By Jesse Zanger, John Dias Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A New York City doorman helped rescue an abandoned newborn baby he found on the street early Thursday morning. Police later arrested the child’s mother, Ayatta Swann, 37, who lives at the Latham Hotel shelter at 4 East 28th
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds. Since the drones began flying in May, flocks of birds have repeatedly swarmed the devices, forcing the police department and other city agencies
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Today marks one year since a Baltimore sailor went missing in Mexico. Donald Lawson set sail from Acapulco, Mexico last July 5. He was headed towards the Port of Baltimore in preparation for a solo trip around the globe in hopes
Continue ReadingBy Ja Nai Wright Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Maryland (WMAR) — Starving, alone, and in a random field during a heat wave, is how the shelter found two and a half-year-old pit bull, Jasmine. “She weighed 68.5 pounds; she should weigh about 90,” says Leah Biddinger. She was also missing a
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It was an emotional day at Scenic Hills Elementary School in Springfield as a beloved tortoise was removed from his home. Shelly the African spurred tortoise has lived at the ecology center, located in the school’s courtyard, for 24 years, but
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Piper is a 3-year-old happy girl waiting for a fun and loving new family at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Engel Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — James O. Blakeley went to church with his family on Sunday, April 1, 1990. It would be the last time they saw him alive. Later that day, he went to work at his job at a service station in Harford
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Justicia de Mendoza acusó de abuso sexual con acceso carnal agravado a dos jugadores de la selección de rugby de Francia y decidió que permanezcan arrestados. La Unidad Fiscal de Delitos Contra la Integridad Sexual informó en un comunicado la imputación de Oscar Jegou y Hugo Auradou, detenidos el lunes luego
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud. A U.S. District judge also ordered Oxendine on Friday to pay a $25,000 fine and to share in $760,000 in restitution with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups. Oxendine
Continue ReadingBy Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver said he got shot in Chinatown this week after stepping in to try to help a man he saw getting beaten up. At 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, Paul Bessette was shot while in his car in the 2200 block of
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Jumping into the water at Prineville Reservoir State Park is a perfect way to beat the heat this summer, where fun on the water has returned after years of severe drought. You can also stay overnight at the campgrounds and enjoy some of its exceptional night skies. Join Jillian Fortner as she takes us to this
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continues to tease about someday running for political office. McConaughey told a room full of governors Friday at the National Governors Association meeting in Salt Lake City he’s still studying up on political leadership. Whether the star known for “A Time to Kill” and “True
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre whose remains were found during an archaeological dig at Oaklawn Cemetery has been identified through DNA genealogy, Tulsa officials announced. Mayor G.T. Bynum announced at a news conference Friday the victim’s identity as C.L. Daniel, a veteran who served in World War I. “His
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — We hear you: That was the simple message offered to a group of young people hosted in London by King Charles III. Charles also invited Hollywood megastar Idris Elba and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to St. James’ Palace on Friday to discuss the troubles that young people face. Elba says
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — With all the buzz about the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, it might be easy to forget the small businesses standing to benefit, including a team making sure the delegates are caffeinated. Be it a big dog like President
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The board of trustees of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced the appointment of Dominique Meyer as executive director, effective July 15. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala until the end of his term on Feb. 28, 2025, la Scala added in a statement. Meyer had
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El líder de la minoría demócrata en la Cámara de Representantes, Hakeem Jeffries, y el presidente Joe Biden se reunieron el jueves por la noche tras la rueda de prensa en solitario del presidente, seguida muy de cerca, mientras continúan las bajas en la coalición demócrata de Biden en el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of the wife of North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum. Kathryn Burgum had voted in the competitive Republican primary held last month. A Democrat who served on the Cass County Canvassing Board says her absentee ballot was rejected
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La delegación mexicana que asistirá a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 ya está lista para la justa que se llevará a cabo en la ciudad francesa del 24 de julio al 11 de agosto. De acuerdo con datos que el Comité Olímpico Mexicano (COM) brindó a CNN, México tendrá 109
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the athletes after they took her back to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving. The prosecutor’s office in
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