Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Brandy Bottone conducía por el carril HOV, exclusivo para vehículos con más de dos ocupantes, en Dallas, Texas hace dos semanas, cuando la policía la detuvo. El agente observó que no parecía haber nadie más en el auto, pero Bottone le contestó que estaba embarazada de 34 semanas. Me dijo: “¿Hay
Continue ReadingBy TODD MAGEL Click here for updates on this story ALTOONA, Iowa (KCCI) — An Altoona man is being called a hero. He saved the life of his next-door neighbor in a fire that killed her husband. “I told her to grab onto me and I just pulled her out,” Tyler Warner said. Warner was
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating the death of a 13-month-old baby boy from the Pontchartrain Park neighborhood who was attacked by a dog. New Orleans police responded to a call around 6:46 p.m. on Monday in the 5500
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HINGHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A young child is being credited with saving a painter who was working in an upstairs bedroom when a massive fire broke out Monday in a Massachusetts home. The boy, his nanny and the painter were in the home at 4
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in February to sexually assaulting a girl while a missionary in Uganda. U.S. District Judge Marc. T. Treadwell sentenced Eric Tuininga, 45, of Milledgeville last week. He was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution and spend a
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in February to sexually assaulting a girl while a missionary in Uganda. U.S. District Judge Marc. T. Treadwell sentenced Eric Tuininga, 45, of Milledgeville last week. He was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution and spend a
Continue ReadingBy KIM DACEY Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A delivery driver stopped a would-be carjacker and held him down until police get there. It happened Sunday in Little Italy. Workers said the incident could have been much worse, but it’s been a rough few weeks at RYMKS Bar and
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag oversaw a 4-0 win over archrival Liverpool on Tuesday in his first game in charge as European pre-season friendlies returned to Asia after a two-year break. But the Dutch coach was quick to downplay the significance of the result against a Liverpool side that made
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After nearly eight years as president and CEO of St. Charles Health System, the last 2 1/2 dealing with the many ramifications and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Sluka announced Tuesday his intention to step down from the role.
Continue ReadingFLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A prisoner who prompted a nationwide manhunt when he disappeared from an Alabama jail has been charged with killing the jail official authorities said helped him escape. Casey White was indicted on a murder charge for the shooting death of Vicky White. Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly announced the indictment
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Dave Chappelle‘s Netflix comedy special, “The Closer,” received huge backlash last year for the comedian’s jokes about the trans community that some found deeply offensive. The fallout created a firestorm both inside and outside of Netflix. Fast forward to Tuesday, when “The Closer” was nominated for two Emmys. “The Closer”
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out nine in 5 2/3 innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-0 for a doubleheader split. José Abreu, Luis Robert and Josh Harrison homered for Chicago, which had dropped four of six before its sorely needed victory in the nightcap.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Steve Dettelbach to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The vote Tuesday makes him the agency’s first confirmed director since 2015. Dettelbach takes the reins of the agency as the Biden administration and the Justice Department are fighting
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story VENICE BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The tents have returned to Venice Beach, almost exactly a year after the world-famous boardwalk was cleared. Dozens of tents are back up, after nearly 200 people were matched with housing when the encampment was cleared last summer. This
Continue ReadingBy Rick Sallinger Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The COVID-19 pandemic not only took its toll on patients but also on the staff of hospitals and other facilities. Now the need for nurses can be described as critical. Adams County is making a big investment to help hospitals
Continue ReadingBy SHAWN CHITNIS Click here for updates on this story PLEASANTON, California (KPIX) — Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. Changing demographics have brought the English bat and ball game to East Bay, where there is a plan to build a cricket field at a local sports park. “He tried
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown, CNN Bad weather. Computer glitches. Staffing shortages. Oversold flights. Inflation. It has been a tough slog for some air travelers this year — starting with the winter holiday season and extending in waves into the summer of 2022. What if you’re one of the unlucky passengers caught up in these events,
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, has made the extraordinary move of asking airlines to stop selling tickets for outbound travel this summer. The airport will be limiting passenger traffic to just 100,000 departures per day until September 11. Here’s what you need to know about the measure. Why
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA LUCIA AND KELSY MITTAUER Click here for updates on this story ROUND ROCK, Texas (KTVT) — More Texas school districts are expressing interest in a program to arm their employees following the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to the state’s law enforcement licensing agency. The Texas Commission on Law
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Steve Dettelbach as President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Successful confirmation of the nominee is a victory for the Biden administration and comes in the wake of a string of recent mass shootings
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