By Lisa Hughes Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Boston Celtics started the NBA season Tuesday night by raising the 18th championship banner in franchise history. The white-and-green banner-hoisted to the rafters was made by a company right in Massachusetts. New England Flag and Banner New England Flag and
Continue ReadingWBZ By Lisa Hughes Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Boston Celtics started the NBA season Tuesday night by raising the 18th championship banner in franchise history. The white-and-green banner-hoisted to the rafters was made by a company right in Massachusetts. New England Flag and Banner New England Flag
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and Iran may try to encourage violent protests in the U.S. after next month’s election, senior intelligence officials warned Tuesday in a declassified memo, citing two recent examples of foreign intelligence agencies seeking to sow discord ahead of the vote. The memo, released Tuesday by the Office of the
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Maryland’s school board took emergency action Tuesday to mandate that school leaders are informed when a student has committed a serious crime. The new regulation follows WJZ’s reporting on a 17-year-old Howard High student now charged with murder, and the superintendent’s
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Bartos Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Diwali is a state holiday after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bipartisan bill into law. Known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali is one of the most significant festivals in South Asian culture, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness. Shapiro’s
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit from two Republican officials in Waynesboro, Virginia, that threatened not to certify the 2024 election results attracted a counter lawsuit Monday from voters in the Shenandoah Valley city who are seeking a court order that would force the board to formalize the results. The dispute — in which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico fell 7% in September to a more than four-year low, authorities said Tuesday. It was likely the last monthly gauge during a presidential campaign in which Republican nominee Donald Trump has made immigration a signature issue. The Border Patrol made 53,858
Continue ReadingBy Tom Ignudo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that the Philadelphia 76ers scrapped plans to build a $250 million apartment tower above their controversial proposed Center City arena. In September, City Councilmember Mark Squilla said residents in Chinatown, which would border 76 Place, saw
Continue ReadingKYW By Tom Ignudo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that the Philadelphia 76ers scrapped plans to build a $250 million apartment tower above their controversial proposed Center City arena. In September, City Councilmember Mark Squilla said residents in Chinatown, which would border 76 Place,
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Gusoff Click here for updates on this story LAKE SUCCESS, New York (WCBS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced a $150 million investment in a new state-of-the-art cell and gene therapy hub to be built on Long Island. Coming to the Northwell Health land in Lake Success, in the shadow of North
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An Ohio man has been arrested on charges that he brought a massive “Trump” sign to the U.S. Capitol and joined other rioters in using it as a weapon against police officers during a mob attack. The FBI says 41-year-old Jeffrey Newcomb, of Polk, Ohio, apparently posted on social media that he brought
Continue ReadingBy Joe Gorchow Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — One invasive fish is building quite the home, with mysterious holes showing up alongside Florida’s riverbanks. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Research Institute calls them “Invasive Catfish Condos.” Friday, the institute posted a photo of sizeable holes along a
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — An influx of Yelp reviews – many of them bogus – of a Pennsylvania McDonald’s that former President Donald Trump visited Sunday, led the review platform to temporarily freeze the franchise’s Yelp page. Many of the recent latest reviews were ruthless. Some called out Trump for his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An appellate court in Missouri has ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer. Sandra Hemme was freed in July while the decision
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — ¿Listo para votar? Los estadounidenses están cada vez más cerca de las elecciones generales 2024, en las que estarán en juego los cargos a la presidencia y vicepresidencia de EE.UU. Si todavía no sabes si podrás votar en persona el día de las elecciones (martes 5 de noviembre), quizá tu mejor
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Rudy Giuliani must turn over sports memorabilia and other prized possessions to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, including his New York City apartment, more than two dozen luxury watches and a 1980 Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall, a judge ruled Tuesday. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that her team is prepared to challenge Donald Trump if he tries to prematurely declare victory in the 2024 election — but she’s first focused on beating the Republican nominee. Harris spoke to NBC News just two weeks before Election Day, as part of
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — El suministro de agua en el campo de refugiados de Jabalia, en el norte de Gaza, se agotó por completo el martes, según la principal agencia de la ONU en Gaza, mientras las condiciones de vida siguen deteriorándose para los miles de residentes que han quedado atrapados allí por una operación
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El ministro de Interior y Justicia de Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, se refirió este martes al caso del expresidente de la estatal Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), quien fue detenido en la madrugada de este domingo, y aseguró que el exfuncionario pasó “de gerente exitoso a traición a la patria”. En una
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged top Israeli officials to “capitalize” on the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death in order to secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza and bring the war there to a close – but there is little evidence
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