CNN By Eric Bradner and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday defended Donald Trump’s false comments about Kamala Harris’ racial identity, saying that it was “totally reasonable” for his ticket mate to describe the vice president as someone who “pretends to be somebody different, depending on the audience she’s talking
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican Gov. Jim Justice is not only running for the U.S. Senate. He’s also struggling to keep his iconic Greenbrier Hotel. A legal notice announcing a public auction for the luxury resort due to unpaid debts was publicized in the West Virginia Daily News. It’s only the
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CLINTON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The City of Clinton is reminding everyone to look both ways when crossing railroad tracks after a collision involving a United Parcel Service truck and a train. According to Director of Communications Marlee Price, the UPS truck was struck by a
Continue ReadingBy Helena Arjona Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville-based nonprofit is helping disabled children in Peru. SOS and Medical Ministries International are partnering to fill a 40-foot container with medical equipment that will be shipped to Peru on Wednesday. The equipment includes hundreds of wheelchairs and walkers for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday. Mathew Bowyer’s business operated for at least five years in Southern California and Las Vegas and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned about two dozen homes and outbuildings. Authorities said Thursday that another wildfire on the edge of metro Denver had crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes. Planes and helicopters were dropping water on the flames as more firefighters
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Casas destruidas, saqueos y un deseo de venganza. Un exreservista de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) dio a conocer en entrevista con CNN una grave mala conducta por parte de las fuerzas israelíes en Gaza y una falta de disciplina en la estructura de mando. Yuval Green,
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was arrested after he was accused of several child sex crimes that allegedly took place between 2003-08. Brian Keith Curtis, 55, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old, three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree kidnapping and four
Continue ReadingBy Erin Holly Click here for updates on this story PORT ARANSAS, Texas (KRIS) — A shrimp boat, called “Second Chance,” washed ashore just north of Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. The three adults and two dogs aboard the “Second Chance” boat were rescued. No injuries were reported. According
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Norma Galeana and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Alleged Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared Thursday in federal court in Texas for his latest hearing since his arrest a week ago in an intrigue-packed case centered on one of the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking organizations. In the seven-minute
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — True to their word, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team showed up to see Simone Biles at the Paris Games. Several members of the Olympic squad — Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton and Jrue Holiday among them — were in Paris on Thursday night to watch
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. She looked to her husband Jonathan Owens in the stands. Lost in the moment. And maybe a touch frantic. The American gymnastics star knew she was trailing Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour through two rotations during the Olympic all-around final Thursday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — It’s as if Joyce Valencia could still hear Saint Oscar Romero’s voice. “I met him when I was a little girl,” the 61-year-old Salvadoran said. “We used to gather around our radio with our grandma to listen to him. And, even now, listening to him encourages us
Continue ReadingBy Giacomo Luca Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A Greater Cincinnati coalition has lodged a civil rights complaint over the multi-billion-dollar Brent Spence Corridor Project, saying the project significantly impacts neighborhoods in Covington and Cincinnati. The $3.6 billion project will widen lanes interstate traffic lanes and build a double-decker
Continue ReadingAnalysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The narrative on Wall Street is shifting. Traders have long placed their bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates in September, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell basically confirmed as much Wednesday. That rate cut, expected in six weeks, was priced in to stocks, which have been rising over the past few months in hopes
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — Destiny Randle and Moses Bass could face life in prison after their 3-year-old son fell through a window and plunged eight stories to his death. The couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of their child. Randle and Bass appeared
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Robert Courtney, a former pharmacist convicted of diluting medications for thousands of patients, has been released early from prison. Courtney, 71, was released from a facility in Colorado and will be transferred to home confinement. Courtney, who admitted to diluting
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La liberación por Rusia del periodista del diario The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, del ex infante de Marina estadounidense Paul Whelan y de la periodista rusoestadounidense Alsu Kurmasheva es motivo de celebración. Los tres fueron liberados como parte de un amplio intercambio de prisioneros en el que también fueron liberados
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By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Protests erupted in multiple cities across Nigeria Thursday as frustrated citizens took to the streets, voicing their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.” The demonstrations are part of a larger wave of unrest spreading across Africa in places such as Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and now
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief of the Honduran National Police has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a cocaine conspiracy. Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, also known as “El Tigre,” was a member of the Honduran National Police for decades before becoming its leader for a
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