Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — AP photographer Gregory Bull explains how he was looking to capture the frustration he sensed Vahine Fierro of France was feeling Friday during a heat at the Paris Olympics. Bull, a longtime surfer himself, says Fierro was struggling in the heat to find the sort of waves that would
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By WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story HARNETT COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office said two men stole a tow truck and a dump truck and used them to take excavators and two ATMs among hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen property. On July 23, the sheriff’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A jury has reached a split verdict in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in New Hampshire woods. Jurors on Friday found 27-year-old Alexandra Eckersley guilty of reckless conduct, endangering the welfare of a child and falsifying physical evidence, but not guilty of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — New Orleans Saints special teams coach Darren Rizzi says he’s felt like a real estate agent when he’s urging kickers to scrap their long-held, deep-ball approach to kickoffs and focus instead on “location, location, location.” Most NFL kickers have spent their previous playing days blasting the ball deep.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and other cargo into orbit
Continue ReadingWRAL, HARVEY STREET, CNN By Carly Haynes Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Raleigh band is out thousands of dollars Thursday after they said their equipment was stolen while touring out of state earlier this week. Harvey Street band members said they had parked at a hotel in
Continue ReadingBy Carly Haynes Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Raleigh band is out thousands of dollars Thursday after they said their equipment was stolen while touring out of state earlier this week. Harvey Street band members said they had parked at a hotel in Denver on Sunday. When
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of entrepreneur, philanthropist and NBA Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson. Personal Birth date: August 14, 1959 Birth place: Lansing, Michigan Birth name: Earvin Johnson Jr. Father: Earvin Johnson Sr., an autoworker Mother: Christine Johnson, a school custodian Marriage: Earlitha “Cookie” (Kelly) Johnson
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By Ryan Marshall Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WXYZ) — There may be a select group of women who normally participate in beauty pageants, however, we’re introducing you to a group that’s changing the pageantry game. There are some women who feel they could never compete in a pageant. They may
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By Christiana Ford Click here for updates on this story CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 13-year-old is being hailed a hero after helping save a man’s life at a Clinton Township car wash. Fifty-five-year-old Ed Futura was at Car Clean Center when he suffered a cardiac arrest on July 13. Thirteen-year-old Richard Blackwell noticed
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By GARNA MEJIA Click here for updates on this story WEST HAVEN, Utah (KSL) — The sister of the 12-year-old boy allegedly starved to death in West Haven is breaking her silence. Mayloni Peterson, 19, Gavin Peterson’s older sister, alleged she also suffered physical abuse and starvation at the hands of her father, Shane Peterson,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election has been returned to the trial in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution. The case was formally sent back Friday to U.S. District Judge Tanya
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google has pulled its controversial Olympics ad after critics blasted it for portraying what they called a bleak application of artificial intelligence. The ad showed a father using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to help his daughter write a fan letter to US Olympic track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — He calls himself a “troglodyte” with his brushes, oil paints, and large canvas among photographers with expensive cameras and long lenses. All aim to capture beach volleyball during the 2024 Olympic Games, but their approaches are quite different. Peter Spens has been commissioned to paint beach volleyball for a third
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service “should have had eyes” on the roof where an attempted assassin fired shots at Donald Trump last month, acting Director Ronald Rowe said Friday. “This was a Secret Service failure,” Rowe told reporters. “That roof should have been covered. We should have
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris obtuvo suficientes votos de los delegados demócratas para ganar la candidatura del partido a la presidencia, anunció el viernes el presidente de la Comisión Nacional Demócrata, Jaime Harrison. Harris se convertirá en la primera mujer negra y la primera estadounidense de origen asiático en encabezar la candidatura
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics is very nearly in the books and business is about to pick up. This opening week in Paris has already seen history made and records shattered and some of the most dramatic performances from the standout American star of these
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By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported. “I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about,” said Gregory Gray, the infectious disease researcher at the University of
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CNN By Ethan Cohen and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday. Harris will become the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major-party ticket. The announcement came during a
Continue ReadingADDISON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York official says a village’s former clerk will be the first politician to forfeit their pension under a state anti-corruption law after she stole over $1 million. The state’s comptroller says Thursday that Ursula Stone pleaded guilty in May to a corruption charge for stealing from the Village of
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