By TRACY GLADNEY Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — A two-month search for a woman who allegedly stole 195 lottery tickets totaling $4,500 ended Thursday with her arrest during a traffic stop. In April, a Texarkana convenience store reported missing lottery tickets had been taken from a secure office, leading
Continue ReadingBy Edward DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Sarah Burnette has lived at her North Asheville residence for over 24 years. In that time, she said she’s had no negative run-ins with wildlife. That changed last week, as an encounter with a bear left her dog injured and
Continue ReadingBy Denise Pridgen Click here for updates on this story LEICESTER, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Leicester family needs your help to find its missing giant tortoise. The 26-year-old Sid got out of a pen at the family’s farm 10 days ago. He was last seen in the area of Winsome and Early Mountain roads
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Twelve people, including nine civilians and three firefighters, all suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crane collapse in New York City Wednesday, the Fire Department of New York confirmed to CNN. All the injured were transported to local hospitals, according to the FDNY. One of the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the 2024 Games. The invite from Thomas Bach launched the final year-to-go countdown. Bach accompanied his invite with
Continue ReadingPERTH, Australia (AP) — Ireland captain Katie McCabe has scored directly from a corner kick against Olympic champion Canada at the Women’s World Cup. McCabe fired her country into the lead after four minutes at Perth in what could be a contender for goal of the tournament. It was Ireland’s first ever goal at the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 and 2021 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season runs
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani concedes he made defamatory statements about Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in an effort to resolve their lawsuit against him and to satisfy a judge who has considered sanctioning him. The late-night Tuesday filing from Giuliani says he doesn’t contest
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Police are looking for one “dangerous” man who remains on the loose after four inmates escaped from a Colorado jail, the Bent County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities are searching for 46-year-old Mark Fox, who escaped from the Bent County jail with three others. The sheriff’s office
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — Police in Billings, Montana, are investigating after a musician who performs with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band said he found a noose hanging from a light pole near the group’s tour bus. Band member Charles Rose, who is White, said he found the noose Sunday
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country’s deteriorating security. The soldiers said all institutions had been suspended and security forces were managing the situation.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three families with transgender children have filed a lawsuit asking a judge to block a new Missouri law that would ban gender-affirming care for most minors in the state starting next month. The law, dubbed the “Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act,” is scheduled to go into effect August
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York. The band, which was formed in Vermont in 1983, says it will play at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26. The band says 100%
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE EVANS Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Nigeria has already held Olympic champion Canada to a 0-0 draw and is determined to stay unbeaten when it takes on co-host Australia at the Women’s World Cup. The Super Falcons’ tough draw for the group stage starts with back-to-back games against seventh-ranked Canada and 10th-ranked
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s foreign ministry says it has informed Russia that 45 of its embassy positions in Chisinau will be cut due to “unfriendly actions”, as relations between the two countries deteriorate further amid Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the decision is based on “numerous
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices. The clamshell-designed Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5, a larger
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs has waited a long time to tell her life story. The Emmy-nominated actor known for her roles on “The Jeffersons” and “227” among others has a deal with Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers dedicated to Black stories, for a memoir coming out in fall 2024. Gibbs, 92, is
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani admitió que hizo declaraciones difamatorias sobre las trabajadores electorales de Georgia Ruby Freeman y Shaye Moss en un esfuerzo por resolver su demanda contra él y satisfacer a un juez que ha considerado sancionarlo. En su presentación a última hora en la noche de este martes, Giuliani dijo
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has asked a court to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of more than $460 million to pay the Holy See back for large
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, Hamdi Alkhshali, Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Sugam Pokharel, Elinda Labropoulou, Chris Liakos, Hande Atay Alam and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among at least 40 people killed as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean. Countries including
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