By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster eroded spots in defiance of state environmental officials. The Department of Environmental Protection says North Wildwood once again carried out unauthorized repairs
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations of former President Donald Trump’s retention of classified records and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election have cost more than $9 million over the first several months. Documents released Friday show that the special counsel’s office spent more than $5.4 million
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Government officials are pushing to relax hair codes at schools in Trinidad and Tobago after a public outcry over nearly two dozen students who did not receive their high school diploma because they wore Afros and other hairstyles at graduation. Education Minister Nyan Gadsby
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Five people, including a teen and 8-month-old girl, were killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 20 west of Vale, Oregon State Police said.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into alleged hazing within the football program. The school says an investigation led by law firm ArentFox did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing. But the report says there
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into alleged hazing within the football program. The school says an investigation led by law firm ArentFox did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing. But the report says there
Continue ReadingFARSO, Denmark (AP) — Nacho Elvira has moved ahead of first-round leader Robert MacIntyre by a stroke after carding an 8-under 62 in the Made in HimmerLand in Denmark. Elvira started his second round with a blizzard of birdies; five in a row from the third hole to be 6 under through seven holes. He
Continue ReadingBy Senay Boztas (CNN) — The Dutch government is returning 478 objects looted during colonial times to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Following multiple claims from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, the Dutch Secretary of State for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu announced the decision Thursday to repatriate objects including the “Lombok treasure,” consisting of 335 objects from Lombok, Indonesia, the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Estados Unidos enviará municiones de racimo a Ucrania como parte de un nuevo paquete de ayuda militar, confirmó este viernes el asesor de seguridad nacional Jake Sullivan, luego de meses de debate dentro del Gobierno de Biden sobre si proporcionar a Kyiv las controvertidas armas que están prohibidas por más de
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Stacker investigated the counties with the highest heart disease rates in Oregon using data from the CDC.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa teenager who killed his Spanish teacher was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, court documents show. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Goodale were both 16 when they killed Nohema Graber in 2021. They both pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Miller was sentenced after
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, Zoe Sottile and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Nikki McCray-Penson, a former basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medal winner, has died at age 51, according to a Rutgers University spokesperson. The cause of death was not announced. McCray-Penson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. “Today is a deeply sad and
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN New York (CNN) — A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text. According to court documents from the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in March 2021, grain purchasers with South West Terminal, Ltd., sent a text message to grain suppliers wanting to buy
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly Cruz Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KSBY) — The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments received a $65 million grant from the California Transportation Commission to fund a new project that would expand Highway 101 through Pismo Beach. The project aims to alleviate a nightmare many drivers face and try
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ferrera Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (WKBW) — The final two residents of the Elmwood Heights apartment complex moved out today. Last month, a housing court judge ordered that the building be vacated due to multiple safety violations, forcing tenants to find alternate housing. A final inspection of
Continue ReadingBy Mike Holden Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND (WEWS) — Cleveland rocks! We all know that. After all, it’s home to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and countless artists. But did you know the city’s first-ever Black-owned recording studio is nestled away in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood? The family behind
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US will send cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed on Friday, following months of debate within the Biden administration about whether to provide Kyiv with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 countries,
Continue ReadingBy Della Whittaker Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY (WGBA) — Weeks before Taylor Schabusiness is set to go to trial on July 24, Judge Thomas Walsh has approved another competency hearing. The defense argued in a motion for a new evaluation that a completed competency evaluation filed on Nov. 18, 2022,
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Engel Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — On Friday, Baltimore Police announced that a 17-year-old they believe to be involved in the mass shooting on Sunday, has been arrested. He has been charged with three counts of weapons-related violations, and reckless endangerment. Notably, he has not been charged with
Continue ReadingNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson will end his retirement to play in the Hall of Fame Open this month. The 37-year-old South African had retired 14 months ago but accepted a wild-card entry to compete at the event he won in 2021. Anderson says “I couldn’t think of a better
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