By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie is set to resume his throwing program after making progress in his recovery from a shoulder strain. The team says McKenzie, who has been sidelined to start the season with a strained teres major muscle, was checked by Dr. Jason Genin
Continue ReadingBy LAURA HAEFELI Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The steeple at the Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge was still standing Monday, after a devastating fire on Easter Sunday. No one was hurt in the fire, which started about a half-hour after parishioners left following an Easter service. The fire
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE LAUREN Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — How do you feel about being your own boss? Well, it seems like South Floridians seem to like the idea! A new study found that the number of self-employed workers is on the rise based on data from the US Census Bureau.
Continue ReadingBy JASMINE PAYOUTE Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Spring break is over for Philadelphia public schools students, but not all students will return to class after asbestos was found in two more city schools. This affects nearly 1,500 students. Officials say Frankford High School will be closed Monday and will
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN The assistant referee who appeared to elbow Liverpool’s Andy Robertson during an English Premier League game on Sunday will not be involved in any matches while English football’s governing body investigates the incident, the body responsible for Premier League referees said in a statement. The Football Association (FA) is investigating the
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — What was supposed to be an average grocery run for a Grafton mother and her four children is now the subject of a police investigation after an alleged abduction attempt on April 7. Cari Allison told CBS 58’s Ellie Nakamoto-White that
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired
Continue ReadingBy Talgat Almanov and Asia Wilson Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Georgia (WANF) — An investigation is underway after at least five people died following a head-on crash on a busy Newton County highway Saturday afternoon. According to deputies, a truck and a van collided on the highway and the five victims
Continue ReadingBy KCTV5 Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Worlds of Fun released a statement Sunday following multiple altercations during the park’s opening weekend of its 50th season. On Saturday evening, a number of guests were removed from the park due to unruly behavior and altercations. Park Security, the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Kristina Sgueglia, Celina Tebor and John Miller, CNN A 25-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, Monday morning and livestreamed the attack that left five dead and eight others injured, authorities said. The gunman was identified as Connor Sturgeon, an employee at Old National Bank, according to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Taylor Swift is known for dropping Easter eggs in her work and sharing about her relationships in her music. Some of her fans believe she has done both regarding her breakup after six years with actor Joe Alwyn. The superstar singer reportedly swapped out her hopeful love song “Invisible String”
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor and Miguel Marquez, CNN The 32-year-old man accused of stabbing an imam at a mosque Sunday in New Jersey pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge in court Monday afternoon. Serif Zorba was arrested for allegedly stabbing Imam Sayed Elnakib of the Omar Mosque in Paterson. Elnakib, who is in stable
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and SIBI ARASU Associated Press India’s population will surpass China’s by the middle of this year. Unless it’s happened already? Demographers are unsure when exactly India will take the title from China as the most populous nation in the world because they are relying on estimates. But they know it’s going to
Continue ReadingNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at New Jersey’s flagship university went on strike Monday — the first such job action in the school’s 257-year history. Classes were still being held at Rutgers as picket lines were set up at the school’s campuses in New Brunswick/Piscataway, Newark
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. food agency says it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghans, with the country at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. The World Food Program said Monday it will try to keep delivering life-saving assistance, despite a Taliban order banning
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon (KPTV) — Even Lake Oswego police were stunned by this case. “It’s shocking,” said Tom Harper, spokesperson for the Lake Oswego Police Department. On Friday, Lakeridge Middle School was hosting a career day where parents and other community members could teach students
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis renews his call to pray for peace on Easter Monday, celebrating the Regina Coeli prayer in St. Peter’s Square. At the end of the prayer, the pontiff recalled the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended decades of violent conflict in Northern Ireland. In his Easter message,
Continue ReadingBy Danica Sauter Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Students and staff at The Covenant School received a sweet Easter surprise on Sunday after they received customized Easter baskets thanks to a group of local moms. The organizer, Christy Wright, created a form for the families to share their children’s
Continue ReadingPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — At least seven large electricity pylons have collapsed onto a highway near the South African capital of Pretoria and caused a multiple-vehicle crash. Emergency services say two people were “moderately” injured in the car crash, treated on the scene and taken to the hospital. City authorities say the pylons collapsed
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The condition of former Italian premier Silvio Berlucsconi, hospitalized in intensive care for a lung infection, is progressively improving, allowing for “cautious optimism,” his doctors said Monday. Berlusconi, 86, was taken Wednesday to the intensive care unit at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital. Doctors revealed that the media tycoon and three-time premier has
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