By Aqeel Najim and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday. Built in 1727, the 11-meter Siraji minaret, was demolished to create road expansion following complaints of
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLE ELLIS, DAN SNYDER, ROSS DIMATTEI, TOM DOUGHERTY Click here for updates on this story WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Homes were evacuated for precautionary reasons in Whitemarsh Township early Monday morning after a 40-car CSX freight train derailed near Stenton Avenue and Joshua Road, police said. Police said the train derailment happened just
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Meta will face a hefty fine over advertising practices that violate user privacy, Norway’s data protection authority said Monday, unless the Facebook and Instagram owner takes action to comply with the law. Norwegian regulator Datatilsynet says that behavioral advertising — a common marketing model that
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall’s initiative to train the next generation turned 10 this year. Teen musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of the USA will play eight concerts through July 28, one of three ensembles established by the hall. Conductor Andrew Davis and violinist Gil Shaham are working
Continue ReadingBy WBZ-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Two men and a dog were rescued following a boat explosion Monday in Gloucester Harbor. Gloucester Police Chief Ed Conley said both men were taken to Beverly Hospital. Their conditions were not released. Conley shared photos and video of the boat
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Microsoft and British regulators sought more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion bid for video game maker Activision Blizzard. Lawyers for Microsoft and the Competition and Markets Authority on Monday tried to persuade a judge to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Four years after Jordyn Woods found herself at the center of a Kardashian/Jenner controversy, she’s been spotted out with her one-time close friend, Kylie Jenner. The Daily Mail published photos showing the pair leaving a sushi restaurant together in Los Angeles over the weekend. Woods and Jenner became
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — A pod of more than 50 pilot whales has died after a mass stranding on a northwestern Scottish island, according to a marine charity on the ground. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), which responded to the report of the stranding on Sunday, said most of the 55-strong
Continue ReadingBy KCAL-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — A woman was stabbed by a homeless man as the two were walking in opposite directions on a Long Beach sidewalk, authorities said Sunday. Officers were sent to the 300 block of Long Beach Boulevard at 8:40 p.m. Saturday and
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening — by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday. Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval of donanemab. If cleared, it would be only the second Alzheimer’s treatment convincingly shown to
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — A couple is under arrest after a toddler was rescued from a home drug den in Daphne, where the child was found alone, drugged and dehydrated, according to the Daphne Police Department. Police said it was about 8 p.m. Saturday when
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Bob Bowman was coaching the world’s greatest swimmer, he’d be the first to concede he was not a very nice person at the pool. Screaming, berating and belittling were an accepted part of the package. Given that Michael Phelps won 23 gold medals at the
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Cooper Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — As of Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health is offering religious exemption for school vaccinations. The policy is in response to a federal court order issued in April. The exemption is in addition to the existing medical exemption process, MSDH
Continue ReadingBy Christina Loscar & Kellina Djanfa Wanteu Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Two people were hurt in a crash on University Parkway near Old Hollow Road. Winston-Salem police said a driver crashed into another car while making a left turn Sunday afternoon. The car that was hit caught
Continue ReadingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ first training camp with new quarterback Aaron Rodgers is getting the “Hard Knocks” treatment. The team announced its featured role on the long-running HBO and NFL Films show on Monday. The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at preseason work for an NFL team. The premiere is
Continue ReadingBy Sam Smith Click here for updates on this story ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KOAT) — University Medical Center officials in El Paso have confirmed Officer Anthony Ferguson has died. Officer Ferguson was shot while making a traffic stop near East 1st Street and Delaware Avenue in Alamogordo on Saturday. The suspect, Dominic De La O,
Continue ReadingBy Amy Fleury Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Milwaukee Fire Department evacuated a bar and hotel in Milwaukee Sunday afternoon because of a carbon dioxide leak. It happened about 1 p.m. at On Tap, which is attached to the Brewhouse Inn and Suites at 10th Street and Juneau
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Bein Click here for updates on this story PELLA, Iowa (KETV) — At just 19-years-old, a Pella, Iowa native has died during basic training at a U.S. Army base in Georgia. J.T. Atchison left for Fort Moore on May 1, according to his obituary. The U.S. Army says it is investigating a “medical
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Santa Cruz’s surfing otter, known to pirate surfboards and for aggressive behavior toward surfers, continued to elude capture on Saturday. Photos taken by Mark Woodward show crews coming face to face with the otter but unable to snag it. Fish
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story GREENWOOD, South Carolina (WYFF) — A woman was found dead in her cell at the Greenwood County Detention Center Sunday evening, according to the Greenwood County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office said Jamie Tennyson, 30, of Spartanburg, was found at about 6 p.m. No foul
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