The U.S. started pulling away in the second quarter and never looked back, riding a smothering defense and balanced offense to a 60th straight Olympic win and a spot in the gold medal game on Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Cold case detectives arrested a 55-year-old woman this week for allegedly throwing her newborn’s body into a Riverside dumpster nearly four decades ago. The Riverside Police Department booked Melissa Jean Allen Avila into jail for murder after North Carolina law
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The Netherlands rallied from a one-goal deficit — its first of the tournament — to force and win a shootout en route to a second-straight gold medal. The win also completes the country’s first golden sweep in the sport.
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The Detroit Zoo welcomed a special birth this week. The first baby gorilla was born in the zoo’s 96-year history. The baby’s mother, 26-year-old Bandia, is a first-time mother and gave birth early Thursday morning. The zoo says Bandia, her baby
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says Sweden’s ambassador was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours following what it said was a hostile statement by a Swedish minister. The ousting of Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel on Friday comes days after Mali severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, prompting comments by Sweden’s minister for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics
Continue ReadingBy Phil Taitt, WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff’s Office, a Queens warehouse has now been added
Continue ReadingWABC By Phil Taitt, WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff’s Office, a Queens warehouse has now been
Continue ReadingBy Janice Yu Click here for updates on this story ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — Residents in a New Jersey community stepped up to help after an animal shelter completely flooded during Tuesday’s drenching storms. Cleanup is still underway on Cedar Lane Wednesday, but rescuers were able to save six dogs during the storms while
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China’s boxer Wu Yu wins flyweight gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu.
Continue ReadingWABC, OSSNING POLICE, CNN By WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story OSSINING, New York (WABC) — First responders jumped into action to rescue people trapped in a burning home in Ossining. Emergency crews encountered a live wire in front of the home on Maurice Avenue around midnight on Tuesday. Bodycam video
Continue ReadingBy WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story OSSINING, New York (WABC) — First responders jumped into action to rescue people trapped in a burning home in Ossining. Emergency crews encountered a live wire in front of the home on Maurice Avenue around midnight on Tuesday. Bodycam video showed police, firefighters and
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has been found guilty of murdering a trans woman in the city last fall. A jury found 25-year-old Damarean Bible guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, according to court records. His sentencing is set for Sept. 11. Savannah
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Japan’s Ami Yuasa (B-Girl “Ami”), 25, took down Lithuania’s Dominika Banevic (B-Girl “Nicka”), 17, in the gold medal match to become breaking’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — One of China’s Long March 6A rockets has broken apart in low-Earth orbit and created a debris cloud consisting of hundreds of pieces, according to multiple space debris-tracking entities. The rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday to deliver 18 G60 satellites into orbit, which marks
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Gallagher Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh emergency crews completed a water rescue of three children in Marsh Creek in Raleigh on Thursday, fire department officials confirmed. The children were in the water off of Partridge Lane and Hunting Trail in Raleigh early Thursday afternoon. Crews
Continue ReadingWRAL By Shaun Gallagher Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh emergency crews completed a water rescue of three children in Marsh Creek in Raleigh on Thursday, fire department officials confirmed. The children were in the water off of Partridge Lane and Hunting Trail in Raleigh early Thursday afternoon.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Bad news for Arizona dentists, but great news for sugar-addicted football fans. The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals unveiled a cotton candy burrito at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the 2024 season. Think of it like a normal burrito, but instead of a tortilla, someone is
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KENNEWICK, Wash. (KTVZ) – Cascade Natural Gas hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural reminder for residents to contact 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. Every few minutes an underground utility line is damaged nationwide because someone decided to dig without first contacting 811. When
Continue ReadingBy Antoinette Radford and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, as Abdallah stood on a dusty street in northern Gaza amid the debris of bombed buildings, he received a call he had waited nine months for. “UNICEF phoned me and said they would send them over. Please, please God,” he said wiping the
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