U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. agency says it will nominate the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge for a…
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Man who posted confession on social media pleads guilty in shooting death of 23-year-old
By Kaitlyn Hart Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — The family of a shooting…
Continue ReadingRobot to help patrol Times Square subway station
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials have…
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A un mes de las primarias opositoras de Venezuela, el Consejo Nacional Electoral anuncia que brindará asistencia técnica
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela (CNE) brindará asistencia técnica a las elecciones internas de la…
Continue ReadingGood Samaritan helps end lengthy police chase, pinning in suspect on surface street
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Police chased a robbery suspect in the South Los…
Continue ReadingHollywood Forever Cemetery needs help finding homes for 8 cats abandoned on property
By Shayla Girardin Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is much…
Continue Reading La selección española derrotó a Suecia en el primer partido desde el tÃtulo en el mundial femenino
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La selección de España derrotó a Suecia 3-2 mediante un tiro penal tardÃo en un partido de la Liga de…
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‘I’m not sure where the airplane is. … I ejected.’
CNN By Jennifer Henderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas man pleads guilty after allegedly posing as casino owner to steal $1M
By C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man accused of posing as the owner…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas police: Ex-Popeye’s employee shot into store after he was fired
By C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A former Popeye’s employee is in…
Continue ReadingRams ready to rely on Kyren Williams as their lead running back
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are putting the ball in Kyren Williams’ hands, literally and…
Continue ReadingGalveston PD sergeant on desk duty after crash that killed woman on her way to work
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Galveston police sergeant involved in a…
Continue Reading Two brothers convicted in murder-for-hire plot in killing of elementary school teacher over child support and alimony
By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man and the brother he hired to kill his ex-wife in 2017 to avoid paying her child support and alimony…
Continue ReadingWho’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife…
Continue Reading Tras accidente del caza F-35 en Carolina del Sur, el piloto llamó al 911: No sé dónde está el avión… Me eyecté
SofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Después de que un avión de combate F-35 desapareciera en Carolina del Sur, una operadora del 911 recibió una…
Continue ReadingHarris Co. inmate accused of raping teen eligible for release after prosecutors miss deadline
By Shannon Ryan and Jiovanni Lieggi Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of…
Continue ReadingFederal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to…
Continue ReadingStars fly in for Gucci as new designer makes himself known
By Scarlett Conlon, CNN Milan (CNN) — Making your creative director debut when your predecessor was responsible for one of fashion’s most…
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CDC recommends first vaccine to protect infants from RSV
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is recommending a new vaccine to help protect…
Continue ReadingAutonomous flying taxis being developed in Bay Area
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, California (KGO) — Here on ABC7, we’ve covered…
Continue ReadingHigh-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs. The…
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Would you pay $700 a month to sleep in a pod? Tech founders are doing it to afford San Francisco
By Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Founders who are moving to San Francisco are…
Continue ReadingJudge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York’s business fraud lawsuit against Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge peppered Donald Trump’s lawyers with questions…
Continue ReadingJudge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from…
Continue ReadingDallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party,…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking transplant of pig heart into living recipient is performed for the second time ever
By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of…
Continue ReadingKent ISD taking over; looking for organizations to help kids impacted by ELNC closure
By Chris Bovia Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — The Kent Intermediate School…
Continue ReadingWest Nile survivor urges caution after cases detected in Kent, Ottawa counties
By Julie Dunmire Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — West Nile Virus has popped up in…
Continue Reading ¿Hacia dónde se dirige la tormenta tropical Ophelia y qué lugares de EE.UU. impactarÃa?
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) – La tormenta tropical Ophelia se formó este viernes frente a las costas de Carolina del Norte y se…
Continue ReadingTraveling Tennessee pastor indicted for several counts of ‘rape of a child’
By Jason Lamb Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WTVF) — A well-known traveling pastor and…
Continue Reading19-year-old Kenosha resident injured in shooting near 23rd and 55th
By WTMJ Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — A 19-year-old Kenosha resident was…
Continue ReadingGermany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
BERLIN (AP) — A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to…
Continue ReadingDriver in wrong-way freeway crash with trooper arrested again for driving wrong way, UHP says
By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story MOAB , Utah (KSL) — A Utah man who was stopped from driving the wrong…
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Solheim Cup: Emily Pedersen hits incredible hole-in-one, but Team USA leads Team Europe after Day One
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Emily Pedersen made a stunning hole-in-one for Team Europe on a thrilling opening day of the Solheim Cup, but it…
Continue ReadingAbingdon man federally indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting woman aboard Carnival cruise ship
By WMAR Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — An Abingdon man faces federal charges after…
Continue Reading‘They need us’: Akron VFW collaborating with nonprofit to provide fresh meals
By Jaurdyn Johnson Click here for updates on this story AKRON, New York (WKBW) — In Akron, the VFW and American Legion…
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Dallas mayor switches parties to join GOP
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching parties and will serve as a…
Continue ReadingThe UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has spread to dozens of facilites nationwide. And the walkouts are…
Continue ReadingSpain’s World Cup winners return to action after sexism scandal with 3-2 win in Sweden
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team have gotten back to being soccer players. A 3-2 win over Sweden in Gothenburg…
Continue Reading Biden to sign bipartisan law reforming organ transplant system
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a new bill that the White House says will save lives for Americans in…
Continue ReadingGiorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to…
Continue Reading Se forma la tormenta tropical Ophelia frente a costas de las Carolinas
macamilarincon (CNN) –– La tormenta tropical Ophelia se formó en la tarde de este viernes frente a las costas de las Carolinas, luego de que el…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis plans to transfer city property to Native American tribe for treatment center
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis officials plan to transfer two city-owned properties to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. The tribe plans to build an…
Continue ReadingHawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
By ANDREW SELSKY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Residents who survived the wildfire that leveled the Hawaii town of…
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Capitola Wharf holds groundbreaking to start repair process
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- It’s a date some will never forget when the famous Capitola Wharf was destroyed by the winter storms. “Well, we’re always…
Continue ReadingPolice: Woman arrested after malnourished dogs, animal remains found at Seminole County home
By Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Police arrested Tonya Grose,…
Continue ReadingYemen’s southern leader renews calls for separate state at UN
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council said in an interview that he will…
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Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ophelia off the mid-Atlantic coast producing winds just below hurricane force
By SARAH BRUMFIELD and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia gained strength as it churned toward the North…
Continue ReadingIowa high school football teams raise over $80,000 for family of fallen Algona police officer
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALGONA, Iowa (KCCI) — Schools across Iowa raised money last week for…
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