LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have identified the man whose body was found inside a barrel in Malibu, California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the man was identified by the coroner’s office as 32-year-old Javonnta Marshann Murphy. No additional information was immediately provided Wednesday. Murphy’s body was found inside a black plastic 55-gallon
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Independent investigators leaving Mexico after eight years searching for answers to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a teachers’ college say they experienced a “double reality” that was unlike anything they had encountered in other international missions. Spanish physician Carlos Beristain says, “It’s like you’re
Continue ReadingBy ASAL REZAEI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Northwestern University will face another lawsuit from a former athlete in the wake of a hazing scandal. Several lawsuits from former football players have been filed in recent weeks, alleging hazing and abuse. The complaint has been filed on behalf of former
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Henrietta Lacks would have been 103 on Tuesday. Her gift is justice. Seventy years ago, Lacks went to the hospital for cancer treatment. Her cells were used for research purposes without consent. Those cells went on to revolutionize parts of modern
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By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19 could be underway, although not as significant as in past summers. By some measures, the number of coronavirus infections is rising, along with test positivity, emergency department visits and — most alarmingly — hospital admissions.
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2022 conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the 1990s sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school. In a split decision Tuesday, a majority of the court found “no reversible error” in the conviction of Paul West, 63, who is Central
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By LEVAN REID Click here for updates on this story MELROSE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Camille Wahl has been fighting a rare form of cancer for half of her life, but as she continues her battle, she’s also helping others. For most of her young life, the Melrose native was a competitive Irish step dancer. That
Continue ReadingOpinion by Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers (CNN) — Jurors have decided that the man convicted in the mass shooting five years ago at the Pittsburgh synagogue I lead should be put to death. The decision, marks the final chapter of an emotional, months-long trial, that should bring closure to members of my congregation and two
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This Afternoon: Isolated nonsevere rain is possible early afternoon, with possible stronger storms developing after 5 PM. These will last through tonight bringing all severe hazards, winds up to 60 MPH, hail up to 1″ in diameter and a low but not zero chance for a tornado. Tonight: Severe storms exit the area likely around
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri has executed a death row inmate for the 2002 murder of a young girl over the objections of his attorneys, who argued he was mentally incompetent and thus ineligible to be put to death. Johnny Johnson, 45, was sentenced to die for murdering 6-year-old Casey Williamson after abducting
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Russia is forcing Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories to accept Russian citizenship by engaging in a systematic push “to make it impossible for residents to survive in their homes” unless they do so, according to a newly released report from the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab. The report details an extensive
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Two men driving in Death Valley National Park on July 4 got lost and illegally drove off-road, the US National Park Service alleges, sending one man to the hospital with heat-related illness. Charges and fines are pending, NPS said in a news release Tuesday. “Death Valley is an awe-inspiring
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ST. JOESPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs were back on the training camp field at Missouri Western Wednesday after having a day of rest on Tuesday. “It’s always tough coming from a day off, but the tempo was great,” said head coach Andy Reid. Watch extended highlights from Wednesday’s practice in the video player
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea. They’ve charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast guard statement says all 40 people are in good
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, dio a conocer este martes detalles del denominado “pacto fiscal” con el que espera sacar adelante una serie de medidas tributarias que impulsen el crecimiento del país austral, la inversión y mejoras en distintos ámbitos sociales para los ciudadanos. “Un Chile mejor se construye dialogando
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El primer ministro de Canadá, Justin Trudeau, anunció este miércoles en su cuenta de Instagram que se separará de su esposa, Sophie. Después de “muchas conversaciones significativas y difíciles” con Sophie, “hemos tomado la decisión de separarnos”, dijo Trudeau. “Como siempre, seguimos siendo una familia unida con profundo amor y respeto
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape, the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his memorabilia ever to appear on the market.
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By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says one of its K9 officers has been released from the hospital after he was stabbed by a suspect last week. According to Las Vegas police, K9 officer Diko was stabbed several times while
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Maude Apatow is mourning her late friend and “Euphoria” co-star, Angus Cloud. The actor died Monday at age 25. “Angus was the funniest person ever,” Apatow wrote in a post shared on Instagram Wednesday. “I would get so excited to see on the schedule that we would be working together
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