Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Workers arriving at the London Zoo early Tuesday were surprised to discover an unexpected exhibit that suggested the animals were being set free. A mural by elusive street artist Banksy showed a gorilla holding up the entrance gate as birds took flight and a sea lion waddled away. Three sets
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The Indianapolis Star reported Monday that a federal judge approved Attorney General Todd Rokita’s request. Rokita
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Este es un vistazo a la vida de Tim Walz, gobernador de Minnesota y candidato demócrata a vicepresidente de Estados Unidos. Datos personales Fecha de nacimiento: 6 de abril de 1964 Lugar de nacimiento: West Point, Nebraska Nombre de nacimiento: Timothy James Walz Padre: James Walz Madre: Darlene Walz
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former University of Kentucky student facing assault charges after repeatedly hurling a racial slur at a Black student on campus in 2022 pleaded guilty on Monday, following mediation in court, her attorney told CNN. Sophia Rosing pleaded guilty in Fayette County Circuit Court to four counts of fourth-degree
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care said it has reached an agreement to sell its nationwide physicians network to a private equity firm. The deal comes as Steward is scheduled to go before a bankruptcy court judge Friday on its plan to sell six hospitals in Massachusetts. The Dallas-based company announced its bankruptcy
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Zavala Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — After being shelved for nearly a year, California lawmakers in the Assembly dusted off a controversial, proposed law that will allow some convicted felons serving life without parole to petition for early release. The proposal would create a process for those
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-foot (25-meter) motor boat that was one of the first refrigerated sardine carriers during the heyday of Maine’s sardine industry is going to be scrapped after a recovery operation to retrieve the sunken vessel. The Jacob Pike fell victim to a storm last winter. The 21-year-old great-great-grandson of
Continue ReadingBy Aubry Killion Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES PARISH, Louisiana (WDSU) — The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate. Around 2:26 a.m. Sunday, inmates at the jail told officers over the intercom that Kris Pfister, 37, was having a medical emergency in the bathroom of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The City of Bend said Tuesday it is seeking applications from eligible landowners who are interested in getting more affordable housing on the ground through a one-time, accelerated urban growth boundary expansion of up to 100 acres that Oregon lawmakers agreed to allow earlier this year. The 2024 Oregon Legislature passed a
Continue ReadingWEIRTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia dentist is facing invasion of privacy charges after police say a concealed camera was allegedly found in his office’s employee bathroom. Dr. Jeremy Michael Crow turned himself in Monday to police in Weirton. Police Chief Charlie Kush says an employee in May reported finding the camera inside a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Schucht and Leticia Ordaz Click here for updates on this story RIO LINDA, California (KCRA) — A grass fire sparked by illegal fireworks burned about four acres Tuesday morning in Rio Linda, prompting more than two dozen firefighters to respond, officials say. Crews were dispatched around 3:36 a.m. to Cherry Lane and Elkhorn
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan quivered and gasped in disbelief. His eyes glazed over before he fell limp in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza. “I beg you. I beg you. Let me see them,” he cried out to health
Continue ReadingBy Cristiana Ramos Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — There’s not a direct answer on whether politics and religion go hand in hand, but we have certainly seen candidates like former President Donald Trump try to gain the support of Christian voters and recently, a local pastor in New
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La tensión en Venezuela sigue en aumento tras las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio, cuyos resultados aún se disputan entre el oficialismo y la oposición mayoritaria, mientras crecen las denuncias de violaciones a los derechos humanos. Ante este contexto, la Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos de
Continue ReadingBy Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The northwest Milwaukee neighborhood near 95th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue is cherished for its trees, sidewalks and wildlife. But it’s another kind of wildlife, feral cats, that have neighbors literally holding their noses. “I usually don’t open my windows in
Continue ReadingBy Jake Anderson Click here for updates on this story HAMBURG, Iowa (KETV) — Two grandparents in Fremont County, Iowa, have been arrested after a child was allegedly kept in a makeshift cage. Elvin Leroy Culley, 78, and Martha Karen Perry-Culley, 61, are accused of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person and child endangerment.
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — A Georgia man formerly living in Iowa has been charged in connection to the death of a 15-year-old girl last seen in 2017. According to the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, after a yearslong investigation spanning several local, state and national
Continue ReadingBy Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — This year marked the end of an era, as a spot that had been occupied for decades at the Iowa State Fairgrounds has a new vendor. The beloved Crescenti’s stand, operated by the Vosler family of Des Moines, has closed
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El canciller colombiano, Luis Gilberto Murillo, confirmó que sostuvo una conversación con el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, donde resaltó que siguen en contacto con “todos los sectores oficiales y políticos en Venezuela”, como parte del esfuerzo diplomático de su país junto a Brasil y México ante
Continue ReadingBy Drew Postey Click here for updates on this story REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (CTV Network) — The town of Moosomin in eastern Saskatchewan plans to double its population by offering $30,000 cheques to those building a home in the community. Town Councillor Murray Gray said Moosomin has a diverse economy and has seen an uptick in
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