By Kevin Dotson, Matt Egan, David Goldman and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos died Saturday at age 94, his family announced in a statement. “Mr. Angelos had been ill for several years, and the family thanks the doctors, nurses and caregivers who brought comfort to him in his final
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and breezy with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and windy with highs in the lower 60s. Heightened fire danger with low humidity. EXTENDED: We’ll see more clouds tonight ahead of a warm front that will lift north and bring warmer temperatures and gusty winds tomorrow. We’ll start out in
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, the most deadly attack in Russia in years. Though the U.S. says it has evidence backing up the jihadists’ claim, that didn’t stop Moscow
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By Casey Tolan and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s largest credit union said this week that an external review found it hadn’t considered race in mortgage underwriting, responding to CNN’s previous reporting about racial gaps in its mortgage approval rates. Navy Federal Credit Union, which has more than 13 million members and lends to military
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Al menos 19 personas murieron y 23 resultaron heridas por disparos de Israel contra residentes de Gaza que esperaban ayuda humanitaria en la rotonda de Kuwait en la ciudad de Gaza este sábado, según la Oficina de Medios del Gobierno en Gaza. “El ejército de ocupación y los tanques abrieron fuego
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has died at the age of 94. His family announced in a statement that Angelos, who had been ill for several years, died Saturday. Angelos was owner of an Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SHERWOOD Oregon (KPTV) — The former Sherwood Junior Baseball Organization (JBO) treasurer was charged with several counts of theft after embezzling money for years. In December, Sherwood police were contacted by representatives of JBO about 52-year-old Terrence Haimoto, who had been the organization’s treasurer for
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. He was 98. De Brunhoff, a Paris native who moved to the U.S. in the 1980s, died
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Atlanta is in mourning after Mr. Charlie Brown, an iconic drag performer and LGBTQ activist, died on Thursday. Brown, whose birth name was Charles Dillard, passed away at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital surrounded by his husband, chosen family and friends, according to
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah has released several videos and documents related to the child abuse case involving popular parent blogger Ruby Franke. The documents released late last month include Franke’s diary, and detail why prosecutors believe “religious extremism” motivated Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Atlanta is in mourning after Mr. Charlie Brown, an iconic drag performer and LGBTQ activist, died on Thursday. Brown, whose birth name was Charles Dillard, passed away at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital surrounded by his husband, chosen family and friends, according to
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A candlelight vigil was held for Riley Strain near the site he was last seen two weeks ago. The vigil was held on Gay Street near the James Robertson Parkway bridge. Strain was last seen int he area on March 8.
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild, CNN Chicago (CNN) — This winter, every morning that hotel owner Kelli Doyen looked outside her window, she hoped to see the Gwinn Model Towne Inn’s snowmobile caked in snow. “We are one of only four properties that has a snowmobile trail right off the property,” said Doyen, who co-owns the hotel
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) — Los argentinos gozan de su periodo de democracia ininterrumpida más prolongado, pero 48 años atrás la historia era muy diferente. ¿Por qué el 24 de marzo es una fecha tan significativa? Este domingo, Argentina conmemora el Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia, un feriado inamovible que marca
Continue ReadingOpinion by Rabbi Avi Weiss (CNN) — Approaching my 80th birthday, I realize that as a Jew, I’ve lived a honeymoon life. Born at the tail end of World War II, I grew up with antisemitism by and large under control, as even vicious Jew haters were reticent to attack Jews. To some extent, I believe,
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in schools and government meetings. Supporters said continuing to block guns from schools and meetings infringes on their Second Amendment rights. The legislation vetoed Friday night would not
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in schools and government meetings. Supporters said continuing to block guns from schools and meetings infringes on their Second Amendment rights. The legislation vetoed Friday night would not
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, a 102-year-old survivor of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday at his home in Bend, Oregon. “My grandfather was a very kind and humble man,” said Angela Norton. His granddaughter said he would always tell jokes or make funny comments around the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Matthew Chance, CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Moscow (CNN) — Barely a week since Vladimir Putin secured his fifth presidential term, Russia has been plunged into carnage and disarray. The appalling attack on the vast Crocus City Hall concert venue and shopping complex near Moscow, which has been claimed by ISIS, has left
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Battered by injuries and burnt out by the demands of her sport, Deanna Stellato-Dudek retired in 2001 – before many of today’s elite figure skaters were even born. But this week, Stellato-Dudek achieved the unthinkable. With her partner Maxime Deschamps, the 40-year-old former retiree defeated athletes less than half
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