By TY O’NEIL and STEFANIE DAZIO JEAN, Nev. (AP) — A brief but heavy downpour helped firefighters battling a massive blaze in California and Nevada, but meteorologists warned of the potential for sudden and erratic wind shifts that could endanger crews. The York Fire was partially contained by Tuesday morning after the blaze ignited Friday
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The South Carolina woman accused of killing a newlywed bride when she drunkenly slammed her car into a golf cart is not getting released from jail before her trial. A judge denied bond on Tuesday for Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25. Officials say she drove over twice the speed
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By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US is still waiting for European officials to submit a final plan for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, which the US will have to authorize before the program can actually begin, officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The training is supposed
Continue ReadingWMC, ANONYMOUS HANDOUT (FLYERS), CNN By Shawn Nottingham and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Authorities shot a man after they say he fired shots at a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday afternoon. Memphis police were called to the Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South around 12:20 p.m. ET after an armed man tried
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to end expedited screening of asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody, calling it a “rushed practice” that has allowed little access to legal counsel. As the administration prepared to launch speedy screenings this spring, authorities pledged access to counsel would be
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The United States is clearly not the dominant team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The Americans have advanced to the knockout stage at this edition, but just barely after a 0-0 draw with Portugal in their final group match. With just one win and a pair
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remained unable to carry out her duties as acting governor on Tuesday after she was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. Oliver was acting as governor while Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is out of the country on vacation. Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a fellow Democrat,
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tom Hanks and Johnathon Schaech are still going strong as friends nearly 30 years after they both starred in “That Thing You Do.” In the cult-classic, which Hanks wrote and directed, the Oscar-winning actor plays Mr. White, an A&R representative for Playtone Records and manager for “The Wonders.” Schaech
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Mental illness continues to be a pressing and persistent issue facing students in Georgia, not unlike states across the country. “I cry every day. It’s like my joy is just gone,” said Lynita Rugless, whose daughter Azaria died by suicide on
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Six days since American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from the community ministry where she works in Haiti, information about their capture and whereabouts remains unclear as the aid group works with authorities and partners in the United States and Haiti to secure their freedom, it
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers that has been a key feature of the post-pandemic economy is cooling a bit. Job openings dropped to 9.6 million in June, the Labor Department said Tuesday, down slightly from the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Parker Click here for updates on this story DACULA, Georgia (WANF) — A raccoon who bit a 2-year-old tested positive for rabies, according to Gwinnett County officials. They say the toddler attempted to pet it. The incident happened Jul. 28 near the 2200 block of Brooks Road in Dacula. This is at least
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By Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A death investigation is underway Monday morning at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta. Atlanta police say they received a call around 1 a.m. for an attempted burglary but it turned into a person shot call. It happened at the Landing
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un cilindro misterioso que llegó a la costa de Australia Occidental es parte de los restos de un lanzamiento espacial indio, dijeron las autoridades de ambos países, poniendo fin a una serie de especulaciones sobre el origen del objeto. El cilindro era parte de un vehículo de lanzamiento de satélites polares
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By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed Monday in Oklahoma is seeking to block the state’s support for the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. The lawsuit, filed by the Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee, is asking a judge to stop the sponsorship, funding and opening of the St. Isidore of Seville
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las ofertas de empleo en Estados Unidos cayeron en junio a su nivel más bajo desde abril de 2021, según los últimos datos de rotación laboral publicados este martes por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. El número de puestos de trabajo disponibles cayó por segundo mes consecutivo, con una cifra
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Journalists at France’s emblematic Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche have decided to put an end to a 40-day strike. They unsuccessfully protested against the appointment of a new editor-in-chief they denounce as an outspoken far-right supporter. The newspaper’s journalists’ association said Tuesday that 94% of the
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CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromaiorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size.
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company that they accused of reaping billions of dollars from a racist
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent company’s reaction to social media posts about the “Barbenheimer” blitz that combined images of Barbie and an atomic bomb mushroom cloud. The memes triggered criticisms in Japan for what many described as
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