Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have laid siege to several neighborhoods in the capital, burning homes…
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Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleads no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingCousins seek family history after report on NorCal Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
By Ryan Yamamoto Click here for updates on this story MARYSVILLE, Yuba County (KPIX) — Two cousins from Chicago…
Continue ReadingHonduran man gets 5 years in prison for possessing nearly 8 pounds of fentanyl in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District
By Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Honduran citizen was sentenced to five…
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Maya Rudolph set to host this season’s final two episodes of ‘Saturday Night Live’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” is closing out its final two shows of Season 49 with some major star power. Jake…
Continue ReadingExxon Mobil deal with Pioneer gets FTC nod, but former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield barred from board
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources has received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but…
Continue ReadingThiru Vignarajah accused of selling his endorsement, leaves Baltimore mayoral race
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Former city and state prosecutor Thiru…
Continue ReadingJill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has honored her fellow educators by hosting the 2024 national and state…
Continue ReadingBody of fifth construction worker recovered from Key Bridge wreckage site
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The body of a fifth missing construction…
Continue ReadingNATO members ‘deeply concerned’ by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to…
Continue ReadingA North Carolina man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a Georgia rabbi
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A North Carolina man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a rabbi in Georgia. A federal indictment unsealed Thursday…
Continue ReadingLabor groups paint street in unpermitted protest at California State Capitol on May Day
By Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Labor groups united at the…
Continue ReadingBillie Jean King is getting the Breakfast of Champions treatment. She’ll appear on a Wheaties box
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Billie Jean King is a 39-time Grand Slam champion and an equal rights champion — and now she’s getting the Breakfast of…
Continue ReadingThousands rally in Slovakia to protest a controversial overhaul of public broadcasting
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Slovak capital to protest – again – a controversial overhaul of the country’s…
Continue ReadingNew device at UC Davis helps avoid open heart surgery. Here’s how it works
By Dominic Garcia Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — A new device is helping people with…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods gets special exemption to US Open at Pinehurst
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is headed to the U.S. Open after receiving the first of what likely will be many special exemptions.…
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In Florida, a bestselling author is building a new community of literary resistance
By Scottie Andrew, CNN | Photographs by Octavio Jones for CNN (CNN) — The end of April is about to be the busiest week of Lauren Groff’s…
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IRS plans to increase audit rates of wealthy taxpayers by 50%
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service detailed its plans Thursday to significantly ramp up audit rates of…
Continue ReadingScientists identify ‘degrees of Kevin Bacon’ gene
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Many species of animals form social groups and behave collectively: An elephant herd follows its matriarch, flocking…
Continue ReadingColorado study looking at lead levels of children living near airports complete; bill aimed at protection passes
By Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — New data on the health of those living near…
Continue ReadingJayson Werth’s love of horse racing after baseball has led him to the Kentucky Derby
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Jayson Werth got to Churchill Downs in the middle of Kentucky Derby week and was overcome by a familiar feeling.…
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Local Salinas gang members indicted in racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, officers say
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday morning, Salinas Police and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 11 men are being charged with…
Continue Reading 34 people were killed in a dive boat fire in California. The captain is now facing 10 years in prison
Originally Published: 02 MAY 24 12:42 ET Updated: 02 MAY 24 13:06 ET By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A former dive boat captain could be…
Continue Reading4 Americans charged with ammunition offenses in Turks and Caicos, accused of bringing live ammo to the islands
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and…
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Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is…
Continue ReadingAlabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers gave final approval to legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will…
Continue ReadingColorado nonprofit giving out $10,000 grants to help women buy their first home
By Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Making ends meet in this economy can be…
Continue ReadingSerafin Ensemble composes timeless music with a nearly 300-year-old violin
By Nick Iadonisi Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) — Many musical pieces have stood the…
Continue ReadingMayor Eric Adams says “outside agitators” influenced Columbia University protests. What does he mean?
By Tim McNicholas, Walter Smith Randolph, Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Mayor…
Continue ReadingMan charged with murder in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was slain while off-duty and…
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Study shows Capitola City Hall needs to be upgraded
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A study showed that the City of Capitola could need an upgrade to their City Hall and Police Station. A draft was…
Continue ReadingWoman overcomes addiction with art, one brush stroke at a time
By Alyana Gomez Click here for updates on this story WARRINGTON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Bucks County woman is opening…
Continue ReadingNew York TikToker charged with selling Ozempic, other misbranded weight loss drugs that caused “significant, life-threatening injuries”
By Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story SHIRLEY, New York (WCBS) — A New York woman is accused of…
Continue ReadingKentucky judge declines, for now, to lift ban on executions
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge won’t remove an injunction that has blocked executions in the state…
Continue ReadingButler County nurse pleads guilty to killing nursing home residents, families call her “simply evil”
By Mike Darnay, Ross Guidotti Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Heather Pressdee, the…
Continue ReadingDoctors concerned about potential spread of bird flu in Canada
By Pauline Chan Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — H5N1 or avian flu has been detected at…
Continue ReadingJapan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ keeps baffling experts by waking up. It has shared images from its latest lunar ‘day’
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” lander has defied the odds for a third time, surviving yet another long,…
Continue ReadingA former Greensburg police officer pleads guilty to involvement in drug conspiracy, along with former chief
By Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Greensburg Police officer has pleaded…
Continue Reading4.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Corona
By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story CORONA, California (KCAL) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit the…
Continue ReadingFort Worth police investigating “planned attack” at Northwest ISD middle school
By Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Two Northwest ISD students have been…
Continue Reading Gag order hearing in Trump’s hush money case: What to know
By Maureen Chowdhury, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan held another gag order hearing Thursday…
Continue ReadingDallas County woman thankful to be alive after dog attack; owner faces felony
By Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story DALLAS COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A Dallas County woman says she…
Continue Reading Captain sentenced to 4 years in prison after scuba dive boat fire that killed 34 people in California
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge sentenced a former dive boat captain on Thursday to four years in prison on a negligence…
Continue Reading Opinion: Biden has a serious problem with young voters
CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of silence, President Joe Biden finally weighed in on the pro-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingMan who bragged that he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina bill ordering sheriffs to help immigration agents closer to law with Senate vote
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A House bill ordering North Carolina sheriffs and jailers to comply with federal…
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OPINIÓN | Israel, incapaz de “ganar” en Gaza, pone la mira en otra parte
Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Hussein Ibish es investigador residente en el Instituto de los Estados Árabes del Golfo en Washington. Su libro…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded…
Continue ReadingThieves use forklift to steal pistols, long guns from gun club
By Julian Grace Click here for updates on this story YOUNGSVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — Youngsville police are…
Continue ReadingThieves use forklift to steal pistols, long guns from gun club
WRAL, YOUNGSVILLE GUN CLUB, CNN By Julian Grace Click here for updates on this story YOUNGSVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL)…
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