By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow is fully participating in training camp three weeks after having an appendectomy. He had surgery on July 26. Burrow has an eye on getting ready for the regular-season opener next month. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback threw crisp passes in seven-on-seven drills. Coach Zac Taylor
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — An increase in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries has sparked a call for better education and enforcement efforts from New York City leaders. There were 104 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in 2021, leading to 79 injuries and four deaths,
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 1-year-old boy is dead after being run over by a car in southwest Houston, according to police. Houston police said the baby’s parents were having a party at a home in the 2700 block of Woodland Park Drive when one
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Hurtado Click here for updates on this story ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly forty years since her disappearance and murder, the remains of a Freeport woman still haven’t been found, and her family is asking her killer to tell them. In 1986, 22-year-old Rebecca Beard suddenly went missing. Eight years after her disappearance,
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BORODYANKA, Ukraine (AP) — Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber and former Ukraine soccer star Andriy Shevchenko have appealed for international donations to Ukraine to continue. They spoke Monday on a visit to a residential area outside Kyiv that suffered extensive damage from Russian bombardment. Schreiber, who starred in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,”
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Crites Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — One year ago today, the Taliban took control of Kabul. As American forces evacuated, a group of Afghan women who helped hunt insurgents, working secret missions with our special ops teams, got left behind. And the battle to get them out
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has released a revised proposal for social studies standards in public schools. They would present a mostly shining vision of America’s history after an initial draft of the standards came under heavy criticism last year from both conservatives and Native
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Disney Cruise Line said on Monday it’s dropping its vaccination requirement for children younger than 12. Starting on September 2, a requirement to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer apply to guests ages 5 to 11 for sailings leaving US and Canadian ports. The cruise line’s previous rule, which
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly three years after Adam Neumann stepped down as CEO of WeWork following a failed attempt to take the company public, he is said to once again be in charge of a billion-dollar real estate startup. Andreessen Horowitz, the prominent venture capital firm known for its early investments in Twitter
Continue ReadingBy KTVK/KPHO Staff Click here for updates on this story GILBERT, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — A Higley High School student has been elected to a leadership role in SkillsUSA, a national program empowering future leaders and shaping students to become world-class workers. As a member of SkillsUSA, Lili Valencia has ascended up the leadership ladder
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Cortez, Whitney Clark Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Sunday marks National Navajo Code Talkers Day, which pays homage to those who played a key role in American history. In honor of the historic day, a special ceremony was held in Phoenix for those who served as code
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By Tamara Qiblawi and Zeena Saifi, CNN Nearly 10 years after he was driven underground, Salman Rushdie believed he was free. The author had been living under heavy security and highest secrecy in London. But in 1998, the Iranian government of President Mohammad Khatami publicly distanced itself from the religious fatwa calling for his murder.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador Guillermo Lasso le confirmó a los miembros de su gabinete que recibió un diagnóstico de melanoma días después de ser operado de una lesión de párpado, y que viajará a Houston, Estados Unidos, para recibir atención y tratamiento, le dijo a CNN una alta fuente del
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The richest man on earth has once again created chaos and commotion on the internet with his tweets. Tesla’s billionaire CEO Elon Musk tweeted late on Tuesday that he was buying Manchester United soccer club. “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome,” Musk told his 103 million followers on Twitter,
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured. The
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann, who pushed back on efforts by the former President and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding January 6, 2021, a person familiar with the probe confirmed to CNN.
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing in early June. Two months later, he got a text from a neighbor: People exploring a nearby cave found a dog. Could it be Abby? Curious, Bohnert went to the cave site not
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Sacheen Littlefeather had only 60 seconds to speak at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her brief speech, she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, faced a mixture of loud boos and cheers, and defended the rights of Native Americans on national TV. Almost 50 years later,
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The US Department of Labor proposed fines of almost $1.3 million for Dollar General after federal inspectors found workplace violations at three Georgia stores, the agency announced Monday. The DOL said it visited stores earlier this year in Pembroke, Hogansville and Smyrna and saw blocked exit routes, dangerously stacked merchandise boxes
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU quarterback Myles Brennan has decided to end his college football career after five seasons with the Tigers. The 23-year-old Brennan, who announced his decision on Monday, spent his first three years at LSU as a backup. He was named the starter in 2020, only to have that season cut
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