By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A girl traveling to Chicago with her family on a commercial airline died on Thursday morning after becoming ill during the flight, according to Peoria County Coroner’s Office. “The child, 8-year-old Sydney Weston, of Carl Junction, MO, was traveling with her family for vacation when she suddenly became ill
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former post office branch manager who campaigned to expose a vast miscarriage of justice has been given a knighthood by King Charles III. Alan Bates is among more than 1,000 people, including artist Tracey Emin, actress Imelda Staunton and Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon, recognized
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says he will not run for reelection after a new congressional map dismantled his district. The Republican said Friday that the new map transformed it into the state’s second majority-Black district. Up until now, the congressman had remained adamant that he would run again. But
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Una persona fallecida y varios heridos dejó un accidente en el que se vio involucrado este viernes un automóvil de la comitiva de seguridad de Claudia Sheinbaum con otro vehículo local en Monclova, en el norteño estado fronterizo de Coahuila, informó este viernes el equipo de la ganadora de las elecciones presidenciales
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday has been given the keys to her new home. Opal Lee’s new house is built on the same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A weekend of commencement ceremonies at a half-dozen California universities is underway with no immediate sign of the major campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that have led to clashes with police and numerous arrests. Officials appealed Friday for celebrations of graduates without disruptions
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s City Hall will remained closed to the public through at least Monday, as officials in Ohio’s second-largest city continued to grapple with the effects of a ransomware attack. City operations have been hampered all week by the threat first detected Sunday. State and federal authorities are investigating. After shutting down most
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — A court document filed this week shows Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach is accused of sexually assaulting three different complainants in alleged incidents that took place in Toronto and Aurora, Ontario. The document says the alleged incidents took place in 1980, 1986 and last year. The charges that were announced last
Continue ReadingBy TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. The collective “Eau de Paris”, responsible for collecting data for the city of Paris, published results on Friday showing high levels of E. coli and enterococci bacteria,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Alemania inició la Eurocopa 2024 de manera espectacular este viernes, derrotando a Escocia con 10 hombres por 5-1 en Munich para registrar la mayor victoria en la historia de la Eurocopa para un partido inaugural. Los goles en la primera parte de Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala y Kai Havertz pusieron
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A rare flu variant that has shown some resistance to the most commonly used antiviral treatment has been detected in at least two people in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza viruses are constantly changing, but this variant has two concerning
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investigators say a Southwest Airlines plane suffered damage to parts of the structure after it went into a “Dutch roll” during a flight last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday that the roll of the Boeing 737 Max happened May 25, but Southwest didn’t notify the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. designó este viernes como terroristas a un grupo neonazi nórdico y a tres de sus altos cargos. Es la segunda vez en la historia que EE.UU. designa como terroristas a una organización extranjera de supremacía blanca y a sus dirigentes. El Departamento designó el viernes
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MEDFORD, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A former southern Oregon nurse now faces criminal charges after she allegedly diverted drugs and replaced them with non-sterile tap water, resulting in a number of patients developing serious infections, KGW reported. The Medford Police Department confirmed Thursday that it had arrested 36-year-old Dani Marie Schofield, previously an ICU nurse at Asante
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Host Germany kicked off Euro 2024 in spectacular fashion on Friday, hammering 10-man Scotland 5-1 in Munich to record the biggest opening match victory in European Championship history. First-half goals from Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz put the result beyond doubt early on, before Niclas Füllkrug and
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden is going back to the dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club has announced that its storied dog show is returning next year to the Garden for the first time since 2020. For reasons including the coronavirus pandemic, the annual dog show has since been
Continue ReadingBy Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story OHIO COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — An infant’s body has been found during the search for 8-month-old Miya Rudd. Kentucky State Police said Friday afternoon that around 1:15 p.m., they found a decomposed body hidden inside her parent’s home in a “concealed manner.” After investigators process
Continue ReadingBy EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — A family of six, including three children, were killed by gunmen in the southern Mexico border state of Chiapas. The mayor of the Chiapas town of Pantelho said the killings occurred there Friday. It was the latest in a string of mass killings in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Supporters of over two dozen alleged victims of civil rights violations at the hands of Phoenix police say a scathing Justice Department report is vindication. Jarrett Maupin, a Phoenix activist known for working with victims alleging police brutality, said Friday the city owes families impacted by police
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Friday a contest in which anyone can submit a proposed design. However it must be based on the state’s first flag, featuring
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