By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Supreme Court ruling will allow the University of California to build new student housing at Berkeley’s historic People’s Park. The court on Thursday has ruled that a new law enacted last year invalidates the claims by two local organizations that sued the school,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The head of the U.S. Secret Service says security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event. Roughly 30,000 visitors are expected in Milwaukee next month when former President
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Smith Click here for updates on this story KEY WEST, Florida (WFOR) — Divers exploring the waters off Key West, Florida, found what they thought was garbage on the ocean floor — but it turned out to be more than two dozen individually wrapped packages of suspected cocaine, authorities said Wednesday. Deputies responded
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli government is seeking to extend its controversial ban on the Al Jazeera news network in the country, after a court upheld the ban but shortened it by 10 days. In May, Israel banned the Qatari-based news network from operating in the country for 45 days under a sweeping new wartime law that allows the Israeli government to ban foreign media
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, deepening worries over the city’s rule of law under a Beijing-imposed national security law. The judiciary said in a Thursday statement that Jonathan Sumption and Lawrence Collins, who both serve as non-permanent overseas judges of Hong
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El nuevo mundo por el que la generación grandiosa se sacrificó en el sangriento oleaje de las playas de Normandía se está desvaneciendo en la historia junto con el último de los viejos soldados. El 80° aniversario del desembarco del Día D, conmemorado este jueves en Francia por el presidente Joe
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MEDICHINI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis pulled something of a switcheroo as he slipped out of the Vatican to meet with members of a local Roman parish. The 30 or so families who met with Francis in a building courtyard in the far west neighborhood of Palmarola were certainly
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Cape Cod man has been charged with operating a boat under the influence of liquor after the 43-foot vessel he was operating ran aground on a Martha’s Vineyard beach, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Riley Blizard, 32, of Cotuit,
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has prepared a blueprint for using lawsuits, advice to state and local officials and lobbying in Congress to try and thwart the large-scale raids, huge detention camps and mass deportations that former President Donald Trump has promised should he win a second
Continue ReadingBy Malcolm Shields Click here for updates on this story DELRAY BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A Delray Beach man was arrested in connection to a domestic incident. Drew G. Wertheimer, 34, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with false imprisonment of an adult, aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability, aggravated assault with a firearm
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Tracy Click here for updates on this story SUMTER COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Sumter County teen with autism who disappeared for nearly 24 hours on May 27 was located in a swamp with water up to his neck by a deputy and K-9 duo. “It’s not about me getting the credit or
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Thursday they have introduced bipartisan legislation that would support ranchers who rely upon federal lands in Oregon and nationwide to graze their livestock. “After embracing the Bureau of Land Management pilot program, ranchers in eastern Oregon worked closely with me to include updated
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it had rescinded marketing denial orders for vaping products from Juul Labs Inc., although it has not yet decided whether the products will ultimately stay on the market. Juul said Thursday its products will remain on the market during
Continue ReadingBy Jere Gish Click here for updates on this story DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The Children’s Miracle Network Telethon continues on WGAL. We’re raising money for sick and injured children at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. Your donations help give kids the gift of growing up. You also help them achieve important milestones in
Continue ReadingBy Susan Shapiro Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A woman pleaded no contest Wednesday to 22 charges related to a DUI crash that killed her 11-year-old son and unborn child, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Jennifer Johnson, 38, of Lancaster, will be sentenced at a
Continue ReadingBy Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — Saturday, June 8 is World Ocean Day, although it might not seem like there’s much to celebrate this year. From rising ocean temperatures to plastics in the water and dying coral reefs, there’s a lot to worry about. But everyone can make small changes that make a difference. From
Continue ReadingPHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies. Jamie Acord was walking at the water’s edge at Popham Beach State Park over the weekend when she sunk to her hips in a split second. It turns out that quicksand, known
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon says he’ll fight a judge’s ruling that he must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol insurrection. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month. It’s an opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black artists at the center of American culture. Most often, Black Music Month’s origins are traced to 1979 when
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A 4-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were attacked and injured by elk four days apart in a Colorado town. The boy was at a playground near Stanley Park in Estes Park, Colorado, around 1:30 p.m. Monday when a cow (female) elk “suddenly charged and stomped on him multiple
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