Furry Friends: Meet Triton, a 3-year-old outgoing fella with tricks to show off
Outgoing 3-year-old Triton is known for being a bit of a goofball who’s waiting to show off his tricks for you at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
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Women’s water polo recap, Aug. 2: Australia stay unbeaten with win over Canada
Four games were scheduled for Friday in the women’s water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics. Here’s a look at how they went.
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Basketball preview, Aug. 3: U.S. men wrap up group play
Everything to watch for in Olympic basketball on Saturday, Aug. 3, from the U.S. men taking on Puerto Rico to where things stand in the race for a spot in the knockout bracket.
Continue Reading Basketball preview, Aug. 3: U.S. men wrap up group play
Everything to watch for in Olympic basketball on Saturday, Aug. 3, from the U.S. men taking on Puerto Rico to where things stand in the race for a spot in the knockout bracket.
Continue ReadingEl Gobierno de Estados Unidos demanda a TikTok por supuesta violación de la ley de privacidad infantil
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — TikTok no ha impedido que los niños se unan a la aplicación y ha recopilado ilegalmente sus datos personales, según alegó el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos en una demanda presentada el viernes. La demanda acusa a TikTok y a su empresa matriz, ByteDance, de violar la Ley de
Continue ReadingA North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife’s own story
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new commercial by Mark Robinson, North Carolina Republican’s nominee for governor, is seeking to counter ads by Democratic rival Josh Stein criticizing his abortion views. The Robinson commercial describes his wife’s previously revealed abortion decades ago and leaves the impression that he’s now comfortable with the state’s current
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Novak Djokovic defeats Lorenzo Musetti to set up Carlos Alcaraz box-office final
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic beat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, 6-4, 6-2, to reach his first Olympic final on Friday and will bid for gold in a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz.
Continue Reading¿Quién es la jueza que verificará los resultados de las elecciones en Venezuela?
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La abogada Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez encabeza el máximo tribunal de Venezuela. Es la presidenta del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) desde enero de 2024 y dirige la Sala Electoral del Tribunal. Ante esa Sala el presidente Nicolás Maduro presentó el miércoles un recurso contencioso electoral para que haga un peritaje
Continue ReadingLandlord pleads guilty to racially harassing, evicting tenants
By WTKR Staff Click here for updates on this story HAMPTON, Virginia (WTKR) — A landlord in Hampton, David L. Merryman, 59, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and race-based interference with housing and employment. In January, News 3 covered that Merryman made threats and racial comments to his tenants. “He
Continue Reading‘It’s not if, it’s when:’ Gymnast remains positive after spinal cord injury
By Angela Bohon Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — As the 2024 Summer Olympics are in full swing, a Chesapeake teen, a competitive gymnast, is watching from his bed at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Cody Bennett, 16, was practicing on the high bar last Wednesday when he slipped and had
Continue ReadingTulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is creating a new commission to recommend how various reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report for the city and a 2001 report by a state commission
Continue ReadingJury reaches split verdict in baby abandonment case involving Dennis Eckersley’s daughter
Associated Press A jury has reached a split verdict in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in New Hampshire woods. Jurors on Friday found 27-year-old Alexandra Eckersley guilty of reckless conduct, endangering the welfare of a child and falsifying physical evidence, but not guilty of
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Schroder, Wagner power Germany to huge win over France
Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner combined for 52 points as Germany led nearly wire-to-wire in an impressive win over Victor Wembanyama and France.
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Iga Swiatek earns women’s singles bronze medal
Poland’s Iga Swiatek admitted she cried for six hours after losing in the semifinals of the Olympics but she returned to court on Friday to console herself by winning the bronze medal. The 23-year-old took out her frustration on Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, winning, 6-2, 6-1, at Roland-Garros to become the first Polish player to get an Olympic medal in tennis.
Continue ReadingTrump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election has been returned to the trial in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution. The case was formally sent back Friday to U.S. District Judge Tanya
Continue ReadingOne Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Gregory Bull captures surfer battling waves in Tahiti
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — AP photographer Gregory Bull explains how he was looking to capture the frustration he sensed Vahine Fierro of France was feeling Friday during a heat at the Paris Olympics. Bull, a longtime surfer himself, says Fierro was struggling in the heat to find the sort of waves that would
Continue ReadingFlorida attorney pleads guilty to trying to detonate explosives near Chinese embassy in Washington
Associated Press A Florida attorney has pleaded guilty to using a rifle to try to detonate explosives outside the Chinese embassy last year in Washington, D.C. Christopher Rodriguez also pleaded guilty on Friday to bombing a sculpture of communist leaders Vladimir Lenin and Mao Zedong in a courtyard outside a building in San Antonio, Texas,
Continue ReadingSheriff: Men stole tow truck, dump truck, ATMs in $274K crime spree
By WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story HARNETT COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office said two men stole a tow truck and a dump truck and used them to take excavators and two ATMs among hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen property. On July 23, the sheriff’s
Continue ReadingLéon Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold, setting off a party across Paris
AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Léon Marchand completed his dominating run through the Paris Olympics, capturing his fourth swimming gold with another runaway victory in the 200-meter individual medley Friday night. The 22-year-old French star left no doubt he’ll be remembered as one of the biggest stars of the Summer Games in his
Continue ReadingAirline passenger gets 19-month sentence. US says he tried to enter cockpit and open an exit door
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An airline passenger who tried to make a shank from plastic cutlery and open the cockpit door during a flight has been sentenced to 19 months in prison. A federal judge in Missouri handed down the sentence Thursday against Juan Remberto Rivas. Prosecutors wanted a much longer term, up to
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