TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three power conferences have joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in urging a Tallahassee court to keep the league’s TV deals with ESPN private. The Big Ten, the Big 12 and the Southeastern Conference filed a joint request in Leon County Circuit Court this week supporting the ACC’s claim that the documents
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman who pleaded guilty to helping her mother kill a pregnant teenager in 2019 before the baby was cut from her womb with a butcher knife has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Desiree Figueroa was sentenced Thursday by a Cook County judge. She pleaded guilty to murder
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — The main power utility in Hawaii will cut off electricity to some areas in future extreme weather conditions to avoid another wildfire disaster, the state announced Wednesday. The Public Safety Power Shutoff program is in response to last year’s fire that killed more than 100 people in
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — El primer vuelo comercial de Estados Unidos a Haití en meses realizó un sombrío viaje de ida y vuelta este jueves, regresando con los cuerpos de una joven pareja estadounidense asesinada por una pandilla en Puerto Príncipe la semana pasada. Los restos de Davy y Natalie Lloyd fueron acompañados por el
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By Gregory Deffenbaugh Click here for updates on this story WINNEBAGO, Illinois (WREX) — Winnebago County Sheriff’s Detectives, part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), acted on a tip received in February 2024, leading to the arrest of Bradley P. Trickler on charges related to child pornography. Following the tip-off, detectives conducted
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization have announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that would allow athletes to play immediately no matter how many times they transfer. Under the agreement, a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in West
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man was stabbed in both legs with a machete in New York’s Times Square. A spokeswoman for the New York Police Department said the stabbing happened around 1 p.m. Thursday. Three people have been arrested. The victim has been hospitalized and is listed in stable condition. Police did
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es Licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Ostenta posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Es
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Mankowitz Click here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — An 8-foot gator was captured after hanging out at Golden Gate High School on Wednesday. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a contracted nuisance alligator trapper responded to a report of a nuisance alligator near a high
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sturgeon has initiated an administrative investigation for the police officer who shot and killed a 13-pound dog on May 19, according to a Thursday press release from the city. Body camera footage from Officer Myron Woodson – which ABC 17 News obtained through a records request – showed that
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan woman is facing charges for allegedly having sex with an inmate and providing contraband while she worked as a corrections officer at a prison. Cara Wozniak, 33, of Milan, has been charged with committing a sex act with a
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Crews in Texas are trying to restore power across the storm-battered state ahead of severe weather that could bring more damaging winds and hail. Electricity is back on for about 80% of the more than 1 million homes and businesses that lost power after storms on Tuesday tore off roofs and uprooted
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PINE MANOR, Florida (WBBH) — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was shot in an attempted murder-suicide on Seventh Avenue in Pine Manor Thursday morning. Deputies say a 22-year-old man broke into his 21-year-old girlfriend’s home and started arguing before shooting
Continue ReadingBy Gino Vicci Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The deadliest time of year for teens to be behind the wheel is the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, according to AAA. “This is the time of year there is an increase in fatal crashes involving teen
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of a rare nervous system disorder are “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines. That’s according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday that is similar to what the organization said in February.
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has uttered multiple false or misleading claims about his Manhattan criminal trial this week as the trial has neared a conclusion. Here is a fact check of some of the statements Trump has made on social media and to reporters from Tuesday to Thursday
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By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story STANISLAUS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A former volunteer coach at two high schools in Stanislaus County has been arrested and accused of sexual acts with a minor. David Odom, 38, of Merced, faces multiple charges in connection with an incident in 2013, the Stanislaus County
Continue ReadingBy Esme Murphy, Liz Christy Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesotans have been warned that this is going to be a bad summer for ticks, but new details are shedding light on the potentially fatal diseases they might carry. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Minnesota
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — UFC is set to unveil a new glove designed in large part to stunt eye pokes that often render fighters unable to continue. The global MMA leader made the redesigned gloves mandatory, starting with Saturday’s UFC 302 card in New Jersey. The gloves are
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lenny Kravitz’s leather pants continue to stay on. In a recently published interview with The Guardian, Kravitz opened about discovering that his father was having an affair, a story recounted in his 2020 memoir. His father, he said, told him he too would end up cheating on his
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