By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director of two gripping film classics, “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 87. A representative from his office said he died Monday in Los Angeles. Friedkin was in his early 30s when he won the best
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By Rachael Wilkerson Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — 60 kids accomplished a major goal this summer as they graduated from Young Men Inc. Sunday. The two-month empowerment camp was held at the Great Commission Church of God and is centered on keeping the boys out of the street. “This program
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By Jessica Gruenling Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — Sisters Standing Together held an anti-bullying and suicide summit on Saturday afternoon. Devine Robinson wrote an essay on bullying for the event. “Me personally, I have been bullied before,” Robinson said. Robinson says it was a situation with another girl at school.
Continue ReadingGLEN COE, Scotland (AP) — The bodies of three missing hikers were recovered from a mountain in the Scottish Highlands after they didn’t return from a notoriously difficult scramble on one of the narrowest ridge crests in Britain, police said Monday. The trio set out Saturday in Glen Coe to hike the Aonach Eagach, a
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer for Pakistan’s Imran Khan has met with him at a prison where the former prime minister is being held after his sentencing to discuss how to challenge the graft case that landed him behind bars. The lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjutha, told reporters that the country’s
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Dixon Click here for updates on this story WESTLAND, Michigan (WXYZ) — At Westland Fire Department’s Blue Brews & BBQ event on Saturday, a 4-year-old girl was run over by a dog on a golf cart, fire officials say. At the event, a Westland firefighter was seated in the passenger seat of a
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Several thousand people — their faces covered to conceal their identities — marched through Haiti’s capital demanding protection from violent gangs who are pillaging neighborhoods in the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond. Haitians’ daily lives have been disrupted by incessant gang violence that has worsened poverty across
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat in the US has killed at least 147 people in just five counties, medical examiners report — a mere snapshot of the fatal toll this searing summer is taking. And experts say that estimate is likely far lower than the actual number of lives lost to the
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By Dave McDaniel, WESH 2 Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — A 6-year-old child was taken to the hospital Thursday after being found injured under a rollercoaster at Fun Spot, Osceola County Fire Rescue officials say. Firefighters say they responded to 2850 Florida Plaza Blvd. at 3:31 p.m.
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CNN, WXIA By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a Georgia mother of four who had been missing for more than two weeks was charged with her murder after her body was recovered Friday, authorities said. Donell Anderson was arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance and death of Imani Roberson, Rockdale
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The criminal case against a former Northern California university student accused of several stabbings is on hold. Prosecutors have agreed that the former university student is incompetent to stand trial. Carlos Dominguez faces murder charges in connection to attacks that killed two and terrorized a peaceful
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Chicken prices are down. That’s good news for chicken eaters, but bad news for Tyson Foods. The meat processor, which supplies about a fifth of the beef, pork and chicken in the United States, said Monday that it is shutting down four chicken plants -— two in
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Still singing at age 57, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has branched into opera management. She succeeded Riccardo Muti as artistic director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival in 2012 and in January became director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Bartoli is singing the lead in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed
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By Faraz Javed, Jon Austin Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — Tom O’Brien has been part of the Brightmoor neighborhood on Detroit’s west side since 1974. “Brightmoor was a whole different game back then, a lot of blue-collar people but a great little community,” said O’Brien. And even though Tom now
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures topping out in the high 70s this afternoon/evening, with skies clearing as the day goes on. I’m expecting temperatures cooling off into the low 60s overnight. TOMORROW: I’m tracking partly cloudy skies and a mostly dry day tomorrow, with temperatures getting into the low 80s. There is a slight chance for
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) – – Este domingo 19 de noviembre los argentinos votarán a su próximo presidente. Aquí te contamos la diferencia entre voto en blanco, nulo o impugnado. Última hora de Massa, Milei y las elecciones en Argentina 2023 en vivo En el sistema electoral argentino se consideran válidos el voto afirmativo y
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By Faraz Javed, Jon Austin Click here for updates on this story DEARBORN, Michigan (WXYZ) — KE Soles at Dearborn’s Fairlane Town Center is no ordinary shoe store. The owner of the store, Kasem Elkhechen describes the store’s 1000-pair collection as exclusive. “I try to stay away from anything that people can actually find,” said
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — A medida que avanza la campaña electoral en Argentina, los aspirantes a gobernar el país durante los próximos cuatro años siguen desplegando sus propuestas económicas. Tras las elecciones primarias, celebradas el 13 de agosto, han surgido como principales aspirantes a la presidencia el diputado Javier Milei; el ministro de Economía,
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By Taylor Epps Click here for updates on this story LOCKPORT, New York (WKBW) — 109 of our neighbors were recognized for their bravery and service in Niagara County Sunday afternoon, their names now written in the county’s Purple Heart book. “It’s a huge honor to be here among so many purple heart recipients, to
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CNN By Celine Alkhaldi and Aqeel Najim, CNN (CNN) — A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai Friday caused delays after it escaped from a crate in the cargo hold. Iraqi Airways issued an apology after a video circulated online of a male passenger saying the return flight to
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