By Teri Hornstein Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — One man is dead after scaffolding partially collapsed at a Miami Beach condo. The collapse happened Tuesday afternoon at the Villa Di Mare condominiums at 58 Street and Collins Avenue. One man was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration official is seeking answers from Hungary about a work visa program open to citizens from Russia and Belarus. European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson is worried about whether they face tough security screening amid a spate of sabotage attacks and spying allegations across Europe. Hungary
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A Draper man has been charged with attacking a coach with an umbrella at a rugby tournament. Takes Mafileo Vakapuna, 39, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault resulting in serious injury, a second-degree felony. A tournament
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A man who has been incarcerated for 44 years, starting when he was 15, may be getting a compassionate release from the Utah State Prison due to his poor health. John Pender Miller Jr., now 59, pleaded guilty in 1981
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could cool in the coming months. There were 7.7 million open jobs in July, down from 7.9 million in June. The pace of hiring picked up, though, from June to July.
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence the 2024 US presidential election on Wednesday, including unveiling criminal charges against two Russian nationals, sanctions on 10 individuals and entities, and the seizure
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer Across the U.S., programs at all levels of government — federal, state and local — are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the racial gap. Many are making headway in their communities and paving the way for other places. The Associated Press examined efforts that are focused on individual patient needs
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “ Black Wall Street,” one African American mother strives to keep others from dying as they try to bring new life into the world. Black women are more
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The number of available jobs in the US shrank more than expected in July, an indication that demand for workers continues to wane amid a cooling labor market. Job openings fell in July for the second consecutive month to an estimated 7.67 million, from 7.91 million in June, according
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Una ciudadana mexicana falleció el lunes en la localidad de Tossa de Mar, Cataluña, España, informó la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México este martes a través de un comunicado. La Secretaría agregó que, la policía local de Tossa de Mar fue quien notificó al Consulado de México en Barcelona
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Brian May, the lead guitarist of British rock band Queen, revealed Wednesday that he had a “minor stroke” last week, which caused him to temporarily lose control over his arm. May, 77, said in a video on his website that he was doing “OK” but that he was “grounded” and advised not
Continue ReadingBy Will Noble, CNN London (CNN) — The words “Croydon” and “destination” are not what you’d call soulmates. “I’m certain that of all the places I’ve visited,” writes Tom Chesshyre in “To Hull and Back,” a travelog that sets out to visit the lesser-appreciated parts of Britain, “I’m least likely to return to Croydon.” The
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder are really taking that “married under the eyes of God” thing seriously. During an episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Ryder revealed that she and her former costar still text regularly and “we always say who it is, even though it says
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Becky Anderson, Jeremy Diamond and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July effectively spiked a draft hostage and ceasefire deal by introducing a raft of new, 11th-hour demands, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth citing a document it obtained. The report lends credence to charges
Continue ReadingBy Pat Foran Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An Ontario man said he couldn’t believe an electric car he bought three years ago for $20,000 would need a new battery at a cost of more than $33,000. “They called me to say I needed a new battery, but I
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 4, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the dynamic world of public relations, where influence and communication shape perceptions and drive progress, one leader stands out—Remmele Young, J.D., Houston Community College’s (HCC) Vice Chancellor of Public Information, Communications, and External Affairs, as well
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Tennessee motorcyclist was arrested over the weekend after he was stopped for speeding while on the way to visit his girlfriend in Michigan. He was carrying a gun with him but didn’t have a CPL. At 2:35 p.m. on Saturday,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Campbell Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — A black bear cub survived a 10-hour drive to Windsor while being fed Taco Bell after being found in the middle of a road near Cochrane, Ont. Chatham-Kent’s Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR) Centre had the unusual animal in its
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Allegations of money laundering, falsified signatures and surreptitious communications fill the federal indictment brought against Linda Sun, a longtime New York governors’ aide who was charged Tuesday with acting as an agent for the Chinese government. Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin official says Turkey has formally applied for a membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as Russia and China seek to counter the West’s global influence. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said several times that his country aspires to become a member of the BRICS alliance. The
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