MILAN (AP) — The Italian coast guard has recovered 12 more bodies from a weekend shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline. This brings to 20 the number of known victims from the sinking. Dozens more are missing and presumed dead. The bodies — including women and children — were being transferred
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Funcionarios estadounidenses temen que, en caso de una guerra a gran escala entre Israel y Hezbollah, el grupo extremista respaldado por Irán podría superar las defensas aéreas de Israel en el norte, incluido el tan aclamado sistema de defensa aérea Domo de Hierro, dijeron tres funcionarios estadounidenses a CNN. Los temores,
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Thompson Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — After several hours of delays and huddled meetings between lawmakers, the Virginia Senate failed to take any action legislation to address pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at state public colleges and universities, drawing criticisms from
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor. Sheinbaum, herself a climate scientist and former academic, said Thursday that her administration’s economy secretary will be Marcelo Ebrard, who was foreign
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Thompson , WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HENRICO COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — FBI agents say DNA has identified the man responsible for a double murder in Shenandoah National Park that rocked Virginia nearly 30 years ago. Stanley Meador, special agent in charge for the FBI Richmond
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A wide-ranging group of federal, state and local agencies, organizations and those directly affected by the homeless camps along China Hat Road south of Bend – the homeless and the homeowners – came together Thursday for a first of its kind roundtable to better coordinate and advance what can be done to address the issues and dangers.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will get the final word at the CNN debate next week after a coin flip determined the podium placement and the order of closing statements. Remember to mark your calendars for the historic Biden-Trump showdown set for Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Rates of emergency medical services encounters for firearm injuries spiked in 2021 to more than 25% over 2019 levels, but they began to fall in the following years. However, rates were still higher in 2023 than before the Covid-19 pandemic began, a new study says. Young Black men who
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s top military spokesman has said Hamas cannot be made to “disappear,” casting doubt about whether the government’s war aim of defeating the militant group can be achieved and drawing a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The idea that it is possible to destroy
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Two federal judges in south Florida urged District Judge Aileen Cannon to forgo overseeing the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump when she was first assigned the classified documents case in 2023, according to a report from The New York Times. The judges, one of whom was the district’s
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When Eric Gregory crouches into the starting blocks, his coach will be right next to him. It’s the best way for the 400-meter sprinter to ensure a fast start. Because Gregory can’t really hear the starter’s commands or sometimes the starter’s pistol. Gregory lost a
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for a Southern California judge to stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting death of his wife. The decision came Thursday after Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson’s preliminary hearing. Ferguson was arrested in August
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL and SARA CLINE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the long-running debate over the role of religion in government institutions. Under
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the remote Tarahumara mountains and fatally shot two Jesuit priests. Among many faith leaders nationwide, the pain unleashed on June 20, 2022 — when the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The analysis,
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The analysis,
Continue ReadingBy Najahe Sherman Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A group that is committed to transforming underutilized land below Miami’s Metrorail is creating the next generation of horticulture professionals. A Friends of the Underline apprenticeship program has a new group of interns who are learning the ins and outs of
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Turks and Caicos is revising part of its firearms law that recently caused legal trouble for several Americans carrying ammunition into the British Overseas Territory, House of Assembly member Edwin Astwood said in a statement Friday. The revision comes weeks after a bipartisan US congressional delegation traveled
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer A new professional women’s gymnastics league is hoping to give athletes a chance to walk away from the sport on their terms. The Global Impact Gymnastics Alliance plans to begin holding competitions in 2025. Organizers believe interest in women’s sports and gymnastics in particular has reached a point where
Continue ReadingBy Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A grass fire has spread to and destroyed multiple buildings, including one home, in North Sacramento, officials said Wednesday night. It was happening along Main Avenue near Rio Linda and just southwest of McClellan Park. The Sacramento Fire Department responded at
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