By ALBERT AJI and OMAR AKOUR Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned recent presumed Jordanian airstrikes against suspected drug traffickers on Syrian territory, including one last week that killed women and children. In response, Jordan has accused the Syrians of failing to take action to halt smuggling across the border. The
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento church is taking a unique approach in its response to someone stealing a pride banner that had been hanging on its front lawn: They put up a new one, asking “Zach” if he wanted to talk. “We have,
Continue ReadingBy Brisa Colón Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Homelessness has risen 12% nationwide in just the last year. As a solution, in California, Gov. Newsom is proposing the state build hundreds of tiny homes in areas like Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and Sacramento. But the need is
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Pierce Click here for updates on this story MEQUON, Wisconsin (WISN) — About 20 minutes after her new family in Mequon brought her home, Lucy went missing. “We were taking out the trash so the door was open and she wiggled through the crate and escaped,” said Lisa Haller, Lucy’s owner. It was
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — The Kansas City Chiefs really do have the best “fans” around — literally and figuratively. Video from Amanda Rainey and Colby Rainey from Olathe, Kansas, shows the family set up a fan to hand the Chiefs an assist in the final
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS wants to rewrite its complicated letters to taxpayers and speak to people in plain English. The federal tax collector is rewriting and sending out commonly received notices ahead of the 2024 tax filing season as part of its new “Simple Notice Initiative.” “Redesigned notices will
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Now that Jackson County residents will vote on whether or not to extend the stadium sales tax, what will they exactly vote on? The Kansas City Chiefs have maintained interest in renovating Arrowhead Stadium. The Kansas City Royals, meanwhile, would
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Stone Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — Candice Dixon is a 35-year-old Ohio native who recently received the gift of life twice. Once through a life-saving kidney and pancreas transplant, and now, through the birth of her daughter. “I wouldn’t change it for the world, and I would
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Former CBS journalist Charles Osgood, an award-winning newsman known for his work on radio and television, died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey, CBS News reported. He was 91. Osgood was the anchor of the network’s venerable “CBS Sunday Morning” program from 1994 to 2016, succeeding
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After decades of delay and pressure, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will henceforth use “favelas and urban communities” to categorize thousands of poor, urban neighborhoods, instead of the previous term “subnormal agglomerates” that was widely viewed as stigmatizing. Starting in the 1990s,
Continue ReadingBy Madison Elliott Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Five students at Central High School are being hailed heroes. Earlier this month, two students accidentally bumped into each other while running during gym class. A tooth from one of the students cut into the forehead of the other student and
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Martin-Ryan and Adrian Pastor Click here for updates on this story KILLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — Nearly two dozen people were rescued this weekend after they got lost while navigating the backcountry at Killington Resort. At around 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the Killington Police Department was notified of seven to nine lost skiers/snowboarders in
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Next Friday is Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil will emerge and predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter. Now, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling for change. The animal rights group sent a letter Monday
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador dijo este martes que “cada vez está más cerca” de capturar a Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, líder de la banda delictiva Los Choneros, cuya fuga, ocurrida a inicios de este mes, ha desatado una feroz ola de violencia. En conferencia de prensa convocada en la sede del
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The manslaughter retrial for the man who fatally shot New Orleans Saints star Will Smith almost eight years ago has been delayed after an alternate juror dropped out. Twelve jurors and two alternates were chosen Monday for the trial against 36-year-old Cardell Hayes. But one of the alternate jurors said they
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer After a bruising year for the film industry, Christopher Nolan’s atomic hit “Oppenheimer” has emerged the winner of the Academy Awards nomination race. The drama focused on the Manhattan Project’s J. Robert Oppenheimer earned 13 Oscar nods. It was followed in the nomination count by the Frankenstein-esque dark comedy
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Prosecutors attempting to link a Connecticut woman to the disappearance of her boyfriend’s estranged wife say items from Hartford trash receptacles show the connection between defendant Michelle Troconis and the victim. The case was the subject of a TV movie titled “Gone Mom.” Prosecutors presented evidence Tuesday that included a
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he doesn’t plan to vote in next month’s special election to fill his now vacant seat in Congress. The disgraced New York Republican, who became only the sixth lawmaker in history to be expelled from the U.S. House of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Luego de tres días de viaje –desde Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, en el norte de México– durante los cuales recorrió poco más de 1.900 kilómetros, la jirafa Benito llegó a su nuevo hogar en Africam Safari en Puebla. “¡Llegamos a Africam! Benito está muy bien, listo para poder ser revisado con todas
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has reached a plea deal in a New York City domestic assault case that will keep him out of jail if he completes a court-ordered treatment program and stays out of trouble. Porter, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday to
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