SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador has sent about 8,000 soldiers and police to comb the rural province of Cabanas for street gang members. The operation announced Tuesday is one of the most massive raids since President Nayib Bukele declared a crackdown on the gangs in March 2022. About 1,000 police officers and 7,000 soldiers
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Motorists should expect minor traffic delays as the Idaho Falls Water Division repairs a leaking waterline on Lomax Avenue beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El número de migrantes que cruzan el peligroso tapón del Darién, una región montañosa de selva tropical que conecta América del Sur y América Central, batió un nuevo récord, indicaron funcionarios de inmigración de Panamá. La subdirectora de Migración Panamá, María Isabel Saravia, dijo a los medios que este lunes se
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Hot summer temperatures across the state have resulted in drier conditions and an increased fire danger, with nearly all lands under Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) fire protection now in V very high or extreme fire danger.
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press A Jewish security organization says information from video surveillance cameras, a close relationship with police and years of work to bolster safety measures kept a man with a gun out of a Jewish school. The organization said Tuesday each of these also helped police find the man. Memphis police said
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of François Hollande, former president of France. Personal Birth date: August 12, 1954 Birth place: Rouen, Normandy, France Birth name: François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande Father: Georges Hollande, a physician Mother: Nicole Tribert, a social worker Marriage: Julie Gayet (June 4, 2022-present) Children:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 10, 1945 Birth place: Dallas, Texas Birth name: Harriet Ellan Miers Father: Harris Miers, real estate investor Mother: Sally Miers, homemaker Education: Southern Methodist University, B.S., 1967; Southern Methodist
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1926 Death date: November 30, 2022 Birth place: Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China Birth name: Jiang Zemin Father: Jiang Shijun Mother: Wu Yueqing Marriage: Wang Yeping Children: Jiang Miankang and Jiang Mianheng Education: Shanghai Jiao
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada. Facts The US government’s official name for Area 51 is the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is a unit of the Nellis Air Force Base. Today it is
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks’ China business is back after dropping due to Covid restrictions last year. In the three months ending on July 2, sales at Chinese locations open at least 13 months spiked 46% year-over-year, the company said Tuesday. China has been a key growth driver for Starbucks. But
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidates seeking to make the second debate stage in September will face tougher criteria for doing so, according to a person familiar with the new rules. To make the next debate, which will be held on September 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Monday to prevent the construction of a new potash mine that they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert. The complaint against the Bureau of Land Management is the latest development in the battle over
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and other cargo into orbit
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By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been eight years since he rode down the escalator in Trump Tower and more than two and a half years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection, but the unprecedented legal drama surrounding Donald Trump continues to escalate. The former president now faces 91 criminal charges across four indictments.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it will draft a UN Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a multinational police force to help combat gangs that control much of Haiti’s capital and are spreading through the Caribbean nation. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Honduran woman who says she was repeatedly raped and impregnated by an immigration agent who threatened to get her deported if she didn’t obey him. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Actor Mandy Moore’s son recently woke up to a startling rash covering his body, according to her Instagram posts. It took trips to urgent care, the pediatrician, a dermatologist and a pediatric dermatologist to figure out what was causing him to itch all over his arms, legs and feet.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Donald Trump is set to surrender in Georgia in his fourth criminal case of the year. The former president was charged earlier this month in the state over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat there. The Fulton County investigation is the latest criminal case for Trump as he
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth name: Beaudry Robert Bergdahl Father: Robert Bergdahl Mother: Jani Bergdahl Military: US Army, 2008-present Other Facts Traveled throughout Europe before enlisting in the Army. Worked as a
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government’s credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades. The rating was cut Tuesday one notch to AA+ from AAA, the highest
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers tried to take a man into custody for allegedly violating a restraining order before fatally shooting him as he fled by car. Ricky Cobb II was pulled over Monday for a traffic stop when troopers found that the
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more predictable schedules if they approve a deal with the railroad announced Tuesday. BNSF and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union said engineers will be better able
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un jurado investigador acusó al expresidente Donald Trump de cuatro cargos penales en el caso del fiscal especial Jack Smith sobre los esfuerzos por anular las elecciones de 2020, los cuales condujeron al asalto del Capitolio de EE.UU. 6 de enero de 2021. Todos los casos en los que Donald Trump ha
Continue Reading By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville police are sounding the alarm about a social media trend that’s been encouraging young people to steal cars. On their Facebook page, the Asheville Police Department (APD) says officers recovered four vehicles over the weekend in the Southside area
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Donald John Trump Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22, 2005-present);
Continue Reading By CNN staff (CNN) — A federal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Read the indictment here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Kovaleski Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — A Sykesville homeowner wants the speed limit lowered on a stretch of road outside his home. He shared his concerns with the state over a year ago, but he said nothing changed then a car came crashing through his fence. Ben Schaeffer
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By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order targeting transgender rights in Oklahoma. Stitt signed the order on Tuesday, flanked by women from the anti-trans group Independent Women’s Voice. The order directs state agencies to use narrow definitions of “female” and “male” to correspond with the
Continue Reading By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The former CEO of a respected South Carolina bank will spend seven years in federal prison for helping Alex Murdaugh steal nearly $2 million from clients’ legal settlements. Russell Laffitte was sentenced Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of six charges related to wire and bank fraud
Continue Reading By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story CANNON BEACH, Oregon (KPTV) — Two cougar sightings were reported near Cannon Beach over the weekend, a few weeks after photos and videos went viral of a cougar on Haystack Rock. Both of the new sightings happened west of the Oregon Coast Highway between
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Fitch Ratings downgraded its US debt rating on Tuesday from the highest AAA rating to AA+, citing “a steady deterioration in standards of governance.” The downgrade comes after lawmakers negotiated up until the last minute on a debt ceiling deal earlier this year, risking the nation’s first default. But
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Amid an ongoing shortage of prescription stimulants in the US, federal agencies are calling on drugmakers to boost manufacturing and on health care providers to closely monitor prescribing practices. The US Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of Adderall, a common treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in October.
Continue Reading By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie was killed in a crash this weekend. Devyn Reiley and her co-pilot are among the four people who died in two separate crashes. Her World War II-era plane
Continue Reading By Anthony Carlo Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WABC) — A flight simulator at a college in Queens is helping to train the next generation of pilots and air traffic controllers at a time when airlines are dealing with pilot shortages that have led to countless delays for travelers. Steven
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We’re seeing thunderstorms tonight as monsoonal moisture continues to surge north towards us for tonight and Wednesday. For Tuesday evening, we’ll see a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy with an overnight low in the lower 60’s. A chance of showers and thunderstorms for Wednesday, under mostly cloudy skies. A high in the mid
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ace pitcher Justin Verlander was shipped from the New York Mets to Houston ahead of the trade deadline, returning to the Astros after he helped them win the World Series last year. The retooling Mets acquired minor league outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford in the
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand, Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen, Devan Cole, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz and Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury in a case that strikes at the former president’s efforts to remain in the White House after losing the 2020 election
Continue Reading By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — When a 54-year-old landscaper came into an Orlando dermatology clinic with a splotchy, painful rash, Dr. Rajiv Nathoo took five or six biopsies. The rash was spreading from the man’s limbs to his face, but previous doctors had been stumped by what was causing it. The biopsy results confirmed
Continue Reading By Chanteé Lans Click here for updates on this story LONG ISLAND, New York (WABC) — Keith Thomas of Massapequa, a former Manhattan wealth manager – and his sister, Michelle Bennett, who is now his caregiver, have watched their lives quickly change. At 41 years old, Thomas accidentally dove into a shallow pool in Montauk.
Continue Reading By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family’s attorneys said. Lacks’ family filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 against the company, arguing it is knowingly profiting
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — With the fall respiratory virus season just around the corner, major US pharmacy chains have begun rolling out flu and RSV vaccine appointments. Walgreens is now offering both kinds of shots, the company said Tuesday. Anyone 3 or older can get a flu shot, and adults 60 and older
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A Congressional select committee is investigating BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and MSCI, one of the biggest providers of index funds, to determine whether they are investing Americans’ savings in Chinese companies blacklisted by the US government for security and human rights issues. The Select Committee
Continue Reading By BRIANNA CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story DAVIS COUNTY, Utah (KSL) — A stolen dog was reunited with his owner after being found with some unexpected but welcomed help. The pair were reunited after Reo the Shih Tzu was found Saturday morning at a homeless camp in Salt Lake County. Hundreds helped
Continue Reading CNN, KABC By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said. The fire, dubbed the York Fire, which is California’s largest fire of the year, has consumed 80,000 acres as of Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas was handcuffed and placed on the ground face-first by local law enforcement while he was trying to assist a teenage girl in medical distress at a rodeo over the weekend, according to a witness who spoke to CNN. In a
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Bronco hoops is coming to Idaho Falls this season, as Boise State will host Saint Mary’s Dec. 1 at the Mountain America Center.
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM, WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is now taking a leading role in the Biden administration’s response to prospective Republican challengers, and her top target as of late has been Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In Orlando on Tuesday, she again criticized the
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A helicopter belonging to a county sheriff’s office crashed near the Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, causing flights to be cancelled for around two hours. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday’s crash in a post on social media. Authorities said the pilot was the only person aboard and suffered
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris dismissed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ challenge to debate his state’s new Black history curriculum as “politically motivated,” marking the latest escalation in a quickly growing feud between the former prosecutor and GOP presidential hopeful. Harris, speaking in Florida Tuesday during a previously scheduled event, accused DeSantis
Continue Reading By Laura Studley, CNN (CNN) — A motion to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed over the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the “Rust” movie set was denied by a New Mexico judge on Tuesday. Defense attorney Jason Bowles took issue with a statement made in a prosecution
Continue Reading Zendaya has posted a tender tribute to Angus Cloud, her “Euphoria” co-star who died this week at age 25. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile, or hear his infectious cackle of a laugh (I’m
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest region that connects South and Central America, has broken a new record, according to immigration officials in Panama. The Panama migration authority’s deputy director Maria Isabel Saravia told media that 2022’s already-high number of
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Lunchables, which is making its way into school lunchrooms this fall, is testing out yet another destination for parents to find its grab-and-go snack trays for kids–the produce aisle. Kraft Heinz (KHC), which makes Lunchables, said a new offering of its popular packaged meal for the first
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — General Motors said Tuesday is recalling almost 900 vehicles worldwide because the Takata-made air bag inflator may explode, potentially striking drivers and passengers with sharp metal fragments. The vehicles included are 767 2013 models of the Chevrolet Camaro, Sonic and Volt; and the Buick Verano, in the
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who claim they were subjected to a hostile work environment and harassment while they were members of the Grammy-winner’s dance team. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday and obtained by CNN through an attorney for the plaintiffs,
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Hay un video viral del actor Angus Cloud que pasó casi desapercibido. La estrella de “Euphoria”, quien murió este lunes a los 25 años, trabajaba como mesero en Brooklyn en 2018 cuando una mujer llamada Darleen Justance visitó el lugar de desayunos para celebrar un cumpleaños con amigos. Cuando el video
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) – – El cuerpo descuartizado de Fernando Pérez Algaba, un comerciante, de 41 años, fue hallado en Ingeniero Budge, provincia de Buenos Aires, el 23 de julio. Pero entre las numerosas incógnitas que destapó este crimen estaba el paradero de su perro. Ese misterio fue resuelto este domingo. Kupper, un bulldog
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured the dancers to engage with nude performers at
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two prominent Republicans in Michigan, including a Trump-backed candidate who lost his state attorney general bid, are now facing criminal charges in connection with their alleged role in a plot to access and seize voting machines across that state, according to court documents. Matthew
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press Officials says eight people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the March kidnapping of a group of migrants that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a suspect. Federal officials say the abductions began as a human smuggling effort in a South Texas border city but morphed into
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Janet Yang has been re-elected to serve as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization said Tuesday. This will mark Yang’s second term as president of the organization that puts on the Oscars and her fifth year as a governor-atlLarge. Yang’s background in Hollywood
Continue Reading By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombia’s president has been charged with money laundering and illicit enrichment. Prosecutors at a hearing Tuesday said he took tens of thousands of dollar from drug traffickers and used the money to buy luxurious homes and expensive cars. Nicolas Petro, 36, pleaded innocent
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron is looking to separate himself from the last GOP governor. In a recent speech, Cameron apologized for former Gov. Matt Bevin’s feud with educators. While he didn’t mention Bevin by name, Cameron’s remarks clearly regarded the former governor’s policies. Cameron
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A former jihadi fighter says the coup in Niger could boost the ability of Islamic extremists to recruit in the country, potentially increasing violence and further threatening the stability of Africa’s Sahel region. Niger’s coup leaders who ousted the country’s president last week have joined counterparts
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Zendaya posted a loving tribute Tuesday to her “Euphoria” co-star Angus Cloud. Cloud died Monday at the age of 25. He was a rising star known for playing Fezco on the teen drama, opposite Zendaya, who plays Rue. She posted a photo of Cloud and shared her memories
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHANNHASSEN, Minnesota (WCCO) — An invasive species is spreading in a Twin Cities lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says zebra mussels are in Lake Ann in Chanhassen. They found the first one in 2020, and this summer they found nine more. Zebra mussels
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an investigation into the culture of its athletic department and its anti-hazing procedures following allegations of abusive behavior and racism within the football program and other teams. Lynch served as Attorney General from 2015 to 2017 under former
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said. “What we have to do now is to look elsewhere [for grain]
Continue Reading By STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (WBBM) — It’s a creative way to call out city hall. A frustrated homeowner is launching his own PR campaign by hanging a banner on his home with the message written in big black letters. “I just wanted to bring attention to it,” homeowner
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ira Sachs never set out to make an NC-17-rated film. The New York-based, 57-year-old filmmaker of sharply observed independent films ( “Love Is Strange,”“Little Men” ) was compelled to create, as he says, “a film of intimacy.” “Passages,” Sachs’ ninth feature, would be his first
Continue Reading By SABRINA FRANZA Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A security guard died on Saturday blocks away, the day before a reported teen takeover in the South Loop. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza spoke exclusively to his wife, who wants to know what happened. Jackey Fisher loved being a security guard; his
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A little girl heard her neighbor screaming for help and her mom alerted the Philadelphia Fire Department, leading to the neighbor’s rescue early Tuesday morning. The fire broke out on North 57th Street near Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia after 5 a.m.
Continue Reading The Euclid space telescope, designed to investigate some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, has captured its first glimpses of the cosmos.
Continue Reading By Lucy Yang Click here for updates on this story SUFFOLK COUNTY, New York (WABC) — A 63-year-old man was rescued from the Atlantic Ocean Monday morning after he tread water for over five hours. Dan Ho, from Copiague, went for a swim around 5 a.m. at Cedar Beach in Babylon Monday, and was pulled
Continue Reading By STEPHANIE STAHL Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Living liver transplants are complicated surgeries, where the donor gives part of their liver. It comes with some pain and months of recovery, but that didn’t stop one special transplant at Jefferson Health. It’s their happy dance of life for
Continue Reading By Larissa Liska Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Football practice kicks off Monday for most high school programs in Texas. Temperature will be a major factor, as there have already been nine days at 100 degrees or more so far in July. Corpus Christi ISD is implementing a
Continue Reading By Illi-Anna Martinez Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A German bakery in Corpus Christi is paying it forward. Back in April, KRIS 6 told you about the outpouring community support for JB’s German Restaurant and Bakery after the owner suffered a stroke. Now, the owners want to give
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two political allies of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with an alleged effort to access and tamper with voting machines following the 2020 election. A special prosecutor said Tuesday that Matthew DePerno and Daire Rendon participated in a scheme
Continue Reading By LARRY SEWARD Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — The state of Florida’s agency in charge of confirming appointments to get driver licenses said it cancels approximately 1,000 a day. It is part of a crackdown on groups that hoard and try to sell appointments. Those canceled are all “fictitious
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The lives of hundreds of students at a small university in West Virginia have been turned upside down after the school announced just before the start of fall classes that it plans to cease operations. Alderson Broaddus University’s Board of Trustees voted Monday night to develop
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros owner Jim Crane texted Justin Verlander with a simple message moments after they reacquired him Tuesday from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade. “I said: ‘Welcome back. We missed you,’” Crane said. “’We’ll see you in New York. Hope you pitch well for
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon’s virtual clinic is now available in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the company announced on Tuesday. Amazon Clinic launched last November and offers customers 24/7 access to third-party health-care providers directly on Amazon’s website and mobile app. With the service, Amazon customers can receive telehealth
Continue Reading By Jack Guy and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — The Warner Bros. Film Group has apologized after the Twitter account for its “Barbie” film sparked backlash over its embrace of memes that appeared to depict the character immersed in atomic blast imagery from Universal’s film “Oppenheimer.” The posts sparked controversy in Japan and strong public
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — In the continuing investigation of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann, authorities have scoured his New York home, leaving a chaotic scene for his family to return to, according to Heuermann’s wife and her attorney. It’s been three weeks since Heuermann was arrested and charged
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s lower house has passed a bill that recommends a three-year prison term for anyone found guilty of disclosing the identity of an intelligence official, a move apparently aimed at stifling criticism of military-backed spy chiefs and agents. The legislation comes amid growing criticism of military and
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany says he recently married a woman in a civil ceremony. Emeritus Bishop Howard Hubbard last fall said he wanted to be returned to the lay state because he could no longer function as a priest due to a U.S. church
Continue Reading GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the killing of a Mississippi law enforcement officer. Lt. Michael Boutte of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department was shot in the face and head on Feb. 1, 2021, while responding to a call about a suicide
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Pac-12 leaders were presented details, including potential payouts, of a long-awaited media rights deal Tuesday by Commissioner George Kliavkoff and concluded the meeting without voting on whether to accept the terms, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A West Boylston truck driver getting ready to enjoy his golden years got the perfect retirement present – a huge scratch ticket win. The Massachusetts State Lottery says that on July 17, Paul Bashaw told his employer of more than two decades
Continue Reading By TARA COPP and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had deployed in response to a surge in migrant crossings. A defense official, on the condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press on Tuesday the details ahead of an announcement. The active
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says that two Belarusian helicopters entered the Polish airspace. Tuesday’s incident comes amid rising tensions along the NATO member’s border with the Russian ally. Warsaw authorities said they were going to increase Poland’s military presence along the border and that Belarus’ top diplomat in
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Meta has begun to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, the social media giant said Tuesday, in response to recently passed legislation in the country that requires tech companies to negotiate payments to news organizations for hosting their content. As a result of the move
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Pocatello police dispatch non-emergency phone number 208-234-6100 is currently not working.
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The largest newspaper group in Maine is becoming a nonprofit with the completion of the sale of more than 20 daily and weekly newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald. In a deal closed Tuesday, it is now owned by the National Trust for Local News. That
Continue Reading By Rob Hayes Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles County Search and Rescue members tracked down a mother and her son who became lost Sunday while hiking in the Angeles National Forest, thanks to a new feature on the Apple iPhone 14. Irina Fedorovskaya and her son Egor
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Since Sunday, Mark Roper, a truck driver for 32 years, has been out of a job, along with 30,000 of his fellow workers at now-defunct transportation company Yellow. Roper, who turns 59 in October, said he’s not ready to retire and has already started applying for jobs
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PALMDALE, Calif (KABC) — Deputies responded to an emergency call on Saturday afternoon after a 4-year-old fell in a pool and wasn’t breathing. That’s when an 11-year-old jumped in and pulled both his brother and his cousin to safety. Deputy Suarez, who arrived at the
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La llegada de Lionel Messi revolucionó el deporte de Estados Unidos. La Major League Soccer (MLS) está asimilando el tsunami que significa tener en su liga al icónico futbolista. Tras la gigante ola de repercusión que no se detiene, llegó la hora del juego en sí y el supercrack rosarino
Continue Reading By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s six abortion clinics have stopped providing abortions ahead of the state’s near-total abortion ban officially taking effect, and as a petition is pending before the state’s high court asking it to keep the ban on hold while legal action continues. A Planned Parenthood official says its
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