county on the same night, court records show. King County prosecutors filed five first-degree assault charges against Eric Jerome Perkins last week. They
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A group of scouts and other volunteers helped local Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Nelson install a “reflecting bench” on the top of the popular “Cross Hike” in Palm Desert over the weekend. The scouts carried the bench, which weighed over 200 pounds, up the trail. It took about five hours to install. The bench is
Continue ReadingBy Scott McKane Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — “I was just so floored, I couldn’t breathe, I was pacing, I was so excited!” Blood donor Donna Mills said she literally had to shake it off after getting the news that she won the grand prize, two tickets to
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Stevens Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — At least 12 police departments across the state — from Logan to Washington County — have purchased a new less-lethal device they say will help them restrain people more safely. But none of them have actually used it yet. For
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been arrested on charges that they used the social media messaging app Telegram to encourage hate crimes and acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in the United States, the Justice Department said Monday. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been arrested on charges that they used the social media messaging app Telegram to encourage hate crimes and acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in the United States, the Justice Department said Monday. The
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By Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Three Israeli civilians have been killed in a shooting at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, Israeli authorities said Sunday. The Israel Airports Authority, which runs the border terminal at the Allenby Crossing with Jordan, told CNN that the three men who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died, the agency confirmed Monday. He was 81. Johnson’s identity for decades had been hidden from the public,
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — An airstrike targeting civilian areas in southeastern Sudan has left more than 20 people dead and dozens of others wounded, authorities in the embattled Sennar state said, as civil war rages between the country’s army and a paramilitary militia. At least 21 civilians were killed and 63 injured in
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El aparatoso choque de un carro con un poste provocó un apagón en el área de la Calle Tecate y la Avenida Ramirez en La Quinta cerca de la calle Washington y la Avenida 52 el viernes pasado a las 8:10 de la noche. De inmediato las cuadrillas de la compañía de luz acudieron para
Continue ReadingBy Tim Caputo Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Southern Californians were trying to beat the heat this weekend, but power outages throughout the region were making that a more difficult task. The heat was affecting electrical equipment as utilities scrambled to dispatch crews. That left many thousands of people
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Después de una excelente investigación la policía arresto a un adolescente de 17 años quien realizo amenazas de tiroteo en la Rancho Mirage High School, gracias a la ayuda del FBI identificaron la casa ubicada cerca de la calle Vista Chino en Cathedral City de donde provenían los mensajes publicados en redes sociales y durante
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