By Jerel Ballard Click here for updates on this story JANESVILLE, Wisconsin (WKOW) — Residents of Janesville are grappling with the aftermath of an EF2 tornado that tore through the city on Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. On Kellogg Avenue, neighbors spent Sunday assessing the damage caused by the powerful tornado.
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is demanding the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown more than 10,000 miles to mainland France for pretrial detention. Christian Tein and six other Kanak activists are now awaiting
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By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — CDK Global, a retail software provider, has been grappling with a system outage that has paralyzed car dealerships across North America. The system outage has affected thousands of car dealerships, burdening both dealerships and customers. Are you someone who has been affected in some way by the outage? Maybe a customer who
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The defense has rested its case in the murder trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowbank. Karen Read is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Officer John
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former SportsCenter anchor and Mizzou alum John Anderson is returning to Columbia to join the Missouri School of Journalism’s staff, beginning in Jan. 2025. The school said that Anderson’s final SportsCenter episode will air on Friday, June 28, however MU added that he does still plan to remain active in the sports
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden has denounced violence that flared when opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest at a Los Angeles synagogue during the weekend. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood and police were called in
Continue ReadingBy Bob Slovak Click here for updates on this story SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At first glance, Jayden and Jaxon Aleman appear fearless. The 10-year-old skateboarding twins fly, twist, and soar over the ramps at Southside Skatepark, but Jaxon says that’s not the case, “you can’t be fearless, when you’re fearless you’ll get hurt.
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By Christian Edwards and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he was still “committed” to an Israeli ceasefire and hostage release proposal backed by the United States as he faced blowback from families of Israeli hostages for appearing to walk back his support of the proposal the day
Continue ReadingBy Lileana Pearson Click here for updates on this story NEW CANEY, Texas (KTRK) — A child porn investigation led authorities to remove an infant from a New Caney home and arrest three people on Tuesday. Robert Walker, Frances Walker, and Leigh Ann Baker are all in the Montgomery County jail facing a laundry list
Continue ReadingBy Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Charges have been filed against a man for fatally shooting three family members in what he claimed to be a home invasion in a west Houston apartment on Saturday, according to officials. Bryan J. Fernandez, 27, is now charged with capital
Continue ReadingTraffic fatalities declined about 3% in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The organization said Monday that it estimates that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the year. That compares with 8,935 estimated fatalities in the year-ago period. It’s the eighth
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former University of Arizona graduate student has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a professor on campus months after he was expelled. Forty-eight-year-old Murad Dervish was sentenced Monday. A Pima County jury last month found Murad Dervish guilty of first-degree murder in the death of
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The justices on Monday did not comment in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the contentious law. A
Continue ReadingWEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Officials in Glacier National Park say a 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned after being swept over a 35-foot waterfall on the east side of the park. Witnesses say the woman fell into the water above St. Mary Falls on Sunday afternoon, was washed over the falls and trapped under water for
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against powerful gangs. The deployment is controversial. The government of Kenyan President William Ruto is defying a court’s ruling calling it unconstitutional. And critics have expressed concern about the long
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest danger and account for the most beach rescues every year. Officials say six people drowned in rip currents
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Colombia llega a su debut en Copa América con un estado de ánimo excepcional, una racha memorable (dos años invictos) y un favoritismo creciente, pero también con la presión de ese favoritismo. La selección de Néstor Lorenzo tuvo dos amistosos que mostraron un estado de forma ideal para el equipo, una
Continue ReadingBy IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press Authorities in Rwanda say one person was killed in a stampede at a reelection rally for President Paul Kagame in a remote western area of the country. Local government officials say at least 37 others were injured in the event in Rubavu, four of them seriously. Kagame is seeking reelection
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has sought to reassure French voters, European partners and international observers that his potential government would lead “realistic” economic policies and “not weaken” France’s voice abroad. Bardella could become prime minister if his party wins a majority in France’s
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Taylor Swift had a surprise for fans attending her Eras Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday: her boyfriend and tight end for the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs, Travis Kelce. Dressed in a tuxedo with a tailcoat and top hat, Kelce joined Swift on stage for a transitional
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