HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than a dozen third-party candidates for president, U.S. Senate and three statewide offices have filed paperwork to get on November’s general election ballot in Pennsylvania. The deadline to file was Thursday at 5 p.m. Pennsylvania is expected to have a decisive role in the Nov. 5 presidential election. A third-party
Continue ReadingBy Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachussets (WCVB) — Former college baseball players Chris Blydell and Justin Stanizzi found themselves in the maternity ward together, as their wives each gave birth to twins on the same day. The friends, who played shortstop and 3rd base side by side during their
Continue ReadingWCVB, BLYDELL FAMILY, STANIZZI FAMILY, FRAMINGHAM ST. UNIVERSITY, ALSTANIZZI, INSTAGRAM, MICHAELABLYDELL, CNN, alstanizzi/Instagram, michaelablydell/Instagram By Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachussets (WCVB) — Former college baseball players Chris Blydell and Justin Stanizzi found themselves in the maternity ward together, as their wives each gave birth to twins on the same
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Court filings are providing new details of what happened in the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Smith was executed in Alabama on Jan. 25. A corrections officer said in a sworn statement that Smith had normal blood oxygen levels for longer than he expected. The state theorized
Continue ReadingBy Cindy VonQuednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The former bookmaker at the center of the gambling scandal involving Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal sports betting business, the Justice Department says. Matthew Bowyer, 49, pleaded guilty during a hearing on Friday to federal charges
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By Kayla Morton Click here for updates on this story FREDERICK, Maryland (WBAL) — A Frederick man will spend the rest of his life – plus 30 years – in prison after being sentenced for the death of a one-month-old in 2020, the State’s Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Jesse Cook, 45, was sentenced for first-degree
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Lee Curtis is walking back criticism she aimed at the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) during a recent panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The Oscar-winner issued a statement on Thursday to her X account, in which she wrote, “My comments about Marvel were stupid and I will do better.”
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By Tommie Clark and David Collins Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — Security changes installed along the Ma and Pa Trail in Harford County include the use of cameras equipped with artificial intelligence. County officials are revealing the additions about a week ahead of the one-year mark since Rachel
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Punkie Johnson is signing off from “Saturday Night Live” ahead of the long-running sketch comedy show’s 50th season. The comedian made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday, posting a video in which she said, “After four seasons, I will not be returning to ‘SNL’ for the 50th.” Johnson said
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story NORTH HIGHLANDS, California (KCRA) — An empty warehouse in North Highlands is set to be transformed into Sacramento County’s largest homeless shelter. It sits on 13 acres off Watt Avenue near McClellan Park. The county bought the property for $22 million and it wants to
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Sunisa Lee gave herself the internal validation she needed by earning a bronze medal Thursday night in the Paris Olympics women’s gymnastics all-around finals. Lee was the defending champion in the event, but she dealt with two kidney diseases between Games that caused her weight to fluctuate. She finished
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By Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE, California (KCRA) — U.S. Postal Inspectors are beginning an investigation into why a mailbox exploded in north Sacramento County. It happened late Friday night in Antelope on Redwater Drive. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s explosive ordnance disposal team responded to investigate. Detectives collected pieces of
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In May, former President Donald Trump declared that he was the only person who could obtain the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from a Russian prison. After President Joe Biden proved the claim wrong on Thursday by securing the release of Gershkovich and others in a multi-country
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A few weeks after promising to eliminate taxes on tips, former President Donald Trump has unveiled a second proposal for targeted tax relief. The beneficiaries this time would be senior citizens, an influential voting bloc. “SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four Las Vegas teenagers accused in the fatal beating of their high school classmate have agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deal that will keep them from being tried as adults, lawyers said Thursday. The teens originally were charged in January as adults with second-degree murder
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police sergeants were shot Thursday as they struggled with a man suspected of sticking up a Manhattan mahjong parlor and stealing women’s purses. Police say one sergeant was hit in the groin and will be kept at a hospital overnight for observation. The other sustained
Continue ReadingBy Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (KOCO) — After a harrowing ordeal following what was supposed to be a fun diving trip, an Edmond couple who spent 38 hours at sea recounted the hours that led up to their rescue. Wind, storms and hours of swimming, Nathan and Kim
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Venezuela está en la mira de la comunidad internacional por los recientes comicios en los que el Consejo Nacional Electoral declaró ganador a Nicolás Maduro con el 51,2% de los votos, sin la divulgación de actas o resultados desagregados. El país sudamericano ha estado gobernado primero por Hugo Chávez, quien
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By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story TECUMSEH, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs said they’ve seen great success with their musical therapy program and have expanded to three new cities with new therapists. “A music therapist might give them a drum, and say, ‘think about the way your
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Jeffrey Clark, the Trump-era Justice Department official who advocated for the department to contact Georgia and cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, should face a two-year suspension from practicing law, a disciplinary committee in Washington, DC, said Thursday. As an environmental lawyer at the Justice Department, Clark
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