By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Port of Baltimore is preparing to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to get in and out for a few days. Thursday’s move will be a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub. It’s been closed to most traffic since the Francis Scott
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press ZOETERMEER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch national intelligence agency says threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The General Intelligence and Security Service in its annual report says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the destruction of a Quran outside
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A Michigan woman was arraigned Tuesday on second-degree murder and other charges after prosecutors say she drunkenly crashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a child’s birthday party, killing a young brother and sister and injuring several other people. Marshella Chidester, 66, did not enter a plea
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived. News outlets report that a Cook County jury convicted 37-year-old Sandra Kolalou late Monday of all the charges she faced, including first-degree murder, dismembering
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La semana pasada, lluvias torrenciales sin precedentes dejaron bajo el agua partes de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU), paralizando la vida en Dubai y otros lugares. Las inundaciones causadas por el mayor diluvio registrado en los EAU fueron tan intensas que los satélites pudieron seguir viéndolas desde el espacio días después de
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June. A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent over
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. The latest version of the plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles
Continue ReadingBy Blake DeVine Click here for updates on this story ZEBULON, Georgia (WANF) — A house in Pike County has been shot at for the second time in three years, leaving its owners concerned for their safety. At 4:46 a.m. on Sunday morning, the resident’s Ring camera captured someone walking down their driveway with a
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers shot to death in their southwest Oklahoma City home. Police said Tuesday that the father fatally shot three of his sons, including two children, and his wife, then himself. Police Sgt. Gary Knight
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Police have launched a death investigation after a child was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a LaGrange apartment complex. Around 8:27 p.m. Sunday, LaGrange police responded to the Cameron Crossing apartment complex after two siblings, a 2-year-old and a
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian has led quite the life. While she has been sharing much of it with the public in reality TV series since 2007, Kardashian actually revealed some new gems during an appearance Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” For example, she and her sister Kourtney used to walk
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A pharmacy owner in New Haven reached a settlement after an investigation revealed that customers with red flags overdosed on their prescription medications. Yong Kwon agreed to pay the federal government $120,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — African leaders discussed anti-terrorism solutions on the continent during a high-level security summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja Monday amid a rise in terror attacks. According to the African Center for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), Africa witnessed an average of eight terror-related incidents and
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders delayed the 2020 gathering until now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the 11-day gathering runs
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Surveying her new surroundings in a Russian penal colony, the enormity of her prison confinement suddenly dawned on Brittney Griner, the WNBA star has told ABC. Speaking to ABC anchor Robin Roberts, the 33-year-old Griner said it was at that moment she “felt just less than a human.” The
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It was in the spring of 2023 that law enforcement from different jurisdictions around the metro area announced that they had found the bodies of Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, JoAnna Speaks, Bridget Webster, and Ashley Real. All were initially reported missing
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is already breaking hearts and records since she released “The Tortured Poets Department,” but to what extent she’s done the latter will be known in more detail when full sales figures for the album are released next week. In short: It could be historically big. The
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is already breaking hearts and records since she released “The Tortured Poets Department,” but to what extent she’s done the latter will be known in more detail when full sales figures for the album are released next week. In short: It could be historically big. The all-encompassing
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BATTLE GROUND, Washington (KPTV) — A teacher from Battle Ground High School was placed on administrative leave and arrested on charges involving online sexual corruption of a child on Saturday. Police said 57-year-old Kevin Weeks was arrested in Oregon by the Albany Police Department and
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sales of newly built single-family homes in the United States soared in March despite mortgage rates remaining elevated that month. New home sales, which make up about 10% of the market, jumped 8.8% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000, according to government figures released
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