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Portions of Olympic National Park, Washington, have been closed until further notice after an 8-year-old was attacked by a cougar. An 8-year- old was attack ed by a cougar Saturday, prompting authorities to close Lake Angeles and Heather Park in Olympic National Park, Washington, until further notice. Authorities were notified at 6:30 p.m. local time on Saturday that a child had been attack ed by a cougar while camping at Lake Angeles, the National Park Service, Olympia branch, said in a release. The child's mom screamed at the big cat and the cougar abandoned its attack , according to the NPS. Park officials responded to the scene and escorted the family back to the trailhead area after the child's medical condition was assessed and stabilized. The child suffered minor injuries, according to the NPS, and the 8-year-old was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. MORE: 70-year-old man attacked by cougar, avoids serious injuries As a result of the incident with the cougar, all of ...

The NTSB is investigating a mid-air collision between two small aircraft in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A helicopter and gyrocopter collided mid-air during an aviation convention at a Wisconsin airport on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. local time in Oshkosh, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is the lead agency investigating the crash. A Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA Eclipse 10 gyrocopter collided mid-air at Wittman Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Two people were on board each aircraft, according to the agency. The Experimental Aircraft Association is currently holding EAA AirVenture, its annual convention and air show, at Wittman Regional Airport. The FAA said the aircraft were flying in the AirVenture ultralight area at the airport when the collision occurred. The crash did not occur during the air show, the NTSB said. "These were aircraft that belonged to event attendees and were no...

Former President Trump said Friday that he'll continue to run for president even if convicted and sentenced on criminal charges brought by the special counsel. Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he'll continue to run for president even if convicted and sentenced on criminal charges brought by the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents after leaving office. Trump made the remarks during a call-in radio interview on the "John Fredericks Show," a day after a grand jury returned a superseding indictment that, among other charges, alleges that Trump, longtime aide Walt Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago staffer Carlos De Oliveira attempted to delete surveillance video footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in the summer of 2022. "If going forward, right, you get these indictments, there ends up -- you got a jury in D.C., you get convicted and sentenced -- does that stop your campaign for president if you're sentenced?" host Joh...

“Jackass” star Bam Margera will stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an altercation at their home in Pennsylvania in April WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — “Jackass” star Bam Margera must stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an altercation at their home near Philadelphia, a judge ruled Thursday while ordering him to get a drug and alcohol screening to remain free on bail. Margera, 43, has pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges, which include simple assault and making terroristic threats. He has been free on $50,000 bail and said Thursday that he has been in drug and alcohol treatment this year and living with former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom. “I’m not trying to get him in trouble here. I just want him to get the help because I feel like this is our last chance,” Margera's brother, Jess Margera, said in testifying about what he called two decades of troubling behavior by his brother, which he said escalated duri...

The Department of Transportation will require accessible bathrooms in new planes. The Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a rule that will require airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle planes large enough for two people to enter in a move to make bathrooms more accessible. "Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about being able to access a restroom; yet today, millions of wheelchair users are forced to choose between dehydrating themselves before boarding a plane or avoiding air travel altogether," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a press release announcing the rule. The rule was authorized through the Air Carrier Access Act, and it specifies that the lavatories will need to be large enough passengers with disabilities and their attendants to enter and maneuver within the space. In twin-aisle aircraft, accessible lavatories have been required since 1990. Yet as the range and fuel efficiency of single-aisle aircraft have in...

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden will appear in a courtroom Wednesday to formally agree to the plea deal he negotiated last month with federal prosecutors. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden will appear in a Delaware courthouse Wednesday to formally agree to the plea deal he negotiated last month with federal prosecutors -- a resolution to a yearslong probe that e NFL amed his father's political adversaries. The younger Biden in June agreed to plead guilty to a pair of misdemeanor tax charges and enter into a pretrial diversion program that will allow him to avoid prosecution on a separate felony gun charge. U.S. Judge Maryellen Norieka will have the opportunity to either reject or accept the terms of the deal on Wednesday morning. MORE: Hunter Biden updates: Plea deal struck on tax charges, potentially ending yearslong DOJ probe News of the plea agreement reached last month animated GOP partisans to new heights, with critics decrying the deal's terms as a...

The Coast Guard said it's searching for a man who jumped overboard from a Carnival cruise ship. The Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a Carnival cruise ship, officials said. The 30-year-old went overboard on Sunday morning while the Carnival Elation was about 95 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, and heading back to Jacksonville after a cruise to the Bahamas, according to the Coast Guard and Carnival Cruise Line. The passenger was reported missing to the ship's crew on Sunday afternoon after his companion couldn't find him, according to the cruise line. MORE: Cruise line apologizes after dozens of whales slaughtered in front of passengers Carnival said its crew determined the man jumped after reviewing security footage. Carnival said it's "providing support to the guest's family," adding, "our thoughts are with them and the guest." The incident was the second time in two months that a person went overboard on a...

Alabama plans to execute an inmate for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause following a string of problems with inserting the IVs ATMORE, Ala. -- Alabama plans to execute an inmate on Thursday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause in executions following a string of problems with inserting the IVs. James Barber, 64, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday evening at a south Alabama prison. It is the first execution scheduled in the state since Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey paused executions in November to conduct an internal review. Ivey ordered the review after two lethal injections were called off because of difficulties inserting IVs into the condemned men's veins. Advocacy groups claimed a third execution, carried out after a delay because of IV problems, was botched, a claim the state has disputed. “Given Alabama’s recent history of botched ex...

A gunman who allegedly killed a North Dakota police officer and wounded three others made online searches for "explosive ammo" and "kill fast." A gunman who allegedly killed a North Dakota police officer and wounded three others made online searches for "explosive ammo," "kill fast," "mass shooting events " and "area events where there are crowds ," authorities said. The night before the July 14 attack in Fargo, the suspect, 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat, allegedly looked up an article called "Thousands enjoy first day of downtown Fargo street fair," authorities announced Friday. MORE: Reward up to $40,000 for info in mysterious, deadly shooting of firefighters Barakat, a Fargo resident, allegedly opened fire at the scene of a traffic collision, gunning down Fargo police officer Jake Wallin and wounding three others -- two police officers and a 25-year-old civilian, police said. Another officer at the scene, who ...

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other technology companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology have agreed to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden’s administration WASHINGTON -- Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence Technology have agreed to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden's administration. The White House said Friday that it has secured voluntary commitments from seven U.S. companies meant to ensure their AI products are safe before they release them. Some of the commitments call for third-party oversight of the workings of commercial AI systems, though they don't detail who will audit the technology or hold the companies accountable. A surge of commercial investment in generative AI tools that can write convincingly human-like text and churn out new images and other media has brought public fascination as well a...

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 McALESTER, Okla. -- Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon, 51, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 10 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. It will be the second execution in Oklahoma this year and the ninth since the state resumed lethal injections in 2021. Cannon was convicted of killing 20-year-old Sharonda Clark, a mother of two with whom Cannon had been living at an apartment in Tulsa after his escape weeks earlier from a prison work center in southwest Oklahoma. At the time, Cannon was serving a 15-year sentence for the violent assault of another woman who suffered permanent injuries after prosecutors say Cannon raped her and beat her viciously with a claw hammer, iron and kitchen toaster. A last-minute appeal seeking...

Scorching temperatures continue to shatter record s amid a relentless heat wave across the United States. Scorching temperatures continue to shatter record s amid a relentless heat wave across the United States. Tuesday marked the 19th consecutive day that temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit were record ed in Arizona's capital, breaking a record that was set in 1974. A high of 116 degrees was reported at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, tying a record for the same date set in 2005, according to the National Weather Service. Phoenix shattered another record for going eight straight days without overnight temperatures dipping below 90 degrees. Monday night's 95 degrees was just shy of the record warmest low of 96 degrees set in 2003. The city is expected to continue with the record-setting trend. MORE: Dangerous temperatures have been recorded in the US for weeks. Is the extreme heat coming to an end soon? The National Weather Service issued heat al...

A month after Portland officials warned the public about speculating against a serial killer, they are now saying a series of recent slayings are connected. More than a month after the Portland police spoke out against online speculation about a possible serial killer in the Pacific Northwest, investigators are now saying that four recent Mysterious deaths of women in the area are linked . Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster and Ashley Real were all found dead this year between February and May in different locations throughout Oregon, investigators said. Clockwise from top left, Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, Ashley Real, and Bridget Webster. Authorities in Oregon believe the deaths of these four women in 2023 are connected. Multnomah County District Attorney's office The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday they have collected information from various law enforcement offices in Oregon to determine the homicides are now linked to a person of inter...