By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The African nations of Gabon and Togo have been admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations. Gabon and Togo are Francophone countries that actively tried to join the bloc of 54 nations. The Commonwealth’s titular head is Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Charles represented his mother
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By Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story SHEPHERD, Michigan (WNEM) — A Sumner man is in custody and is facing multiple felony charges following a home invasion where police say he robbed the homeowner at gunpoint. Joseph Ryan Kadlek was arrested around 5:00 a.m. Saturday morning according to the Shepherd Police Department.
Continue ReadingBy Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A Paulding County mother has been arrested after three young children died and several others were injured in a house fire Friday night. According to police, a neighbor called 911 just before 9:30 p.m. Friday after a domestic disturbance and noticing
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Sweden’s prime minister he hasn’t seen any “tangible” moves to address Turkey’s concerns about her country joining NATO. Erdogan’s office said Saturday that the president spoke with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. The office says he called for “binding commitments” from Sweden and a “concrete
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Phoebe Bridgers vented her frustration at America’s high court during her Glastonbury Festival set on Friday night after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. “I’m having the sh—iest day,” said the American singer-songwriter, 27, referring to the ruling that holds there is no longer a federal constitutional right to
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities are warning recreationists to be wary of risky waterways as hot weather hits part of the Pacific Northwest. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for most of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state through Sunday, the Statesman-Journal reported Friday. After an abnormally cool and wet spring, people are
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities are warning recreationists to be wary of risky waterways as hot weather hits part of the Pacific Northwest. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for most of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state through Sunday, the Statesman-Journal reported Friday. After an abnormally cool and wet spring, people are
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN When archaeologist Peggy Piggott uncovered two tiny gold objects on July 21, 1939, the past became a little more illuminated. Investigating the remains of an Anglo-Saxon burial mound, she was digging alongside others at the Sutton Hoo site, in Suffolk county in eastern England, on the eve of World War II.
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Solar-powered patio umbrellas sold exclusively at Costco have been recalled in the United States and Canada after some umbrellas caught fire, authorities said. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in a news release urged customers to “immediately stop using” the SunVilla 10 foot Solar LED Market Umbrella. The umbrellas were
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By Evan Sobol, Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story WINSTED, Connecticut (WFSB) — At least 150 cats were removed from a Winsted home in what police are calling a “cat hoarding” situation. Winchester Police Chief William Fitzgerald said cats continue to be removed from the residence. Multiple agencies are assisting in the
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN A coyote attacked a 2-year-old girl in Orange County, California, according to police. The coyote attacked the toddler on Tuesday in Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, according to a news release from the Fountain Valley Police Department. The girl is recovering from her injuries, police said in another news release.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and LUCA BRUNO Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The mayor of Milan has signed an ordinance turning off public decorative fountains and limiting water sprinklers as northern Italy endures one of the worst droughts in decades. In addition, the city’s arcibishop made a tour of churches in farm areas outside Milan to
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and LUCA BRUNO Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The mayor of Milan has signed an ordinance turning off public decorative fountains and limiting water sprinklers as northern Italy endures one of the worst droughts in decades. In addition, the city’s arcibishop made a tour of churches in farm areas outside Milan to
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A bar owner and his son in Southeast Portland are searching for answers after their bar was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night. Portland Police confirmed Happy Sing bar at Southeast Powell and SE 112th Ave. was robbed just before midnight on
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nine justices of the Supreme Court made clear in their landmark ruling Friday whether they stand on abortion. The conservative majority overturned the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion. Every high court nominee, in one form or another,
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police report finding more than 100 bullet casings at a scene in which four houses and three cars were struck by gunfire at around 12:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022 near 17th and Scott. No people are known to have
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Shepherd Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — This is the preemie hat,” said Chris. 20 years have passed. “He was less than a pound,” she said. And still Chris holds onto the tiny hat baby Ben never got to wear. “Don’t hesitate to call us if you need anything,
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Residents at a motel along a tourist strip not far from Walt Disney World that was used as the setting for the 2017 film “The Florida Project” were told that they must vacate on short notice because the complex has been sold to another owner. Residents of the Magic Castle Inn
Continue ReadingTIRANA, Albania (AP) — Iraqi official Mohammed Jalood has been elected president of the International Weightlifting Federation in a chaotic conference in Albania. The proceedings were controversial and often confusing after nine of the 11 candidates for president withdrew and another candidate claimed Jalood withdrew, too. Jalood is the first permanent president of the IWF
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Megan Kau takes occasional weeklong hunting trips to the Hawaiian island of Lanai, where she enjoys watching the sunrise and hearing the distant rustle of deer and mouflon sheep in the tropical wilderness, a rifle ready at her side. As a gun owner, she also goes
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