NEW YORK (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to murder for stabbing a woman to death after following her from the street into her lower Manhattan apartment building. Assamad Nash also pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary as a sexually motivated felony in the Feb. 13, 2022, attack on 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee. Prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Summer is just starting in North America, and already an intense “heat dome” is forecast to affect more than half the US population this week. Some areas, including Montpelier, Vermont; Syracuse, New York; and Pittsburgh, haven’t seen heat like this in about three decades. Along with stifling
Continue ReadingBy Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A group of students had to walk on the side of Interstate 93 in Boston after their school bus caught fire. It happened just after 2:45 p.m. on Monday, traveling northbound on the Expressway in Dorchester. The bus was carrying students
Continue ReadingBy Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Netflix is opening massive entertainment venues in two cities that it says will allow fans to immerse themselves in the worlds of their favorite shows. The “experiential” complexes, called Netflix Houses, will include elaborate events, themed gift shops and restaurants. In a repurposing of empty retail space, the houses
Continue Reading
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it has played over the past century in building and operating dams in the Pacific Northwest — dams that devastated Native American tribes by inundating their villages and decimating salmon runs while bringing electricity,
Continue ReadingBy WBZ-News Staff Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An arrest has been made in the death of 15-year-old Ahliana Dickey. The teen was found dead in her Lowell apartment after failing to show up for her 8th-grade graduation on Friday. Trevor Bady, 21, of Tewksbury, allegedly shot Dickey in
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — US government for the first time acknowledges how damming of Pacific Northwest rivers devastated region’s Native tribes.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ten alleged members of a Minneapolis gang accused of “terrorizing” a city neighborhood have been charged with a range of federal crimes including possession of a machine gun and drug trafficking. Law enforcement officials say the charges are the latest move in an ongoing federal initiative that
Continue ReadingBy Tara Lynch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A vicious dog attack that killed a 54-year-old woman on Friday in West Baltimore is still being investigated. Shelia Jones died after she was mauled by two stray pit bulls, police said. Now, officers are working to learn what led to
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US prosecutors on Tuesday touted a major breakthrough in a crackdown against Chinese money laundering networks they say are working with Mexican drug cartels, announcing charges against 24 people for allegedly taking part in a scheme to launder more than $50 million in drugs. It’s one of the biggest busts
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Google will invest an additional $2.3 billion to support three data center campuses in central Ohio. The tech giant made the announcement Tuesday. It has centers in New Albany and Lancaster and one under construction in Columbus to help power its services around the world. The latest investment is in addition
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden again taunted Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” during a high-dollar fundraiser Tuesday, saying his likely opponent in November’s election is waging an “all-out assault” on the U.S. legal system. Tuesday’s event with former President Bill Clinton raised $8 million for Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island. The Suffolk County district attorney’s office says he was released and his next court date is scheduled for July 26. Timberlake and his representatives have not commented.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Alberto —el primer ciclón tropical de la temporada 2024 en el Atlántico— se formó este miércoles por la mañana en el golfo de México, según las últimas previsiones del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Según la actualización de este miércoles a
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children. It is one of President Joe Biden’s most sweeping immigration
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating a girl’s death after her body was found in a creek on the city’s north side Monday morning. Houston Police Department investigators and Mayor John Whitmire held an evening press conference, where they said they have reason to
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La Cancillería de Ecuador informó este martes que resolvió imponer nuevamente el requisito de visa a los ciudadanos chinos que quieran ingresar al país. La exención de visado estaba vigente desde agosto de 2016. La decisión se tomó, según el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, debido al aumento de los flujos migratorios
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — The man who fatally stabbed a 35-year-old woman inside her New York apartment after following her home in 2022 has pleaded guilty to murder and burglary charges, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Assamad Nash, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and
Continue Reading
The cold snap has ended and the region is now in the beginning stages of a major warm up. The high temperature for today will cross into the 70s for the first time since Friday and will likely return to the 80s Wednesday. The warm pool of air is arriving from the eastern Pacific and
Continue ReadingBy Rosie Nguyen Click here for updates on this story FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Democratic challenger for Fort Bend County Precinct 3 commissioner is facing charges for allegedly creating a fake social media account to post racist comments directed at himself after the Republican incumbent requested an investigation last year. According to
Continue Reading