By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story FAIRHAVEN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An off-duty Fairhaven firefighter heard cries for help and jumped into action to help a young boy who was drowning. Jesse Lacerda, who has been a firefighter for five years and paramedic for seven, was leaving his home to run errands
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By NAVEEN DHALIWAL Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Police said a 22-year-old driver was killed early Sunday morning in an accident on the Major Deegan Expressway. It was a traffic nightmare in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. The Deegan was closed for hours after the horrific
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be. The original near-infrared image, released July 26, depicted a pair
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is releasing new guidance and “legal resources” for colleges and universities that want to ensure student diversity in the admissions process after the Supreme Court gutted affirmative action in June. “This is a moment of great urgency in higher education,” Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said
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By CHRISTINA FAN Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, New Jersey (WCBS) — Dozens of families in Plainfield, New Jersey are displaced after their apartment building was condemned last week. The windows at 501 W. Seventh Street are boarded up and the doors are chained shut. The families living there were given days
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking the major U.S. automakers and their workers’ union to reach an agreement that takes “every possible step to avoid painful plant closings” as the sector transitions to electric vehicles. He said in a Monday statement that the transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles
Continue ReadingCNN, WLBT By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Monday to all state charges against them stemming from the torture and abuse this year of two Black men, one of whom was shot in the mouth. Their pleas Monday came after the former officers – five of them
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By MADELEINE WRIGHT Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — SEPTA is warning bus and trolley passengers to expect delays on their commute starting Monday. The transit agency is requiring all employees to undergo safety training after several serious crashes. John Hartmann from Northern Liberties gets around the city with SEPTA
Continue ReadingGUWAHATI, India (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake has struck along the border of northeast India and Bangladesh, sending tremors through the region. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage in the region Monday night. The 5.5 magnitude quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The New York state judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case tied to hush money payments denied the former president’s bid to have the judge recuse himself from the litigation. In an order dated Friday, Judge Juan Merchan said he has “carefully weighed” the arguments and “finds that
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A new tropical storm south of Hawaii will move along a similar track as Hurricane Dora – the storm that enhanced ferocious winds that drove the Maui wildfires, one of which became the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century. Tropical Storm Greg should pass hundreds of
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL and University of Tennessee star quarterback Peyton Manning is returning to his alma mater this fall. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback will be joining the College of Communication and Information as a professor of practice starting in the 2023 fall semester, the university announced Monday. He will
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A woman who fractured her left ankle during a trip with her husband to the Italian food emporium Eataly in Boston last year is blaming her injury on a piece of ham. Alice Cohen says in a lawsuit filed in Boston last week that she was heading to an area where food
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca Writer and Phil Hahn, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — While artificial intelligence (AI) was used to detect and warn people about the latest pandemic, the same technology could lead to the spread of misinformation if the proper guardrails aren’t in place, the
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Another US military service chief has relinquished command without a Senate-confirmed replacement in place, marking the first time in the Defense Department’s history that three services are operating without a confirmed senior military officer in place. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday relinquished command on Monday. His nominated
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Another rival steel producer has jumped into the bidding war to takeover US Steel. Esmark announced an all-cash public offer for US Steel for $35 per share on Monday. Esmark said its offer period runs from August 14, 2023 to November 30, 2023, but
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Coinbase is launching an independent nonprofit organization for advancing pro-crypto legislation through Congress, hoping to build on recent legislative and legal wins for the digital asset industry. The Stand with Crypto Alliance is America’s first independent advocacy group for the crypto community, Coinbase says. The organization’s primary
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A good Samaritan is being credited for helping rescue dozens of animals from a San Joaquin County pasture after spotting a starving horse. County Animal Control has identified and arrested that horse’s owner, Adolpho Mora. He is facing a
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KOVR By STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A good Samaritan is being credited for helping rescue dozens of animals from a San Joaquin County pasture after spotting a starving horse. County Animal Control has identified and arrested that horse’s owner, Adolpho Mora. He is facing
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