By Alex Marquardt and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Hours before Israel launched a drone strike against Iran on Thursday night, Israeli officials gave a heads up to their US counterparts in Washington: an attack was in the works, they said, and without sharing specifics, indicated it would be carried out in the next
Continue ReadingBy Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WCBS) — A dognapper was caught on video stealing a woman’s dog from her front yard in Brooklyn, police say. The Shih Tzu named Romeo Rivera has been missing for more than a month. Investigators are now asking for the public’s help
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore music community came together Thursday night to support the families of the Key Bridge collapse victims. Joel Michael-Schwartz, a local musician how who has spent the last few weeks putting the show together, knows that music can be healing
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump was on trial tested news organizations on how quickly they could respond to an incident and what to show viewers. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC were all live on the
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The historic first criminal trial of a former US president begins with opening statements on Monday. Judge Juan Merchan swiftly moved through consideration of roughly 200 potential jurors to find a jury pool of 18 by midday Friday, swearing in 12 jurors and six alternates
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By Aqeel Najim and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad, had been hit by an explosion overnight, killing one member of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and injuring eight other people. The PMU, also known as the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska; Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Govs. J.B. Pritzker,
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two mayoral candidates in Mexico have been killed, bringing to 17 the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 elections. One candidate was killed Friday in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas. Noé Ramos Ferretiz was running for a coalition of the opposition National Action Party
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will not face a clawback of $465 million in COVID-19 money from the federal government, alleviating concerns raised by state lawmakers during the legislative session in March. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that federal officials approved the state’s application for a waiver
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A Maries County deputy was treated and released Friday after a crash on a state highway.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new Idaho organization says it will ask voters to restore abortion access and other reproductive health care rights in the state after lawmakers let a second legislative session end without modifying the strict abortion bans. Melanie Folwell is the spokeswoman for Idahoans United for Women
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Kyiv, Ucrania (CNN) — Los defensores del aire de Ucrania dicen que alcanzaron dos primicias significativas en la mañana del viernes, luego de derribar un bombardero estratégico ruso Tu22M3 y golpear dos misiles de crucero hipersónicos Kh-22 en vuelo. La noticia de estas intercepciones en pleno vuelo supondrá un gran impulso para las
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges he was beaten and raped as a teen at New Hampshire’s youth detention center says he both tried to take his own life and plotted to kill his abusers before speaking up. David Meehan lived at the Youth Development Center in the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ala. (AP) — The warden of an Alabama prison was arrested Friday on drug charges. The Alabama Department of Corrections says the warden at Limestone Correctional Facility was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, marijuana possession and other charges. Court records show that manufacturing charge accuses him of growing psilocybin mushrooms, a hallucinogenic. Court
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Los casos de dengue están aumentando en América. El número de casos reportados esta semana superaron los 5,2 millones, por encima del récord anual establecido en 2023, de acuerdo con la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). Ashley Baldwin, portavoz de la OPS, le dijo a CNN el jueves que
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were accused of robbing a Centralia home in May 2023 were indicted on Friday by a grand jury. Curtis Lamar Russell, 45, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, stealing more than $750 and third-degree assault. He was initially charged with
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal prosecutors want to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a South Africa man convicted of killing two Alaska Native women for allegedly lying on his naturalization application for saying he had neither killed nor hurt anyone. Brian Steven Smith was convicted earlier this year in the
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas say a 10-year-old boy has confessed to an unsolved 2022 killing, telling investigators that he shot a man he did not know while the victim slept. The Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office said the boy has been evaluated at a psychiatric hospital but cannot
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 30 years after three boys were found dead, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled new DNA testing of evidence from the crime scene can proceed, overturning a circuit court which had denied a request by one of the men convicted of the crime. Damien Echols,
Continue ReadingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — In a story published April 19, 2024, about Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s actions on various bills approved by legislators, The Associated Press erroneously reported the details of an election bill that she vetoed. The bill would require county election officials to track how many ballots an individual delivers for other voters,
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