THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We’ll have the potential for strong to severe storms producing wind, hail, and tornadoes as storms develop along a cold front. Temperatures will climb into the low-to-mid 80s before the cold front passes. TONIGHT: Behind the cold front, temperatures will cool into the 50s with clear
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A battle is under way for the future of Ohio’s $94 billion teacher pension fund. The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is facing intense scrutiny, including state investigations and a lawsuit. Would-be reformers are attempting to deliver long-promised benefits to retirees, but the governor
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount about Russia’s advances in Ukraine, potential Russian interference in neighboring Moldova and pro-Moscow legislation being promoted in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The State Department said Friday that Blinken would
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CNN By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina had been aiming to compete at her ninth consecutive Olympic Games later this year, but the 48-year-old’s hopes of securing a spot in Paris have been dashed by injury. Chusovitina revealed on Instagram on Thursday that she had suffered the injury while training for
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators in the New York City suburbs continue to scour the home of a Manhattan architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Friday marked the fifth straight day of the renewed search at Rex Heuermann’s dilapidated, single-family home in
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares Londres (CNN) — Kabosu, la mascota que protagonizó miles de memes “doge”, murió, según anunció su dueña este viernes. La perra shiba inu japonesa “cayó en un sueño profundo” este viernes por la mañana a los 18 años de edad, escribió Atsuko Sato en una entrada en un blog. “Fuera de la ventana, los
Continue ReadingBy DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet, or about 4 meters, from a previously deforested area. The 30,000 trees were planted by non-profit organization Instituto Mar Urbano over four years
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ante una multitud de periodistas, el inventor Thomas Midgley Jr. se untó las manos con un aditivo de plomo y procedió a inhalar sus vapores durante aproximadamente un minuto. Imperturbable, dijo: “Podría hacer esto todos los días sin tener ningún problema de salud”. Poco después, Midgley necesitó tratamiento médico. Pero el
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google promised its new artificial intelligence search tools would “do the work for you” and make finding information online quicker and easier. But just days after the launch, the company is already walking back some factually incorrect results. Google earlier this month introduced an AI-generated search results
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after spending the past few weeks struggling with more problems on the space capsule. Officials for the company and NASA said Friday that intensive reviews indicate the Starliner capsule can
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CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has spoken about the controversial comments Harrison Butker made at a commencement speech earlier this month, saying he does not agree with “just about any” of Butker’s views but did “cherish” him as a teammate. In an address to graduates at Benedictine College,
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game Call of Duty over claims the companies bear responsibility for products used by the teenage
Continue Reading By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina had been aiming to compete at her ninth consecutive Olympic Games later this year, but the 48-year-old’s hopes of securing a spot in Paris have been dashed by injury. Chusovitina revealed on Instagram on Thursday that she had suffered the injury while training for the
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A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by gangs in Haiti’s capital who ambushed them as they left a youth group activity held at a local church, according to a police official and a religious group.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NewsNation television network completes its transition to an all-news outlet next week. When acquired by Nexstar, the former WGN America network began its shift to news in 2020. Starting June 1, a three-hour news block anchored by Adrienne Bankert on Saturday and Sunday afternoons will displace reruns of the drama
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If truth has the power to set one free, then Rapsody’s new album, “Please Don’t Cry,” has removed her from emotional imprisonment and gifted her immeasurable liberation. The three-time Grammy nominee is not only frequently lauded by critics as the best female lyricist, but also
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited his Belarusian counterpart and close ally for talks in Minsk. After their meeting on Friday, Putin questioned in remarks to reporters whether Volodymyr Zelenskyy would have the legitimacy to negotiate on Ukraine’s behalf in potential peace talks. According to Putin,
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were attacked while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday. The
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un sacerdote de Florida está acusado de morder a una mujer mientras repartía la comunión durante una misa en la iglesia católica de Santo Tomás de Aquino en St. Cloud el domingo, en un supuesto “intento por defender el pan de la comunión”, según la declaración jurada del caso. La policía
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A federal immigration officer has been convicted of using a cellphone to record a video and take photos under the skirt of a flight attendant as he escorted an immigrant who was being deported. Billy Olvera was convicted Wednesday in Miami’s federal court of interfering with a flight crew. He faces up
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