Associated Press A federal prison inmate and two other people were charged Tuesday with conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died this month after opening a letter that prosecutors said was laced with fentanyl and other substances. According to prosecutors, Jamar Jones, a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary
Continue ReadingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a Boston “duck boat” rescued a father and son from the Charles River. The Boston Duck Tours boat was participating in safety drills when it retrieved the pair from the water Monday morning. One of the captains, Michael Rosario, said it went from training to a “real-life rescue.” Police
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak are preparing for the third storm in a week. The latest one comes just days after a minister had to use a front loader to free people from flooded homes. Napakiak is a Yup’ik village of about 350 residents in
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown granted a motion for summary judgement filed by the U.S. Chamber
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More than $5 million worth of methamphetamine wrapped in paper intended to disguise the drug packages as watermelons have been seized in Otay Mesa, border officials said today. The drugs were found in 1,220 packages wrapped in green and black paper on a truck that sought entry into the United States last Friday, U.S. Customs
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after 2 years of marriage, 2 decades after they first split.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Johnny Cueto will be back on a big league mound on Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Angels conclude their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals, whom the 38-year-old pitcher helped to carry to a World Series title nearly a decade ago. Angels manager Ron Washington
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, Larry Madowo and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — African nations could begin vaccinations against mpox within days, according to the continent’s top public health agency, as a World Health Organization official said the spread of a deadlier strain of the virus could be controlled and “was not the new Covid.” The Democratic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court declined Tuesday to wade into an electoral controversy despite pleas from the state’s top election official and attorney general after one county initially voted against certifying recount results from the June primary. The Democratic officials wanted the justices to make clear that counties have no legal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A federal prison inmate and two other people were charged Tuesday with conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died this month after opening a letter that prosecutors said was laced with fentanyl and other substances. According to prosecutors, Jamar Jones, a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian pop star Anitta will perform at halftime of the first NFL game in the South American country on Sept. 6. The NFL announced Tuesday that the 31-year-old will perform when the Green Bay Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo. A fan favorite in Brazil for
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The City of Indian Wells got a legal victory in a lawsuit over a voter-approved measure on term limits. On Monday, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled in favor of the City of Indian Wells to affirm Measure J. Measure J limits City Council members to two four-year terms over a lifetime and prohibits the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia gun owners, lawmakers and national advocates have been discussing how to encourage people to secure their firearms. The Senate Safe Firearm Storage Study Committee met for the first time Tuesday. Georgia Sen. Emanuel Jones assured the bipartisan group that his goal was not to restrict gun ownership,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The University of Kentucky will disband its office promoting diversity and inclusion efforts in response to questions from policymakers that its focus on identity has stifled political discussions, its president said Tuesday. The action on the Lexington, Kentucky, campus comes after state lawmakers debated whether to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders left tackle Kolton Miller, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, was removed from the physically unable to perform list Tuesday. The return of Miller and left guard Jackson Powers-Johnson, who was taken off the PUP list last week, means the Raiders are closer to having
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Small desert carnivores like the Black-footed cat, Sand cat and Fennec fox are often overlooked – but they are among the most vulnerable species in the world. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert is at the forefront of efforts to protect these animals. News Channel 3 took an exclusive tour of the
Continue ReadingOXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks returned to Dallas to attend to a personal matter and will miss the final days of training camp in California. “Everything is good,” coach Mike McCarthy said of Cooks before Tuesday’s practice in Oxnard. “It’s a good thing. But he won’t practice today or tomorrow.” Dallas breaks
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to “Make America Safe Again” while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats who gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris branded him a career criminal. As part of a battleground campaign swing designed to counter the Democratic National Convention, Trump stood alongside sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man who is accused of targeting several Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring to make
Continue ReadingAssociated Press One of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s six children has officially dropped “Pitt” from her name. A Los Angeles court granted a petition from the third-eldest child of the former couple to legally change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie on Monday. She initially filed the petition to make
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