By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say at least eight dogs died of heat-related injuries after being transported in the back of an uncooled cargo van through northern Indiana. Lake Station, Indiana police said Thursday the dogs were among 18 shepherds traveling from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to a K-9
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — It looks like the singer Pitbull is going to have to add some digits to his ode to Miami’s area code, “305 Anthem.” That’s because Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys are getting a new area code, “645,” starting next week. The Florida Public Service Commission said in a news release that
Continue ReadingCNN By Martin Goillandeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Oleg Racz, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving towards a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania, Poland’s prime minister says, who warned they could pose as migrants to cross the border. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La estrella de la NBA, LeBron James, compartió un video en Instagram de su hijo Bronny tocando el piano después del paro cardíaco que sufrió el joven atleta esta semana. LeBron James escribió en el pie de foto del video: “¡Gran ascenso! ¡Dios es grande! @Bronny, ¡eres increíble! ¡Simple como eso!”.
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Power was cut off in large swaths of southern and central Iraq during scorching summer heat and observances of the Shiite holy day of Ashoura after a fire broke out at a power station in the southern city of Basra. The fire Saturday at the Al-Bkir substation
Continue ReadingC0LUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A staff sergeant who oversaw Marine training at South Carolina’s Parris Island has been cleared of criminal responsibility for the death of a 19-year-old recruit during a 2021 training exercise. The Hilton Head Island Packet reports that a military jury found Staff Sgt. Steven Smiley not guilty of negligent homicide and
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Más de 100 soldados del grupo mercenario ruso Wagner avanzan hacia una estrecha franja de tierra entre Polonia y Lituania, dice el primer ministro de Polonia, quien advirtió que podrían hacerse pasar por inmigrantes para cruzar la frontera. El primer ministro polaco Mateusz Morawiecki dijo el sábado que su gobierno recibió
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Tyler Childers dropped the music video for his new single “In Your Love” Thursday, and it features a romantic and ultimately heartbreaking love story between two men: “Arrow” star Colton Haynes and “You’s” James Scully. The emotional clip begins with an older farmer finding a four-leaf clover in a
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury on Friday convicted Olympic boxer Félix Verdejo-Sánchez in the deaths of a woman and her unborn child, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Puerto Rico. He was found guilty of kidnapping resulting in death and intentionally killing an unborn child, prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hoping to stave off inflationary pressures on a diet staple, the Indian government is banning exports of non-Basmati white rice varieties. It’s triggering worry among the Indian diaspora in the United States that access to a food staple from home might soon be cut off.
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — With some Women’s World Cup groups balanced on a knife edge, working out which team needs to get what result to still qualify can be a tricky process. CNN Sport takes a look at each group and breaks down the teams that are already through to
Continue ReadingCNN By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — NBA star LeBron James shared a video Saturday on Instagram of his son Bronny playing piano after the young athlete’s cardiac arrest this week. LeBron James wrote in the video’s caption, “Grand rising! God Is Great! @Bronny, you are amazing! Simple as that!” It is unclear when the
Continue ReadingBy Phil Hahn, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the wake of the Walkerton tragedy in 2000 when seven people died and 2,300 were sickened by an E. coli breakout in the Ontario town’s drinking water, Justice Dennis O’Connor, who led an inquiry into the tragedy
Continue ReadingBy Dorcas Marfo, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Scientists have discovered a way to induce virgin births in female fruit flies that usually reproduces sexually — and the ability can be passed down generations, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Cambridge shared
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — US officials are searching for Chinese malware hidden in various defense systems that could disrupt military communications and resupply operations, The New York Times reported Saturday. The administration believes malicious computer code has been hidden inside “networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases,”
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Luego de varios días de deliberación, un jurado federal de EE.UU. en Puerto Rico encontró culpable, este viernes, al exboxeador profesional Félix Verdejo, por delitos relacionados al asesinato de Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz y una criatura por nacer, en hechos ocurridos el 29 de abril de 2021. El juicio había comenzado el 20
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Robert Chambers, known as the “Preppy Killer” for murdering a teenager in Central Park in 1986, was released again this week from prison after serving time for unrelated drug crimes. Chambers, then 19, strangled Jennifer Levin, 18, to death in the case that became a tabloid sensation. He pleaded
Continue ReadingBy Dan Berman, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday dismissed a $475 million defamation lawsuit former President Donald Trump brought against CNN that accused the network of defaming him by using the phrase “the big lie” and allegedly comparing him to Adolf Hitler. District Judge Raag Singhal, a 2019 appointee
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Emergency crews are monitoring a wildfire burning in a remote part of McDowell County that started after a strike of lightning was reported in the area Friday afternoon. Saturday morning, McDowell County Emergency management reported forestry crews were monitoring
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Bay Area man faces a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman to death and posting video of her “last moments” on Facebook, San Mateo Police say. The Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada notified San Mateo Police Wednesday afternoon that a caller reported having witnessed a stabbing
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