By Wayne Sterling and Nic Anderson, CNN (CNN) — New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones was arrested Friday at Boston Logan International Airport after two firearms were discovered in his carry-on luggage, according to Massachusetts State Police. The Transportation Security Administration issued a press release saying TSA officers had found two loaded firearms and ammunition
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Texas has joined a growing number of states extending the period in which new moms can qualify for Medicaid insurance after giving birth, offering coverage beyond the required 60 days postpartum to 12 months. On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 12, which extends the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En Ecuador, Bella Montoya —la mujer de 76 años que despertó durante su funeral hace una semana— falleció este viernes tras haber permanecido en la unidad de cuidados críticos del Hospital General Martín Icaza de la ciudad costera de Babahoyo, provincia de Los Ríos. El Ministerio de Salud Pública ecuatoriano
Continue ReadingSt. LOUIS (AP) — Video shows a security officer for St. Louis light rail repeatedly punch a man in the head as he lay facedown at a busy platform. The guard has since been removed from duty. Obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the video shows the MetroLink security officer hit the man with a
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Mississippi authorities say they have captured the second of two escapees who broke out of a detention facility in May. “Escapee-Joseph Spring was captured this morning by HCSO and the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force following a brief vehicle encounter in the west Jackson area,” Hinds County Sheriff Tyree
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — The venue that bills itself as “America’s National Park of Speed” is producing faster times after its first repaving in nearly three decades. It’s also producing plenty of fireworks. Colton Herta of Andretti Autosport earned the pole position for Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at
Continue ReadingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An enslaved man who fled Arkansas in 1841 seeking freedom in Canada, only to be forcibly returned to the U.S., has been honored with a historical marker and a new street sign in the city where he once labored. The unprecedented extradition of Nelson Hackett from Canada on a theft charge
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, Camila Bernal and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — Asylum-seekers transported from Texas to California’s capital city of Sacramento two weeks ago say they were misled by people who convinced them to travel with promises of work and shelter. A total of 36 migrants were driven from Texas to New Mexico where they
Continue ReadingCNN, KCRA By Alaa Elassar, Camila Bernal and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — Asylum-seekers transported from Texas to California’s capital city of Sacramento two weeks ago say they were misled by people who convinced them to travel with promises of work and shelter. A total of 36 migrants were driven from Texas to New Mexico
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Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard has seized more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than $186 million, according to a news release. Authorities said the drugs were intercepted during nine separate cases in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Twelve suspected smugglers were also apprehended
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have received an unexpected boost from its main rival in next month’s national elections after his party won the mayor’s office of Barcelona following a tight vote at city hall. Sánchez’s Socialists took a beating in local and regional elections
Continue ReadingCASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Ray Lewis III, the son of two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis, has died, according to a police report detailing a suspected overdose. Lewis died Wednesday after officers were called to a central Florida home and found him unconscious in a bedroom, according to the Casselberry Police Department. Lewis was reported
Continue ReadingNEWTON, Mass. (AP) — The district attorney in Massachusetts’ most populous county has postponed a public event where people could’ve voluntarily provided DNA samples to help law enforcement solve crimes or identify human remains. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said she postponed the “DNA Drive Day” event on Saturday in Newton amid concerns raised by
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care. Bella Montoya’s family made the announcement on Saturday and Ecuador’s health ministry confirmed her death. The woman’s son told The
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican presidential candidate; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; former Attorney General Bill Barr; former national security adviser H.R.
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday, and beachgoers fled a waterspout that swept ashore on a Florida beach. Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, visited Perryton in the Texas Panhandle, where
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A 19-year-old woman is facing federal charges for running an online drug ring in and around Portland, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon. Averi Rose Dickinson has been charged with conspiring to distribute and distributing
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The damaged section of Interstate 95 that collapsed in Philadelphia will be reopened within the next two weeks, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday. The interstate crumbled June 11 after a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed and exploded in flames under the highway,
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland scored on his return to the Norway team. It wasn’t enough as Scotland came back to win 2-1 and keep a perfect record in European Championship qualifying. Haaland opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 61st minute but Scotland scored twice in two minutes after
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