By Clifton Haskin Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Imagine taking the urn of your loved one to get special engravings and then never seeing it again — one Tulsa woman reached out to 2 News when it happened to her. Anna Daniels is devastated. She took her the urn
Continue Reading By Allison Petro Click here for updates on this story CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (WESH) — SpaceX was set to launch 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Friday, but stood down from that attempt just before noon. After a series of delays throughout Friday morning, SpaceX said recovery weather conditions forced the launch to be
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Prashker, a pioneering editor of the 20th century who as one of the first women with the power to acquire books published such classics as Kate Millett’s “Sexual Politics” and Susan Faludi’s “Backlash,” died July 30 at age 99. Her daughter, Lucy Prashker, says Prashker died at
Continue Reading By Kyndall Jones Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A judge set bond at $75,000 for an attorney arrested after Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said he brought contraband into the Raymond Detention Center. Jones said attorney Daniel Dale, of Terry, is accused of bringing cellphones and other contraband to
Continue Reading By Ruta Ulcinaite Click here for updates on this story SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WXYZ) — Three Taylor Swift shows in Austria were canceled after officials found that an ISIS sympathizer was planning an attack. Metro Detroiters who made the trip to Vienna specifically for the concert had their hearts broken but decided to not let evil
Continue Reading By Tiarra Braddock Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Michigan (WXYZ) — What started as a normal day of biking along the Clinton River turned into a rescue mission for Rochester Police Lieutenant Keith Harper and his son. They jumped into action when they came across three kayakers who needed help. “They were
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Rep. Devan Seabaugh is accused of driving under the influence. Authorities say he ran into a bicyclist who was riding in the bike lane of an Atlanta street Thursday night. Court records show he faces seven charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the influence of
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any other year since reliable records began in 1992. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, more than 1.4 million acres, or 2,200 square miles, have burned in the state so far. Center spokesperson Carol Connolly
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift aquarium established by two longtime Brooklyn residents in a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a leaky fire hydrant has stirred controversy. The project has drawn concern from city officials and backlash from animal rights advocates. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, two neighborhood residents carried
Continue Reading By Darren Cunningham Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WXYZ) — Like many patients at McLaren Health Care’s hospitals, Reginald Tidball said he’s waiting for a phone call letting him know when he can resume life-saving radiation treatments that have been put on hold by cybercriminals. McLaren said cybercriminals attacked the system
Continue Reading WXYZ, WJRT, CNN By Darren Cunningham Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WXYZ) — Like many patients at McLaren Health Care’s hospitals, Reginald Tidball said he’s waiting for a phone call letting him know when he can resume life-saving radiation treatments that have been put on hold by cybercriminals. McLaren said cybercriminals
Continue Reading By Helena Arjona Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Louisville Metro Police Department released body camera footage Thursday from a deadly police shooting near Valley Station. The footage was released during a news conference on Thursday at 4 p.m. The shooting happened on July 25 after officers were called about
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a murder conviction in the killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious.” The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes didn’t get a fair trial. Osorio-Arellanes was sentenced to
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Continue Reading By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — John Rochelle, a Kansas City resident and former British military officer, will ride 400 miles in Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. He’s hoping to use the journey to raise funds for a memorial. “We are
Continue Reading By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Heritage Auctions is now taking bids on three Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rings. The offerings include rings from cornerback Bashaud Breeland and defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth. “The evolution is pretty incredible,” Chris Ivy with Heritage Auctions said. “The value
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By Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — When Charmain Jackman and her husband decided to see a couple’s counselor, they had a list of criteria. As a Black psychologist of Barbadian descent, Jackman knew she was looking for a therapist of color who had experience working with couples. The search, however, proved to be more challenging
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a group of militants have attacked three Pakistan army posts in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, triggering shootouts that killed three soldiers and four insurgents. The attacks happened on Friday in the Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. It said a search operation was
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s opted against what would have been its first-ever blocking of aid to an Israeli military unit over rights abuses. In a statement Friday, the State Department said it is now satisfied with Israeli efforts to rectify the abuse. The U.S. has not publicly identified the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.
Continue Reading Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in a swap was his toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, his expired passport and the prison garb he was wearing. But he has hit the ground running. Within days of arriving in Germany,
Continue Reading CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board. Dramatic footage circulating on social media showed the plane’s fall and its destroyed fuselage in flames on
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A federal trial court judge in North Carolina used a highly unusual footnote in a ruling Friday to take a swipe at the Supreme Court, accusing the conservative majority of attempting to “redesign” the presidency when it granted sweeping immunity to Donald Trump. In a lengthy footnote at the end of his opinion,
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — John Kirby, the spokesman for the US National Security Council, issued a stark rebuke Friday of the Israeli finance minister over comments undercutting a ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, calling Bezalel Smotrich’s comments “dead wrong.” “Some critics, like Mr. Smotrich, for example, have claimed that the hostage deal
Continue Reading AP Media Writer During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn’t given an interview and has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic choice to replace Joe Biden. That’s about to change, now that
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities have identified the dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman Friday as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton, of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Firefighters responding to a 911 call found Vinton’s body entangled in the belt
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 15 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to stop the federal government from opening up Obamacare to immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as children. President Joe Biden announced in May that recipients of Deferred Action for
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is imposing the rule of law on cyberspace with a new global deal requiring a crackdown on the illegal misuse of computer technology. A special committee approved the Convention against Cybercrime late Thursday afternoon. The deal is expected to pass the United Nations General Assembly later
Continue Reading By Denise Royal and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Families of three students murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the shooter, although it’s unclear whether they’ll ever collect. Court documents show the parents of Luke Hoyer, 15, Alaina Petty, 14, and Meadow Pollack, 18, each reached $50
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during far-right violence in Britain and encouraged people to torch hotels housing asylum seekers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentencing on Friday of Tyler Kay was among the harshest for people who have taken
Continue Reading Associated Press LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Republican Bernie Moreno is accusing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown of trying to distance himself from Vice President Kamala Harris as he seeks to unseat the incumbent in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races. The Trump-endorsed Cleveland businessman spoke during a campaign stop in Lancaster. He said
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — Tara Davis-Woodhall overcame more than most people could ever fathom just to make the Olympics. Her podium moment on Friday showed the weight of what it took to be able to compete, let alone win. Davis-Woodhall flew through the air on Thursday night to take home the
Continue Reading GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 has apparently ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device shows Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday, two days after he began swimming from Michigan to Wisconsin. The 60-year-old Dreyer was attempting
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The BBC has told former presenter Huw Edwards to hand back the more than £200,000 ($254,767) he received in salary payments following his arrest last November on suspicion of possessing “indecent images of children” — crimes he pleaded guilty to last week. “Mr. Edwards pleaded guilty to an appalling
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dramáticos videos difundidos en las redes sociales este viernes mostraron un pequeño avión estrellándose en una zona residencial a las afueras de Sao Paulo. La aeronave se estrelló contra varias casas, según informó CNN Brasil, citando a la Defensa Civil. Sesenta y dos personas murieron en el accidente, dijo el presidente de
Continue Reading AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’ decision to run in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event. Lyles didn’t publicly reveal he’d tested positive for the virus until after he won bronze
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La oposición venezolana asegura que ganó las elecciones presidenciales del pasado 28 de julio. Incluso, la líder opositora María Corina Machado ha dicho que el candidato Edmundo González Urrutia es el presidente electo del país. Esta declaración se sostiene en las actas de votación publicadas por el Comando con Venezuela
Continue Reading AP Health Writer U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved the spray as an emergency treatment for adults and older children experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions. The new spray will be marketed
Continue Reading By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board. Dramatic footage circulating on social media showed the plane’s fall and its destroyed fuselage in flames on the
Continue Reading By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first nasal spray epinephrine drug for severe allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis, providing a needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar medicines. The drug, called Neffy, is cleared for adults and children who weigh more than 66 pounds, the agency said Friday.
Continue Reading KOVR By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A judge in Yolo County court Thursday afternoon refused once again to set bail for Henry “Harry” Stanley, now nearly a month after he was jailed on suspicion of killing his wife, Megan Duncanson. Megan’s death was recently ruled
Continue Reading By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A judge in Yolo County court Thursday afternoon refused once again to set bail for Henry “Harry” Stanley, now nearly a month after he was jailed on suspicion of killing his wife, Megan Duncanson. Megan’s death was recently ruled “suicide
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Han pasado más de 24 horas y muchos todavía siguen sin poder explicarse cómo el expresidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña, Carles Puigdemont, logró evitar ser detenido por las fuerzas de seguridad en Barcelona. Sin embargo, pasadas las horas, se ha ido desvelando el misterio de su evasión tras reunir
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Cristina Fernández de Kirchner publicó este viernes un mensaje en su cuenta en X, antes Twitter, en el que se refirió a la denuncia de la ex primera dama Fabiola Yáñez contra el también expresidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández. “Las fotos de la Sra. Fabiola Yáñez con hematomas en su
Continue Reading Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June, an Italian appeals court said Friday. The slander conviction is the only
Continue Reading By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story PERRIS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A skydiving instructor who died during a hard landing last week has been identified. The incident happened on Friday, Aug. 2 at around 2:40 p.m. after learning of an air emergency in the 2000 block of Goetz Road, said a
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN Bozeman, Montana (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Friday in Montana, where he railed against vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester, briefly talked up the Democrat’s GOP challenger and then unleashed another dizzying series of attacks on the Democratic presidential ticket. The rally
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was preparing to fight for an Olympic title when IOC president Thomas Bach again defended her right to compete in the women’s competition at the Paris Games. Khelif is in the final of the women’s welterweight competition and Li Yu-ting of Taiwan will fight for
Continue Reading Associated Press VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. Officials did not say if anyone was killed on the ground in the neighborhood where the plane landed in
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama after her body was found beside a highway. On TikTok, where she identified as female and openly described herself as a sex worker, Abuja Area Mama styled herself
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he had warned the Secret Service days earlier that the building where the 20-year-old gunman opened fire needed to be secured. “I (expletive) told them
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal game. Stewart led a balanced offense as the Americans beat Australia 85-64 on Friday in the semifinals to extend their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games dating back to the
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games. That allowed athletes like Noah Lyles to compete if they wish and are able to. This comes in sharp contrast with the Tokyo Olympics, which had to be
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama tennis coach was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for taking a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. A federal judge on Thursday also ordered that 51-year-old Leroy Thomas Joyner Jr. be placed on supervised release for the rest of his life
Continue Reading By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story AGUANGA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Riverside County Animal Services rescued more than 100 animals, including pet cockroaches, from a ranch that was spared from the destructive Nixon Fire. The property was in the remote town of Aguanga, about 20 miles from Temecula. Authorities learned about
Continue Reading By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Cold case detectives arrested a 55-year-old woman this week for allegedly throwing her newborn’s body into a Riverside dumpster nearly four decades ago. The Riverside Police Department booked Melissa Jean Allen Avila into jail for murder after North Carolina law
Continue Reading By Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The Detroit Zoo welcomed a special birth this week. The first baby gorilla was born in the zoo’s 96-year history. The baby’s mother, 26-year-old Bandia, is a first-time mother and gave birth early Thursday morning. The zoo says Bandia, her baby
Continue Reading Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says Sweden’s ambassador was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours following what it said was a hostile statement by a Swedish minister. The ousting of Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel on Friday comes days after Mali severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, prompting comments by Sweden’s minister for
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics
Continue Reading By Phil Taitt, WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff’s Office, a Queens warehouse has now been added
Continue Reading WABC By Phil Taitt, WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff’s Office, a Queens warehouse has now been
Continue Reading By Janice Yu Click here for updates on this story ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — Residents in a New Jersey community stepped up to help after an animal shelter completely flooded during Tuesday’s drenching storms. Cleanup is still underway on Cedar Lane Wednesday, but rescuers were able to save six dogs during the storms while
Continue Reading WABC, OSSNING POLICE, CNN By WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story OSSINING, New York (WABC) — First responders jumped into action to rescue people trapped in a burning home in Ossining. Emergency crews encountered a live wire in front of the home on Maurice Avenue around midnight on Tuesday. Bodycam video
Continue Reading By WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story OSSINING, New York (WABC) — First responders jumped into action to rescue people trapped in a burning home in Ossining. Emergency crews encountered a live wire in front of the home on Maurice Avenue around midnight on Tuesday. Bodycam video showed police, firefighters and
Continue Reading By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has been found guilty of murdering a trans woman in the city last fall. A jury found 25-year-old Damarean Bible guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, according to court records. His sentencing is set for Sept. 11. Savannah
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — One of China’s Long March 6A rockets has broken apart in low-Earth orbit and created a debris cloud consisting of hundreds of pieces, according to multiple space debris-tracking entities. The rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday to deliver 18 G60 satellites into orbit, which marks
Continue Reading WRAL By Shaun Gallagher Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh emergency crews completed a water rescue of three children in Marsh Creek in Raleigh on Thursday, fire department officials confirmed. The children were in the water off of Partridge Lane and Hunting Trail in Raleigh early Thursday afternoon.
Continue Reading By Shaun Gallagher Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh emergency crews completed a water rescue of three children in Marsh Creek in Raleigh on Thursday, fire department officials confirmed. The children were in the water off of Partridge Lane and Hunting Trail in Raleigh early Thursday afternoon. Crews
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Bad news for Arizona dentists, but great news for sugar-addicted football fans. The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals unveiled a cotton candy burrito at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the 2024 season. Think of it like a normal burrito, but instead of a tortilla, someone is
Continue Reading By Antoinette Radford and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, as Abdallah stood on a dusty street in northern Gaza amid the debris of bombed buildings, he received a call he had waited nine months for. “UNICEF phoned me and said they would send them over. Please, please God,” he said wiping the
Continue Reading By Carly Haynes Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Thursday, Debby moved through central and eastern North Carolina – bringing torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service, at least two tornadoes touched down or near Franklin County. They were among the five confirmed
Continue Reading By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A bullet left a man partially paralyzed last month, and the victim says the shooter was a 14-year-old. Amos Manneh has been going through physical therapy since he was shot in the neck on July 3 in the Seward neighborhood of
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The series opener Friday between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers was postponed due to rain. With the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby expected to bring torrential rains and heavy winds well into the evening hours — and tornado watches being issued for parts of New York State
Continue Reading By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals in the Lone Star State to ask patients about their immigration status in order to ascertain the costs of providing medical care to people living in the U.S. illegally. Through an executive
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un video que apareció en línea parece mostrar un convoy de camiones militares rusos quemados en la región suroccidental del país Kursk, la última señal de que el asalto transfronterizo de Ucrania está probando más profundamente en territorio ruso e infligiendo daños significativos a las fuerzas de Moscú. En el video
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within acceptable levels on the days that athletes swam in the famed waterway. That’s according to their tests and established thresholds. The Associated Press on Friday obtained the results of daily tests for
Continue Reading By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Alicia Montes will be in a Tarrant County court Friday morning to see what kind of prison time Jesika Lynn Jones will get. “I hope the book gets thrown at her and that key locks behind her for the rest
Continue Reading By Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans from around the world, including Pittsburgh, are coming together in Vienna, Austria, despite her concerts getting canceled due to an alleged planned terrorist attack on the stadium. Christina McLachlan from Bellevue and Victoria Deardorff from Peters
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group launched one of its deepest strikes into Israel in mid-May, using an explosive drone that scored a direct hit on one of Israel’s most significant air force surveillance systems. This and other successful drone attacks have given the Iranian-backed militant group another deadly option for an
Continue Reading By Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A Brooklyn man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a lit firework into a Verizon utility work van, injuring two people. It happened on the evening of Jan. 31 in Crown Heights. Authorities said 36-year-old Kevindale Nurse,
Continue Reading By Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story PATERSON, New Jersey (WCBS, WLNY) — A 75-year-old woman in New Jersey said she was drugged, then robbed of thousands of dollars. Tuesday morning, when Maria Ramos was returning from a doctor’s appointment, she said a woman approached her asking for directions. “She turned around,
Continue Reading By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he’s taking steps to ban the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in the country for 10 days, after a public dispute with its owner Elon Musk over the contested election that Maduro claimed to have won. The embattled Maduro said Thursday that
Continue Reading By Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A street in New York City’s Greenwich Village is now named after Jimi Hendrix. A stretch of West 8th Street is now known as Jimi Hendrix Way. The sign stands outside of Electric Lady Studios, which was opened
Continue Reading WLNY By Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A street in New York City’s Greenwich Village is now named after Jimi Hendrix. A stretch of West 8th Street is now known as Jimi Hendrix Way. The sign stands outside of Electric Lady Studios, which was
Continue Reading Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus have rounded up dozens of migrants and pushed them back inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone that they crossed to seek asylum. UNHCR spokeswoman Emilia Strovolidou told the Associated Press Friday that as many as 99 asylum seekers
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Poland’s previous government of illegally spending 100 billion Polish zlotys or $25 billion as he announced a government effort to try to recover the money. Tusk said Friday that six months of investigations and audits had revealed widespread financial abuse with 62 members of the
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Olympic Village is mystical place for us non-Olympians. But apparently, there are some perks that even some athletes aren’t aware of. Take Team USA’s rugby sevens bronze medalist Ariana Ramsey, for example. When the 24-year-old arrived in Paris, she apparently knew of the free food on offer in
Continue Reading Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior prosecutor in Norway says that a Russian citizen who was arrested in the Scandinavian country in 2022 on espionage charges and who was part of a massive prisoner swap between Russia and the U.S. this month is unlikely to be prosecuted. Frederik G. Ranke of the national
Continue Reading By Chantal Cook, Michael Hudak Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A quick-thinking neighbor stopped two thieves from stealing his friend’s motorcycle out of a Miami apartment parking garage. The last thing Ricky Boada expected to run into when coming back to his Little Havana apartment, on June 11, was
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — All four hotel workers charged in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death are now in custody, more than five weeks after they allegedly piled onto the Black man while trying to remove him from a Milwaukee hotel. Jail records show Herbert Williamson was taken into custody Friday, three days after he and his
Continue Reading By Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story PATERSON, New Jersey (WCBS) — A 75-year-old woman in New Jersey said she was drugged, then robbed of thousands of dollars. Tuesday morning, when Maria Ramos was returning from a doctor’s appointment, she said a woman approached her asking for directions. “She turned around, the
Continue Reading Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal indictment has charged three current and former executives of Smartmatic in a scheme to pay more than $1 million in bribes to put its voting machines in the Philippines, a setback for a company that has been feuding with allies of Donald Trump over unsubstantiated claims that it
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has voted to approve the nomination of Lee Roberts as the next chancellor of UNC at Chapel Hill. Roberts has served as the interim chancellor at UNC since the start of the year when former Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz left to become
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — “Es con gran tristeza que debemos anunciar la muerte de un sueño. Midnight Trains murió hoy, rodeado de familiares y amigos”. Ese fue el epitafio del fundador de Midnight Trains, Adrien Aumont, el 31 de mayo, lo que indicaba que su visión de crear una nueva red de trenes nocturnos de
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protest from parents whose children fatally overdosed. The decision last month by the Harvard Corporation to retain Arthur M. Sackler’s name on a museum building and second building
Continue Reading By Tynisa Senior Click here for updates on this story BELLE GLADE, Florida (WSVN) — A witness recalls the tireless rescue efforts of the sole survivor of the Palm Beach County canal crash that claimed the lives of nine people, including several young children. According to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Offices, four adults and six
Continue Reading By Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A Brooklyn man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a lit firework into a Verizon utility work van, injuring two people. It happened on the evening of Jan. 31 in Crown Heights. Authorities said 36-year-old Kevindale Nurse, who
Continue Reading WLNY By Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A Brooklyn man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a lit firework into a Verizon utility work van, injuring two people. It happened on the evening of Jan. 31 in Crown Heights. Authorities said 36-year-old Kevindale
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La tarde del 9 de agosto de 2023, en medio de una campaña presidencial marcada por un adelanto de elecciones, Ecuador se paralizó cuando se confirmó que el entonces candidato Fernando Villavicencio recibió varios disparos al salir de un mitin en el norte de Quito. Un atroz crimen que dio
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk decried “an alarmingly high number” of executions in such a short period of time. His office said it verified 38 people were
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