By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man who is accused of targeting several Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring to make
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Hager, Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WMAR) — A Harford County elementary school music teacher is accused of downloading and distributing images of child pornography. Dominic LaFrancesca has been teaching at George D. Lisby Elementary School since 2022. Earlier in the year The Harford County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Sofastaii Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — A Maryland schoolteacher is fighting to get back his nearly $40,000 after investing it online with a company he thought had federal bank protections. Chris Buckler did everything financial experts recommend. He built up an emergency fund and put it in
Continue ReadingBy Kara Burnett Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — For some students at Carver Vocational Technical High School, a construction site is their classroom. “It feels good knowing when I get older and ride past I can look at it and know hey I helped work on that,” said Warren
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Saving Grace recently launched a new violence prevention partner program. The nonprofit, Saving Grace, supports survivors of sexual assault, stalking and of intimate partner violence, by raising awareness and providing restaurants and bars with coasters and posters on how to help.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists discovered that aging isn’t gradual or linear, and that humans age dramatically at two key points in their
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Michael Conte, CNN Doha, Qatar (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that despite reported comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has agreed to withdrawals of IDF forces from Gaza that are laid out in the recent mediators’ proposal to get closer to a ceasefire agreement with
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Lane, one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in connection with the killing of George Floyd, was released from federal prison Tuesday, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told CNN. Lane, 41, was found guilty in 2022 of violating Floyd’s civil rights when he was fatally restrained
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Kamala Harris isn’t the only Black woman trying to make history this year. Angela Alsobrooks, who delivered a keynote address in Chicago on Tuesday night, is trying to become the first Black person Maryland sends to the US Senate. And though neither puts their history-making potential at the
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story August 20, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the vast waters of the Indo-Pacific, two remarkable sailors are making waves aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Quartermaster 2nd Class Elizabeth Sylvester, hailing from Baytown, Texas, and Quartermaster 2nd Class RC Onopey,
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story August 20, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a tragic turn of events, a promising young entrepreneur’s life was cut short in a senseless act of violence, leaving a community grieving and a family devastated. Emmanuel Browne, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Lone Star College,
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story August 20, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — GRAMMY®-nominated and multi-platinum artist Big Sean is back with a bang, releasing the highly anticipated music video for his latest track, “Yes.” The video, which you can watch [HERE], showcases Sean’s dynamic energy and cements his place as
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 20, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the murky waters of American politics, one name continues to cast a long, controversial shadow: Donald J. Trump. For some, he remains a symbol of a defiant, anti-establishment stance, while for others, he embodies a threat
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El cantante mexicano Natanael Cano deberá enfrentar un juicio tras haber sido acusado de cohecho por el presunto intento de sobornar a varios policías que lo habían detenido por conducir con exceso de velocidad, dijo la Fiscalía de Sonora citando la decisión de un juez este lunes en un comunicado
Continue ReadingBy WTVR News Staff Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Virgina (WTVR) — Virginia firefighters rescued a wayward skydiver who landed in the trees, according to the Orange County fire department. The rescue happened over the week near the 10000 block of Mount Sharon Road. “Access to the patient was limited and
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth González and Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español (CNN) — Panama on Tuesday carried out its first migrant deportation flight funded by the United States, part of a widening effort to reduce the number of migrants traveling north through the region. Twenty-nine Colombians were deported from Panama City to Medellín, Colombia, according to Panama’s
Continue ReadingBy Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLKY) — If you watched Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speak at the National Democratic Convention, you may have recognized at least one of the young women who spoke before him. Hadley Duvall was at the center of a viral ad for Beshear in 2023,
Continue ReadingBy Majlie de Puy Kamp and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Newly surfaced video shows Thomas Crooks casually walking around the rally grounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 about 90 minutes before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, offering the clearest visual yet of the would-be assassin that day. The video, taken
Continue ReadingBy Jake Flores and Rosemary Wright Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Nineteen-year-old Brock Johnson of Santa Cruz has broken the world record for “bike surfing.” Bike surfing is a popular BMX stunt where a cyclist balances one foot on a bike’s handlebars, and another on the seat. The
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “certainly” be open to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. playing a role in his administration if the independent candidate drops out of the 2024 race and endorses the former president. “I like him, and I respect him,” Trump told CNN’s Kristen Holmes in an
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