Japan women’s gymnastics captain out of Paris Games for smoking
Shoko Miyata, the 19 year old captain of the Japan women’s artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for the Paris Games after violating…
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Universal Charter Schools program aims to grow their own teachers amid staffing shortage
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As school districts across the country continue…
Continue Reading7-month-old baby boy shot by stray gunfire in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg neighborhood
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating after a…
Continue ReadingColorado election denier asks Supreme Court to halt trial on election security breach charges
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Tina Peters — the former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, and a prominent 2020 election denier — asked the…
Continue ReadingMaryland announces civil lawsuit in case involving demands of sex for rent
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company,…
Continue ReadingChiefs set deadline of 6 months to decide whether to renovate Arrowhead or build new — and where
AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead…
Continue ReadingDetroit’s giant slide is back. There will probably be fewer bruises this time
DETROIT (AP) — Ready, set, go! A six-lane giant slide has reopened in Detroit at Belle Isle state park. In 2022, the slide made headlines, got a…
Continue ReadingYour flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
AP Airlines Writer Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to…
Continue ReadingJD Vance Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Vice President JD Vance. Personal Birth date: August 2, 1984 Birth place:…
Continue Reading40 people killed in migrant boat fire off Haiti’s coast, says aid agency
By Hira Humayun and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — At least 40 people have died after the boat they were traveling in caught fire off the coast of…
Continue ReadingInjured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when…
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Basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Everything to know about men’s and women’s at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including competition preview, event guide, top athletes, how to watch and…
Continue ReadingTen Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in…
Continue Reading2 badly decomposed bodies found in 18-wheeler in NW Houston resembled ‘mummies,’ HPD says
By Courtney Fischer Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The remains of two people were found…
Continue ReadingWhat Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance has entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Trump’s running mate in the…
Continue ReadingArmed man tries to kidnap girl near school in South Los Angeles
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man tried to abduct a 15-year-old girl at…
Continue ReadingPaul Whelan tells CNN he has ‘sympathy and empathy’ for Evan Gershkovich but expresses hope following sentencing
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, told CNN he has “sympathy and empathy” for Evan Gershkovich…
Continue ReadingMarine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
Associated Press A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum joins coalition urging FEMA to update disaster rules to address extreme heat, wildfire smoke
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency…
Continue ReadingGerman sentenced to death in Belarus, Europe’s only nation to perform executions, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges…
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