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Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who worked for United Way in Massachusetts was convicted in federal court of taking $6.7 million from the nonprofit through an information technology company that he secretly owned. Fifty-nine-year-old Imran Alrai was convicted Wednesday in Concord, New Hampshire, of 12 counts of wire fraud and six counts of money
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story VERO BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Members of the Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team are visiting homes on the Treasure Coast to alert residents about potential scams by repair companies. Terri Bowman contacted state police regarding suspicious activities after her rental property suffered damage from Hurricane
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator accused last year of fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 loans and spending the money on luxury cars was charged this week with stealing separate state pandemic relief funds. The attorney general’s office says Republican Andy Sanborn, of Bedford, was charged Wednesday with theft by
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville Metro Police Department officer is being praised for using his experience as a firefighter to convince a man not to take his life. “I’m a Louisville firefighter, I’m retired I came over to the police side brother, we got
Continue ReadingNo. 2 Oregon (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) at Purdue (1-5, 0-3), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 28 1/2. Series record: Oregon leads 2-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Big Ten newcomer Oregon enters Friday night’s game ranked No. 2 and as one of the league’s three unbeaten teams. After leapfrogging No.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland (WBAL) — An Aberdeen man was boating recently when he ended up in the water and had to dump the prosthetics to survive. Now, Tom Zdon is looking for help to get them back. Zdon and his neighbor were in this
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era. That helped propel them to a level of fame comparable to Beatlemania, but with the constant scrutiny of a world of smartphones and streaming.
Continue ReadingBy Capt. Roy Taylor, Khiree Stewart, Jake Shindel Click here for updates on this story CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — A man was rescued after falling 30 feet into a covered-up well, SkyTeam 11 reported. The man fell into the covered well on Tuesday and was rescued Wednesday, Travis Francis, bureau chief of the Baltimore County
Continue ReadingBy Christian Balderas Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating an incident of animal harassment in Monterey after a man was caught on camera whipping sea lions with what appeared to be caution tape. The incident was recorded at Sister Park. The man
Continue ReadingBy Quanecia Fraser Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — When Gabby Dour was born with a rare condition, doctors said she wouldn’t be able to talk or eat. But more than 20 years later, she’s doing more than that. Dour is a neonatal intensive care unit nurse at Children’s Hospital,
Continue ReadingBy Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story ELVERTA, California (KCRA) — A 60-year-old Roseville woman says she was kicked out of her Lyft ride because the driver did not have enough charge in his electric vehicle. It happened early Friday morning as Catherine Smith was trying to get home from Sacramento International
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device at a café outside a police training school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Police say the victims included officers and civilians who were having tea outside the General Kaahiye Police Academy on
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A man who credited the Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team, or DHART, with saving his life several times is saying thank you in a major way after his death. The estate of Les Haynes, who used to live in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions against two Chinese makers of drone engines and parts that the Biden administration says directly helped Russia build long-range attack drones used in the war in Ukraine. The U.S. has previously accused China of providing material support to Russia’s military-industrial base to sustain the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is denying that it works with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute. India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal denied that India was in cahoots with India-based mobsters in Canada and even suggested
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Africa’s top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there were 50 mpox-related deaths in the
Continue ReadingBy Madison Adams Click here for updates on this story SAINT JAMES CITY, Florida (WBBH) — Dennis Bledsoe is no stranger to hardship. After being diagnosed with lung cancer just a month and a half ago, the retired St. James City resident underwent immediate surgery, leaving him hoping for a peaceful recovery at home with
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, Jessie Yeung, Amarachi Orie, Dan Heching, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Former One Direction band member Liam Payne died at age 31 on Wednesday after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to police. The exact circumstances surrounding his death are under
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Last Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was the most-watched Major League Baseball postseason game on record in Japan, averaging an estimated 12.9 million viewers, according to MLB. The Dodgers’ 2-0 victory was the first time two Japanese
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