KYW By Aziza Shuler, Jim McHugh Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Ladder and drill in hand, Philadelphia firefighter Duvell Harvin was on duty Tuesday — not fighting fires, but preventing them. Harvin spent the day installing what he calls the first line of fire defense: smoke detectors. “That can
Continue ReadingBy Jai Cunningham Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Allegations have been leveled against the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and high-ranking officers, claiming sexual harassment, discrimination, and whistle-blower discrimination. Long-time HPD officer Sgt. Shari Taflinger has filed the lawsuit. She worked at the training academy and the lawsuit alleges a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney who represented the far-right Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including members of the extremist group. Kellye SoRelle, who was general counsel for the antigovernment group and a close associate of its founder, is
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Investigators are trying to learn more after a bicyclist was hit and killed by a train in Waukesha County. It happened in downtown Oconomowoc Tuesday afternoon, Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures Tuesday drew a lot of people outdoors to downtown Oconomowoc.
Continue ReadingBy Heather Walker, Darcelle Hall Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A South Florida woman says she was left disfigured and nearly blind by her surgeon, and now she’s finding out the doctor doesn’t have insurance. 7’s Heather Walker investigates. Seventy-year-old Dian doesn’t want us to use her last name.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Richard Simmons died of accidental “blunt traumatic injuries,” according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner. In a media statement on Thursday, the LA Medical Examiner stated it had determined Simmons’ death last month was the result of injuries sustained in a fall. Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease was
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would likely cut their benchmark interest rate at their next meeting in September as long as inflation continued to cool. The minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting indicate that the “vast majority” of policymakers “observed that, if the data
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The price of gold hit an all time high this week. The spot price for gold closed Tuesday above $2,514 per Troy ounce. That would make a gold bar or brick weighing 400 Troy ounces worth more than $1 million. Interest in buying gold often comes at times of uncertainty —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Tsarnaev’s lawyers said during a hearing in federal court in Boston Wednesday that U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole should be recused from the case, pointing to what
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched Wednesday past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier and toward the arena hosting the third night of the Democratic National Convention. The demonstration, which stayed largely peaceful, came a day after violent clashes between police and protesters led to 56 arrests. As
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on Friday at an event in Arizona, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. There are current talks between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s team and Kennedy’s orbit for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — At his first outdoor rally since last month’s attempted assassination, Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass Wednesday in North Carolina at an event focused on national security. On politics, he called his predecessor Barack Obama “nasty” for his comments the night before at the Democratic National Convention. Trump
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Authority arrested a man on Tuesday who it claimed had spread disinformation thought to have enflamed the recent unrest in the UK. In a statement shared with CNN, the FIA claimed that an X account user called @Channel3Nownews “shared images of a video
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A healthy diet has long been hailed by some experts as one potentially important factor influencing the risk of Covid-19, or how bad someone’s case gets. But a team of researchers in Indonesia looked into how a specific lifestyle might affect these odds — finding that following the Mediterranean
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several Oregon State Parks will close or partially close starting in September for construction work that includes everything from replacing aging infrastructure to adding bathrooms and showers. Some of the work was funded by GO Bonds, Oregon-issued general obligation bonds approved by the Oregon State Legislature in 2021. The $50 million
Continue ReadingKSBW, NOEMI VALENCIA, PHOTO, CNN, Noemi Valencia/Photo By Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A Hollister family is urging parents to be cautious after their 2-year-old daughter was mistakenly served alcohol at a Salinas restaurant, resulting in a trip to the emergency room. The family was at a
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A Hollister family is urging parents to be cautious after their 2-year-old daughter was mistakenly served alcohol at a Salinas restaurant, resulting in a trip to the emergency room. The family was at a large family dinner at a local Salinas
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — It was a rare diplomatic gamble when the three leaders of Latin America’s largest democracies inserted themselves into the high-stakes standoff between Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his opponents over who won the country’s presidential election. The presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico broke from decades of hands-off diplomacy toward Venezuela
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Convention ceremonial roll call vote on Tuesday was a vibe. Emceed by DJ Cassidy, songs were selected by each delegation as they cast their ceremonial votes for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Some of the songs played were “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan for Missouri,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could bring significant economic harm to businesses and consumers in Canada and the U.S. if the trains don’t resume running soon. Canadian National and CPKC railroads both
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