Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation against employees living in the country illegally has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Forty-nine-year-old Stavros Papantoniadis was sentenced Friday in federal court and also ordered
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Saitta Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia (WTKR) — The Project Lifesaver Program helps law enforcement find vulnerable citizens and bring them home safely in Newport News. On Sunday, the Newport News Sheriff’s Office deputies escorted more than ninety motorcycles to raise money for the life-saving program. Eighty-seven motorcyclists
Continue ReadingBy Dominga Murray Click here for updates on this story PINE ISLAND, Florida (WFTX) — Football players from Ida Baker and JORTC cadets from Mariner High school are volunteering their time to clean up after Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The first clean up stop was Kiwanis Park in Saint James City. Debris still lines the
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Receiving a statue of oneself is one of the biggest honors in sports. The ultimate testament to your career and physical proof of your legacy. However, molding a sporting superstar into metal obviously comes with its challenges. Sometimes, a statue may not always bear a total resemblance to its
Continue ReadingBy Jose Fabian Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KOVR) — Lodi police said one person was killed after a fight broke out Saturday afternoon. A fight involving three people happened around 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of West Century Boulevard. Police said that before they arrived a 29-year-old was taken
Continue ReadingBy Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota (WCCO) — Benilde-St. Margaret’s — a catholic school that started in 1907 — is a place steeped in history, a place where a history-making educator walks the halls. Mike Jeremiah, a theology teacher, is the school’s longest-serving employee. He started in
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Minneapolis police have taken a man into custody almost a week after he allegedly shot his neighbor in the neck – the culmination of a monthslong campaign of racial harassment and threats, according to local reports and court documents. The city’s police department is
Continue ReadingKARE, WCCO, DAVIS MOTURI, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE By Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Minneapolis police have taken a man into custody almost a week after he allegedly shot his neighbor in the neck – the culmination of a monthslong campaign of racial harassment and threats, according to local reports and court
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — River Rouge police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 13-year-old boy with a cognitive disorder who was last seen Sunday morning. Christopher Brown Jr. was last seen at 10:07 a.m. Sunday at a McDonald’s restaurant at 10995
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — Burglars smashed a vehicle into a Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco’s Union Square early Monday morning in a failed burglary attempt, police said. The incident happened at about 4:16 a.m. at the store on the 200 block of Geary
Continue ReadingKPIX By Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — Burglars smashed a vehicle into a Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco’s Union Square early Monday morning in a failed burglary attempt, police said. The incident happened at about 4:16 a.m. at the store on the 200 block of
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected and they have identified a ‘suspect vehicle’.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris recently went on two podcasts in hopes of reaching more voters as Election Day approaches. She talked to Shannon Sharpe, a former pro football player who hosts “Club Shay Shay,” and Brené Brown, an academic whose podcast is called “Unlocking Us.” Podcasts are popular stops for politicians in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The U.S. State Department has warned that it would restrict U.S. visas for people who undermine Ghana’s democracy, ahead of the West African country’s general election in December. Ghana has held peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections for nearly two decades. The presidential and parliamentary elections will be held
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Jerrett Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA (CTV Network) — A group of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia firefighters are apologizing after four people showed up at a Halloween dance dressed in what appeared to be Ku Klux Klan costumes. The North Sydney Firefighters’ Club hosted the event at its
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer PepsiCo said Monday it’s closing a Chicago bottling plant, a move the Teamsters union says will impact 150 workers. PepsiCo said the decision to close the facility was difficult but the 60-year-old building has “physical limitations.” The company says it will pay workers for the next 60 days even though they won’t
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A jury has begun deliberating in the case of an Alabama man accused of killing an 11-year New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. Prosecutors and the defense attorney for Marvin C. McClendon Jr. made their closing arguments Monday in a case that hinges in part on whether
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a tight Senate race that has Texans and the nation on edge, Congressman Colin Allred is waging an energetic campaign to unseat incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. From the heart of Houston to the Rio Grande Valley,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is averaging 15.15 million viewers in Japan through two games. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2 averaged 15.9 million, making it the most-watched MLB postseason game in the nation’s history. Besides the allure of superstar and presumptive NL MVP Shohei
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mariah Carey seems content to wait on the arrival of Christmas season. The self-proclaimed “Queen of Christmas” posted a video Monday on social media that aims to remind people that there is another important season before we get to the holiday – and it requires a ballot box
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