Earlier this week, News Channel 3’s Peter Daut shared his experience aboard the USS Somerset, and highlighted some of the training. He also took an in-depth look at the warship’s namesake, and its connection to United Flight 93. Poignant reminders of Flight 93 can be found throughout the Somerset: on every deck there are photos,
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Shriners Children’s Open.
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Halloween candy, costumes and decoration prices are high for families this year due to inflation. Consumers are expected to spend $11.6 billion on Halloween this year, with shoppers planning to spend an average of $104 each, according to a National Retail Federation survey. News Channel 3 spoke with people who said they are noticing higher
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas’ capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults, has died at age 83. Mothershed Wair died Saturday at a hospital in Little Rock after having complications from multiple
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday toasted the unveiling of a long-awaited reimagined public White House tour. The couple held a dinner in celebration of the first lady’s update of the White House public tour. The updates will be unveiled on Monday. President Biden, who is
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor, using a blood-stained truck found at the crime scene. The bombshell statement by federal prosecutors backs up the version of imprisoned drug lord Ismael
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The formula might look a bit different with the defense and running game carrying the Kansas City Chiefs. But the results are awfully familiar as the two-time defending champions keep knocking off teams — especially the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick Mahomes overcame two interceptions to deliver
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ defense hasn’t been good in its first season after Aaron Donald’s retirement. Forcing turnovers has been a particular area of struggle. A chance to play against the Raiders’ subpar offense run by its backup quarterback was the perfect antidote. Kam Curl returned a fumble
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — While stumping for former President Donald Trump on Saturday, tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he will give away $1 million each day to registered voters in battleground states, immediately drawing scrutiny from election law experts who said the sweepstakes could violate laws against paying people to register. “We want to
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CNN By Jack Forrest and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump called Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi each “an enemy from within,” even as the former president’s Republican allies attempt to argue that his previous comments labeling political opponents as such are being misinterpreted. “These are bad people. We have a lot
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CNN By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN
Continue ReadingROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico National Guard is continuing search and rescue operations after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city of Roswell and Chaves County. Guard officials say 309 people have been rescued since Saturday with 38 taken to hospitals. City officials say two people have died, but no
Continue ReadingAssociated Press STONAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — AP photographer Petr David Josek started working with The Associated Press in 2002 and became a full-time staffer in 2011, when he got the Prague bureau job. Since then, he has covered the Iraq War, eight Olympics and four World Cups among numerous sports and news assignments. Here’s
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Kopech will start Game 6 of the National League Championship Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who plan to send a parade of relievers to the mound in an attempt to win their record 25th NL pennant. The right-hander opens Sunday’s bullpen game at Dodger Stadium against the New York
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The emotional lift of Ricky Pearsall’s return to the field 50 days after he was shot lasted less than a half. Then the San Francisco 49ers had to deal with some more bad news at receiver. Brandon Aiyuk went down with a right knee injury in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Aidan O’Connell was looking forward to securing his hold on the starting quarterback job for the Las Vegas Raiders, only to sustain a thumb injury in the first quarter of a 20-15 loss at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. O’Connell was hurt when his right hand smacked the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader who was killed in British Columbia last year even though the Canadian government has named him as a person of interest in the assassination. Sanjay Kumar Verma, who was expelled last
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Two missing US Navy aviators have been declared dead, several days after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier, Washington, during a training flight, the Navy said Sunday. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers,” Cmdr. Timothy Warburton, commander of the Electronic
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes and forced more than 500 people to evacuate. Most residents were allowed to return home Saturday but a handful of evacuation orders remained in effect for a hillside neighborhood
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes and forced more than 500 people to evacuate. Most residents were allowed to return home Saturday but a handful of evacuation orders remained in effect for a hillside neighborhood
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