By KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The attorney team for Keith Carnes said he has been released from the state penitentiary. He had been imprisoned at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri. The Jackson County prosecutor’s office said in a statement Friday that there
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La fiscal de distrito de Alameda no presentará cargos penales contra tres policías que sujetaron a un hombre de California que perdió la vida bajo su custodia. La oficina del forense del condado clasificó la muerte de Mario González Arenales como homicidio y señaló los efectos tóxicos de la metanfetamina como
Continue ReadingJames Frater, CNN The European Union has blacklisted 21 Russian-certified airlines, including national carrier Aeroflot, over “serious safety concerns.” The move, which prohibits the airlines from entering EU airspace, comes after Russia’s attempt to beat sanctions imposed in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Last month, President Vladimir Putin authorized the seizure of US
Continue ReadingBy ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story NAPERVILLE, Illinois (WLS) — A Naperville teenager is getting ready to climb Mount Everest. Lucy Westlake is 18-years-old. She’s aiming to be the youngest American woman to make the climb. Westlake started her climbing adventures when she was just 7-years-old. “My family is
Continue ReadingBy ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police have issued an alert for CTA riders in Chinatown after robberies were reported this month at stops along Cermak Road. CPD said a man is robbing bus and train riders near the CTA Red and Green lines. It’s
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, California (KFSN) — A family is mourning the loss of their toddler after he was run over by a truck at a Fresno County park. The 2-year-old boy was killed after being hit at Lost Lake on Saturday evening. The crash happened just
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed because of inclement weather. The teams will make up Monday’s postponed game with a spilt doubleheader on Tuesday, June 14, with the makeup for Monday’s game taking place at 12:15 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa appealed for protesters to end the weeks of mass demonstrations that have called for the government to resign over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, have become a focus of the
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An area at the U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in southeastern New Mexico was evacuated over the weekend after workers handling a shipping container discovered a small amount of radioactive liquid inside it. Officials say there was no indication of airborne contamination and that testing
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State media says Iran’s Foreign Ministry has urged the Taliban to provide better security at Iranian diplomatic sites in neighboring Afghanistan. The request comes after angry Afghan protesters pelted the consulate in Herat with rocks. Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said more needed to be done after protests at the Iranian Consulate
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is unveiling a completed rule aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers. Such weapons have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers. The White House and the Justice Department argue that regulating the
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The White House is seeking to help lessen Americans’ medical debt burden, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday. In its latest effort to help people deal with increased costs amid skyrocketing inflation, the White House laid out a four-point plan to help protect consumers. It builds on President Joe Biden’s recent
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN The White House is seeking to help lessen Americans’ medical debt burden, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday. In its latest effort to help people deal with increased costs amid skyrocketing inflation, the White House laid out a four-point plan to help protect consumers. It builds on President Joe Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday morning as he tried to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, authorities said. The former Ohio State University star and Heisman Trophy finalist was just 24. Authorities have so
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Families with transgender teens have sued the state of Alabama to block a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity. It was one of two separate lawsuits filed
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN, WPLG, WBNS By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday morning as he tried to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, authorities said. The former Ohio State University star and Heisman Trophy finalist was just
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday morning as he tried to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, authorities said. The former Ohio State University star and Heisman Trophy finalist was just 24. Authorities have
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, received the first measurable snowfall in April in recorded history on Monday. The National Weather Service says one inch of snow fell at Portland International Airport, setting a record. The agency says it’s the only measurable snowfall in April in Portland since record-keeping started in 1940. Schools across the
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he told Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his invasion of Ukraine and raised the issue of “serious war crimes” committed by Russian troops. Nehammer was the first European leader to meet with the Russian president since the start of the Russian invasion. In a statement released
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Republican local elections official in Virginia has resigned after being accused of posting a racist tirade on Facebook. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and other officials called over the weekend for the resignation of David Dietrich, a member of the electoral board in the city of Hampton, after a local TV
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