By David González and Tim Caputo Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KABC) — A Placentia barber has been charged with murder and torture for allegedly beating a 6-year-old boy to death with a piece of lumber, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Ernest Lamar Love, 41, has been charged with one felony count
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called ‘WhisperGate’ malware attack aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States. A superseding indictment announced Thursday adds five Russian military intelligence officers as defendants. A previous indictment named a Russian
Continue ReadingBy Denise Dador Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Besides the elderly, the young and people with chronic conditions, another vulnerable population during extreme heat are pets. An estimated 5.3 million dogs and 5.7 million cats live in Los Angeles County. Keeping them cool and safe in a heat wave
Continue ReadingBy Tom Ignudo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — An artist has appeared to take credit for hanging fake posters of the Eagles endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president in several locations across Philadelphia. On Wednesday night, Winston Tseng, a street artist, posted a photo of one of the posters
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A powerful heat wave has moved into Southern California this week, with temperatures hitting the triple digits in many areas for several days. An excessive heat warning is in effect through Saturday night, covering much of the region except for parts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are among several political leaders who are attacking the leader of a troubled health care system for refusing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a Senate committee. Lawyers for Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre said Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Worsham Click here for updates on this story California (KSBY) — A group of women from the Central Coast on a recent girls’ trip to Bass Lake had a close encounter with some bear cubs. Cathy Lee Jordano of Arroyo Grande shared video of the chaotic moment when the two cubs wandered into
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network said it has received $2,000 from the Pacific Power Foundation to provide the support Central Oregon children need to thrive in and outside of the classroom. As we enter the new school year, FAN advocates are eager to assist children and their family members. According to the KIDS
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say three people who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. Albany County health officials became aware of a cluster of cases at Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker in Albany on Friday. County officials say 10 people tested
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off the state’s presidential ballots. Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt on Thursday rejected the request from Kennedy’s lawyers. State law directs the first absentee ballots for the November elections be mailed Friday to the more than
Continue ReadingBy Juliet Lemar Click here for updates on this story California (KSBY) — Tirith Taylor says her dog, Paseo, is critical to her safety and stability as a homeless woman. “He’s my protection. I’m out there by myself. He provides me with emotional stability and gives me a reason to wake up every day,” Taylor
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The application deadline for the new Summer EBT program has been extended to midnight on Monday, Sept. 30. The program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs are not as easy to access. Eligible families should act now. Thousands of families may be unaware that they qualify
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Russian-American political pundit Dimitri Simes on Thursday, alleging he was paid more than $1 million from a Russian news outlet in violation of US sanctions. According to the indictment, Simes coordinated and communicated with the Russian government, including President
Continue ReadingBy Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man and a woman were charged with robbing and attacking a passenger with a hammer on a CTA Blue Line platform last month. Travis Andrews, 29, and Shakena Agee, 27, both from Chicago, were arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempted
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As school starts up this week and our Back 2 School Photo Sweepstakes is underway, we thought you might like to see our own school photos for a bit of then-and-now fun! You can learn more about the contest and prizes and submit your own photos for the photo album under the Contests tab at
Continue ReadingBy Todd Feurer Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man has been charged with placing a camera in the window of a bathroom to record multiple people in southwest suburban Lemont. Police said, on July 31, they received a report that several people in the same household were recorded while
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Madalena Araujo and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Russia had been planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. In his first television interview since becoming military chief in February, the
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN staff (CNN) — On Thursday 5 September, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour spoke with General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in his first television interview in that role. It was conducted near the frontlines, at an undisclosed location for security reasons. What follows is a transcript of their full interview, lightly edited
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Teens in the United States are far less likely to use e-cigarettes than they were a few years ago, but experts warn that any tobacco use among youth is unsafe — and now, the rise of nicotine pouches is a growing concern. At the peak in 2019, more than
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is vowing to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave office in January. Machado was speaking to reporters online Thursday from an undisclosed location in Venezuela. She also urged the international community to rise to the occasion by immediately start recognizing her faction’s
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