By Kara Scannell, CNN The head of the Internal Revenue Service has asked a watchdog to investigate the decision to conduct rare tax audits of former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the agency announced Thursday. “The IRS has referred the matter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA OLSON Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A benefit over the weekend meant to raise money for a local family whose mother has been in a coma for nearly seven years ended in success thanks to the community that rallied together and helped. “It will never stop
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OCEAN ISLE BEACH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A fish caught near Ocean Isle Beach in June may break a world record for size, according to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. Edward J. Tait of Little River, S.C., caught the 3-pound fish on June
Continue ReadingBy ERIC MILLER AND SYDNEY FRANKLIN Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Fayetteville church is accused of defrauding veterans across the country and was raided last week by the FBI. House of Prayer Christian Church is less than two miles from Fort Bragg. Veterans Education Success, an advocacy
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story HAMILTON (WBZ) — A group classified by the Anti-Defamation League as neo-Nazi distributed their flyers throughout the communities of Ipswich and Hamilton over the weekend, police in both towns said. The Nationalist Social Club, which calls itself a “pro-white, street-oriented fraternity” left flyers in plastic
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story STAMFORD, Connecticut (WABC) — A 28-year-old woman who was struck by a bus and pinned underneath it is recovering after she was rescued by firefighters in Connecticut Tuesday. It happened around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Broad and Atlantic streets in Stamford, as the
Continue ReadingBy TONI YATES Click here for updates on this story RED BANK, New Jersey (WABC) — A beloved deli in New Jersey is closing its doors for good this week after opening more 120 years ago. In just three days, Andrew Citarella will be serving the very last customer at Citarella’s Meats and Deli, 121
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston mom whose 5-year-old daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Greenspoint area is calling for the community to find her daughter’s killers. Just before 1 a.m. on July 3, Kristena Watters closed up her shift at a
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — A medida que los casos de viruela símica aumentan en todo el mundo, la Organización Mundial de la Salud planea reevaluar si el brote constituye una emergencia de salud pública de interés internacional. A fines de junio, el Comité de Emergencias de la OMS determinó que el brote no cumplía con
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Emergency crews are responding to a pipeline explosion in Wallis in Fort Bend County. The explosion is at 15400 JoAnn near FM 1952, between Wallis and Orchard. Orchard is about 15 minutes north of Rosenberg. On the way to
Continue ReadingBy Payton Major, Taylor Ward and Monica Garrett, CNN The third heat wave of the still-early summer is scorching the US South, and “it will get worse … before it gets better,” warns the National Weather Service. Over 65 million people across 16 states are under heat alerts Thursday, with triple-digit heat indexes — or
Continue ReadingBy Payton Major, Taylor Ward and Monica Garrett, CNN The third heat wave of the still-early summer is scorching the US South, and “it will get worse … before it gets better,” warns the National Weather Service. Over 65 million people across 16 states are under heat alerts Thursday, with triple-digit heat indexes — or
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLE CHAVIRA Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers caught a yearling bear getting into a bird feeder and trash cans in Colorado Springs. The bear was found in a populated area near downtown. Officers say this incident proves even homeowners ins urban areas need to
Continue ReadingBy TOM WAIT Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCAL, KCBS) — Opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom scrutinized him for taking a personal trip to Montana a few days after he aired an ad in Florida criticizing Republicans for restrictive laws. “Newsom didn’t break any laws. This isn’t some kind of major scandal,”
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Pringles and spiders are probably two things you don’t associate with each other — until now. The Kellogg-owned brand is petitioning the “arachnid community” to recognize the little-known Kidney Garden spider as the Pringles Spider. The reason, the snack food maker says, is because it has an uncanny resemblance to
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN One of the two police officers injured in a shooting during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia didn’t realize he had been shot until he arrived at a hospital and found a bullet lodged in his hat, he told CNN. Officer Sergio Diggs and deputy John Foster were
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un extranjero con una visa válida puede solicitar su admisión a Estados Unidos siempre y cuando su visa no esté dañada, sea de la categoría correcta para el propósito del viaje y la fecha de vencimiento esté vigente. De lo contrario, es momento de renovar. Y ya sea que estés
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. The abrupt guilty plea by the Phoenix Mercury center
Continue ReadingBy Matt Petrillo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — We’re now hearing directly from Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney for the first time since his public comments earlier this week in which he stated that he’ll “be happy” when he is no longer mayor. On Wednesday, the mayor appeared sincere in his
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By George Ramsay and Ben Church, CNN Ons Jabeur reached her first grand slam final with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 victory against Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon on Thursday. Tunisia’s Jabeur had already made history at this year’s Wimbledon as the first Arab or North African woman to compete in the semifinals of a grand slam,
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