AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college’s conduct code. It has kept the graduate student from work toward finishing her dissertation
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By Tony Aiello Click here for updates on this story SCARSDALE, New York (WCBS) — Police have issued a warning about camouflaged cameras hidden in the shrubbery outside upscale suburban homes after one was found in Scarsdale earlier this week. It’s just the latest incident in a nationwide trend. Police in California have been warning
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela denunció este viernes que Estados Unidos está al frente de un golpe de Estado en el país y rechazó las declaraciones del secretario de Estado Antony Blinken. El canciller de Venezuela, Yvan Gil, dijo en un comunicado que se trata de una “perversa maniobra” que, a
Continue ReadingBy Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — Subway riders who rely on the 1 train say they’ve encountered far too many cars without working air conditioning, especially on hot summer days. On a recent steamy afternoon, riders already drenched in sweat on the platform at the Columbus Circle
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team have spoken out against France’s hijab ban for its athletes after competing in an Olympic beach volleyball match wearing modest clothing. Marwa Abdelhady and Doaa Elghobashy represented Egypt at the Paris Olympics, wearing hijabs, long black sleeved shirts and black ankle
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus have asked a judge to move the case to another county. The attorneys said in a court filing that finding an impartial jury in Athens-Clarke County to consider the
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Burnett Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — The Wichita Fire Department has released the name of the firefighter who died Thursday in the line of duty. Wichita Fire Chief Snow said Friday morning that 27-year-old Ty Voth, a generational firefighter, died Thursday during a house fire in south
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KAKE By Cameron Burnett Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — The Wichita Fire Department has released the name of the firefighter who died Thursday in the line of duty. Wichita Fire Chief Snow said Friday morning that 27-year-old Ty Voth, a generational firefighter, died Thursday during a house fire in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, has resettled in South Korea. He says he fled to South Korea with his family in November in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland. He told The Associated Press that he finished all necessary prep work
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are warning that a newly confirmed famine in Sudan’s Darfur region is on pace to become the world’s worst in decades. International famine review experts confirmed Thursday that a famine is underway at one of the camps for war-displaced people in Darfur. It’s only the third famine confirmation in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday could bring torrential rain and flooding to the Florida peninsula this weekend. The forecast is expecially concerning for low-lying coastal and urban areas that were inundated in June. The National Hurricane Center says there’s a 90% chance of a
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By Anna Chernova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The children of two Russian intelligence agents, who were among the detainees released as part of a historic prisoner swap, only discovered their nationality when they were being flown to Moscow, the Kremlin said Friday. Their parents, Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva, were among 24 prisoners swapped as
Continue ReadingBy Eli Higgins Click here for updates on this story EL DORADO, Kansas (KAKE) — A group of El Dorado teens are being hailed as heroes after a man suffered a medical emergency and ended up crashing his truck into the river and they rushed into action and likely saved his life. “I was scared.
Continue ReadingBy Jocelyn Schifferdecker Click here for updates on this story MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas (KAKE) — Police body camera video shows you the terrifying moments a Moundridge family faced Sunday afternoon as officers worked to rescue their 14-month-old boy after he stepped on the cover of a sump pump hole and fell nine feet down in the
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By Benjamin Sutton (CNN) — New Yorkers may not all agree on which urban critter is the more fitting symbol for their city — the resilient rat, the nuke-proof cockroach or the scrappy pigeon — but the latter may soon have an edge in the form of a 16ft-tall monument perched atop the High Line elevated park
Continue Reading By Sarah Boxer and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Justin Timberlake has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated stemming from an arrest earlier this summer in New York. Timberlake, who attended the hearing in Sag Harbor, New York virtually, spoke twice to answer “yes” to Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace. The
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Palacios Click here for updates on this story CARSON, California (KABC) — Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Carson has once again been hit by vandalism. Within the last month, thieves have destroyed over 30 gravestones and a mausoleum, stealing the copper and brass engravings and leaving only rubble and cement behind. “It’s sad
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By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — D’Vontaye Mitchell’s autopsy is complete, according to the Mitchell family’s attorney. The district attorney’s office has long said it was waiting on those results before making a charging decision. Now Mitchell’s family wants murder charges. Mitchell died June 30 after he
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WDJT By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — D’Vontaye Mitchell’s autopsy is complete, according to the Mitchell family’s attorney. The district attorney’s office has long said it was waiting on those results before making a charging decision. Now Mitchell’s family wants murder charges. Mitchell died June 30 after
Continue ReadingBy Jaysha Patel Click here for updates on this story SAN FERNANDO, California (KABC) — A suspect left behind a bizarre note during a burglary at a San Fernando business that police say was one of several businesses targeted in a recent crime spree. Police say over the course of two days, ten businesses have
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