By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — The Ferguson Police Department has launched a new recruitment strategy where it will pay residents to help bring in new officers. “Who best to recruit for the police departments are the people who live in this community,” says Chief
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, describió este jueves por primera vez lo que se discutió en un evento del Kremlin al que asistieron 35 comandantes de Wagner, incluido el jefe del grupo, Yevgeny Prigozhin. La reunión se llevó a cabo el 29 de junio, pocos días después de que los
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — How many actors does it take to make the movies and shows produced by studios and streaming services? SAG-AFTRA, the actors union that has had 160,000 members on strike since last week, is afraid that artificial intelligence will lead to far fewer employed actors in the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Chloe Melas, CNN New York (CNN) — Actors hit picket lines Friday in their first strike against film and TV productions since 1980 and the nation’s largest strike since 1997. There are 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA, the union representing everyone from A-list stars to struggling actors working other jobs while awaiting
Continue ReadingAIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races. The world cycling governing body the UCI announced the ban on Friday. The International Cycling Union joined the governing bodies in track and field and swimming as top-tier Olympic sports addressing the issue
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Panamá Juan Carlos Varela, quien gobernó el país de 2014 a 2019, ya no podrá entrar a Estados Unidos, luego de que el secretario de Estado Antony Blinken lo designó este jueves como inelegible para ingresar al territorio del país, al señalar que participó en “actos
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A New York architect was charged with murder in connection to the killings of three of the women who became known as the “Gilgo Four,” according to the Suffolk County District Attorney, in a case that baffled authorities for more than a
Continue ReadingBy Karli Barnett Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A north Georgia man has died after falling into a manhole while working. Robert Hall, 34, worked at a plumbing company contracted to do a job at Armuchee High School in Rome. He lost his life Thursday when he fell into
Continue ReadingBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A warm-up game between Ireland and Colombia ahead of the Women’s World Cup has been abandoned after 20 minutes because of what the Irish say was the “overly physical” nature of the match. Ireland says in a statement the behind-closed-doors game in Brisbane was called off after consultation with match officials
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORT NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — The second of two funerals will be held Friday morning following the deadly cargo ship fire at Port Newark. Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr., 49, and Augusto “Augie” Acabou, 45, both made the ultimate sacrifice just over one week ago.
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When American traveler Marty Kovalsky walked into the Brussels chocolate shop in the summer of 1986, he fell in love with Belgian chocolate. American chocolate, he quickly realized, was no match for the silky goodness on offer in Brussels. It was flavorful and moreish. He was quickly obsessed. The
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has fined Barcelona $560,000 and Manchester United must pay $336,000 for breaking Financial Fair Play rules. It’s part of the last round of financial monitoring using FFP rules that have since been replaced. Barcelona was punished for wrongly reporting profits from “disposal of intangible assets”
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Last month, a local health department in Texas received notification that a pregnant woman living in the area had tested positive for syphilis and had fallen behind on her ob/gyn care. It was a troubling situation, one that has become increasingly common as sexually transmitted infection
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A former Birmingham art dealer pleaded guilty to carrying out a $1.5 million scheme and defrauding 10 customers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Wendy Halstead Beard, 58, was charged with wire fraud, stemming from a multi-year scheme between March 2019 and
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A Mega Millions jackpot that was up for grabs Friday night worth an estimated $560 million will grow again after no big winners were drawn – the first of two substantial lottery drawings to end the week. Friday’s winning numbers were 10-24-48-51-66 and the Mega Ball was 15. Four
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The fiancée of the man who fell off the Ambassador Bridge into the Detroit River on Wednesday is thanking the people who saved his life. “I just want to say thank you for everyone who brought him back to me and
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping Europe, potentially bringing record-breaking temperatures and raising serious concerns about the impacts on people’s health, especially as the continent welcomes an influx of tourists. Parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Italy are
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — A rocket being developed by the Japanese space agency has exploded during testing but there were no reports of injuries. That’s according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. The cause of the accident at the facility in Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan is still being investigated. It’s unclear when tests
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has deployed the army in four of its provinces after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire on national roads in various parts of the country in the span of five days. As of Friday, authorities
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is trending on Palestinian social media – but not in the way he might like. When he made a rare flying visit to Jenin this week, eight days after the largest Israeli
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