By Hector Gonzales Click here for updates on this story SUN CITY WEST, Arizona (KNXV) — A man is hospitalized after being stung by nearly 2,000 bees in Sun City West Saturday. According to Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (AFMA), a maintenance worker in his 50s was working at Pebblebrook Golf Course when he encountered
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Franklin woman originally reported as missing now faces multiple charges after police say she orchestrated a false report about her own murder. Margaret Frances “Maggie” Elizabeth Sweeney, 37, of Franklin was arrested Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, and charged with
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation’s chief executive, paid substantial legal fees to Private Media, which publishes the scrappy Australia-based news outlet Crikey, after abandoning his defamation lawsuit against the outlet. Murdoch’s lawyer, John Churchill, said Tuesday that Murdoch had paid. So, $1,306,739 Australian ($839,207.39 US) to cover Private Media’s legal
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In cell phone videos, he holds his dog wrapped in a blanket, jokes with his sisters, climbs a rock wall, laughs as his grandmother put a French fry in his face. Linda, who asked that her last name be withheld for
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German Township, Ohio,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The score is two and plenty of love for Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian. The couple have welcomed their second daughter, according to a post Ohanian’s verified Instagram account. “Welcome, Adira River Ohanian,” he wrote in a post featuring a series of family photos with the newborn. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (WSMV) — Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father died and one other person was injured when his North Carolina home exploded in the early morning hours on Tuesday. Multiple fire departments and emergency personnel from several counties responded to 292 Barber Loop for
Continue ReadingOpinion by Melon Dash (CNN) — My first job after college was a teaching assistantship at a small college in New Hampshire, where I taught beginning swimming every semester to around 20 undergrads. I noticed, however, that half of my students couldn’t follow my instructions. They were afraid. My students needed a class before beginning swimming. I
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US government has awarded more than $1.4 billion to kick-start the development of new vaccines and therapies to fight Covid-19, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. The funding is part of Project NextGen, a $5 billion government initiative to develop new and more durable
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A woman says Delta lost her dog at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during an international flight from the Dominican Republic. “I rescued her from the streets. I’ve had her since she’s been one month old,” said Paula Rodriguez. Forget man’s best
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A Columbia day shelter for homeless people said Tuesday that it sees a major increase in people using its services during extreme heat like the temperatures blanketing Mid-Missouri this week.
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — No one aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 was hurt during a rough landing at a Southern California airport during Tropical Storm Hilary. Alaska Airlines says the flight experienced an issue with its landing gear late Sunday at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. A brief description of the incident
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky, Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two officers were stabbed at a correctional facility in Newtown on Tuesday. The Department of Correction reported that the incident happened at the Garner Correctional Institute in Newtown. An inmate stabbed one officer in the neck and the other
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and sent plumes of hazardous air into the US – were made more likely and more intense by the climate crisis, according to a new report published Tuesday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a 64-year-old man spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas until being rescued. Aircrews had spotted flares being fired near a disabled sailboat. A crew from Air Station Miami dropped food, water and a radio to communicate with the man. A Coast Guard cutter
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VERNONIA, Oregon (KPTV) — Evacuation levels have been reduced for a brush fire that began Monday evening near Vernonia. Just before 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District said crews were on scene of a brush fire near the 15000 block of Keasey
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kerry Washington and Martin Sheen, a pair of fictional former politicos, turned Hollywood’s strikes into a rousing campaign rally Tuesday with speeches celebrating unity across the industry and with labor at large. “We are here because we know that unions matter,” said Washington, who played
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, Alabama (WALA) — A little girl who died and a man who became sick in Baldwin County both were victims of an exceptionally rare mosquito-borne disease – eastern equine encephalitis. There is not treatment, cure – or good way to predict who might
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will spend $150 million to help owners of small parcels of forestland partner with companies willing to pay them for carbon offsets and other environmental credits. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the grant program at a conference of Black landowners
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Two consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court Tuesday seeking to halt the state’s termination of residents’ Medicaid benefits. The suit is the first in the nation to challenge states’ resumption of reviewing Medicaid enrollees’ eligibility and dropping those deemed no longer qualified. The process,
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