CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police say SWAT officers are responding to a domestic incident at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, located in the city’s central Loop near the Chicago River. The large police presence outside the condo-hotel quickly drew attention from workers and tourists in the busy area. Chicago Police media representatives said they
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Masters Chairman Fred Ridley sat among 33 champions in green jackets at golf’s most exclusive dinner. It was a time to celebrate Scottie Scheffler as the most recent winner, to share laughs, memories and even a few tears. That’s how it is every year at
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN A slowing economy may lead to a decline in sales of pricey beef cuts, but don’t look for any bargains just yet. Market forces that have been building for a long time, including devastating droughts, will likely keep hamburger and steak prices steady — and relatively expensive. In part, that’s because
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN A slowing economy may lead to a decline in sales of pricey beef cuts, but don’t look for any bargains just yet. Market forces that have been building for a long time, including devastating droughts, will likely keep hamburger and steak prices steady — and relatively expensive. In part, that’s
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor. The Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov.
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has stealthily introduced a new app that’s already getting some traction. The app, called Lemon8, is a photo-based app that could be described as a mixture of Instagram and Pinterest with sprinkles of videos
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has stealthily introduced a new app that’s already getting some traction. The app, called Lemon8, is a photo-based app that could be described as a mixture of Instagram and Pinterest with sprinkles of videos
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE, BRIAN WITTE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children and often escaped accountability, according to a long-awaited state report released Wednesday that revealed the scope of abuse spanning 80 years and accused church
Continue ReadingWHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — A bus carrying contract farm workers from Texas to Washington state crashed on a snowy Wyoming road early Wednesday, sending 11 people to a hospital with injuries. Forty people were on the bus when it crashed on an Interstate 25 service road south of Wheatland, a town about 170 miles (270
Continue ReadingBy JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Wednesday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs has been postponed due to rain and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Friday, Sept. 1. The rescheduled game will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET. Game 2 will start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Both games of
Continue ReadingBy Jon Shainman Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., proposed three new bills Tuesday focusing on toxic water and its potential impact on human health. His Stop Poisoning Florida Act would prohibit discharges from Lake Okeechobee at both the Port Mayaca and St. Lucie
Continue ReadingBy Kate Hussey Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPTV) — Residents of a Port St. Lucie neighborhood said they were disturbed after police said they arrested a man accused of brutally torturing and killing a blue heron in front of his children. Port St. Lucie police said an officer
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN Former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles pleaded not guilty Monday to a capital murder charge in connection with a shooting in January, court records show. A waiver of arraignment filed in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County indicates an attorney for Miles entered the not guilty plea, almost three
Continue ReadingBy James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story FRANKFORT (WRTV) — The city of Frankfort is showing gratitude for the life saving measures taken by multiple officers in the community. In a video released from the police department, multiple officers can be seen rescuing a family of six, including a baby, from
Continue ReadingBy James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story BEECH GROVE (WRTV) — This morning, Beech Grove Schools Superintendent Dr. Laura Hammack provided an update to the incident at Beech Grove High School on Tuesday. According to Hammack, this morning Principal Andy Karr detained two students who admitted to being involved in spraying
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Todd Pletcher’s Tapit Trice is the 5-2 morning-line favorite and will start from the No. 1 post in Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass at Keeneland. It’s one of three major preps this weekend for next month’s Kentucky Derby. Verifying is the second choice in the Blue Grass and will start the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has said LSU’s Angel Reese shouldn’t be “criticized” for the gesture she directed at her. Near the end of LSU’s victory over Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball national championship game on Sunday, Reese could be seen approaching Clark before moving her open hand in front of her
Continue ReadingBy Mark Roper Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is expected to release a report today exposing decades of sexual abuse allegations within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The report names more than 150 priests who have either been charged or accused of sexual abuse over
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami star center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. left Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the first inning with a stinger in his right shoulder after a steal attempt. Chisholm was batting in the leadoff spot and singled to right field. He got caught stealing
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson left a game against Philadelphia after hurting his right hamstring. The 2015 AL MVP was running at half-speed to first base on a flyout leading off the second inning and pulled up between home and first. The game began with a 48-degree temperature with a mist.
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