By Michelle Watson, Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The New Jersey cargo ship fire that killed two firefighters at Port Newark has been contained to one section of the vessel as firefighters continue to battle the blaze Saturday. As of Saturday afternoon, the US Coast Guard said they “made considerable
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Skinner Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — Sunny Hill Road in Lawrenceville contains some nice neighborhoods, but one of those neighborhoods is also where Gwinnett County’s latest rabies case was found. This time, the animal bit people. In the area near 2100 Sunny Hill Rd., two people rescued
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A woman from Atlanta has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after acting as the “mastermind” of a nearly $9.5 million Amazon fraud scheme. Kayricka Wortham, 32, worked as an operations manager at an Amazon warehouse in Smyrna. During
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A Genesee County man is out $35,000 after falling victim to what is being called a “pig butchering” scam. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said pig butchering is a “corporate enterprise of scammers” whose goal is the financial destruction of their
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Drena De Niro has shared the cause of death for her 19-year-old son. Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, recently died after ingesting fentanyl, his mother wrote on social media. “It is with immeasurable shock and sadness that we say goodbye to
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has accused Kosovo of carrying out “silent” ethnic cleansing of Serbs and said his country will seek an urgent session of the United Nations Security Council to demand their protection. Aleksandar Vucic says he will also seek a meeting with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington and Ryan Breslin Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mom fought off an attacker at a church parking lot on Wednesday morning, according to Metro Nashville Police. Police say they’re working to identify a man who attacked the woman just after 10 a.m. as she was
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Greece’s newly appointed defense minister has welcomed a de-escalation of tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Nikos Dendias expressed hope that this would lead to a “climate of trust” without directly referring to Turkey. But Nikos Dendias said Thursday after talks with his Cypriot counterpart that trust must be built on the
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The cellphone in your hand; the shoes on your feet; the chair you’re sitting on – there’s a good chance these made their way to you on one of the gigantic cargo ships that criss-cross the world’s oceans every day. The shipping industry is a behemoth, transporting more than
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The trial of 10 men accused over the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a subway station is taking a major step toward its conclusion. More than half a year after the trial started, the court held its last audience and the jury will begin the drawn-out process of deciding on
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are, as a rule, only so many places you can go as an action movie after leaving Tom Cruise clinging to the side of an Airbus A400M and flinging him out a cargo plane at 25,000 feet. But in the kinetic, headlong world of
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — They finally got the first round of Wimbledon finished two days later than planned. After rain threw the schedule into chaos, the sun returned Thursday so 56 matches were completed. That meant plenty of results and plenty of drama. One contest that did not get
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — They finally got the first round of Wimbledon finished two days later than planned. After rain threw the schedule into chaos, the sun returned Thursday so 56 matches were completed. That meant plenty of results and plenty of drama. One contest that did not get
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta officially launched its Twitter competitor, Threads, last Wednesday, after first confirming its plans for the app just three months ago. Threads is already off to a strong start: it received 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, the app shows, including a large
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta officially launched its Twitter competitor, Threads, last Wednesday, after first confirming its plans for the app just three months ago. Threads is already off to a strong start: it received 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, the app shows, including a large
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta officially launched its Twitter competitor, Threads, last Wednesday, after first confirming its plans for the app just three months ago. Threads is already off to a strong start: it received 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, the app shows, including a large number
Continue ReadingBy Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Frustration with the state Department of Education has two Kahala parents filing multiple legal actions, just to get their son the special education services he needs. Keala Rothwell is severely autistic and he’s caught between Kahala Elementary and Liholiho Elementary – all
Continue ReadingLEEDS, England (AP) — Mitch Marsh has celebrated his test comeback by smashing a century and taking a wicket for Australia to lead England by 195 runs after day one of the third Ashes test at Headingley. Marsh’s scintillating run-a-ball 118 rescued Australia from 85-4. He and Travis Head combined for 155 runs. The rest
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El ministerio de defensa de Colombia informó este viernes que ya fueron liberados la sargento Ghislaine Karina Ramírez y sus dos hijos, que había sido secuestradas, según el Ejército, cuando se trasladaban en un vehículo desde Fortul hacia el municipio de Arauca este lunes por la noche. Las autoridades
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, but remains at healthy levels despite the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool the labor market by raising interest rates. U.S. applications for jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 248,000 for the week ending July 1, from 236,000 previous
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