By Web staff Click here for updates on this story OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Rescue crews were dispatched near Bender Park in Oak Creek on Wednesday, June 26, after receiving a report of a possible drowning incident. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, three juveniles were in distress in the water. Two of
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Vaughen Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan lawmaker wants to ban bump stocks across the state. Senate Bill 942 was proposed less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on bump stocks. Bump stocks are attachments that enable a semiautomatic rifle
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say an appeals court has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful. The decision drew strong condemnation from Khan’s supporters and his party who were expecting the couple
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose to the highest level in more than two years. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending June 22 fell by 6,000 to 233,000 from 239,000 the previous week. However,
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said in a slight upgrade from its previous estimate. Consumer spending grew at just a 1.5% rate, down from an initial estimate of 2%, in a sign
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire has broken out on top of a building housing Denmark’s taxation ministry, leading to the evacuation of the offices and adjacent houses. There was no word on casualties, but the authorities said the blaze was quickly brought under control. Huge billows of black smoke rose from the six-story building
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He has run for office, published hundreds of thousands of leaked government documents online, and once lobbied to save his local swimming pool. One of the most polarizing and influential figures of the information age, Julian Assange is now free after five years in a British prison and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICE, France (AP) — France’s landmark legislative elections are just three days away and the country’s far-right leader is asking who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over after the two-round balloting. The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political scientists are scrambling to interpret
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — When Johnny B. Barounis opened The Auction House in New York’s Upper East Side in 1993, he knew he wanted to deter a certain type of customer in their early 20s — in his words, “those kids that had their flannel shirts tied around their waists, wearing their Villanova
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — This is the summer of fast food value meal wars, and Taco Bell isn’t sitting back. The chain announced Thursday that it’s entering the battle with one of its biggest deals ever. The “Luxe Cravings Box” is a collection of its four of its most popular foods,
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer An outside review of the U.S. Tennis Association’s safeguarding system makes 19 specific recommendations for how the group that oversees the sport in the country and runs the U.S. Open Grand Slam tournament can do more to protect players from abuse such as sexual misconduct. A 62-page report written by two lawyers
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s president is calling on European Union leaders to make good on promises to provide military equipment to his war-ravaged country. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the call at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, just days after the bloc launched membership talks with Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he would discuss his country’s
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN London (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. It’s been smooth sailing for stocks in 2024. The S&P
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Another 400,000 people formally have left the Catholic Church in Germany last year. But the number was down from a record set in 2022 as church leaders struggle to put a long-running scandal over abuse by clergy behind them and tackle calls for reform. The German Bishops’ Conference said Thursday
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s a night that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will never forget. The forward not only inspired Georgia to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 on Wednesday, he also realized his own childhood dream by doing so against Cristiano Ronaldo. Georgia is the lowest-ranked team at this year’s European Championship and few
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that Boeing “blatantly violated” the agency’s investigative regulations as well as a signed agreement by providing non-public investigative information to the media and speculating about possible causes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup against his government “lies,” saying the general who apparently led it acted on his own and vowing that he would face justice. Arce’s comments, his first to the press since Wednesday’s failed
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A fossilized ear bone unearthed in a cave in Spain has revealed a Neanderthal child who lived with Down syndrome until the age of 6, according to a new study. The find suggested that members of the community cared for and looked after the vulnerable child, who lived at
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry has opened up about bereavement and grief during a conversation with the founder of a charity that supports children who have lost a parent serving in the British armed forces. “You convince yourself that the person you’ve lost wants you, or you need to be sad for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that could undermine the cozy relationship Myanmar’s military government has tried to maintain with the country’s Buddhist clergy. The killing of the 78-year-old monk drew outrage, especially because the military
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