By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup was a momentous occasion for the soccer-crazed country, but the joy on and off the field was soon sullied by the leader of the country’s soccer federation when he planted an unwanted kiss on the lips of a star player
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BARRINGTON HILLS, Illinois (WBBM) — A bull has been on the loose for several days in Barrington Hills. Police in the northwest suburb released a photo of a stray bull that has been spotted wandering the area. The village said Friday that the bull had
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Tras interpretar su propia versión de “Lose Yourself” de Eminem en la Feria Estatal de Iowa, el aspirante presidencial republicano Vivek Ramaswamy recibió una petición de The Real Slim Shady para que dejara de utilizar su música. BMI, la organización de derechos de ejecución, informó a la campaña de Ramaswamy, a petición
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court decision in May that rolled back protections for US wetlands. The rule will invalidate an earlier definition of what constitutes the so-called waters
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By Bethlehem Feleke, David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Two men in Uganda are facing separate charges of “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense punishable by death under the country’s controversial new anti-gay laws. A 20-year-old man in the district of Soroti in eastern Uganda was charged on August 18 after he allegedly, “performed unlawful sexual intercourse with one [man] aged
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice and an Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Black and Hispanic people. The Justice Department says the American Bank of Oklahoma used redlining in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Tulsa area, including the
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We’ve compiled videos and links to beach cameras along Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hurricane Idalia approaches.
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and European law enforcement agencies dismantled a massive network of hacked computers that had been used to defraud victims of hundreds of millions of dollars, agencies announced Tuesday. The Justice Department seized over $8 million in cryptocurrency from the hackers and removed their malicious code from an
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Los Angeles County firefighters drove an officer to the hospital after an errant tire slammed into the officer’s patrol vehicle. The collision happened on the southbound portion of the I-605 Freeway in El Monte at around 3:30 p.m., according to authorities.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story El Segundo, California (KCAL) — The boys of the El Segundo all-star team returned home as champions after a dramatic walk-off home run in the Little League World Series cemented their legacy in the history books. “Historic and monumental,” said manager Danny Boehle. “The memories
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By George Ramsay, Benjamin Brown and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — The Spanish government has taken further steps toward suspending beleaguered soccer chief Luis Rubiales after submitting all necessary documentation to the country’s Court of Arbitration of Sport (TAD). The development comes as pressure continues to mount on Rubiales ever since he gave an unwanted
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — California’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a local school district over its new policy requiring parents to be notified when a child tells a teacher they want to be recognized by a different gender identity or pronoun than the one listed on their birth
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. AND MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is calling for a democratic transition of power to anti-corruption campaigner and president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his party Seed Movement, which have faced waves of legal attacks in attempts to block his rise to power. Giammattei’s statement Tuesday
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment. Scalise, 57, said he will continue to serve in the House. He described the cancer as “very treatable” and said it was detected early.
Continue ReadingBy KATRINA KINCADE Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Teachers at the Sizer School in Fitchburg participated in an active shooter training before the start of the school year. “If you’re a math teacher you’re not necessarily also thinking ‘Oh I’m going know what to do if an active shooter
Continue ReadingCNN By Joe Sutton, Jennifer Henderson, Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have released details from a 911 call made by the father of Ryan Christopher Palmeter – the gunman who killed three people in what authorities called a racially motivated rampage at a Dollar General store in Florida. Palmeter,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A woman was hospitalized Monday morning after she was attacked by a coyote while walking her dog in Fall River. It happened around 5:45 a.m. near the South Winds Apartments. The coyote bit the woman’s legs and left arm. She
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Plans to build the world’s tallest flagpole are being delayed — again. The tiny town of Columbia Falls in Maine is delaying large developments for another six months to allow more time to complete needed rules and regulations for large developments. The plan is for a flagpole stretching 1,461 feet
Continue ReadingOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The preliminary hearing in the felony case for Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been pushed back nearly a month because the judge has COVID-19. Jackson Mahomes was charged in May with three felony counts of aggravated sexual battery and one misdemeanor count of battery.
Continue ReadingOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The preliminary hearing in the felony case for Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been pushed back nearly a month because the judge has COVID-19. Jackson Mahomes was charged in May with three felony counts of aggravated sexual battery and one misdemeanor count of battery.
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