WABC, BROADCASTIFY, CNN By Maria Sole Campinoti and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Parks officials say Rockaway Beach Park is closed to swimming and surfing Tuesday, one day after a woman was hospitalized after suffering an apparent shark bite near the beach in Queens, New York. “As a safety precaution, Rockaway Beach will be closed
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza, Antonia Mortensen and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Vatican investigators looking into sexual abuse allegations at a Roman Catholic society in Peru have completed the first stage of their audit and will issue a report in the coming months, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN Friday. “The first stage, gathering information, was
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By Melanie Lawson Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Living to 100-years-old and beyond used to be unheard of. But now, more and more people are joining the so-called “Century Club.” Today, there are more than 90,000 centenarians in the US alone, according to the Census Bureau. That’s nearly double
Continue ReadingMISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Kansas City police officer who was wounded in a shootout that killed a car chase suspect has died. Police in Fairway, Kansas, announced late Monday in a news release that Officer Jonah Oswald had died of injuries suffered in the Sunday morning shooting at a QuikTrip store
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been disqualified from running for office for five years, according to a statement released on Tuesday from the Election Commission of Pakistan. Khan has been banned as a result of being found guilty last week in a corruption trial and sentenced to
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Some unruly airline passengers get so unruly that the FBI gets involved. Nearly two dozen more passengers – some accused of physical or sexual assault on fellow flyers and flight crew members – now might face potential criminal charges, bringing the number of passengers facing charges so far in 2023
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Alia Bhatt had been weighing her Hollywood options for a few years. A popular star of Hindi films for over a decade with nearly 79 million Instagram followers, she’d been interested in making an English language film, but nothing had been working out. Then Bhatt got word of a
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By C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A judge has denied bail for an 18-year-old woman accused of killing a man in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room. Emma Kusak is facing charges of open murder, robbery and grand larceny of a motor vehicle after a shooting
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By Cassidy Wixom Click here for updates on this story LEHI, Utah (KSL) — Police are urging caution when driving golf carts after six children were injured recently in an accident in Lehi. Lehi police said on social media Monday that six kids, all aged 12 to 13 years old, were riding a golf cart
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Jay-Z ‘s annual Made in America festival, scheduled for next month in Philadelphia, has been canceled. “Due to severe circumstances outside of production control, the 2023 Made in America festival will no longer be taking place,” the festival shared in a statement on social media. Made in America had
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday outlined his energy policy plan with the goal to overtake China as the world’s top energy producer by 2040. The Republican presidential candidate’s energy proposal includes allowing new drilling on federal lands, cutting permitting time in half, removing restrictions on natural gas
Continue ReadingCNN By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a chair to the head
Continue ReadingBy Irene Cruz Click here for updates on this story OJAI, California (KABC) — We’ve seen California inmates on the front lines fighting fires, but it’s not often we see them battling blazes before they even begin – or using sheep and goats for help. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has partnered with Shepherdess
Continue ReadingBy Danny Freeman (CNN) — Organizers of the annual Made in America Music Festival that takes place over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia announced Tuesday that this year’s event is canceled. “Due to severe circumstances outside of production control, the 2023 Made in America festival will no longer be taking place,” organizers posted on the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s election watchdog says hackers may have information on tens of millions of British voters after they got access to electoral registers. The Electoral Commission apologized on Tuesday for the breach. It said much of the information was already in the public domain and the names and addresses of people who
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — Un exatleta olímpico con Parkinson y el primer dúo madre-hija del Caribe serán los tripulantes del segundo vuelo comercial de Virgin Galactic que será enviado al límite del espacio este jueves 10 de agosto. Bautizada como “Galactic 02”, la misión busca eliminar las barreras de entrada a los vuelos espaciales
Continue ReadingCNN, WBRC, WXIA, WVTM, WHNS, WFXT, WJZ, CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a 150,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark Tuesday night, more than 24 hours after ferocious storms pummeled much of the Eastern US – leaving two people dead, homes without roofs and drivers stranded
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association. The group with more than 950 members is voting ahead of its annual conference this week. Practical reasons for the change involve more
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The National Basketball Association set a league record for most head coaches of color in the past year, helping it earn high grades in an annual diversity report. The NBA earned a combined grade of A in the 2023 NBA Racial and Gender Report Card released by The Institute
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — En tiempos electorales, las conversaciones sobre política suelen ser cotidianas, ya sea en el ámbito familiar, académico o laboral. En el marco de la coyuntura argentina, hay un nombre que no pasa desapercibido: Javier Milei, el diputado y candidato presidencial de La Libertad Avanza. El economista irrumpió en la escena
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