CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Another NASA space telescope has shut down and halted science observations. Less than a week after the Hubble Space Telescope went offline, the Chandra X-ray Observatory did the same thing. NASA said Friday that Chandra’s automatically went into so-called safe mode Wednesday, possibly because of a gyroscope problem. Hubble went Read More…
MISSOULA, Mont. (Billings Gazette) — A 66-year-old man who was caught watching child pornography as he fled Washington state on a bus with $10,000 strapped to each of his legs pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Missoula. Eric Franklin Rosser pleaded guilty to accessing the internet with intent to view child pornography after Read More…
Kalispell Regional Healthcare has reached a much-anticipated settlement with the Department of Justice in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging its physicians received illegal compensation in exchange for patient referrals to in-house services, according to a federal court order filed Wednesday. The order, submitted by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, dismisses the case with prejudice — meaning Read More…
Montana is moving ahead with the idea of creating a reinsurance program for the state’s health insurance market. The program may reduce premiums between 10 and 20 percent, said Governor Steve Bullock and Department of Administration Director John Lewis. A bipartisan workgroup will evaluate new ways to address high insurance prices for Montana residents. The Read More…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The 33 westbound was closed at Humboldt Parkway in Buffalo Tuesday evening during the evening commute for a police incident. Buffalo Police say a car refused to stop for police and took off. At some point, the car hit a patrol vehicle. Police say there are no injuries to report. © 2018 Read More…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As bullying incidents spike across the nation, social media platforms are creating easier ways for users to report online abuse. Facebook and Instagram are the most recent social networks to follow the trend. The sites rolled out new tools to delete derogatory comments and inappropriate pictures that are intended for bullying. The Read More…
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio eye surgeon is the first in the nation to perform a permanent contact lens surgery just recently approved by the FDA in September. The surgery is a life-changer for those with astigmatism who don’t qualify for Lasik surgery. Hope Hoezee is one of the first patients in the U.S Read More…
News Tuesday, October 23rd 2018, 2:09 PM AKDTBy Angela Krenzien If you use some of the popular trails around Anchorage, like the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail or Chester Creek Trail, you may have seen some new signs showing up. The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation’s Trail Signage Sponsorship program is part of the Live. Work. Play. Read More…
(CNN/WCMH) – A baby girl named Harper has already set foot in all 50 states, a journey that just ended in Vermont. Her cross country feat may even land her in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest person to visit every state. “We found out that she could be the youngest person Read More…
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Another crack was found in San Francisco’s sinking Millennium Tower. The cracked glass spandrel panel is located between the ninth and tenth floors. TIMELINE: Issues with SF’s tilting, sinking, cracking Millennium Tower According to the Department of Building Inspection, a window washing firm had reported it to the architectural engineering firm Read More…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — St. Louis County election officials are working to send corrected sample ballots to voters after a printing error. A press release from the St. Louis County Election Board said the wrong sample ballots were initially sent out on Oct. 22. The release said the print vendor is working with the Post Read More…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — St. Louis County election officials are working to send corrected sample ballots to voters after a printing error. A press release from the St. Louis County Election Board said the wrong sample ballots were initially sent out on Oct. 22. The release said the print vendor is working with the Post Read More…
Oct 21, 2018; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) reacts to his touchdown during the second quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports October 24, 2018 Miraculous is too strong a word, but the early season turnaround orchestrated by the Texans has fashioned Read More…
“Sen. Begich has provided Alaskans with a detailed plan for protecting public education while his opponent refused to even answer our questionnaire and has a troubling record of pushing devastating budget cuts, promoting unconstitutional vouchers, and threatening to close rural schools. For Alaska educators, the choice is clear,” said NEA- Alaska president Tim Parker. “Mark Read More…
G-Eazy and Halsey, pictured here at the 2018 American Music Awards on October 9 in Los Angeles, Calif., have reportedly called it quits again, according to People. (Getty) It looks like Halsey and G-Eazy really might be “Bad at Love.” The musicians have called things off for the second time, just months after they reconciled following a Read More…
He ain’t afraid of no ghost. London Green, now 5, saw “Ghostbusters” when he was just 3 years old — and he’s been obsessed with it ever since. “He’ll just come out of whatever room he’s in and, ‘I got a call!’ and then put on his proton pack and go fight ghosts around the Read More…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is faced with more than $135 million in unfunded operating expenses, including more than $72 million in construction and maintenance. But the most pressing issue could be funding a complete upgrade to its Revenue Information System, which houses information ranging from voter registration to driver records and Read More…
Which probably explains why Jaxon is perfecting that role with North Dakota State. The junior from Eau Claire, Wis., is usually the first tackler to the ball on kickoff coverage and it’s something he doesn’t take lightly. It begs the question: Who was/is better, Guy Brown or Jaxon Brown? “Man, he was a great one,” Read More…
The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 400,000 people who were attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 fiscal year, Trump administration officials revealed Tuesday, an increase of more than 90,000 from the prior year. The numbers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show a 21 percent increase in unaccompanied minors attempting to cross Read More…
A second caravan of more than 1,000 migrants from Guatemala was making its way toward the southern Mexico border on Tuesday. The group, which some have estimated at 2,000, headed slowly toward the town of Chiquimula in southern Guatemalan after a larger assembly of nearly 5,000 marched into Mexico — to the ire of President Read More…
Hurricane Willa made landfall near Mazatlan, Mexico on Tuesday night as a powerful Category 3 storm. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Hurricane Willa made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday night as a powerful Category 3 storm. Threatening a major tourist resort area, the storm landed near Isla del Bosque in Sinaloa with winds of 120 Read More…
The Atlanta-based CDC said costumed chickens out for a night of trick-or-treating this Halloween run the risk of infecting people with a particular potent strain of salmonella. (iStock montage) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked chicken owners to avoid committing a party fowl this Halloween by dressing up their domestic livestock. The Atlanta-based CDC Read More…
CODY, Wyo. — Three grizzly bears were captured and relocated to the Camp Creek drainage near Cody. The Cody Enterprise reports a sow grizzly and her cub were captured last week by Game and Fish at the direction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The effort was part of a preemptive strike to reduce Read More…
UNITED NATIONS – A half dozen armed groups in Central African Republic are participating in a national program and the government will begin disarming some groups in the west by the end of the year, the U.N. envoy for the troubled African country said Tuesday. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga’s announcement on disarmament efforts was part of his Read More…
HOUSTON (AP) – Prosecutors opened the murder retrial of a former deputy’s husband with a recap of the death of a man he and his wife confronted outside a Houston-area restaurant. Terry Thompson is accused of murder by strangling 24-year-old John Hernandez with a chokehold outside a Denny’s restaurant in Crosby in 2017. His first Read More…
Tammy Moorer, left, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years in prison for kidnapping her husband’s alleged former mistress, Heather Elvis. (ZUMAPress – Facebook) A South Carolina woman was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years in prison for kidnapping her husband’s alleged former mistress, who went missing nearly five years ago. Tammy Moorer, 46, was convicted of Read More…
A World War II-era plane crashed Tuesday afternoon, shutting down a major highway in California. The North American AT-6 aircraft crashed on U.S. 101 in Agoura Hills, striking a center divider before catching fire, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. The pilot, who was not immediately identified, was safely removed before flames consumed most of Read More…
A customer buys a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a local grocery store, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. Lottery players will have a chance at winning an estimated $1.6 billion jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) DES MOINES, Iowa – A group of New Jersey construction workers noticed Read More…
Common political ground was reached Tuesday night as President Trump praised former President Barack Obama on Twitter. “I agree with President Obama 100%!” Mr. Trump wrote to a C-SPAN video clip of Mr. Obama speaking when he was a U.S. senator from Illinois. I agree with President Obama 100%! pic.twitter.com/PI3aW1Zh5Q — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Read More…
Britney Spears celebrated the 20th anniversary of her debut single “…Baby One More Time” on Tuesday. The singer is pictured here in the music video for her hit, which was released in 1998. (Youtube/Sony Music) 20 years since releasing her debut single “…Baby One More Time,” Britney Spears is thanking all of her fans who Read More…
President Trump used President Obama to make a point on the immigration issue Tuesday, as he tweeted a video of the former president talking about stopping illegal immigration. “I agree with President Obama 100%” Trump wrote above a clip of then-Illinois Sen. Obama giving a speech in 2005 that contained some tough-sounding talk on immigration. Read More…
PITTSBURG, Calif. (AP) – Police in Northern California have killed a man they say shot at police after taking his wife and baby hostage. The 37-year-old man died Monday night after the shooting in Pittsburg, northeast of San Francisco. Police say the man took his estranged wife and their baby hostage at gunpoint, shot and Read More…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Running for re-election, a Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses after gay weddings became legal has told voters she did not treat anyone unfairly. Republican Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis spoke at a candidate forum Tuesday night with her Democratic rival Elwood Caudill Jr. Caudill said if Read More…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Federal prosecutors have charged a former Alabama resident with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and helping others to do the same. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release that Alaa Mohd Abusaad was charged Tuesday in Birmingham. Authorities say Abusaad told an undercover Read More…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A judge dismissed all criminal charges against a suspended Marion County Circuit judge on the eve of his trial because a key witness in the case against him wasn’t willing to participate. News outlets report a jury was expected to hear opening statements Wednesday on whether Vance Day allowed a felon Read More…
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) – An Alabama man has been sentenced to federal prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity on two occasions. U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak, in a news release, says 40-year-old Christopher Braden, of Jasper, Alabama, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years and six months in prison. He Read More…
They’re using the “Ryan Gosling” strategy. LA prosecutors filed a new motion Tuesday in the Robert Durst case, asking that the 2010 movie “All Good Things” — which is loosely based on the real estate heir’s life — be admitted as evidence and viewed during his trial. They point out how Durst, 75, refused to Read More…
A federal appeals court has largely upheld the guilty verdict and life prison sentence of an English cleric and convicted terrorist known as “Hook Hand.” A panel of three Manhattan federal appeals court judges said the life sentence of Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, was perfectly reasonable “given the severity of Read More…
The ceiling was so low that the players felt they could almost touch it if they raised their sticks and jumped. They scored 10 goals that night and beat the Lumberjacks. That was the first time the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team played a game in the desert. UND will return to the Read More…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Prosecutors say a Northern California officer won’t be charged criminally for fatally shooting a 28-year-old armed man. KQED reported Tuesday that Alameda County district attorney Nancy O’Malley says the Bay Area Rapid Transit officer acted reasonably when he shot Sahleem Tindle on Jan. 3 near an Oakland train station. O’Malley said Read More…
NEW YORK (AP) – Police say a man was killed and his 5-year-old son was wounded when they were shot inside a New York City public housing complex. The shootings happened at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Butler Houses in the Bronx. Police say 29-year-old Jaquan Millien was shot in the torso and his Read More…
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago man found guilty of fatally shooting a rival street gang member in 2003 will not be granted a retrial even though the convicted man’s twin claims that he committed the crime and not his brother, a judge ruled Tuesday. In 2016, Kevin Dugar’s twin, Karl Smith, claimed he was the Read More…
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For debilitated and often-broke former football players and their families, the National Football League’s agreement to pay more than $1 billion in a settlement for victims of chronic brain trauma appeared to be the end of the battle that had consumed them for years. The money was supposed to provide a measure of peace and Read More…