By Lauren del Valle and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the corruption trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey after seven weeks of testimony from at least 30 witnesses. The prosecutors spent weeks untangling the multiple corruption schemes that they say resulted in the senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez,
Continue ReadingBy Foster Meyerson Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT NEWS, Virgina (WTKR) — A total of $100,000 was awarded in 11 different scholarships to 38 students in local communities by the BayPort Foundation. BayPort Credit Union said in a release that eight working adults, 11 college students, and 19 high school seniors were
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The weather pattern will be quiet over the next several days as the winds are expected to be breezy but not windy. The flow of air will be generally from the northwest on Saturday, which will push the smoke from the Darlene 3 fire to the southeast into Lake County. There will be some cloud
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dow Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CTV Network) — A grandfather and grandson duo proudly graduated alongside each other at the same northern Manitoba school. Donning blue caps and gowns, John James Easter, 76, and Percy Knight, 19, graduated in the same class Tuesday night through the adult education
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — More than three weeks into a mission that was initially projected to last only days, the two astronauts piloting the inaugural crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft do not know when they will return home. Officials have repeatedly indicated that the Starliner — which encountered issues with helium
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eagles singer Don Henley has filed a lawsuit seeking the return of his handwritten song notes and lyrics from the band’s hit “Hotel California” album. The civil complaint filed in New York federal court on Friday comes after prosecutors in March abruptly dropped criminal charges midway through a trial
Continue ReadingMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi will skip Argentina’s last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday because of a right leg injury. Messi hurt his leg in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Chile on Tuesday that clinched a quarterfinal berth for the defending champions. The Argentina superstar received treatment on his right thigh
Continue ReadingBy Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — First things first. Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it out with a shark any time soon. But sharks do occasionally attack humans – and they certainly make news when they do: • A man was recovering in
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials say a new study provides reassurance that pasteurization kills bird flu virus in cow’s milk. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced the results of the study, which recreated commercial pasteurization and examined how it works against bird flu contamination. The study has been not
Continue ReadingBy Amy Chillag, CNN Miami, Florida (CNN) — Diego Cardeñosa has loved sharks ever since he was a child. The Colombia native was never afraid of them when he visited his beloved beach. Instead, he was fascinated with how sharks move through water using their multiple fins. It’s no surprise he became a marine biologist. “As
Continue ReadingBy Leondra Head Click here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE, Virgina (WTKR) — 7-year-old Cayden Addison’s family has been searching for a bone marrow donor for over a year. Cayden is in need of a bone marrow transplant to save his life. “We are still desperately searching for a bone marrow donor,” Courtney Addison,
Continue ReadingBy Tyrese Boone Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (KRIS) — Members of the Corpus Christi City Council approved a project aimed at developing two abandoned hotels in the Annaville area into a living space for the workforce community. The new complex called the Case Blanca Village Apartments, is expected to
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Learn more about skateboarding phenom and Olympic bronze medalist Sky Brown as she prepares for the Paris Games.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — At the South by Southwest festival earlier this year, dozens of indie artists and speakers cancelled appearances in protest of the event’s sponsorship from US military and defense contractors amid the war between Israel and Hamas. SXSW organizers in March expressed support for the right of artists to express “free speech,”
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City officials have agreed to restore more than $111 million in funding to libraries and cultural institutions, the City Council announced Thursday. The agreement is a victory for residents and organizations who had been pushing back for months against budget cuts in the nation’s largest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming to an end after a series of problems. The pier was pulled from the Gaza shore on June 28 due to rough seas, and bad weather has prevented troops from reinstalling it. Now, it’s being dismantled and brought
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump warned during his debate with Joe Biden and again at a Friday rally that migrants were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans, angering critics who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his appeal beyond his white conservative base. While President Joe Biden’s halting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden courted LGBTQ+ voters with two New York events on Friday and warned about Donald Trump returning to the White House, as he looked to shake off a widely panned debate performance. Biden inaugurated a visitor center at the Stonewall National Monument with pop legend Elton John
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — She’s the face of her sport, and was among the best in the world before some athletes here even began competing. Now she’s in Minneapolis, aiming to earn a trip to Paris to lead the U.S. team again. And her name is not Simone Biles. Jessica Long is a Paralympic
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris knew she had to go to bat for President Joe Biden as devastating reviews of the president’s debate performance rolled in late Thursday night, aiming to strike a balance between sounding reasonable about the president’s performance while also hammering home the contrast between the
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