By Taylor Epps Click here for updates on this story LOCKPORT, New York (WKBW) — 109 of our neighbors were recognized for their bravery and service in Niagara County Sunday afternoon, their names now written in the county’s Purple Heart book. “It’s a huge honor to be here among so many purple heart recipients, to
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By Pheben Kassahun Click here for updates on this story LACKAWANNA, New York (WKBW) — Soccer fans around the world have their eyes on the biggest women’s tournament “the beautiful game” has to offer. As the Women’s World Cup is well underway in New Zealand, soccer season is just getting started for many a young
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Smith Rock State Park is slated to get a new, wider pedestrian bridge this summer and fall, which means there will be no bridge access for up to six weeks, starting Aug. 14, Oregon State Parks officials said Monday.
Continue ReadingCNN By Celine Alkhaldi and Aqeel Najim, CNN (CNN) — A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai Friday caused delays after it escaped from a crate in the cargo hold. Iraqi Airways issued an apology after a video circulated online of a male passenger saying the return flight to
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Top model Bella Hadid has explained that her absence from key fashion events this year is likely to continue, saying in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday that she will return to the catwalk when “ready,” after seeking treatment for ongoing health problems. Alongside a series of pictures showing
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The European Union and NATO began sending urgent aid to Slovenia after severe flooding over the weekend affecting two-thirds of the small European country killed at least six people and left hundreds homeless. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob on Monday, expressing his
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Beijing on Monday praised ongoing talks aimed at finding a formula for peace in Ukraine, after a Chinese envoy attended a weekend summit in Saudi Arabia that was slammed by Russia as “doomed to fail.” China said the two-day meeting, which took place in the Gulf kingdom’s port sea
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A fire crew’s dog jumped on the pedal of a golf cart which then struck a 4-year-old Michigan girl, leaving her with no visible injuries, firefighters said. Bella, an arson dog, jumped down from the seat of a golf cart and landed on the accelerator pedal, sending the cart
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Supporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from New Hampshire who also led the Communist Party have sued the state. They say in the lawsuit filed Monday that officials violated a law around administrative procedures and should put it back
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly two weeks have passed since the coup in Niger, and the two men making competing claims to power have gone quiet in recent days. One is the ousted president, who said last week he’s being held hostage and has been publicly silent
Continue ReadingGARLAND, Texas (AP) — A worker was injured early Monday when an explosion set a paint manufacturing plant in the Dallas suburbs ablaze and shot a series of fireballs into the night sky. A company spokesperson says the blast at the Sherwin-Williams plant in Garland happened around 1:15 a.m. People who live and work nearby
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. Accounts won’t be deleted until December 1, but Google (GOOG) will start sending warnings to affected users. The company will send multiple warning notifications to impacted Google (GOOG) accounts
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun to assess the scene where three people were killed after two helicopters collided in midair Sunday while fighting a fire in Southern California, an agency spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The helicopters were among six aircraft responding
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden set out Monday on a Western swing aimed at showcasing his work on conservation, clean energy and veterans’ benefits as he seeks to draw an implicit contrast between his administration’s accomplishments and former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles. Biden’s first stop will be
Continue ReadingUNION, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, nearly four decades after a woman was strangled with her body dumped in the woods. Kirby R. King, now in his late 60s, pleaded guilty in June to involuntary manslaughter and felonious restraint in the 1987 death of 22-year-old Karla
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s counter defamation lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll, dealing another legal blow to the former president. In an order Monday, Judge Lewis Kaplan said that Trump had not proven that Carroll’s statements on CNN the day after the jury awarded her $5 million
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By Steve King Click here for updates on this story WESTLAKE, Florida (WPBF) — A Westlake couple was forced to fear having their child taken away from the state after their baby’s birthmarks were mistaken for bruises. Loi Tran says he and his wife are on edge and still in shock from when the Department
Continue ReadingBy Christina Loscar Click here for updates on this story COLLINSVILLE, Virginia (WXII) — A man is charged after three people were stabbed at a birthday party in Collinsville early Sunday. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office was called to a location on Stanley Court where deputies found three people had been stabbed. Get the latest
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — More than 300 guns are off the streets because of a gun buyback program held Saturday in southwest Baltimore. Cars lined up at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center parking lot to give up their guns. “(We’re) hoping to get as many weapons
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — A senior official at the Federal Reserve is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising interest rates. In a pair of speeches on Saturday and on Monday, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman warned that multiple rate hikes could
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