By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story ROBERTSDALE, Alabama (WALA) — Over half of Robertsdale High School students did not show up Wednesday following a school threat. Out of roughly 1200 students, 740 were out, according to the Baldwin County School System. “The call came in from a blocked number, and when
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A murdered, dismembered and nameless woman has been identified. Ada Fritz has been known as ‘Jane Doe’ since her body was found in Grand Bay in 1976. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, teenage boys found Fritz’s body in Sessions
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state. The new rule applies only to drivers signing up to transport passengers with Uber’s
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the Caribbean country on Thursday to evaluate the damage Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding that killed at least two people and left one missing. More than 670 homes
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Magnus Carlsen defeated Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to become Chess World Cup champion on Thursday. After the two had drawn the opening two games of the final, Carlsen won the first of two tiebreak games before drawing the second frame to clinch his first World Cup title. The
Continue ReadingBy Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — For the first time, the family of a Black man arrested and punched inside a Kenosha Applebee’s by law enforcement in a case of mistaken identity, spoke to members of the media. The family spoke in front of Applebee’s Wednesday, Aug.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The road to a marriage proposal can be a long and winding one. For two Slovakian athletes, the journey was exactly 35 kilometers long. Both Dominik Černý and Hana Burzalova were in Budapest, Hungary, competing for their country in the race walking events for men and women at the
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Air traffic controllers at Lebanon’s only civilian airport say they are badly understaffed and are planning to go on strike next month. The announcement by the team of 13 air traffic controllers at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on Thursday follows a report by the European Union’s aviation safety watchdog that raised
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German federal court says it has rejected an appeal by a military officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker and was convicted last of year of plotting to attack prominent politicians. The officer was convicted by the Frankfurt state court in July 2022 of preparing a serious crime meant to endanger
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CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — With Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, eight of his primary rivals – most of them men wearing ties similar to the bright red one regularly worn by the former president – brawled for second-place status Wednesday
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Federación Internacional del Fútbol Asociado (FIFA) anunció este jueves que su Comisión Disciplinaria abrió un procedimiento contra el presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Luis Rubiales, por el beso no consensuado a la futbolista Jennifer Hermoso durante la entrega de premios del Mundial Femenino que culminó
Continue ReadingBy IBRAHIM SAMRA Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A day before 2-week-old twins Montana and Matthew Bridges went missing, Yvette McDonald says more than one person tried breaking into her son’s home. “They came to my son’s house a day before they kidnapped the kids. They tried to break
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has opened a disciplinary case against the Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips while celebrating the team’s victory in the Women’s World Cup final. FIFA says its disciplinary committee will examine if Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales brought the sport
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By Raenu Charles, CNN (CNN) — The State Department approved an estimated $500 million sale of infrared search and track systems for F-16 fighter jets, as well as other related equipment, to Taiwan on Wednesday. The proposed sale of the infrared equipment will help Taiwan “defend its airspace, provide regional security, and increase interoperability with
Continue ReadingBy SARA POWERS, GINO VICCI Click here for updates on this story WARREN, Michigan (WWJ) — An Oakland County man is suing Olive Garden for more than $25,000 after he claims he found a rat’s foot in a bowl of minestrone soup at a Metro Detroit location of the restaurant. Thomas Howie, 54, filed the
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By Tim Lister and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces have carried out their most complex and ambitious operations to date against Russian military facilities in the occupied region of Crimea, officials in Kyiv have said. Special forces landed on the western shore of Crimea, near the settlements of Olenivka and Mayak, in a
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO, LYNNE SLADKY AND LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rajee Narinesingh faced struggles throughout her life as a transgender woman, from workplace discrimination to the lasting effects of black market injections that scarred her face and caused chronic infections. In spite of the roadblocks, the 56-year-old Florida actress and
Continue ReadingOpinion by Holly Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Some conversation openers are evergreen. “How’s work?” “How’s your love life?” and the daredevil’s favorite, “You OK?” will always have a place. As time passes, others materialize. These new topics signal a shift; a new life phase incoming. For those of us in our 30s, home ownership and procreation
Continue Reading By Kristen Holmes and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has replaced his top Georgia lawyer ahead of his surrender Thursday evening, sources tell CNN. In replacing Drew Findling with Steven Sadow, an Atlanta-based attorney whose website profile describes him as a “special counsel for white collar and high-profile defense,” Trump is
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By Miquel Ros, CNN Musandam Governate, Oman (CNN) — As our tiny dhow glides serenely along the sinuous desert coastline, it’s hard to believe the glass and steel jungle of Dubai is just a couple of hours’ drive away. You won’t find a trace of skyscrapers, malls or even roads here. The only heights within
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