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A man investigated in the deaths of women in northwest Oregon has been indicted in 3 killings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who has been under investigation in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found scattered across northwest Oregon last year has been indicted in two of those killings — as well as in the death of a woman whose body was found in Washington state.
4 tornadoes confirmed in Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh area has seen four confirmed tornadoes so far on Friday.The National Weather Service said it has confirmed four tornado touchdowns: near Harrison City in Westmoreland County, in the area of Lincoln-Mount Vernon-Elrama in Allegheny County, on Washington Boulevard near the Highland Park Bridge near Aspinwall and a "brief, weak tornado was photographed just north of the Allegheny County Airport," according to the National Weather Service.It has been a very active weather month for Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania has seen six tornadoes so far this year. In NWS Pittsburgh's coverage area, which includes parts of Ohio and West...
Man charged in random assault on actor Steve Buscemi in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A man wanted in connection with the random attack on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was arrested on an assault charge Friday, police said. The 66-year-old star of “Boardwalk Empire” and “Fargo” was walking in midtown Manhattan on...
Slovak PM still in serious condition after assassination attempt
The prime minister of Slovakia remains in serious condition after he was attacked and shot multiple times earlier this week, officials said Saturday.Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova said Prime Minister Robert Fico had undergone two hours of surgery on Friday to remove dead tissue from multiple gunshot wounds that "contributed to a positive prognosis." Dolinkova was speaking outside the University F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Fico was taken by helicopter after the shooting."Several miracles have occurred in Banska Bystrica in recent days coming from the hands of doctors, nurses and the personnel at the Roosevelt Hospital," Defense Minister Robert...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, officials said. Though the Houthis did not immediately...
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett died by suicide, police investigation concludes
An extensive law enforcement investigation has determined the cause of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's death was suicide, according to documents released Friday by the Charleston Police Department.Barnett had been in Charleston, South Carolina, giving testimony in his whistleblower case against the embattled aerospace company, when on March 9 he was found dead from a gunshot wound in his car in the parking lot of his hotel. He was 62.An initial investigation by the county coroner had concluded Barnett's death was an "apparent" suicide, but police said they would continue to investigate after requests from Barnett's family and attorneys. Barnett's death...
Tornadoes reported in 4 areas of western Pennsylvania, National Weather Service says
PITTSBURGH — The National Weather Service says fourtornado touchdowns were reported in the Pittsburgh area on Friday. See video from the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh in the video above. The NWS said tornadoes were reported near Harrison City in Westmoreland County; Lincoln/Mount Vernon/Elrama in Washington and Allegheny counties;...
Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died. He was 92. Coleman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, his daughter,...
Launch of Boeing's hard-luck Starliner delayed yet again
The launch of Boeing's already delayed Starliner spacecraft is slipping at least four more days, from next Tuesday to May 25 because of ongoing work to resolve concerns about a small helium leak in the capsule's propulsion system, officials said Friday.Mission commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams are now aiming for launch from Pad 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:09 p.m. EDT a week from Saturday, setting up a docking at the International Space Station the next day, May 26, at 4:12 p.m.The astronauts had hoped to take off on the Starliner's first piloted...
Sources: Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis expected out for start of ECF
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to remain sidelined for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals next week, but there's optimism he'll be able to return sometime in the series -- barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Friday.
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