By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — At least one journalist was killed and six others injured on Friday in southern Lebanon when Israel fired artillery into the area they were gathered. The incident — which impacted journalists from Reuters, the Agence France-Presse wire service and Al Jazeera — marks one of the worst press catastrophes
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, who entered the race for House speaker after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out, lost the GOP’s nomination to Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in a 124-81 vote Friday. After the vote, Scott told CNN he was dropping out of the race
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Federal, state and local officials have agreed to spend about $450 million to dredge contaminated sediment from Milwaukee’s harbor and area rivers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will devote $275 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to the project. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, We Energies, the
Continue ReadingBy Tracy Gladney Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KTBS) — The owner of a pack of dogs that fatally mauled a woman to death was arrested Thursday in connection with the attack. Chris Scott surrendered to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office and was charged with negligent homicide. The victim, Brenda Witt,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1955 Birth place: Seattle, Washington Birth name: William Henry Gates III Father: William Henry Gates II, attorney Mother: Mary (Maxwell) Gates, schoolteacher Marriage: Melinda (French) Gates (January 1, 1994-August 2, 2021, divorced)
Continue ReadingCNN By Lianne Kolirin and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When he heard that Hamas militants were attacking a music festival his family was attending, Ben said Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, for his mother. “I didn’t know what to do. I said please kill her because it would be better than being
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — Airport security at Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport searched a Copa airline flight bound for Tampa, Florida, for a suspected bomb, only to find an adult diaper. The plane had returned to the Panama City airport earlier Friday following reports of a possible bomb. The Boeing 737-800 landed around 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities are seeking at least five people in an armed robbery of the St. Louis Cardinals complex in the Dominican Republic on Friday. Dominican Republic police spokesman Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press that the suspects bound and gagged a security guard and
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and JIM SALTER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A criminal complaint says the Minnesota man accused of shooting five law enforcement officers told his wife it was “his day to die” when he learned that drug task force officers were at his home. Karl Thomas Holmberg was charged Friday with six counts
Continue ReadingBy Raymond Strickland Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — They act as an extra pair of eyes and ears for police. They are Detroiters patrolling the streets in an effort to deter crime in their neighborhood. It’s called Citizens Radio Patrol, and it is a community initiative made up of
Continue ReadingMUMBAI, India (AP) — The IOC says Russian athletes can be directly invited to next year’s Paris Games despite the suspension of their country’s Olympic committee. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach commented on the issue a day after the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended for violating the territorial integrity of its Ukrainian counterpart by
Continue ReadingMUMBAI, India (AP) — Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The other three sports are baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash. The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended all five sports that were formally requested Monday by organizers of the
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Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aquellos que fueron presa de la hostilidad exagerada dirigida a Amber Heard durante el juicio de Johnny Depp, como se relata en la docuserie “Depp vs Heard”, tendrán munición fresca gracias a “In the Fire”, una película bastante horrible protagonizada y producida por la actriz, una película que probablemente no producirá
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story WATCHUNG, New Jersey (WABC) — A gas station employee is under arrest after police say he used his phone to take or try to take inappropriate pictures of women hundreds of times. Police announced Thursday that Miguel Melchor-Gomez, who worked as a cashier, was arrested
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press National park officials are planning to gather and reduce the bison herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, rehoming the animals to a number of Native American tribes. The “bison capture” is scheduled to start Saturday and continue through the week in the park’s South Unit near Medora.
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — New York City Councilmember Inna Vernikov was charged with criminal possession of a firearm after showing up to Thursday’s Brooklyn College protest with a gun visible in her hip. The councilwoman, a Ukrainian-born lawyer who represents southern Brooklyn, surrendered to
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A pro-Israel lawmaker in New York City was arrested Friday for bringing a handgun to a student demonstration in support of Palestinians. Republican City Council member Inna Vernikov was seen in photos and videos with the butt of a pistol jutting out from her waistband while
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 10, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a heartwarming event today, Mayor Sylvester Turner took to the stage to magnify the monumental strides made by My Brother’s Keeper Houston (MBKH) during his stewardship spanning eight impactful years. The event was further illuminated by
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — A juvenile has been charged with attempted murder nearly a month after a shooting at a Wyandotte High School football game. The juvenile male was tracked by U.S. Marshals, with assistance from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Police Department
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