Sofía Benavides (CNN) –– La fiscal de distrito del condado de Fulton, Fani Willis, le pidió al juez que el juicio contra el expresidente Donald Trump y otros 18 acusados empiece el 4 de marzo de 2024. Esa fecha es justo un día antes de que el exmandatario compita en las primarias republicanas, evento conocido
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Authorities identify the off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot by police as Alejandro Diaz. Diaz, age 45, was shot by police at the Sierra Lakes Golf Club, located at 16600 Clubhouse Drive, just after 3:45 p.m. Tuesday and later
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials have announced that 14 members of Minneapolis-based gangs have been charged with crimes including possession of machine guns, fentanyl trafficking and firearms violations. The arrests are part of a federal initiative to crack down on violent gangs. The Minneapolis police chief said a small
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin stopped in Milwaukee Wednesday, Aug. 16, joining Mayor Cavalier Johnson in a north side neighborhood where crews are replacing old lead water pipes. This is a long-term project, dating back to 2017. Baldwin says there are still about
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, New Hampshire (WBZ) — Melissa Bagley, a 44-year-old mother from Lynn and the wife of a police officer, drowned trying to save her 10-year-old-son in New Hampshire. Investigators said Bagley’s family and a friend hiked to Franconia Falls Tuesday afternoon when the boy slipped
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY Oregon (KPTV) — Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has announced a return to jailing anyone arrested for a felony or misdemeanor offense in the county. The “open booking” policy was narrowed during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid outbreaks in jails, according to MCSO. The
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By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Imagine taking a stroll down a rainy bike path and having no idea you are stepping in sewage. Neighbors in Arlington say it happens all too often, and they are sick of it. Last Tuesday, the Alewife Greenway bike path flooded
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re stuck in what seems like an endless cycle of procrastination, guilt and chaos, you might be wondering, “Why am I so lazy?” or “Why can’t I just get myself together?” Despite that common perception, laziness usually isn’t the reason behind procrastination, said Jenny Yip, a clinical psychologist
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nick Jonas certainly knows how to play it “cool.” The singer took a bit of a fall on stage during a concert on Tuesday in Boston, while on tour with his Jonas Brothers bandmates Joe and Kevin. As seen in videos posted to social media, the band was performing
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization. In the 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, researchers analyzed testing data
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it’s not going to require any human drivers. Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.6 km) loop in the downtown area for no charge. Orlando officials said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4, 2024, for former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants – a proposal that would put the Republican presidential candidate on trial a day before he competes in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Aug. 16, 2023, about a letter sent to families of 9/11 victims advising them of plea negotiations, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the letter was jointly sent by the Department of Defense and the FBI. The letter was sent only by the Department of Defense. The story
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a flash. Earthquakes. And now, deadly fires that burn block after historic block. Hawaii is increasingly under siege from disasters, and what is escalating
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina. August 29, 2005 Katrina makes landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm with winds near 127 mph.– Severe flooding damage to cities along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Biloxi, Mississippi. – Numerous failures of levees around
Continue ReadingBy WXMI Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. JOSEPH, Michigan (WXMI) — An investigation is underway after a Berrien County inmate died in the wake of displaying signs of medical distress at the Berrien County Jail on Tuesday. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) says 40-year-old Robert Maurice Graves of Benton Harbor
Continue ReadingBy WXYZ Staff Click here for updates on this story MACOMB COUNTY (WXYZ) — The Macomb County Health Department announced that two rabies-positive skunks were recently discovered in Macomb Township, within three miles of each other. The department notes a third skunk that was rabies positive was also found in Clinton Township in June. The
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Beslan School Siege. On September 1, 2004, armed Chechen rebels took approximately 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia, at approximately 9 a.m. local time. The siege ended on September 3, 2004, with more than 330 killed, including 186
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Jake and Josh Eckstein passed away in 2019 in a tragic crash while they were on their way to work. Since then, their parents Scott and Phyllis Eckstein have been working to create a long-lasting legacy for their boys, creating the Jake and Josh Eckstein Memorial Trade Scholarship fund.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the abduction of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured and imprisoned by the military wing of Hamas from 2006 to 2011. Personal Birth date: August 28, 1986 Birth place: Naharia, Israel Father: Noam Shalit Mother: Aviva Shalit Marriage: Nitzan Shabbat (June 23, 2021-present) Military service:
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