By WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story SAUGUS, Massachusetts (WCVB) — WWE superstar, actor and West Newbury native John Cena sent a special gift to the Kowloon Restaurant, a beloved North Shore staple. Cena wore the specially-designed, limited-edition Nike sneakers during WrestleMania earlier this month. Then, he autographed the shoes and sent
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has begun talks to sell an advanced missile defense system to Germany. The announcement came two weeks after Israel said it was selling another missile defense system to NATO’s newest member, Finland. Israel has long had close economic and military ties with
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Moon Bin, el integrante de la banda de K-pop Astro que fue hallado muerto la noche del miércoles en su hogar en Seúl, había comenzado su carrera en la industria del entretenimiento de niño, como actor en el drama de televisión “Boys Over Flowers”. Moon Bin fue mayormente conocido
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who served two terms in the 1990s and saw the city through the 1994 Northridge earthquake, died Wednesday evening, his family announced. He was 92. Calling Riordan their “beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle,” the family said he “passed peacefully this evening at his home
Continue ReadingPulitzer prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division as it cuts about 15% of its entire staff. In a memo sent to staff, co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti said that cuts would also occur across its business, content, tech and administrative teams, according to multiple media reports. BuzzFeed is also
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — A Russian native from Brooklyn has been sentenced in the poisoning of a woman who resembled her with sedative-laced cheesecake and then stealing her identity. On August 28, 2016, Viktoria Nasyrova visited the Forest Hills home of Olga Tsvyk and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates rose this week, after five weeks of falling. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.39% in the week ending April 20, up from 6.27% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate was 5.11%. “For the first time in over a
Continue ReadingMÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — United States defender Joe Scally has extended his contract to stay at German club Borussia Mönchengladbach through the 2026-27 season. Gladbach says the 20-year-old Scally extended his deal by one year. Gladbach sporting director Roland Virkus says “Joe has developed really well with us. He quickly made the transition from being
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed The logjam stalling the Senate confirmation of President Joe Biden’s judicial appointees loosened somewhat Thursday when the Judiciary Committee approved seven nominees on a bipartisan basis, though Republicans still maintain the ability to block nominees they don’t support. The advancement of the nominees comes amid the ongoing absence of California Democratic Sen.
Continue ReadingBy Jay Kenney, Cassidy Williams, Rob Polansky and Dylan Fearon Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A fight took place around the time a fire injured four people in a multi-family home in Meriden. Meriden police said they received a complaint around 1 a.m. on Thursday that said multiple people
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Continue ReadingBy Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A 26-year-old woman was arrested after a fetus was found on a sidewalk in Flint. Flint police officers responded to the 1800 block of S. Dort Highway about 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 for reports of a fetus on the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The persistent need for cornerbacks in the NFL draft has only ramped up for the Minnesota Vikings with the departure of Patrick Peterson. There’s an opening for a wide receiver, too, after jettisoning veteran Adam Thielen. But Kirk Cousins is only signed for one
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las capas de hielo de la Tierra han perdido suficiente hielo en los últimos 30 años como para crear un cubo de hielo de 19 kilómetros de altura, según un nuevo estudio. Las capas de hielo de Groenlandia y la Antártida, que contienen casi todo el hielo de agua dulce del
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTAGE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WCCO) — The Portage County Sheriff’s Office in central Wisconsin said a bobcat needed to be removed from a vehicle’s front grill. On Wednesday, Sheriff Mike Lukas called the incident “a first” for him and shared video of the ordeal. According to
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story WOODBURY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Cannon County elementary school will be closed Thursday after a student made a threat on a school bus Wednesday afternoon, Director of Schools Freddy Curtis said. Cannon South Elementary will be closed while law enforcement and school administrators investigate the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN Book bans in public schools kept rising during the first half of the 2022-23 school year, and nearly a third of them were the direct result of newly enacted state laws, a new PEN America report says. PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy organization, released Thursday its latest analysis
Continue ReadingBy KCAL-News Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — It’s been months since Cindi Enamorado’s brother was killed by an out-of-control driver and it still brings her to tears that she no longer has him by her side “You were not supposed to leave me,” Enamorado said as she
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will begin the NFL draft waiting. Cleveland doesn’t own a pick in the first two rounds, in part because of trading three first-round draft picks to Houston last year in the deal for quarterback Deshaun Watson. The Browns won’t pick until No. 74 —
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Suspected North Korean hackers infiltrated a software firm that claims hundreds of thousands of customers around the world in a cyberattack that shows Pyongyang’s advanced hacking capabilities, private investigators said Thursday. The breach of the software firm 3CX, discovered last month, provided a potential foothold for the North Koreans into a
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