By LEAH HOPE Click here for updates on this story JOLIET, Illinois (WLS) — Tuesday was the day Jose Cruz’s family feared would never come. His sister held him tightly after he left Stateville Prison. He was greeted by friends and relatives, including his cousin, who was his alibi years ago. Instead of believing his
Continue ReadingCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — An 81-year-old Missouri woman who took her disabled daughter out of a group nursing home and stabbed her to death at a hotel has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Marjorie Theleman, of Webster Groves, pleaded guilty earlier this month to second-degree murder in the November 2019 death of 51-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Cate Cauguiran and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — A 7-year-old boy died in East Chicago, Indiana overnight Tuesday after apparently being shot in the head, police said. East Chicago officers were called to the scene near Guthrie and Main Street at about 1:15 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Until this week, Mo Farah was a four-time Olympic champion winding down his hugely successful career as a long-distance runner. Now he’s an icon for another reason: He is the most prominent person to come forward as a victim of people trafficking. Farah’s decision to tell the
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Until this week, Mo Farah was a four-time Olympic champion winding down his hugely successful career as a long-distance runner. Now he’s an icon for another reason: He is the most prominent person to come forward as a victim of people trafficking. Farah’s decision to tell the
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Former President Barack Obama sent an email to Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician who went on to become a GOP congressman, expressing his “disappointment” over Jackson’s criticism of Joe Biden’s cognitive health in 2020, according to a copy of the email obtained by CNN. Obama sent the email, which
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Bill Gates is moving $20 billion of his wealth into the endowment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is ramping up its spending in the face of global challenges including the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropies, plans to increase
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Francisco Lindor led New York’s power game with a three-run homer, Chris Bassitt threw six strong innings and the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3. The NL East-leading Mets won two of three in the series and lead the second-place Braves by 2 1/2 games. Eduardo
Continue ReadingBRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) — A Florida man who aspires to be a commercial pilot showed his skills in an emergency when he landed a single-engine aircraft on a four-lane North Carolina road, missing cars and power lines as he touched down. Vincent Fraser was flying the plane July 3 when the aircraft began to
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Ryan Gosling is really, really excited to be playing everyone’s favorite plastic boyfriend, Ken, in the highly anticipated “Barbie” film — so excited, in fact, that he’s coined a new term: “Ken-ergy.” In a fever dream of an interview, the Canadian actor snuck several Ken portmanteaus into a discussion that was
Continue ReadingYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest. The Washburn Fire has grown to 6.6 square miles and is only 23% contained. The fire broke out July 7, when visitors to the Mariposa Grove of
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN A murder charge in a … suicide? The latest development in the case of Casey White, a onetime fugitive charged with killing the jailer who helped him escape, is a first for many legal minds. Aided by Lauderdale County assistant director of corrections Vicky White, 56, to whom he was
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The commission that oversees the Montana State Library has rejected a proposed new logo after a member said the main feature brought to mind a rainbow LGBTQ pride flag. Commissioner Tammy Hall says the logo is setting up an unnecessary political battle, especially going into
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, Allie Malloy and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Wednesday that former President Donald Trump made a “gigantic mistake” withdrawing the US from the Iran nuclear deal and said Iran was closer now to acquiring a nuclear weapon. “The only thing worse than the Iran that exists
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to pin a murder on him in 1992. Desmond Ricks was released from prison in 2017 after 25 years, thanks to gun experts, law students at the University
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 46 cents to $96.30 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for September delivery rose 8 cents to $99.57 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery fell 3 cents to $3.23 a gallon. August heating oil rose 1 cent to $3.67 a gallon. August natural gas
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital says it’s increasing its investment by $1.4 billion for a strategic plan that includes programs advancing the study and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the hospital says the additional funding is part of a
Continue ReadingBy HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jesse Winker hit his second solo homer of the day and the Seattle Mariners won their 10th straight game, edging the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Wednesday night to sweep a doubleheader. The Mariners have 10 consecutive wins for the first time since April 8-17, 2002. Their only
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Un destructor de la Marina estadounidense navegó este miércoles cerca de una cadena de islas en disputa en el mar de China Meridional, desafiando las restricciones impuestas por China y otros países al tránsito por la zona. El teniente Nicholas Lingo, portavoz de la Séptima Flota de
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN In clarifying guidance announced Wednesday, the Biden administration says federal law does not allow pharmacies to turn away people who have a prescription for a drug that may end a pregnancy. The US Health and Human Services Department Office for Civil Rights sent guidance to more than 60,000 pharmacies across the
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