DETROIT (AP) — Detroit officials say a man has survived a 150-foot plunge into the Detroit River from a bridge connecting Michigan and Canada. The man was identified as a contractor who was working on the Ambassador Bridge. He was rescued Wednesday by a crew aboard a Detroit boat that delivers mail and packages. Sam
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A tentative deal has been reached between employers and workers in a strike that has halted shipments in and out of ports in Canada’s west coast region of British Columbia for nearly two weeks. A statement from the BC Maritime Employers Association says it has reached a tentative agreement with
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Controversial social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother are suing a Florida woman, saying she falsely accused them of imprisoning her in Romania, leading to their arrest there on human trafficking charges. The widely followed former professional kickboxer and his brother, Tristan, are seeking
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol and Zoe Strothers Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — Dangerous flooding has been occurring along the Connecticut River. Earlier this evening, water levels in the Middletown area were about knee-deep, and have continued to rise since then. But the talk of the town has been runaway boat docks
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is aiming for early August for its next flight to the edge of space. The company announced Thursday that the window for the commercial flight from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert will open Aug. 10. This flight is expected to include
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Passengers from New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois were killed when a Greyhound bus slammed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp near St. Louis. Fourteen others were injured in the accident just before 2 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 70 near Highland, Illinois.
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a Newton County deputy with rape, sexual assault and violation of oath. Deputy George Rahming, 38, reportedly raped a woman while he was on patrol, according to a GBI statement. The woman
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard announced Thursday he is stepping down from his position in mid-August. “It has been both a privilege and an honor to be part of the St. Louis Fed for the last 33 years, including serving as its president for the
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — “This is not a selfish ask and truthfully, I don’t have anything to gain. They can’t bring my son Kile back,” Tameka Foster Raymond said about her reasoning behind starting a petition to drain Lake Lanier. It’s been over a decade
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A 57-year-old woman was cited on reckless burning, offensive littering and criminal mischief charges after her unattended burn barrel sparked a quarter-acre wildfire off China Hat Road southeast of Bend, authorities said.
Continue ReadingBy Althea Castro De La Mata Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Emily Dickerson recently visited Corpus Christi and lost something that seemed impossible to find. Her dad had passed away when she was young, and the only memory she had left of him was a cremation ring. “This
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Stevens, CNN (CNN) — Your Chipotle guacamole may soon be prepared by a robot. Meet “Autocado,” a Chipotle robot designed to perform the more tedious tasks of creating the chain’s guacamole, including cutting, coring and peeling avocados. With the robot prototype — which frankly looks more like a boxy silver refrigerator than a
Continue ReadingBy JACK FINK Click here for updates on this story TEXAS (KTVT) — The Texas Democratic Party announced Thursday morning it’s launching a new effort to help unseat two-term Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. It’s called “Beat Cruz War Room,” and the party said it will centralize opposition research and mass mobilization against Cruz, who’s
Continue ReadingManuela Castro (CNN Español) — En Argentina, el acceso a la salud está garantizado a través del sistema privado -empresas de medicina prepaga-, a través del sistema público -servicios en hospitales y salas de atención sanitaria-, y mediante las obras sociales que, generalmente, están administradas por los sindicatos. Conocer cuál es tu obra social es
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Remember when a new television season started in September? Not this year. Looking forward to big-budget blockbusters coming to a theater near you next summer? Maybe not. You’ve always heard great things about “Breaking Bad” or “The Wire” but you never got around to watching it? Or
Continue ReadingBy SHAUN BOYD Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — An Aurora dentist will stand trial in the poisoning death of his wife. An Arapahoe County judge found there is sufficient evidence to try James Craig for first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. The case has drawn national media coverage. Arapahoe County
Continue ReadingBy LIBBY SMITH Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — Colorado had a record breaking year for organ, eye and tissue donations in 2022. According to the Donor Alliance of Colorado & Wyoming, 278 people donated organs, that’s an 18% increase. 740 lives were saved through transplantation in 2002, that’s a 29%
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya and Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Long lines and jam-packed crowds tend to go hand in hand at Central Florida’s world-famous theme parks during the summer months, but Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando parkgoers may be in for a reprieve this season. Wait times for rides and attractions at
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story NATICK, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Burglars broke into a sports memorabilia store in Natick and made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. The crooks first broke through a front door, but when that didn’t work, they chucked a rock through the window of Gilbert’s Sports
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Republicans are escalating their legal threats against Target, pressuring the company to remove merchandise for transgender customers and backtrack on its initiatives to hire minorities and diversify vendors. In singling out Target, GOP lawmakers and right-wing social media personalities are sending a larger warning to corporate America
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