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Denver jail death puts new light on common restraint tactic
DENVER (AP) – The death of a 112-pound jail inmate who choked on his own vomit suffocated after Denver sheriff’s deputies restrained him during a psychotic episode is drawing new attention to the way...
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Brazil Olympic venues to be checked daily to help stop Zika
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic venues will be inspected daily during the games in a bid to prevent the spread of a mosquito-borne virus linked to a rare birth defect and also a...
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Manning’s Broncos to face Newton’s Panthers in Super Bowl
Today’s NFL is all about the quarterbacks, so perhaps it’s fitting that the 50th Super Bowl features a matchup between Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos and Cam Newton’s Carolina Panthers. At 39, Manning...
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Icy roads, spotty transit service follow East Coast blizzard
NEW YORK (AP) – East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that...
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Metal on Thai beach likely to be rocket, not plane part
TOKYO (AP) – A Japanese rocket maker said Monday that a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane. The...
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Video: Band jams their way through stopped traffic during snowstorm
LONDON, Ky. (WCMH) – A band decided to make the most out of getting stranded on a Kentucky highway over the weekend. The Endless Summer Band, based out of Indianapolis was stranded on Interstate 75 in...
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J.K. Rowling calls out Trump’s spokeswoman with Harry Potter reference
(WTNH) – Author J.K. Rowling is trending on social media after she used “Harry Potter” to call out Donald Trump’s spokeswoman. While Rowling is a British citizen, she has remained vocal when it comes...
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Washington bill would require students to learn cursive
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a bill that would make the instruction of cursive writing mandatory in all Washington state schools. KING-TV reports (http://kng5.tv/1PeU2FW ) that the...
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Q&A: Why do Iowa and New Hampshire get to vote first?
WASHINGTON (WPRI) – It’s that time again. With Americans gearing up to choose a new president in November, the nominating calendar has turned the nation’s attention back to two relatively small states...
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Contractor working to put Jeeps back on battlefield
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – A North Carolina defense contractor is putting together a project that could land Jeeps back on the battlefield. The Blade reports the U.S. Army is seeking an inexpensive,...
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Los Angeles switches plan for athlete village for 2024 Games
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Organizers behind Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympic Games moved Monday to erase a major uncertainty: where to house thousands of athletes, and how to pay for it. A proposal...
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Predators using phone app to target children
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – If you haven’t heard of your tween or teen’s favorite app yet, well here it is: It’s called ‘Omegle.’ Its motto is – talk to strangers. And once on, that’s exactly what you do....
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Protest outside Phoenix-area school after racial slur photo
PHOENIX (AP) – Some members of the NAACP protested outside a suburban Phoenix school Monday after a photo of students spelling out a racial slur with T-shirts showed up on social media last week. The...
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Grand jury indicts leader behind Planned Parenthood videos
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Houston grand jury investigating undercover footage of Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing Monday by the abortion provider, and instead indicted anti-abortion activists...
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Steelworkers union to rally in Chicago for new contracts
CHICAGO (WKBN) – The United Steelworkers will hold a rally in Chicago on Wednesday at ArcelorMittal’s North American Headquarters. According to a USW news release, there are 13,000 workers at...
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Expert: Escaped California inmates must have had inside help
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Three California inmates who sawed through a metal grate, crawled through plumbing tunnels and shimmied to freedom down a rope made from bed linens likely had help to pull off...
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Ex-prosecutor to spearhead investigation into Flint water
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s attorney general named a former prosecutor on Monday to spearhead an investigation into the process that left Flint’s drinking water tainted with lead, though Democrats...
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Documents: 9/11 bomb plot suspect had mental illness history
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man accused of helping an undercover FBI agent posing as a terrorist plan a bombing at a 9/11 commemoration has a long history of mental illness, according to court...
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Ex-member: No ranch work meant ouster from Utah polygamist sect
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A federal judge began hearing evidence Monday in a child labor case involving a Utah polygamous sect, including testimony from a former member who says she would have been kicked...
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Scientists to announce “Doomsday Clock” time
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) – Scientists behind a “Doomsday Clock” that measures the likelihood of a global cataclysm are set to announce Tuesday whether civilization is any closer or farther from disaster....
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