By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B icon Maxwell says he’s preparing a future album that will include teenage songs before his professional music career began, as well as songs he loved that weren’t included on early albums. But before that project drops, his long-awaited “blacksummers’NIGHT” album will arrive, marking his
Continue ReadingBy JONAH KAPLAN Click here for updates on this story MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 7th grader in Maple Grove is on a mission to make a big change that could affect millions of Americans. Twelve-year-old Adina Togal has celiac disease, a condition where consuming any gluten can get her really sick. “I got
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un autobús que transportaba en su mayoría migrantes se estrelló este viernes en el estado mexicano de Oaxaca, matando a 18 personas, según un comunicado de la Fiscalía General del estado (FGEO). El accidente ocurrió en la carretera Oaxaca-Cuacnopalan a las 5 a.m. hora local. Entre las víctimas se encuentran dos
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later lowered that figure. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca later said there had been an overcount due to some of
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Activists in Guatemala are blocking roads in surging demonstrations to support President-elect Bernardo Arévalo. That comes after Guatemala’s highest court upheld a move by prosecutors to suspend his political party over alleged voter registration fraud. Arévalo has denounced the suspension as a “coup” aimed neutralizing him before he takes office in
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Capitol building is one of the most open in the country, which made it easy for a man to walk inside with a loaded handgun this week in search of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The man was arrested for illegally openly carrying a weapon, but
Continue ReadingBy MADELINE BARTOS Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two teenagers were arrested in the shooting deaths of a mother and her 4-year-old daughter in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood last year. Police said Marquise Givner and Tarrell Jennings, both 19, were arrested on Friday morning on homicide charges in 21-year-old Temani
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and JOHN ANTCZAK LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur knew the gravity of his arrest last week near his home on the outskirts of Las Vegas, according to police body camera footage released Friday. “So what they got you for, man?” an
Continue ReadingBy JOE BRANDT, ANDI KORFF Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Oct. 6, 2023, marks the 300th anniversary of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin’s arrival in Philadelphia, and some events are happening to commemorate the occasion. Around 9 a.m., a reenactor on a boat landed at the Independence Seaport Museum along
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An American man has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of “the deliberate defacement” of valuable sculptures at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israeli police have confirmed. The unnamed 40-year-old was arrested after police were called to reports from security personnel at the cultural institution in Jerusalem. According to
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” using language that is often employed by White supremacists and nativists in comments that have drawn rebuke from one prominent civil rights group. “Nobody has ever seen anything like we’re
Continue ReadingBy Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A tuberculosis exposure in Olathe may be much larger than originally thought. The Johnson County Health Department says at least 425 people need to be tested. The exposures happened at Olathe Northwest High School. Thursday night, the school held a meeting
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to an Iranian women’s rights activist signaled international support for democracy efforts in the Islamic Republic. That was 20 years ago and the winner, Shirin Ebadi, faced harassment that ultimately forced her to flee the country. On Friday, the
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — It was finally happening for Kelly Jones; a long-delayed trip to Europe, in which she and other adults would be taking students from her Benton, Kentucky school. On March 28, 2022, Jones, her sister and a friend were walking past BNA
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians have marched in anger at a funeral procession for a 19-year-old killed by Israeli security forces after Jewish settlers rampaged through a flashpoint West Bank town the night before. The youth’s death came as tensions have escalated during the Jewish holiday season. It marked
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after the former president lost a bid Friday to halt the proceedings while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of Trump Tower and other marquee properties. An appeals court judge rebuffed Trump’s
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Just after releasing a new album, Drake announced he plans to step away from the spotlight for an extended period of time to focus on his health. The artist was a guest on the “Table for One” on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 Friday morning, where he said “I probably won’t
Continue ReadingBy KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee urged Iran to release imprisoned peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi and let her accept the award at the annual prize ceremony in December. Such appeals have had little effect in the past. Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights activist and
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Donna Kelce is fully aware of what the world wants to know. She also is fully protective of her son Travis Kelce and his personal life. “I don’t talk about it much,” she told CNN Friday. “It’s basically, you know, people’s personal lives and I just stay out
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — If people want to reduce gun violence in the United States, experts say it’s important to start by understanding what we as a society are up against. “First, it’s important to recognize that gun violence is a public health epidemic,” said Dr. Tochi Iroku-Malize, president of the American Academy
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