By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A suspect robbed a Metro Detroit bank wearing an “old man” mask Friday morning, police said. At 10:38 a.m., dispatch received a 911 call about an armed robbery at the Fifth Third Bank at 4747 Haggerty Road in West Bloomfield. The
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Continue Reading By Gino Vicci Click here for updates on this story WARREN, Michigan (WWJ) — A picture of an open casket on display at Butcher Park in Warren has gone viral on social media. A Warren resident who did not want to be identified lives nearby and said she heard about the open casket on social
Continue Reading Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It’s in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations, even though it’s just a few weeks shy of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities on Friday identified the three victims of a small plane crash near Portland, releasing the names of the two people on board and the resident on the ground who were killed. The victims were pilot Michael Busher, 73; flight instructor Jacqueline Whitford, 79; and Fairview resident Barbara MacDonald, 75,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities on Friday identified the three victims of a small plane crash near Portland, releasing the names of the two people on board and the resident on the ground who were killed. The victims were pilot Michael Busher, 73; flight instructor Jacqueline Whitford, 79; and Fairview resident Barbara MacDonald, 75,
Continue Reading By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KCRA) — An Auburn family woke up to a surprise guest in their backyard near Auburn Folsom and Eagles Nest roads. They found a mountain lion roaming their yard, which unfortunately killed their pet cat. Auburn police and California Fish and Wildlife are
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Gold medal-winning high jumper Roderick Townsend and U.S. flag bearer and sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves took different routes to the Paris Paralympics. But they agree that, now they’re here, they’d like to see more people of color in USA jerseys. Roster material provided by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic
Continue Reading By Tyler Watkins, Samantha Romero Click here for updates on this story NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — A woman was injured in a gator attack along James Road near Slater Road in North Fort Myers Thursday evening. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, preliminary information indicates the woman was walking her
Continue Reading KCBS By Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A man stabbed and killed his brother at a home in Burbank on Friday morning, according to police. Officers received a call just after 5 a.m., and upon responding to the neighborhood near the 1200 block of North Cordova Street,
Continue Reading By Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A man stabbed and killed his brother at a home in Burbank on Friday morning, according to police. Officers received a call just after 5 a.m., and upon responding to the neighborhood near the 1200 block of North Cordova Street, discovered
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz in 1988’s “Beetlejuice” is a devilishly delicious pop culture mom in a class all her own – weird, wired and wholly captivating. No one played a mold-breaking mother like O’Hara, who died on Friday after a brief illness, according to her agency. She portrayed many
Continue Reading By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An incredible story of survival. A motorcyclist, badly hurt after a crash, was able to crawl his way to safety getting the attention of passing motorists. The struggle to finally get to an area where drivers could even see him
Continue Reading WDJT, WISDOT, CNN By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An incredible story of survival. A motorcyclist, badly hurt after a crash, was able to crawl his way to safety getting the attention of passing motorists. The struggle to finally get to an area where drivers could
Continue Reading By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — There’s an increased law enforcement presence at a Henderson County high school one day after a reported stabbing left one juvenile injured. The sheriff’s office said in an alert on Friday, Sept. 6, that it, along with the Henderson
Continue Reading By Jai Cunningham Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A handful of dangerous dogs were taken into custody by the Hawaiian Humane Society on Wednesday along the Pearl Harbor Bike Path. There were complaints about dogs running loose on the bike path. Honolulu police reached out to the Hawaiian Humane Society.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump no será sentenciado en su caso penal de Nueva York hasta después de las elecciones de 2024, según una nueva decisión del juez Juan Merchan. Merchan escribió en una nueva carta que sentenciaría a Trump el 26 de noviembre –si fuera necesario– en respuesta a una
Continue Reading By Maki Becker Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (WKBW) — Kyle Moody’s 2019 Hyundai was stolen last year from the lot of his Downtown Buffalo apartment building. He was one of more than 3,000 people in the city whose car was stolen last year. It was a miserable experience for
Continue Reading By Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — The Department of Health said it continues to receive reports of people who have fallen ill from a rare norovirus outbreak. Danielle Burr is one of four people tested and confirmed to have gotten norovirus, after hiking the Kalalau trail
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining a mob’s attack on the building that his law-enforcement colleagues defended on Jan. 6, 2021. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Continue Reading By Chad Mills Click here for updates on this story ZEPHYRHILLS, Florida (WFTS) — Ferman Geiger’s cattle are running out of dry land. Just a small corner of their once lush pasture is available for grazing. That’s because much of his property just outside Zephyrhills city limits is now underwater. “Just acres, and acres, and
Continue Reading By Eli Higgins Click here for updates on this story HAYSVILLE, Kansas (KAKE) — “It’s a sad thing when that happens anywhere. Unfortunately, it’s something we have come to know as a society. We have to deal with it day in and day out now,” said Haysville Schools Operations Director B.J. Knudson. Like many others,
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November election, granting the former president a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the homestretch of his current campaign and the aftermath of his criminal conviction. In a decision Friday, Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan delayed
Continue Reading By KAKE News Staff Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A 54-year-old Augusta man has been sentenced to nearly 26 years in prison for a rape in Wichita that happened almost 17 years ago. The Sedgwick County district attorney’s office said Judge Christopher Magana sentenced Ted Foy to 310 months
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The father of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect faces two counts of second-degree murder in connection with this week’s Georgia attack that left four dead – charges that push the legal limits of parental responsibility for a child’s alleged gun crime. The case against Colin Gray, 54,
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By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the 2024 election, Judge Juan Merchan announced Friday, explaining that his decision to delay the sentencing is in part to avoid any appearance of affecting the
Continue Reading Associated Press A Connecticut pastor will be the new president of the largest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S., bringing to an end a leadership election that stirred division among members. The Rev. Boise Kimber, senior pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut. — and the only person on the ballot Thursday
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are doing so for “all the right reasons,” as the Democratic ticket looks to balance its support for Israel with the humanitarian plight of civilians in the war-torn enclave. Walz’ comments
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history. Maine’s extreme risk protection order law was strengthened after an
Continue Reading By John Paul Click here for updates on this story HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Philadelphia Phillies surprised a little girl who has brain cancer with a room makeover in Havertown on Thursday. Rosie McKenna, 6, has been battling a rare form of brain cancer since she was 11 months old. She’s gone through 64
Continue Reading SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader have met behind closed doors to discuss human rights, economic prosperity and regional security. Blinken met with Abinader on Friday after landing in neighboring Haiti the previous day to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to
Continue Reading WPVI By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Shocking video shows a vehicle going the wrong way on Route 55 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County on Thursday just before a head-on crash that left two people dead. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the
Continue Reading By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Shocking video shows a vehicle going the wrong way on Route 55 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County on Thursday just before a head-on crash that left two people dead. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the highway
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By Liam Reilly and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of business leaders are throwing their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she is the stronger candidate for the American economy and the future of democracy. In a three-page letter, a group of 88 business leaders — including high-profile current and former executives from major public
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans’ campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason Stephens. But the Thursday ruling appeared to do virtually nothing to resolve the yearlong intraparty dispute that’s hindered lawmaking in the state. A three-judge panel of the 10th District Court of Appeals ruled
Continue Reading By Carrie Hodgin Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A young boy who was scalded with hot water in a bathtub has died, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a home on Cain Forest Drive around 11:45 p.m. on
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, y el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, afirmaron este viernes en Santo Domingo que están trabajando junto a varios países de la región para encontrar una solución a la crisis desatada en Venezuela luego de la celebración de las elecciones
Continue Reading By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story ALEXANDER COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A North Carolina father is accused of killing a man who made inappropriate comments to his daughter, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said Kenneth Young, 55, was accused of making inappropriate comments to 33-year-old Casey Charles
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp does not have an obligation to investigate members of the State Election Board who have come under fire for enacting last-minute changes to election procedures in this battleground state, according to an opinion issued Friday by the state’s attorney general, Chris Carr.
Continue Reading By Charlie De Mar Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago Police deputy chief and officer surrendered for arrest Thursday on criminal damage to property charges. Police said Grand Central Area Deputy Chief Roberto Nieves, 53, and police Officer Jacob Gies, 26, surrendered Thursday at the Central (1st) District police
Continue Reading Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome city officials are considering a 2-euro fee to access Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain. The city’s top tourism official, Roberto Onorato, says the goal is to make the experience more enjoyable for tourists and the area less aggravating for residents. He also said it could help discourage tourists from feeding
Continue Reading Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery. Delays in Congress and a lengthy process to approve federal funding forced people in a
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, songwriter and arranger was
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a Vistara airline flight en route to Germany from India has made a forced landing in Turkey following a bomb threat. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Flight VTI027 from Mumbai to Frankfurt landed at the airport in Erzurum, in eastern Turkey, with 247 passengers and crew. All passengers were
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen, Dianne Gallagher, Aaron Cooper and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The start of voting in North Carolina, which was scheduled to begin Friday with the mailing of absentee ballots, will be further delayed to let legal proceedings play out after an appeals court ordered the state to remove former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sérgio Mendes, a singer and composer who helped popularize the bossa nova music of his native Brazil, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family shared in a statement with CNN. Mendes was 83. “His wife and musical partner for the past 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, was by his
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators in Wisconsin say an inmate serving time for trying to kill his mother killed his cellmate for being Black and gay. Prosecutors charged 24-year-old Jackson Vogel on Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide with hate crime and repeat offender penalty enhancers. The lawyer who handled Vogel’s unsuccessful appeal of
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico. President elect Claudia Sheinbaum has spent weeks trying to calm those fears. But on Friday, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox. The plan was launched on Friday. It came three weeks after WHO declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated budget
Continue Reading NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say two 2-year-old children were found dead inside a vehicle after accidentally being left there. Police spokesperson Sarah Schettler says the two were found Thursday afternoon by officers responding to a request for a welfare check on the vehicle that was parked on a city street. Schettler says
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estamos a principios de septiembre, en lo que debería ser el tramo más activo de la temporada de huracanes. Los meteorólogos predijeron que ésta iba a ser mala: tormenta tras tormenta, las previsiones más pesimistas de las que se tiene constancia. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel En su lugar, el océano
Continue Reading By Bonnie Bishop Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A judge rejected an appeal request Tuesday from two Cumberland County Jail correctional officers who are being sued for allegedly watching a female inmate while she was giving birth at Maine Medical Center. Jaden Brown, the plaintiff, was pregnant when she
Continue Reading By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WMTW) — Two long-lost friends from the Army have just reconnected here in Maine. Ron Dumont, 72, of Skowhegan, and Richard Hightower, 73, of Bastrop, Texas, served together in the 43rd Artillery Delta Team in Blankenheim, Germany, in the 1970s. Dumont is related
Continue Reading By Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Shattered glass, boarded-up windows and drywall riddled with bullet holes: that’s the destructive aftermath of a shootout between police and a wanted man Thursday morning. A man who didn’t want to be identified shared the pictures with 12 News showing at least
Continue Reading MARENGO, Ill. (AP) — A bull that escaped from an Illinois farm spent hours on the run before men on horseback finally lassoed the beast in a scene straight out of the Old West. The bull was captured Thursday evening after the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office warned in a Facebook post that “there is a
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By Amanda Davies and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Team USA star Oksana Masters was told by Paralympic officials that she needed to “cover up my Ukrainian heart stickers” before competing, the 19-time Paralympic medalist disclosed to CNN in an interview Friday. The Ukrainian-born para athlete told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies that the alleged demand
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — To Erin Tridle, it felt as though the universe paved the way for her to meet the love of her life years before their actual meeting. “There was a lot of happenstance, fate, whatever you want to call it, that played into this,” is how Erin puts it to
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking wagers on events in which the outcome was already known, and on games that were not approved for betting. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed Wednesday that the company had numerous
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump plans to ban mortgages for undocumented immigrants, he said in a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday. Trump claimed the measure would help address housing affordability because a “flood” of people entering the country illegally are pushing up housing costs, but
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The city of Paris wants to pay tribute to the late Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue in her honor. The proposal was announced by city mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday and will be discussed by elected city officials in October. Cheptegei died on Thursday at a Kenyan
Continue Reading By Zoie Henry Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — From Milwaukee to Sao Paulo, Brazil, Green Bay Packers fans at home and abroad are gearing up for the first NFL game in the country. 12 News spoke with a lifelong fan who is headed to Sao Paulo for the Packers’ first
Continue Reading By Megan Mellado Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Christian and Laurie Campbell are calling for change after they say a SWAT team with the Orlando Police Department raided their home in 2020, following what they say were false allegations that they were involved in an online chat about exchanging
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Estados Unidos ha detectado un aumento de la actividad militar rusa alrededor de cables submarinos clave y cree que Rusia ahora podría ser más propensa a llevar a cabo posibles operaciones de sabotaje destinadas a inhabilitar una pieza crítica de la infraestructura de comunicaciones del mundo, dijeron dos funcionarios estadounidenses
Continue Reading CNN By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump lashed out at E. Jean Carroll and several other women who have accused him of sexual assault following a hearing in New York where the former president’s attorneys tried to convince a federal appeals court that he should
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after appearing in court for an appeal of a decision that found him liable for sexual abuse, Donald Trump stepped in front of television cameras Friday and brought up a string of past allegations of other acts of sexual misconduct, potentially reminding voters of incidents that were little-known or
Continue Reading By Dacia Johnson, Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Her name is Macy and she spends her time comforting others. The therapy dog and her handler, Bear Berman, are heading to Georgia to help those who survived the deadly school shooting earlier this week. “Our mission is strength
Continue Reading WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit park with baseball fields and picnic tables had an unusual addition this week. There was an open casket containing the body of a 97-year-old woman who used to live in Warren, Michigan. Police in Warren got calls from curious residents, especially after a photo was posted Tuesday on
Continue Reading By Emily Arseneau Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — During an early morning call on Sept. 1, an El Paso County man confessed to a 911 operator that he had murdered his wife, Jian Chan. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO), the victim’s body was discovered
Continue Reading Buckle in for “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which debuts Friday on Hulu. The series follows current and former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) embroiled in drama over alcohol use, unwed pregnancies, male strip shows and partner-swapping.
Continue Reading By Michael Logerwell Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — A Douglas County Judge sentenced Matthew Krob to 12 years to life. Krob was previously found guilty on seven charges concerning a sexual assault at a resort in Larkspur in 2022. Krob is the former town attorney in Florence and
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By Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — While school administrators and parents focus on phone bans in schools as kids head back to school — and rightfully so — we also need to pay attention to the other places where phone use (and overuse) occurs. As a therapist who works with teenagers, I routinely hear from
Continue Reading By Karla Sosa Click here for updates on this story PARK COUNTY, Colorado (KRDO) — A Park County man is in the hospital after his cabin exploded. “He heard a boom in the back of his room like a big boom. So he went to go investigate to see what was going on. And he
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency says, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel
Continue Reading By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — It’s early September – what should be the busiest stretch of hurricane season. Forecasters predicted this one was going to be bad: storm after storm, the most bullish forecasts on record. Instead, the Atlantic Ocean is enveloped in a rare and strange calm that has flummoxed forecasters and
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Idaho Falls School District 91 Superintendent Karla LaOrange says school is canceled for Sunnyside Elementary Friday due to smoke from an air conditioner malfunction.
Continue Reading By Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An Illinois couple is celebrating big after winning $3 million in an instant scratch-off game, lottery officials announced on Friday. The couple bought the winning $30 “Titanium Black 7s” ticket at the Volume Liquors store at 382 Northwest Highway in Cary, Illinois
Continue Reading By Todd Feurer, Chrissy Amaya Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A missing cat from Chicago recently was found wandering around on the property of an animal sanctuary in Florida. Volunteers at Ladybug Farm Sanctuary in Odessa, northwest of Tampa, noticed the roaming cat had a collar. So they scanned her,
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When scientists attached a tag to a pregnant porbeagle shark in October 2020 to learn more about the creature’s habitat, they didn’t expect their tracker to capture evidence of how large sharks hunt one another. But when the tracker registered some unexpected activity in March 2021, the scientists realized
Continue Reading Ivonne Valdés (CNN Español) — Luego de más de una semana de bloqueos que afectaron las principales vías de Colombia, en protesta por el alza de precios del diésel, los representantes de las bases de los transportadores de carga llegaron a un acuerdo con el Gobierno de Gustavo Petro que permitió levantar el paro de transportistas
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has fired Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida following reports he was involved in sexual misconduct. In a statement released early Friday evening, the presidential palace said Lula considers the keeping the minister in his position to be unsustainable considering the nature
Continue Reading By Rebekah Nelson Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — A Polk County attorney was arrested after he was accused of depleting a client’s trust at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Jason Penrod was arrested last night on a first-degree felony charge of grand
Continue Reading By Christine Stanwood Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, Arizona (KNXV) — On November 15, 2023, a Valley veteran and father of two was shot in the head while he was street preaching in Glendale. For months, Hans Schmidt has been recovering from the shooting — and now he’s ready to share his
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — US Steel is threatening to shutter a number of mills if the Biden administration blocks its sale to would-be Japanese buyer Nippon Steel. But another rival, Cleveland Cliffs, is offering to buy those mills from US Steel if President Joe Biden stops the deal. This week US
Continue Reading By Sid Bewlay Click here for updates on this story DERBY, Vermont (WPTZ) — A dog nicknamed Buckethead or Buckey is now safe and being cared for after a week on the run, according to Derby, Vermont, animal control officer Renee Falconer. The dog was first spotted in Derby on Aug. 23 with a plastic
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Foundation has awarded Barbara Kingsolver a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others. Kingsolver’s novels, including “The Bean Trees,” “The Poisonwood Bible” and “Animal Trees,” have sold millions of
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A prosecutor in London says an American woman accused of murdering her two youngest children in Colorado last December told her 11-year-old daughter who survived the attack that God was making her do it. The harrowing details emerged this week in Westminster Magistrates’ Court where Kimberlee Singler is fighting extradition
Continue Reading WSB, CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Holly Yan, Mark Morales, Ryan Young, Isabel Rosales, Chelsea Bailey, Sara Smart, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Raja Razek and Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old Apalachee High School student and his father, who are charged in connection with a shooting at the Georgia school that left two students and two
Continue Reading Associated Press CROSS KEYS, Jamaica (AP) — More than two months after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes. It’s a particular burden on female farmers, who make up one-third of the country’s registered farmers and are often
Continue Reading PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy. Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket on Aug. 27 for unspecified misconduct. Now the court’s administrator has stepped
Continue Reading AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? They don’t have one. They have many. In recent years, there’s been an outpouring of specialized blogs, cruise and tour operators, and booking sites for accommodations. There are organizations that
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — There’s an army taking to Mexico City’s streets — the Tree Army. And its goal is to protect and enhance Mexico City’s urban canopy. The Tree Army is an offshoot of work by a longtime activist who built up a social media following with humorous videos tackling the irritations
Continue Reading Associated Press LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen. But the ruins of Kallio in the mountains of central Greece are becoming very much visible — and they have a warning to deliver. As an unprecedented drought induced
Continue Reading Associated Press Just a couple of weeks ago, a special panel of Georgia state senators convened to study potential laws aimed at keeping firearms safely locked up and out of the hands of children. A day after a 14-year-old was charged in a deadly shooting at his Georgia high school, that same panel gathered again
Continue Reading Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s strong foraging culture could help determine how much radioactive fallout remains in the Scandinavian country, 38 years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has asked mushroom-pickers to send samples of this season’s harvest for testing. The goal of the measurement project is to map
Continue Reading AP Aerospace Writer Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, descending on autopilot through
Continue Reading Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — A witness tells The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman participating in a protest against settlements in the West Bank. The U.S. government confirmed the death of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi but did not say whether she had been shot by Israeli troops. The
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 NFL season is underway and what a way to start. The Kansas City Chiefs began their campaign for a historic Super Bowl three-peat with a thrilling 27-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on opening night on Thursday. Here are the four main takeaways from the first game
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland have charged three Belarusian officials with using a ruse to divert a Poland-registered plane while in the air and violating the freedom of 132 people on board. The Belarusian officials in 2021 ordered the plane carrying a dissident blogger to land in Minsk, leading to the arrest of
Continue Reading AP Health Writer More than 200 cities and counties declared racism was a public health crisis in the past few years, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in May 2020. Racial justice advocates say they felt heard by the swell of political will to address disparities like disproportionate COVID-19 deaths or
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