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Amber Alert for abducted Nevada boy is called off

October 18, 2008 - 10:26 am

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Authorities have called off an Amber Alert in their search for an abducted Nevada boy but aren't saying why.

Nevada transportation officials canceled the alert for 6-year-old Cole Puffinburger on Saturday morning. They would not give details but planned an afternoon news conference.

Cole was abducted from a Las Vegas home Wednesday by three men posing as police officers. Police say they believe the men were drug dealers and that the kidnapping at gunpoint was a "message" to boy's grandfather.

The grandfather was arrested in Southern California after police named him a "person of interest."

The value of precious metals has surged in recent months as investors sought relatively safe pl ...

Yen rises against the U.S. dollar; Gold reaches $5,100 an ounce

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer

January 25, 2026 - 9:07 pm

Gold gained 2% to nearly $5,100 an ounce, while silver jumped 6.4% to about $108 per ounce. The value of precious metals has surged in recent months as investors sought relatively safe places to invest.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Ma ...

Sen. Rosen urges Noem’s impeachment amid Minneapolis shooting

By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press

January 25, 2026 - 4:02 pm

Sen. Jacky Rosen said Krisiti Noem’s conduct is “deeply shameful” and she “must be impeached and removed from office immediately.”

People gather near the scene where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer ...

Federal and state officials both claim moral high ground in immigration crackdown after Pretti shooting

By Sarah Raza, Jack Brook and Steve Karnowski Associated Press

January 25, 2026 - 1:08 pm

Federal and state officials offered starkly different messages with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal agents.

People wait to cross the street in Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, i ...

Ice from winter storm leaves a million without power across the South

By Kate Brumback and Julie Walker Associated Press

January 25, 2026 - 11:54 am

Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and about a million homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.