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Month: March 2023

Englewood man accused of killing and dismembering family: “one of the most gruesome crime scenes they’ve ever been a part of”

By KCNC Staff Click here for updates on this story     Englewood (KCNC) — The Englewood Police Department says a man has been taken into custody after two of his family members were discovered dead, while one was dismembered inside an apartment. At approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, the department received a report from Reginald Maclaren,

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Charles Workman, pool contractor accused of bilking Minnesota families, now federally charged with wire fraud

By JENNIFER MAYERLE Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The man accused of promising swimming pools and not finishing the job is now criminally indicted. It follows a months-long WCCO investigation. A grand jury alleges Charles Workman devised a scheme to defraud people of their money with false promises. WCCO exposed

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Putnam ranked New York’s healthiest county, Bronx comes in last, according to new study

By WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Just how healthy is the county where you live? An annual study released Wednesday measures the overall wellness of counties across the country. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute considered data that tracked health outcomes, such as length

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Police across the area respond to ‘computer-generated swatting calls’ claiming school threats

By PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic are among multiple schools that have been targeted as part of what police are calling “computer-generated swatting calls.” The calls are claiming that there is an active shooter situation, but they are in fact a hoax. Other

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Family of Stagg High student killed on campus by intruder files lawsuit against district

By MADISEN KEAVY Click here for updates on this story     STOCKTON (KOVR) — The family of 15-year-old Stagg High School student Alycia Reynaga filed a lawsuit against the Stockton Unified School District seeking damages for negligence and wrongful death claiming the teen’s death could have been prevented. The 20-page complaint filed in San Joaquin County

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El papa Francisco tiene una infección respiratoria y pasará “varios días” hospitalizado, dice portavoz

Sol Amaya (CNN) — El papa Francisco tiene una infección respiratoria y deberá pasar “unos días” hospitalizado, informó este miércoles el portavoz del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, en un comunicado. El pontífice, de 86 años, fue trasladado a un hospital en Roma luego de quejarse de algunos problemas respiratorios, indicó el comunicado. “En los últimos días el

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California faces a second day of heavy rain and snow, adding to record snow levels and flooding concerns

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A powerful Pacific storm isn’t finished battering California, as the state entered day two of heavy rainfall, mountain snow, gusty winds and the potential for severe weather. The system already left parts of Interstate 5 closed from California into Oregon on Tuesday due to the extreme winter conditions, the Oregon

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Federal judge rules Google tried to ‘hide the ball’ by deleting chat logs in a big antitrust case

By Brian Fung, CNN Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in a high-profile antitrust case by automatically deleting employee chat messages that could have been used as evidence in the suit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the tech giant. The ruling condemns Google’s document preservation practices and their impact on

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Distrito escolar de Wisconsin prohíbe la canción de Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton con la palabra “arcoíris” en el título

Sol Amaya (CNN) — La clase de primer grado de Melissa Tempel en la Escuela Primaria Heyer en el condado de Waukesha, Wisconsin, pasó semanas preparándose para su próximo concierto de primavera. Tempel y su co-maestro, instructores bilingües en la escuela, querían que el concierto tuviera un tema de unidad y paz mundial. Entre las

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Al menos nueve militares mueren tras ataque a pelotón del Ejército en Colombia, informó el presidente Gustavo Petro

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Al menos nueve militares murieron en un ataque a un pelotón del Ejército en la región del Catatumbo, en el departamento de Norte de Santander, Colombia, informó este miércoles mediante un mensaje en Twitter el presidente Gustavo Petro. “Repudio total al ataque al pelotón del Ejército en el Catatumbo,

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Active-duty service members file claims against the government for Red Hill water contamination

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU COUNTY (KITV) — For the first time, active-duty service members sickened by the Navy’s jet fuel-contaminated water are filing new claims against the federal government. Navy Ensign Koda Freeman says his family is still suffering the consequences of using toxic water in 2021. “Since

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Inmate convicted of simple escape escapes while being transported to detention center

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Natchitoches Parish Detention Center Inmate who is no stranger to escape attempts, escaped a Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Detention Center Transport Van Tuesday afternoon while being transported to the detention center following a two-day jury trial, according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff

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Bernie Sanders confronts former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on company’s labor practices

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Senator Bernie Sanders, who has roundly criticized former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over the company’s blatant attempts to shut down its own workers’ unionization efforts, finally got to question Schultz during a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Wednesday. Over the course of roughly two hours

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FDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose antidote Narcan

By Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan. “The FDA remains committed to addressing the evolving complexities of the overdose crisis. As

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Boris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison

By Christiane Amanpour and Matias Grez, CNN Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Becker was released from Huntercombe prison in December after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for charges relating to his

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Boris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison

By Christiane Amanpour and Matias Grez, CNN Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Becker was released from Huntercombe prison in December after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for charges relating to his

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Boris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison

By Christiane Amanpour and Matias Grez, CNN Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Becker was released from Huntercombe prison in December after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for charges relating to his

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For the first time in years, researchers have identified a new susceptibility gene for breast cancer: study

By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new gene connected to hereditary breast cancer susceptibility has been identified in what researchers are calling a landmark study. The discovery marks the first time in years that a new susceptibility gene has been pinpointed, allowing scientists

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