Associated Press The head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks says she’s hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense secretary’s nullification of plea deals for the accused mastermind and two others. Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union says it will sue to reverse the secretary’s move.
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say that five people were wounded in a shooting overnight. Authorities say the shooting occurred at about 1:45 a.m. on the north side of Milwaukee and the victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Local television station WISN-TV reports the shooting took place outside of a bar. Police
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By George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — Zheng Qinwen arrived at the Paris Olympics as a top-10 player but an unlikely candidate to win the title. She will leave as China’s first-ever tennis singles champion, the biggest accolade of her young career. Against Croatia’s Donna Vekić, Zheng produced a stunning display of powerful hitting on
Continue ReadingBy Neydja Petithomme Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Friday, Aug. 2, friends and family gathered at Cultivate Climbing in Asheville to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Alexander Rozos. On Thursday, July 18, Rozos was on a bicycle traveling West near the 300 block of Swannanoa River
Continue ReadingAssociated Press It’s an area of low atmospheric pressure, thunderstorms and wind sloshing out of the Caribbean Sea across Cuba, into the Gulf of Mexico and toward Florida. But by the time it dissipates, weather forecasters may have called it by five different names. First it was Invest 97L, then it was Potential Tropical Cyclone
Continue ReadingAP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback story hit a brick wall Saturday when Julien Alfred romped to the 100-meter title in 10.72 seconds to blow away the field and bring the first-ever Olympic medal to her island country of St. Lucia. Racing one lane to the left of Richardson, and with
Continue ReadingBy Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York City police conducted a surprise sweep at the Randall’s Island migrant shelter days after a woman was shot and killed there. Officers were searching for “dangerous contraband,” NYPD told CBS News New York on Friday. Police search migrant shelter
Continue ReadingBy Kerri Corrado, Sean Tallant Click here for updates on this story WAYNE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The 900 block of Mount Pleasant Avenue in Wayne was blocked off Friday night after Tredyffrin Township police say a dispute led to a shooting. Officers say they got the 911 call around 5 p.m. “As they arrived, they
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Lawmakers from western Pennsylvania are urging Norfolk Southern to help pay for a new facility that would connect Darlington Township to a nearby public water system. People who live in Darlington Township, primarily relying on private wells and springs for their water,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. Authorities have declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of last Sunday’s election but have
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A building boom is coming soon for West Sacramento’s Southport neighborhood as a new development of 3,000 homes is finally expected to break ground as early as next year. The Yarbrough Project was actually approved back in 2008 by West Sacramento’s
Continue ReadingBy Kenny Choi Click here for updates on this story San Francisco (KPIX) — The unhoused are often more noticeable in bigger cities like San Francisco where shelters and services are readily available, but tent encampments are also popping up in smaller communities without shelters in Silicon Valley. It’s a tale of two halves in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces were firing bullets and teargas at several journalists and protesters during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis. That’s according to the journalists and videos of the incident reviewed by The Associated Press. A rights group said at least 50 protesters were also arrested on Saturday in
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A record-breaking heat wave unfolding at what should be the coldest time in Earth’s coldest place has scientists concerned about what it could mean for the future health of the Antarctic continent, and the consequences it could inflict for millions of people across the globe. Temperatures since mid-July have climbed
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy who gunned down Sonya Massey in her home last month is now listed as suspended on a statewide registry of officers who have been fired, forced to resign or had their law enforcement licenses revoked due to misconduct. The suspension of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election. In a series of
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The fourth-largest wildfire in California’s history has grown to 400,956 acres, destroying 564 structures and damaging 50 as of Saturday morning, according to an update from Cal Fire. “The Park Fire has been extremely active over the last 24 hours,” Cal Fire said. “Hot and dry weather has reduced moisture levels
Continue Reading By Mark Esplin, Kara Fox and Issy Ronald, CNN Villepinte, France (CNN) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her women’s 66kg welterweight quarterfinal bout by unanimous points decision against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday, guaranteeing herself an Olympic medal in front of a near-capacity crowd that ardently had her back. Before the match even
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By Joe Sutton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president, is hoping to vote for Kamala Harris during the November elections, his grandson said. “I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” the 99-year-old former president said, according to his grandson, Jason Carter, who relayed
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A central Florida deputy was killed and two others were injured when they were “ambushed” after responding to a disturbance Friday night, Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said. The shooting happened at a home in Eustis about 40 miles north of Orlando around 8 p.m.
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