(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the short video social media platform that is owned by China-based tech giant ByteDance and that he tried to ban as president, ahead of the U.S. elections in November. Politico, which first reported the news, said he posted a launch video on his account on […]
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Dive team nabs sunken gun A handgun that authorities believe may have been used during a recent shooting in Oxnard was pulled from Channel Islands Harbor by a special team of divers. On Tuesday morning, the Ventura County Sheriff’s dive team, staffed by […]
PHILADELPHIA – A 40-year-old man died three months after being assaulted outside a bar, and now police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspects. Police say the assault happened on the 4500 block of Torresdale Avenue on February 25. The man succumbed to his injuries on May 25. On Thursday, police released […]
His voice gets heavy and even starts to crack when he talks about the abuse claims that have engulfed an unlicensed boarding school in his southeast Missouri county. “I didn’t know,” Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says, referring to former students’ yearslong allegations of physical and mental abuse at the school. “I didn’t.” When in […]
Newcomerstown Now members are preparing hanging flower baskets for downtown. They will be in place by June 8, for the Second Saturday event. Activities are 3 to 9 p.m. on Main Street, and include performances by Six Strings and A Fiddle – Mark Hardesty and Nancy Orr followed by Moonlyterz, a game based on Family […]
U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Brandon, is in a hot endorsement battle with challenger James Judge, who jumped into the race after former President Donald Trump called for Republicans to challenge Lee. With nearly three months until the primary election, the endorsement battle is already building in the U.S. House District 15 Republican race. First-term incumbent […]
A prosecutor told a judge Wednesday that they intend to seek the death penalty for Larry Acree, the man accused of fatally shooting an Independence police officer and a Jackson County court employee during an eviction. In a brief hearing Wednesday afternoon, Jeremy Baldwin, assistant prosecuting attorney, told the presiding judge that the prosecutor’s officer […]
The United States said Monday that arch-enemy Iran sought assistance over a helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington meanwhile offered condolences despite saying he had “blood on his hands.” The State Department said Iran, which has had no diplomatic relations with Washington since the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic revolution, reached out […]
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded guilty to murder charges on Friday for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone that he mistakenly tracked to the house. Kevin Bui, now 20, was a teenager at the time of the fire […]
May 18—ST. CLOUD — The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for those willing to share their stories during a 50th anniversary event of the Vietnam War at the Mall of America. It’s part of the Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project for veterans to share their experiences about their service during the war. […]
May 18—ST. CLOUD — The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for those willing to share their stories during a 50th anniversary event of the Vietnam War at the Mall of America. It’s part of the Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project for veterans to share their experiences about their service during the war. […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two teenagers were hospitalized on Wednesday night following a shooting near a gas station in Fresno, the Fresno Police Department announced. Officers say they responded to the area of the 3800 block of North Hughes Avenues in Fresno just after 8 p.m. for an 11-round ShotSpotter activation. Upon arrival, police say […]