By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it into law, the state apparently would be the first with such a punishment. The GOP-controlled Legislature passed the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City is not only getting more public toilets, but making them easier to locate using your smartphone. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday a plan to build 46 new restrooms and renovate 36 existing ones located in city parks, adding to the city’s roughly 1,000 such facilities over the next
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — For more than 35 years, Michigan Central Station has lain dormant, towering above Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood as a harsh and stoic reminder of the city’s economic pain. The 18-story monolith that at one point was the tallest railroad station in the world had fallen derelict, its once opulent halls
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Fresh cucumbers sold in 14 states have been recalled due to possible contamination with salmonella. Florida-based Fresh Start Produce recalled the cucumbers, which shipped from May 17 through May 21. The cucumbers were sent to retail distribution centers, wholesalers and food service distributors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland,
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Many may consider their jewelry necessary but for one Colorado man, his was, quite literally, a lifesaver. According to police in Commerce City, Colorado, about 10 miles northeast of Denver, a 32-year-old man was shot but escaped with only a puncture wound thanks to his silvery necklace. Witnesses told
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and KWIYEON HA Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, England (AP) — The British D-Day veterans who gathered Monday to kick off events marking the 80th anniversary of the landings in Northern France didn’t need a calendar to remember June 6, 1944. The events of that day remain etched on their minds, unforgettable in their
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police have arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the Israeli Consulate. The group entered the building and occupied it for several hours Monday. The protesters posted signs on the front doors of the building calling for
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Oaxaca, estado del sur de México, informó que investiga el homicidio de un candidato a la presidencia municipal de Santo Domingo Armenta, en la región de la Costa. “De acuerdo con las primeras indagatorias, durante la noche del 2 de junio de 2024, los agresores arribaron
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The criminal charges against a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year are being dropped, the lead prosecutor announced Sunday, sparking fierce criticism from the victim’s family, who said they were outraged and want federal officials to investigate.
Continue ReadingBy Robert Buan Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — On Hawaii Island, Kilauea began eruption again during the early minutes of Monday morning. The United States Geological Survey reported that an eruption at the Kilauea caldera began at around 12:30amHT Monday morning. This followed a Sunday afternoon when USGS were already
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Fifty years ago, cheap beer helped turn a routine major league game into a bloody riot. 10-cent Beer Night in Cleveland has a special spot in American sports. On June 4, 1974, boozed-up fans stormed the field at Municipal Stadium in the ninth inning as the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Stephanie Grisham and Alyssa Farah Griffin (CNN) — In a political season when many Americans have chosen to tune out the news, tens of millions of people turned to cable and broadcast TV to learn about former President Donald Trump’s fate following his historic criminal trial. Trump added to his lengthy resume of presidential firsts
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A small group of women got down on their knees outside Russia’s defense ministry to hold a rare protest and demand the return of their mobilized soldier husbands and sons from Ukraine. Groups of women who are the relatives of men who were mobilized into the Russian army by President Vladimir
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team made one last portal addition official on Monday afternoon. With the signing of former South Carolina center Josh Gray, MU’s 2024-25 transfer class is now complete. Head coach Dennis Gates has the No. 12 transfer class in the country, which compliments the No. 5 freshman class, as
Continue ReadingJAKE OFFENHARTZ and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York architect charged in the Gilgo Beach killings will return to court this week after investigators searched his suburban home and combed a wooded area elsewhere on Long Island. Rex Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to killing four women and dumping their
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel dicen que sus representantes informaron a las familias de cuatro rehenes retenidos en Gaza “que ya no están vivos”. Las FDI dijeron que habían comunicado a las familias de Haim Perry, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper y Nadav Popplewell “que fueron brutalmente secuestrados en Gaza el
Continue ReadingBy Scott Sutton , Victor Jorges Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — A Broward County man faces multiple charges after troopers said he was involved in a hit-and-run crash Sunday afternoon and carjacking another driver on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Pro-Palestinian graffiti spray-painted on the exterior of a Michigan law firm is being investigated as a hate crime, police in suburban Detroit said Monday. University of Michigan regent and attorney Jordan Acker called the vandalism “antisemitic” and said staff at the Goodman Acker law firm’s Southfield
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Stein Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — Tombstones, body bags and police tape were used to simulate a crime scene in Fort Pierce on Sunday to demonstrate against gun violence. Children wearing makeup created fake bullet wounds while “angels of death” ran around part of an empty
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By Jen Christensen, Elise Hammond, Antoinette Radford and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified on Monday at a House subcommittee hearing about the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the origins of the virus. The hearing was Fauci’s first
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