By Tatiana Arias and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian authorities have declined a US request to extradite an alleged Russian spy, saying that he would eventually be sent to Russia instead. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov is accused of entering the US under a false identity to spy on Americans in the lead up to Russia’s
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A runaway SEPTA trolley crashed into a historic home in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday night. “About 40-50 mph. You would think that this was a scene straight out of Will Smith’s movie,” one person who witnessed the crash said. Officials said the
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD AND ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement,
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By Tamala Edwards Click here for updates on this story BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Blue Bell resident Barbara Lulejian is about to go for a walk in the meadow thanks to one of Watermark’s signature programs for community life. “Blue Bell Place offers EngageVR and we incorporate virtual reality into the programs that we
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By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to stock up on tissues, bingeable TV options and Covid-19 tests. Yes, many signs are pointing to a Covid-19 summer surge – although one that’s far less intense than what emerged the past few summers. Experts say they do not expect that cases will be
Continue ReadingMIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praised Wesleyan University’s elimination of legacy admissions on a visit Friday to discuss the administration’s response to the Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action in higher education. The administration has been considering steps it can take to protect diversity on campuses in the wake
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh tracks from Quavo, the arrival on Disney+ of James Gunn’s cornball finale “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary with the documentary “Mixtape.” Sigourney Weaver and Alycia Debnam-Carey co-star in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt” for Prime Video
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea next month for a summit at Camp David. The Aug. 18 meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest sign of warming relations between
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. As little as one or two minutes of vigorous exercise a day could lower your cancer risk, according to a new study. This activity can include
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Alicia Navarro salió de su casa en Glendale, Arizona, en septiembre de 2019 y dejó una nota en la que decía que se marchaba, prometía regresar pronto y lamentaba lo que sucedía. Tenía 15 años. Ese retorno nunca sucedió. Por cuatro años, la Policía local, el FBI y grupos
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By Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — More than a week after the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced a person of interest they believe is connected to the death of four metro area women, the family of a fifth woman who was also found dead this year
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By Morgan Rimmer, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The Senate confirmed a slate of high-profile State Department nominees late Thursday night, including ambassadors to Italy, Jordan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Niger, Rwanda and Ethiopia. The confirmations came after Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told CNN earlier in the evening that
Continue ReadingBy Jason Lee Click here for updates on this story OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A hidden camera was found inside a public toilet at Bender Beach in Oconomowoc according to a report from the City of Oconomowoc Police Dept. The device was reported Tuesday, July 25 at around 1:13 p.m. Officers responded to the report,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Woods and Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A 34-year-old man is in custody after a 6-year-old boy was sexually assaulted in south St. Louis. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the man, seen in neighborhood surveillance footage, grabbed the 6-year-old while they were
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Hennessy Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — An online vigil began Friday morning at 6 a.m. to remember the unsolved homicides in Kansas City and in hopes someone knowing something, says something. 680 unsolved murders in the metro and surrounding area are being broadcast on Facebook and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Georgia resident died from a rare brain infection they likely got from swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. They said the infection the person died from is called Naegleria fowleri. The
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — John Edd Thompson, the longtime chief meteorologist for FOX10 News until he retired in 2009, suffered an attack at a gas station in Mobile on Tuesday – the same day he turned 81. Thompson, who retired in 2009, said he had
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to staging her own kidnapping and triggering a 49-hour-long search, turned herself in and has been charged with making false reports. The 26-year-old is being charged with falsely reporting to law enforcement officers and falsely reporting an
Continue ReadingWEST BATH, Maine (AP) — Defense attorneys in Maine may mount an insanity defense for a man who police say confessed to killing his parents and their friends before firing at people on a busy interstate highway. Joseph Eaton entered pleas of both not guilty and not criminally responsible to multiple charges including four counts
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As Texas bakes under a sweltering heat dome this summer and people crank their air conditioners, the state’s energy demand has smashed records. But the power has stayed on and prices haven’t spiked tremendously. Thank wind and solar, energy experts say. “Renewables have been performing very well this summer,
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