By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Henrietta Lacks would have been 103 on Tuesday. Her gift is justice. Seventy years ago, Lacks went to the hospital for cancer treatment. Her cells were used for research purposes without consent. Those cells went on to revolutionize parts of modern
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school. In a split decision Tuesday, a majority of the appeals court found “no reversible error” in the conviction of Paul West. The 63-year-old is in the
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By LEVAN REID Click here for updates on this story MELROSE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Camille Wahl has been fighting a rare form of cancer for half of her life, but as she continues her battle, she’s also helping others. For most of her young life, the Melrose native was a competitive Irish step dancer. That
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A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Klamath Falls and locked her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape, the FBI said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri has executed a death row inmate for the 2002 murder of a young girl over the objections of his attorneys, who argued he was mentally incompetent and thus ineligible to be put to death. Johnny Johnson, 45, was sentenced to die for murdering 6-year-old Casey Williamson after abducting
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Russia is forcing Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories to accept Russian citizenship by engaging in a systematic push “to make it impossible for residents to survive in their homes” unless they do so, according to a newly released report from the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab. The report details an extensive
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality lifted an air quality advisory Monday for Central Oregon due to improved smoke conditions and a favorable weather forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Two men driving in Death Valley National Park on July 4 got lost and illegally drove off-road, the US National Park Service alleges, sending one man to the hospital with heat-related illness. Charges and fines are pending, NPS said in a news release Tuesday. “Death Valley is an awe-inspiring
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea. They’ve charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast guard statement says all 40 people are in good
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The lives of hundreds of students at a small university in West Virginia have been turned upside down after the school announced just before the start of fall classes that it plans to cease operations. Alderson Broaddus University’s Board of Trustees voted Monday night to develop
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, dio a conocer este martes detalles del denominado “pacto fiscal” con el que espera sacar adelante una serie de medidas tributarias que impulsen el crecimiento del país austral, la inversión y mejoras en distintos ámbitos sociales para los ciudadanos. “Un Chile mejor se construye dialogando
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El primer ministro de Canadá, Justin Trudeau, anunció este miércoles en su cuenta de Instagram que se separará de su esposa, Sophie. Después de “muchas conversaciones significativas y difíciles” con Sophie, “hemos tomado la decisión de separarnos”, dijo Trudeau. “Como siempre, seguimos siendo una familia unida con profundo amor y respeto
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape, the
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape, the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his memorabilia ever to appear on the market.
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By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says one of its K9 officers has been released from the hospital after he was stabbed by a suspect last week. According to Las Vegas police, K9 officer Diko was stabbed several times while
Continue ReadingAlli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Maude Apatow is mourning her late friend and “Euphoria” co-star, Angus Cloud. The actor died Monday at age 25. “Angus was the funniest person ever,” Apatow wrote in a post shared on Instagram Wednesday. “I would get so excited to see on the schedule that we would be working together
Continue ReadingHILO, Hawaii (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after being mauled by four large dogs on Hawaii’s Big Island. Police say the man died while being transported to the Kona hospital after Tuesday’s attack. A witness saw the attack and chased off the dogs before calling authorities. The dog owners were not home during
Continue ReadingBy JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Local officials say that unidentified armed men killed 13 people and wounded two in a northern village in the mineral-rich but impoverished Central African Republic. A tribal chief in the village of Diki near the country’s border with Chad, said a group of armed men
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