MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended by three months the detention of a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok on charges of cooperating with a foreign state. The U.S. State Department has condemned the arrest of Robert Shonov which was reported this week. He was detained in Vladivostok on the Pacific
Continue ReadingDIMMITT, Texas (AP) — State investigators determined that a fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle was an accident that started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck. A State Fire Marshal investigation report on the April
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Zell, the Chicago real-estate magnate whose knack for buying up distressed assets turned him into a billionaire and earned him the nickname “grave dancer,” died on Thursday, his company said. He was 81. Equity Residential, the company he founded decades ago, did not provide a cause
Continue ReadingBy Venton Blandin Click here for updates on this story AVONDALE, Arizona (KNXV) — Dozens of elementary school students received a special surprise to help them along their educational journey on Wednesday. Third-grade students in Avondale will be able to get a head start after receiving college scholarships. While many were in attendance at the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A group of teenagers made a statement in Boston Wednesday without saying a word. Members of Teen Empowerment Boston gathered near the intersection of Washington Street and Columbia Road, where they held a die-in. The group lay on the ground in
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced new steps Thursday to assist the nations unsheltered population, launching a new initiative accelerating local efforts in six of the nation’s most populous cities as part of a larger goal to reduce the country’s homelessness by 25% by 2025. The initiative – called “ALL INside”
Continue ReadingJack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the latest celebrity to announce their own fashion brand with the launch of Atelier Jolie. The Oscar-winning actor announced the new fashion venture in a post on Instagram on Wednesday. “I’m starting something new today — a collective where everyone can create,” wrote Jolie.
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel. Few of them know it. And because of a dispute between federal safety regulators
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, Andy Rose, Jamiel Lynch and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Farmington, New Mexico, on Thursday released chilling video of the fatal shooting spree in which an 18-year-old gunman shot nine people, including people driving on the street in front of his home. Police Chief Steve Hebbe described a chaotic scene
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in months, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appear to be on the same page: The country cannot default on its debt and a compromise has to be reached to avert that outcome. “We are going to come together because
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Lauren Fox and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Embattled judicial nominee Michael Delaney has asked President Joe Biden to withdraw his nomination for a prestigious appeals court, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Delaney, a former attorney general of New Hampshire, had attracted the opposition of Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans and
Continue ReadingBy Jake Flores Click here for updates on this story SOQUEL, California (KSBW) — Several trees, plants and fruit bushes were taken from the garden at Main Street Elementary. The principal says it looks like whoever is responsible knew what they were doing. “It was all professionally dug out, it looks like, so it’s not
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore & Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story PICKENS COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A young child has died after falling out of the rear driver’s side of a car and then being hit by a vehicle in Pickens County, South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as “the grave dancer” for his ability to revive moribund properties has died due to complications from a recent illness. He was 81. Bearded and blunt-spoken, Zell reveled in bucking traditional wisdom. He had a golden
Continue ReadingBy Sooji Nam Click here for updates on this story ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — Many patients at Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce gathered on Trauma Survivors Day to share a glimpse of their lives. “I did have an out-of-body experience. I felt like I had a choice to make, either move on or
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Two school buses part of a convoy caught fire Thursday morning on the Turner Turnpike in Oklahoma County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed the westbound lanes at mile marker 146, which is near the Luther exit. Troopers have since allowed
Continue ReadingBy Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story GALLUP, New Mexico (KOAT) — In Gallup, New Mexico, officials want to be clear — they are demanding the attention and awareness behind recent kidnappings targeting Native Americans and a medical fraud scheme getting out of hand. “It blew my mind in the sense it
Continue ReadingBy Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story CALN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Chester County youth baseball coach is thanking the doctors who saved his life after he suffered a stroke. John Monaghan has been coaching kids in Caln Township ever since his three sons were old enough to play. That all
Continue ReadingBy Josie Heart Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — One would not think that a simple game of cornhole could change perspectives on the world, and in education. But that’s exactly what students at San Joaquin Elementary School are learning. The game is simple: You toss a bean bag into
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA is adding a fan event to Summer League. The league unveiled plans Thursday for a three-day event called NBA Con, which will run from July 7-9 in Las Vegas and coincide with the opening days of the league’s summer session there. Fans will have the opportunity to meet and
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