By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story TEMPLETON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A police officer and a homeowner rushed into a burning farm on Thursday night to rescue six horses trapped inside. “Dana Jr. Murphy, who lived in the house, came out when the police department arrived, and I don’t know how many
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans will have to shell out $719 on electricity, on average, to keep their homes cool this summer, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. That’s nearly $200 more than they paid in 2019. Are you concerned that mounting utility bills will make it difficult for you to
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MADISON, Ill. (KMIZ) As Austin Cindric walked into the media center holding his large Enjoy Illinois 300 trophy a lucky horseshoe dangled off the side. Cindric says that it was given to him by a fan after the race. However, he doesn’t know the back story behind it since it was handed to him as
Continue ReadingBy Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A barn used to store historic artifacts at the Stepping Stone Museum was demolished by a fire Sunday afternoon in Harford County. It took more than 50 firefighters to control the fire in Havre De Grace. The storage barn was part
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Burt Click here for updates on this story BEAVER COUNTY, Utah (KSTU) — In a heartbreaking update, the mom of a toddler who’s been fighting for his life says she will “hold him as he falls asleep for the last time on this earth.” Kallie Wright posted an update Sunday about her 3-year-old
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson will host the BET Awards for a third time. Performers include Lauryn Hill and her son YG Marley, Ice Spice and Tyla. The show announced Monday that Will Smith will debut a new
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, STEPHEN GROVES and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A new network is launching to carry games from three Chicago pro teams, the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox. The Chicago Sports Network will launch in October across multiple platforms. The network said it will air more than 300 live Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox games annually and include pre- and postgame
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation for CEOs of S&P 500 companies keeps climber higher — and outpacing the wages of average workers today. In its annual analysis of CEO pay for The Associated Press, executive data firm Equilar reviewed the salaries, bonuses, perks, stock awards and other pay components of 341 top executives.
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One person died in a crash that blocked a country highway Monday in Cooper County.
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities have released the names the two Minneapolis police officers who shot and killed a man in response to the shooting death of their colleague. Officer Jamal Mitchell was killed Thursday. Police say the man who shot him was 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Berlín (CNN) — Pavlo Kushnirov pertenecía a los soldados ucranianos que luchaban en la ciudad oriental de Bakhmut con la 114° brigada de defensa territorial en un soleado día del pasado invierno, cuando los bombardeos rusos cambiaron su vida para siempre. “Durante dos días, nuestra unidad estuvo sometida a intensos bombardeos de artillería
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — (Editors Note: Warning, the following story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some) The family of one of Robert Pickton’s victims says the convicted serial killer suffered an incredibly violent death at the hands of another inmate. “The guy
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Bree Click here for updates on this story HERRIMAN, Utah (KSTU) — Jesse Mecham has dreamed of becoming a firefighter. “It’s one of the best jobs in the world,” he said. After becoming homeless, Jesse was taken in by his grandfather, whose footsteps he’s now following. “My grandpa was in 9/11,” he said.
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A nationwide strike in Nigeria brought air travel to a standstill and plunged the country into darkness on Monday as union workers stormed the national grid and shut down the nation’s power supply, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Tens of millions are without power and flights
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A late-night shooting at a bar in St. Louis has left six people injured, three of them critically. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Sunday at the Playground Bar & Grill on the city’s north side. Police say arriving officers found two victims inside the bar. Four other people shot at
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Daily temperature records will tumble as sizzling early season heat from a summerlike heat dome sends thermometers skyrocketing into the triple digits in parts of California and the West this week. The official start of summer is just a few weeks away, but it will feel like July
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Monday marks the first day of Columbia’s Summer Lunch Program to help provide students 18 and under with free, healthy lunches while school is not in session.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A technical issue caused the temporary halt for some stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, including at least one whose price briefly fell nearly 100%. The exchange said in a trading update on Monday that trading was halted in a number of
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press DEAUVILLE AIRPORT, France (AP) — ‘’To our forever heroes: Thank you” — those words inscribed by French schoolchildren on a big poster greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans, many in their 100s, as they arrived on Monday in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
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