By CHARLENE PELE Associated Press BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944. The 97-year-old World War II veteran
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By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror networks and hastened an intelligence vacuum that US officials are now scrambling to fill. For months, US intelligence agencies had been preparing for what would inevitably be a reduced intelligence gathering
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror networks and hastened an intelligence vacuum that US officials are now scrambling to fill. For months, US intelligence agencies had been preparing for what would inevitably be a reduced intelligence gathering
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Another accuser has taken the witness stand on Monday at R. Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial. She testified on Monday that the R&B superstar sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer. Last
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story HOLLIS, Queens (WABC) — Police are searching for a man they say tried to light a Queens church on fire. It happened on Saturday at St. Gerard Majella on 91st Avenue in Hollis. The Diocese of Brooklyn released surveillance video of the incident. The video
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By Jesse Kirsch Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels wowed Chicago, once again, as they soared over the lakefront this weekend. From Oak Street to Fullerton Avenue, thousands of people marveled at the sky as the Blue Angels showed off their skills. The day was extra
Continue ReadingBy Diane Pathieu Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Public Schools teachers returned to the classroom Monday to prepare for the coming school year as their union calls for more COVID protections. Students will join teachers back in classrooms next week. In a morning news conference, Chicago Teachers Union members
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 25-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in connection to a crash that left two people dead. The crash happened near 76th and Silver Spring on Sunday, Aug. 15. Police say two drivers were drag racing when one of them, identified by
Continue Reading MOAB, Utah (AP) — Residents of a Utah tourist town near the site where a newlywed couple was recently gunned down while camping say they’re puzzled and concerned as the police investigation unfolds. Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were discovered near Moab, where they’d been living. KUTV reports police believe someone killed the women and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southeast coast. It was a happy occasion: the first in-person summit of the Group of Seven nations in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says it is investigating the deaths of a woman and her young daughter. The department says 43-year-old Allison Abitz and her 11-year-old daughter, Jozee Abitz, were found dead Sunday night at a home just south of Columbia. The deaths are being investigated as homicides. The sheriff’s
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns kicker Cody Parkey is being placed on injured reserve, meaning Chase McLaughlin will likely begin the season as Cleveland’s starter. Parkey, who had a solid season for the Browns in 2020 and is best known for his “double doink” miss for Chicago in the 2018
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The New York Post, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid that has peddled a high volume of anti-mask rhetoric during the pandemic, informed employees this month that they are required to wear a mask while at the office, according to a memo obtained by CNN Business. “Masks are required while walking the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” is back to guest hosts after the resignation of new host Mike Richards, and actor Mayim Bialik will return as the first behind the podium. Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that Bialik will take the podium for three weeks of episodes. The 45-year-old “Big Bang Theory” actor was one of
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are bringing back defensive end Everson Griffen. The signing represents another attempt to revive the defense from a dismal 2020 season. The 33-year-old was at the team facility for a tryout last week. He is a four-time Pro Bowl pick with 80
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By Whitney Wild and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Capitol Police officer who shot and killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt on January 6 will not face any disciplinary action, the department said Monday. “USCP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) determined the officer’s conduct was lawful and within Department policy, which says an officer may use
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Store closures in America are expected to drop to a five-year low in 2021– but that’s not exactly good news. The reason is that the industry, which has been hurt in recent years by a shift to online shopping, may have bottomed out last year, when closures were the highest
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some members of Congress want protections put in place to address ongoing intergenerational trauma as more information comes to light about the troubled history of Indigenous boarding schools in the United States. A group of 21 Democrats sent a letter last week to the Indian
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some members of Congress want protections put in place to address ongoing intergenerational trauma as more information comes to light about the troubled history of Indigenous boarding schools in the United States. A group of 21 Democrats sent a letter last week to the Indian
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, Enrique Tarrio, has been sentenced to five months in jail. Tarrio was convicted of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the
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