ROME (AP) — A judge in southern Italy has ruled that film director Paul Haggis should be released from detention at his hotel while prosecutors continue to investigate sex abuse allegations. A lawyer for the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director told The Associated Press that Haggis was ordered freed on Monday. The 69-year-old Haggis was
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Fourth of July fireworks can already be heard shooting off around the valley. Now, on what they’re calling their busiest time of the year, Las Vegas police and firefighters are working together to find and confiscate illegal fireworks. Throughout the
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago Cubs rookie outfielder Seiya Suzuki has been activated from the injured list after missing about five weeks with a sprained left ring finger. Suzuki was back in the lineup and in the cleanup spot for the Cubs’ Monday afternoon game with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs optioned outfielder Narciso Crook to
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Hart Click here for updates on this story ARCO (eastidahonews.com) — A man appeared in court on Thursday after being charged with felony stalking in the first degree. Dillon Scott Rogne, 25, was charged after violating a protection order and a “Military Protective Order.” The Butte County Sheriff’s office began an investigation in
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO (eastidahonews.com) — A man who allegedly shot two Pocatello police officers in May is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on July 14. Todd Vernon Brewer, 45, is charged with four felonies, two for assault and battery on a law enforcement officer and two for
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an opposition party, four months before scheduled municipal elections. Kitty Monterrey, president of Citizens for Freedom, a political party disallowed by the Nicaraguan government before presidential elections last year, confirmed the police
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — One of the groups celebrated on Independence Day – veterans, who fought for our freedom – can find the day very difficult. “Fireworks, every year around the Fourth of July, can be triggering for veterans who have experienced traumatic events, and
Continue ReadingFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says flags at state buildings will be lowered to half-staff in honor of three officers who were killed when a man with a rifle opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant. Beshear said in a new release that flags will be lowered Tuesday morning and
Continue ReadingBy KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — With a leaky ceiling and a lease termination, Dorothea Johnson needs a new place to live. Johnson said the new property managers, Iron Door Management, are trying to force her and others out. “They’re shutting the place down because it’s
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and 15 of the last 16 years. He put away 15 and
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California authorities say three men are missing and presumed dead after they swam into a river in an attempt to rescue a young boy over the weekend. The Los Angeles Times reports the boy was swept away Sunday at a popular Sacramento County swimming and boating destination called Three Mile Slough.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — A military widow and her family have a reason besides the 4th of July to celebrate this weekend. Three years ago we introduced you to the Squires. Thieves had stolen a statue of a concrete soldier they’d bought to honor
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Travelers flying home from July Fourth getaways faced flight delays Monday, but airlines were canceling fewer flights than in the days leading up to the holiday weekend. Since holiday weekend travel picked up on Thursday, airlines have canceled more than 2,200 U.S. flights, and another 25,000
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer off the foul pole in the 10th inning to keep the Miami Marlins’ domination of the Washington Nationals going with a 3-2 victory. The Marlins beat the Nationals for the 12th time in 13 games this year. They
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Johnson Click here for updates on this story VAN METER, Iowa (KCCI) — Dallas County authorities are searching for a man who went underwater on the Raccoon River. At about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, rescue crews from several metro-area agencies rushed to the scene in Van Meter. Initial reports indicated that tubers were in
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — After 27 years, the Salem-based immigrant civil rights group Causa will be dissolving. Causa’s board of directors made the decision to start dissolving the organization last week, according to an email from Causa’s board. “The decision to dissolve Causa was not an easy one, but we firmly believe it is the
Continue ReadingCNN, WBBM, WLS By Eric Levenson, Adrienne Broaddus, Shawn Nottingham, Brynn Gingras, Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass shooting at a parade that left six dead and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, has been taken into custody near Lake Forest, Illinois, authorities said
Continue ReadingBy Hilda Flores Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The man who was killed in an early morning shooting in downtown Sacramento on Monday was identified by his family as 31-year-old Greg Najee Grimes. Grimes attended Inderkum High School in the Natomas area of Sacramento, where he played football, the
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his Cabinet in an attempt to adjust to the new political reality following a legislative election in which his centrist alliance failed to win a majority in the parliament. Three ministers who lost their seats at the National
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este lunes que organizará una cumbre en noviembre con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, y el primer ministro de Canadá, Justin Trudeau. Dijo que los líderes discutirán asuntos comerciales relacionados con el Acuerdo Estados Unidos-México-Canadá (USMCA). El USMCA fue negociado por
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