By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best idea. Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering waterfalls and some of the country’s most plentiful and
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By Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — The Chicago Park District has delayed the opening of its public pools until July 5, saying they’re still struggling to hire enough lifeguards, but some city leaders aren’t buying it. In Pilsen, the gates to Dvorak Park’s pool are closed, and
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En las últimas horas usuarios en Twitter señalaron que unos resultados no reales de la Registraduría sobre las elecciones en Colombia se habían hecho visibles. En la noche del viernes 17 de junio el candidato presidencial Gustavo Petro publicó un video en sus redes sociales con el texto “Que explique la Registraduría” en
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story St. Paul, Minnesota (WCCO) — Two workers were killed Friday afternoon when a construction trench collapsed in St. Paul. The St. Paul Fire Department says the collapse happened around 3 p.m. in a construction zone on the 700 block of Mount Curve Boulevard, near the
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — West Division Fort Worth police were dispatched to a stranded driver near the intersection of Northwest Loop 820 and Cahoba Drive late Friday evening. A police officer was operating a patrol unit and parked behind the stranded vehicle to protect
Continue ReadingBy NICK SLOAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A day after Kansas City won a bid as a host city for the 2026 World Cup, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said there will be $50 million worth of improvements to Arrowhead Stadium. Arrowhead Stadium will be the host
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — It’s been over a month since a St. Louis man lost both of his feet after a tragic hit-and-run crash on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. “It still is surreal to look down and see that you don’t have feet when like
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Whitburn, who turned his fascination with the Billboard charts into a career cataloging the history of charted music that kept gatekeepers honest about the performance of hits, has died. He was 82. His Tuesday death at his home in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, was announced
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior European Union official says breakaway Turkish Cypriots on ethnically divided Cyprus must assume their share of the burden in stemming the arrival of asylum-seekers whose numbers have shot up significantly so far this year. European Commission Vice President Margharitis Schinas said Saturday that Turkish
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior European Union official says breakaway Turkish Cypriots on ethnically divided Cyprus must assume their share of the burden in stemming the arrival of asylum-seekers whose numbers have shot up significantly so far this year. European Commission Vice President Margharitis Schinas said Saturday that Turkish
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By Rayvin Bleu and Chandler Pawloski Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, Michigan (WNEM) — After a deadly mass shooting inside Oxford High School where four students were killed and several others were injured, a group of students have now filed another lawsuit against the district pushing for policy changes. Parents and students
Continue ReadingCNN, WPVI By Jason Hanna and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Philadelphia firefighter died early Saturday, when a building collapsed soon after a fire there was extinguished. Four of his comrades and a city worker were pulled alive from the rubble, a fire official said. The collapse of 300 W. Indiana Ave. in the city’s Fairhill
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Hundreds turned out to say goodbye to a child and the two men who tried to rescue him from a drainage ditch this week. A funeral service was held for the two men and young boy who died after being swept
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A 15-year-old boy is charged with murder in an Inner Harbor triple shooting that killed 17-year-old Neal Mack on Memorial Day weekend, police said. The teen was arrested this morning at his Howard County home, police said. He is charged with
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The state will be increasing lifeguard hours in nearly 30 swimming areas across the state beginning Saturday. After last summer’s spike in drownings and lifeguard hiring incentives offered earlier this year, the state said lifeguards will be on duty from 10:15
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the body pulled from the Allegheny River earlier this week. The body was identified as 38-year-old Julie Keddie after she was pulled from the after near the 10th Street Bypass on Wednesday morning. Pittsburgh Police
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (WCBS) — Just two days before his 80th birthday, Paul McCartney put on quite a show at MetLife Stadium on Thursday night, even surprising fans with special guests. Bruce Springsteen joined the Beatles legend to sing his hit “Glory Days.” He
Continue ReadingCNN By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden is “fine,” after falling off his bike Saturday during a ride in a state park near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a White House official said. No medical attention is needed, the official added in a statement released to reporters traveling with the President. “As the
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden is “fine,” after falling off his bike Saturday during a ride in a state park near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a White House official said. No medical attention is needed, the official added in a statement released to reporters traveling with the President. “As the President
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Title IX compliance is such an omnipresent part of running a college sports program that its significance can often be overlooked. That wasn’t the case during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic it impacted which sports might be cut to save money. It was an example
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