MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — Drones, bloodhounds and an airboat were used in the search for a missing 9-year-old girl who had been camping with her family in upstate New York, officials said Sunday. Charlotte Sena was last seen bicycling on Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles (60 kilometers) north of Albany,
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The most wide-ranging gun laws since the Sandy Hook shooting are going into effect on October 1. These gun laws were just a few of the 100 new laws passed in the last legislative session. Governor Lamont signed these bills into
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57. The
Continue ReadingGLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia prison guard is dead after he was attacked by an inmate. The Georgia Department of Corrections said that 42-year-old correctional officer Robert Clark died at a hospital after an inmate assaulted him Sunday with a homemade weapon at Smith State Prison in rural Glennville. The agency said
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles announced her return to the world stage in some style on Sunday as she sits in first place in the women’s all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition. Biles
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — All models of Onewheel electric skateboards are being recalled after the maker Future Motion received reports of four deaths of users between 2019 and 2021 and multiple reports of serious injuries. In the recall notice for 300,000 of the self-balancing skateboards, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people
Continue ReadingBy Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORDTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service, with help from other agencies, showed up at a home on North Meridian Street in Rutherfordton. They were there for Jaydakis Hamilton, who was wanted on outstanding warrants from Wilmington. Hamilton was inside the
Continue ReadingBy EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Chiapas (AP) — At least 10 Cuban migrants have died and 17 others have been seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala. The National Immigration Institute said all of the dead were women,
Continue ReadingBy Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — A west metro middle school teacher has quite the story to tell, and now, to his surprise, his blunt and witty words are resonating with hundreds of thousands of people. Bloomington dad Matthew Eicheldinger is getting some extra family time these
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An emotional reunion took center stage at the Be The Match Gala in Minneapolis on Saturday night. Fourteen-year-old Riley Furlong got to meet Ioan Seeward, the donor who helped save her life. Furlong was just 8 years old when she was diagnosed
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A sheriff’s office in northeast Florida says it is investigating a traffic stop captured on video by a bystander showing a handcuffed Black man with swollen eyes and a bloody face sitting on the ground surrounded by officers outside a vehicle. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that force
Continue ReadingCNN, KCRA, KCAL, KCBS By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which has
Continue ReadingBy Luke Laster Click here for updates on this story PORT HURON, Michigan (WWJ) — “I’m excited to help out and get back into it a little bit,” said Jordan Scheidecker, among his new players and peers on the basketball court at the SC4 Fieldhouse. After a long drive from Milwaukee, Scheidecker had the opportunity
Continue ReadingBy Dejanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A 42-year-old Wayne County woman is sentenced to three to 15 years in prison for embezzling about $176,653 in tax fraud, the Michigan Attorney General’s office announced Friday. Kendra Lewis, of Redford, was charged with one count of embezzlement by
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press New regulations in Nebraska require trans youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Sunday that Republican Gov. Jim Pillen had signed off on the emergency regulations. The new rules also require transgender youth
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — For the fifth time in six years, the New York Mets are in the market for a manager. Buck Showalter was fired Sunday after a disappointing season in which baseball’s highest-spending team tumbled from contention by midsummer. The 67-year-old Showalter said before the 2023 finale against Philadelphia that he will not
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Piesko and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — It was an emotional afternoon on the University of Michigan-Flint’s campus Saturday as many families gathered for a special walk in honor of suicide awareness and prevention. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. On Saturday, Sept. 30, the
Continue ReadingBUFORD, Ga. (AP) — Police say a man using Airbnb to rent a room robbed a Georgia homeowner at gunpoint. The homeowner in the Atlanta suburb of Buford called police saying a man rented his basement through the room-sharing app and then stole his wallet. A police report says the renter checked in late Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Looking at an upcoming Supreme Court term from the vantage point of the first Monday in October rarely tells the full story of what lies ahead, but the docket already includes major cases concerning the intersection between the First Amendment and social media, gun rights,
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll loosened Sunday as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of possible 62 while extending their streak atop the rankings to 16 straight weeks. The Bulldogs needed a late touchdown to escape with
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