By Mary Alice Royse, Sharon Danquah, Danica Sauter Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Nashville Fire crews were on the scene Saturday to put out a house fire where two people were trapped inside. NFD said on Twitter that the house fire occurred at the 3000 block of Leondale Terrace.
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By Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story HALL COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Hall County Fire and Rescue were called to a boat fire at Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Officials said when first responders got there a boat was fully engulfed emitting black smoke in the
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By Katie Bo Lillis On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build an ornate Chinese garden at the National Arboretum in Washington DC. Complete with temples, pavilions and a 70-foot white pagoda, the project thrilled local officials, who hoped it would attract thousands of
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story THOMASVILLE, Alabama (WALA) — Thomasville police said a 5-year-old boy found a gun and almost shot a mail carrier Friday afternoon. Authorities said the child found a gun that had been left on a chair, picked it up and fired it. Everything unfolded on Dozier
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By Frank Healy Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police met with community members Saturday, July 23 as part of the Community Collaborative Coalition in an effort to improve police-community relations. The meeting was the first of 15 meetings they’re planning to have in the coming months, one in each
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DALLAS (AP) — Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. In a tweet Sunday, Irsay confirmed he acquired
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Wisconsin (WDJT) — On Saturday, July 23 at 8:23 p.m. Kenosha County Deputies responded to the Happy Acres Kampground at 22230 45th Street, Bristol for a report of a missing 14-year-old boy. Upon arrival, KSD deputies spoke with the mother who advised that her
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer King of the mountains. Champion on the Champs-Elysees. Jonas Vingegaard blossomed from a talented rookie to a dominant leader in his own right over three weeks of epic racing to win his first Tour de France title on Sunday. The former fish factory worker from Denmark dethroned defending champion
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Lakers player Slava Medvedenko is selling his two NBA championship rings to raise money for his native Ukraine. Medvedenko was a power forward on the Lakers’ championship teams in 2001 and ’02. He played alongside Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. SCP Auctions
Continue Reading SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Scottish golfer Richie Ramsay has claimed his fourth European tour title by winning the Cazoo Classic by one shot. The No. 329-ranked Ramsay punched the air and roared with delight after holing a par putt from 10 feet at the last hole at Hillside near Liverpool, northwest England. He shot 3-under
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yan Gomes hit two home runs, Drew Smyly tossed six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Nelson Velázquez also went deep for the Cubs, who have won four in a row to pull within 19
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By Amir Vera, Wayne Sterling and Jack Bantock, CNN Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won his first Tour de France title in Paris on the famed Champs-Élysées Sunday. The 25-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider beat two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia by three minutes and 34 seconds. Last year, Vingegaard finished second to Pogacar. Vingegaard, winner of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El ciclista danés Jonas Vingegaard ganó este domingo su primer título del Tour de Francia en los famosos Campos Elíseos. El ciclista del equipo Jumbo-Visma, de 25 años, se impuso al esloveno Tadej Pogacar, dos veces campeón, por tres minutos y 34 segundos. El año pasado, Vingegaard terminó segundo tras Pogacar. Jonas
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Stacker investigated the stroke death rate in Missouri using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Long-time New Yorker media reporter Ken Auletta heard whispers of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse of women 20 years ago — but he couldn’t write the story because sources were unwilling to go on the record. Now Auletta has finally written the definitive account of Weinstein’s crimes in his new book, “Hollywood
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark won his first Tour de France title on Sunday after coming out on top in a thrilling three-week duel with defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The 25-year-old Vingegaard became the first Danish rider to win cycling’s biggest race since Bjarne Riis in 1996. Vingegaard, who was runner-up to Pogacar
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Track is a niche sport in the United States when it comes to the fan base, even while the country hosts its first track world championships. The stands were half-empty at times and opening-weekend TV ratings didn’t beat out a routine NASCAR race. The sport’s
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III says he has a form of leukemia. In a statement posted on the Texans’ Twitter account, Metchie says he is getting treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia and expects “to make a recovery at a later point in time.” He says he is unlikely to
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El papa Francisco partió de Roma este domingo para un viaje de una semana a Edmonton, Canadá, donde se disculpará por el papel de la Iglesia Católica en el abuso de niños indígenas canadienses en internados. El Vaticano calificó el viaje como una “peregrinación penitencial”, y el papa será recibido en
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kurt Busch was not cleared by NASCAR’s medical staff to compete in Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway and the 23XI Racing driver was replaced by 19-year-old Ty Gibbs. The 43-year-old Busch tweeted he suffered from “concussion-like symptoms” from a hit suffered during Saturday’s qualifying
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