By Walter Perez Click here for updates on this story DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A controversy has erupted at Lenape Middle School in Bucks County over how teachers must address their students, specifically students who don’t identify with their gender at birth. The controversial district-wide policy became an issue at the middle school recently when
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say a Republican-led proposal to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks would endanger the health of women and have severe consequences for physicians. The measure introduced last week by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WCVB) — When someone found a Purple Heart from World War II, Ben Quelle, director of Veteran Services in Attleboro, thought it would be easy to find its rightful owner. But the search has turned into a mystery. Quelle started with a few
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed investigators say they have turned up evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity by Ethiopian government forces, Tigray forces and Eritrea’s military — including rape, murder and pillage — over the nearly two-year war on Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The Commission of Inquiry on Ethiopia, working
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies infielder Brendan Rodgers has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. The team called up infielder Ezequiel Tovar from Triple-A Albuquerque. The move with Rodgers was retroactive to Monday. He left Sunday’s game at the Chicago Cubs early due to tightness in the
Continue ReadingBy Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — Two Cincinnati men have been charged with federal crimes after allegedly illegally flying drones over professional sporting events, the Department of Justice says. According to the DOJ, a federal grand jury has charged two men, 24-year-old Dailon Dabney and 38-year-old Travis Lenhoff,
Continue ReadingBy Toni Yates Click here for updates on this story BARNEGAT LIGHT, New Jersey (WABC) — A couple’s big wedding on the Jersey Shore turned into a giant catastrophe after the second floor of a building where 200 people had gathered began to cave in. Cassidy and Brian Gagliardotto had planned for years to make
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Cruzeiro has made it back into the country’s top soccer league less than year after former Brazil great Ronaldo got involved with the club. The Brazilian team clinched a top-four spot in the second division on Wednesday by beating Vasco da Gama 3-0 at the
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Smith Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A Lancaster County man charged in a 1975 homicide is expected in court on Thursday. The preliminary hearing is for David Sinopoli, who was arrested in July at his East Hempfield Township home. Police said Sinopoli stabbed Lindy Sue Biechler, 19,
Continue ReadingBy Kemberly Richardson Click here for updates on this story CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, New York (WABC) — A baby boy with a rare and life-threatening condition underwent an emergency procedure the moment he was born. And thanks to a team of highly skilled doctors at NYU Langone, little Aydin is celebrating his first birthday. What
Continue ReadingFORESTHILL, Calif. (AP) — California has temporarily banned insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by recent wildfires, a day after evacuation orders were lifted for residents near a two-week-old blaze. Several days of rain helped firefighters reach 60% containment on the Mosquito Fire in foothills about 110 miles northeast of San Francisco. California
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts man says a version of the state flag that he designed years ago was used on the brochures given to migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard last week. William Bodine, of Pittsfield, said he redesigned the flag on PowerPoint during
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn, New York (WABC) — Investigators believe a body found stuffed into two suitcases in an apartment in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn is that of a 22-year-old woman. Residents of the building reported a foul smell and told security the woman had not been
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer representing families of victims of a Michigan high school shooting says some teachers and a counselor were aware of the suspect’s troubling behavior months before the mass shooting last fall. Detroit attorney Ven Johnson told reporters Thursday that depositions taken in a civil lawsuit against
Continue ReadingBy David Collins Click here for updates on this story CARNEY, Maryland (WBAL) — Baltimore County police identified a husband and wife who were charged after Tuesday’s discovery of a suspicious package that prompted the evacuations of schools and homes. Joseph Vickery, 43, was charged with several possession of explosive device-related charges. He was also
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Minor Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The case of “M.H.” a 14-year-old who was caught by Elkhart police with a handgun after trespassing, is likely to get a second chance in the Indiana Supreme Court due to a loophole in the law. “If it’s wrong for an adult
Continue ReadingBy WDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The Louisiana Department of Health is urging people to take precautions outside after new data revealed the state has the fourth-highest rate of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease in the country. The data comes from a recent publication from the Centers
Continue ReadingBy Divine Triplett Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis woman was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for carjacking a Lyft driver and armed robbery. During Oct. 2020, court documents say Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were investigating a series of robberies involving Lyft drivers and two young
Continue ReadingBy Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s been a whirlwind of a year for Rafael Castellano as he went from a professional dancer in the ballroom to a patient in a hospital bed. As Florida’s health department was monitoring an outbreak of meningitis, a disease that can
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Andrew Millman, CNN Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an ex-Army reservist and US Capitol rioter who said January 6, 2021, was “exhilarating” and felt like “civil war” was sentenced on Thursday to four years behind bars. “This is a significant sentence,” District Judge Trevor McFadden said. McFadden lambasted Hale-Cusanelli for his “sexist, racist and
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