By EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says that a police investigation has found that officers engaged in misconduct during the funeral of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last month. But the Haaretz daily reported on Thursday that those who supervised the event won’t face serious punishment. Israeli riot
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has released preliminary proposals for calculating payments to those who were physically and sexually abused as children at the state-run Youth Development Center. Nearly 450 former residents of what is now called the Sununu Youth Services Center have sued the
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story COMMACK, Long Island (WABC) — A Long Island community is in mourning after a 17-year-old high school was killed and several classmates injured in a crash Wednesday. Suffolk County police say four teenagers who all attended Kings Park High School were in 2008 Ford Mustang
Continue ReadingSTAR, Idaho (AP) — Police in a small southwestern Idaho town shot and killed a 39-year-old man Wednesday morning, authorities said. Star Police Chief Zach Hessing said Wednesday that the shooting occurred about 90 minutes after officers from the Star Police Department were responded to a report of a man who was acting erratically and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French senators demanded Thursday that the state recognize responsibility and identify guilty parties behind the chaos that marred the Champions League final last month. The senators also questioned why government officials allowed surveillance video of the scene to be deleted. Police pepper-sprayed fans and families and the fiasco drew worldwide attention to
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French senators demanded Thursday that the state recognize responsibility and identify guilty parties behind the chaos that marred the Champions League final last month. The senators also questioned why government officials allowed surveillance video of the scene to be deleted. Police pepper-sprayed fans and families and the fiasco drew worldwide attention to
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN When Colombia’s presidential campaign race started back in January, few expected that Rodolfo Hernandez would reach the final lap. But the septuagenarian real estate magnate-turned-politician has a chance of becoming the country’s next president if he wins the battle against competitor Gustavo Petro in Sunday’s runoff vote. The Americas have seen
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer With the polar bear species in a fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new distinct group of Greenland bears seem to have stumbled on an icy oasis that might allow a small remote population to “hang on.” But it’s far from “a life raft” for
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business USA Today on Thursday said that it had removed 23 stories from its website after an internal investigation found that one of its journalists had apparently “fabricated” quotes in her stories. “After receiving an external correction request, USA Today audited the reporting work of Gabriela Miranda,” said an editor’s note
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been documented living in southeast Greenland. Scientists who studied and tracked the bears determined that they survive despite having limited access to sea ice — something that is critical for polar bears — and instead use the freshwater ice supplied by
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has approved the sale of a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians to David Blitzer, who also has ownership shares in the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. One
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso and Camilo Rocha, CNN Dom Phillips and Bruno Araujo Pereira, veterans of the Amazon, would have known the risks they faced when they set off for Atalaia do Norte in the Brazilian rainforest’s remote Javari Valley — a trip that ended in tragedy, after Brazilian authorities said Friday they had identified the
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Jackson police say a man is accused of beating his mother to death with a hammer. Sam Brown, public information officer for the Jackson Police Department, said it happened Wednesday evening at a home on Lakewood Drive. Police said Dekarius Funches,
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer DENVER (AP) — Injured Colorado Avalanche forwards Nazem Kadri and Andrew Cogliano skated with an assistant coach the day after missing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Kadri skated with a stick in his hand for the first time since injuring his right thumb crashing into the boards
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Horses, cows, goats, pigs and sheep have food and grooming needs, too, and Petco is stepping up to deliver its products and services to their owners. Petco announced Thursday it is launching a new, smaller store concept that’s specifically designed to meet the needs of both pets and farm animals
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By Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KMBC) — An anonymous tip about a mass shooting threat on social media led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Blue Springs man Wednesday. That tip also led to cancellations and postponements of summer school and other events at 10 school districts.
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Formula One’s governing body is taking steps to reduce the bouncing effect that cars have struggled with this season after several drivers complained about the aerodynamic issue that causes their vehicles to hop on the track. The FIA said it “decided to intervene following consultation
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– La empresa neerlandesa Lightyear anunció que este otoño boreal empezará a fabricar el primer vehículo de producción del mundo equipado con paneles solares. El Lightyear 0 tendrá paneles solares curvados en el techo, el capó y la cajuela que recargarán la batería eléctrica mientras conduce (o permanece estacionado) y la primera entrega
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Early U.S. Open leader Callum Tarren got a head start on his trip to Boston when he missed the cut in Canada last week. His clubs weren’t so lucky. For the second time in two U.S. Open appearances, Tarren’s golf bag didn’t make it on
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Doce alumnos de una escuela primaria bebieron sellador de piso creyendo que era leche luego de que se los sirvieran en un programa de verano en Juneau, Alaska este martes, según informa el distrito escolar. Los alumnos del programa de guardería de verano en la Escuela Primaria Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáx̱-Glacier Valley
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