Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric has promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for decades ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. President Boric’s vow Wednesday — during a speech commemorating the 51st anniversary of
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Ganley, Jennifer Eagan & Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story LYNNFIELD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A large fire tore through a strip mall in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, destroying several businesses and leaving the structure heavily damaged. First responders were called to The Shops at Post Office Square off Salem
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — From the very first play this season, NFL football has looked a lot different. The league has dramatically changed its kickoff rules in an effort to reduce injuries. A kickoff starts each half and takes place after a touchdown or field goal. Under the old rules, the kicking
Continue ReadingBy Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) — Braden Hicks, a 36-year-old from Manson, was one of the four Iowans who were killed in the plane crash last Friday in Indiana. Hicks took off on his aviation journey in 2021, purchasing an airplane hangar amid a career shift.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Fast casual chain BurgerFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday after months of reporting financial distress. BurgerFi is another casualty of the rough business conditions hitting fast casual chains this year, which included Rubio’s, Buca di Beppo and Red Lobster also declaring bankruptcy. Even if not filing
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, South Carolina (WYFF) — More than a dozen venomous snakes were found in a South Carolina home after a man was bitten, according to the Florence Police Department. Police said around 2 a.m. Friday they got a call about a man bitten by a
Continue ReadingBy Jane Robelot Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — Billy Martin knew that September 11, 2001, was going to hold incredible challenges, and likely tragedies, for the New York City Fire Department as soon as he saw the second plane strike the World Trade Center towers. He was 33
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory. Both sides announced the settlement Wednesday, two months after a U.S. federal court of appeals
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset Wednesday, pursuant to President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation of September 11, 2024 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, and in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 civilians and first responders who were killed in
Continue ReadingBy McKenzy Parsons & Sean MacKinnon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A 10th grader at Northwest High School talked with KETV NewsWatch 7’s Sean MacKinnon in front of the school after a 15-year-old boy was shot on Tuesday. “I was in the cafeteria. It was third lunch, and all
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim and ABC7 Bay Area Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco police are looking to set the record straight about a viral video showing a street vendor being handcuffed on the ground along the Embarcadero while the woman’s young daughter screams. The video in
Continue ReadingBy Bill Schammert Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Video from the neighborhood shows a person running through backyards after the shooting at Omaha Northwest High School. The suspect, also a student at the high school, was on the run for about half hour before being arrested, Omaha police said.
Continue ReadingBy Rachael Lardani Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A bucket of pool chemicals ignited a trash fire in Lancaster County, according to police. Crews from the Pequea Township Police Department and the New Danville Fire Company responded to the 200 block of Brenneman Road for a trash fire Wednesday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Poilievre called on New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to support the motion and trigger an election.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for the following areas due to smoke from fires in Oregon: Deschutes County Grant County Wheeler County DEQ expects the air quality advisory to last until at least Friday morning. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) – Hannah Hoobyar and her family lost their house to a raging Nevada wildfire that experts say could get much worse this week. “We left with just the humans, the animals and the clothes on our backs,” Hoobyar, 26, said, describing dodging “giant chunks of ash” as
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Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Sasser, who served 18 years in the U.S. Senate and six years as ambassador to China, has died. He was 87. The Democrat represented Tennessee in the Senate from 1977 to 1995. Then, President Bill Clinton appointed him ambassador to China, a post he held until 2001. While in the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump said as much with their faces as they did with their words during Tuesday’s debate. With their microphones muted unless it was their turn to speak, according to the debate rules, body language took on outsized importance for Harris and Trump. Harris in particular leaned into the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Court documents say the shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach. The 14-year-old suspect appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and was
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