By James Stratton Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Tow companies across the Milwaukee area were swamped with calls after water flooded hundreds of cars and left drivers stranded during historic rainfall. “I had to climb out my window,” said Donte Jones, who was driving near 58th and Thurston when the
Continue ReadingPor Juan Carlos Arciniegas, CNN en Español Pese a su tibia recepción en el pasado festival de cine de Cannes, este fin de semana quise ver “Eddington”, la nueva película de Ari Aster. Pero un amigo, con el que suelo no coincidir en gustos cinematográficos, logró convencerme de que viéramos “Weapons”; película que, por cierto,
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By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story MUSKEGO, Wisconsin (WISN) — Severe flooding in a Muskego neighborhood caused multiple basement walls to collapse near Saroyan Road and Fennimore Lane, forcing families to evacuate their homes early Sunday morning. Residents waded through waist-deep water to escape the rising floodwaters. Cindy Mauch, whose basement
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Germán Padinger, CNN US President Donald Trump has stepped up his criticism of the security situation in Washington, DC, now claiming that the US capital has a homicide rate higher than some Latin American capitals such as Bogotá, Mexico City and Lima. During a press conference on Monday, Trump announced that he
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By Deidre McPhillips, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States who want to vaccinate their young children against Covid-19 may face a growing set of challenges this fall. The US Food and Drug Administration might not renew authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 5, the US Centers
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli (CNN) — For thousands of years, a disease repeatedly struck ancient Eurasia, quickly spreading far and wide. The bite of infected fleas that lived on rats passed on the plague in its most infamous form — the Black Death of the 14th century — to humans, and remains its most common form
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By John Grinvalds Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — Ferocious winds tore through Nebraska’s oldest prison complex on Saturday, leaving 387 incarcerated people displaced and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services to pick the pieces. “It kind of peeled a lot of the roof off,” Doug Koebernick, Nebraska’s inspector general
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire occurred at Modine Manufacturing on South Country Club Drive in Jefferson City, according to a Tuesday email from the Jefferson City Fire Department. Crews were called at 11:20 a.m. and found moderate smoke coming from the western part of the building, the release says. Dust
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died. Spencer died Monday at age 60 after a yearslong battle with cancer, family spokesperson Sandra Jones said. As Dee, Spencer was the smarter, more serious younger sister who offered
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Days after Goldman Sachs’ top economists published research claiming price increases stemming from higher tariffs are poised to soon be borne mostly by consumers, President Donald Trump is urging the bank’s CEO, David Solomon, to get a new economist. “Tariffs have not caused Inflation, or any other problems for
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military says it struck an armed group posing as aid workers and using a vehicle marked with the logo of the World Central Kitchen (WCK), a US-based non-profit. The strike, which took place last week, killed “five armed terrorists,” according to a Tuesday statement from the Israel
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story Southern California (KCAL, KCBS) — The home where the horror film “Poltergeist” took place is available for rent in Southern California, and has been completely redesigned to mimic the set from the 1982 cult classic, where visitors are advised to “Stay away from the light!”
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By Devan Cole, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Months after President Donald Trump ordered the nation’s military academies to scrap policies that allowed admissions officials to consider race, an anti-affirmative action group this week dropped a pair of lawsuits against West Point and the Air Force Academy. Students for Fair Admissions threw out the two
Continue ReadingPor Zoe Whitfield, CNN Se necesita un momento para asimilar lo que se ve en las fotografías de las Maldivas tomadas por Edoardo Delille y Giulia Piermartiri. En una imagen, una tortuga marina parece nadar junto a una pareja en motocicleta; en otra, una familia de cinco posa en el pasillo de su casa, aparentemente
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By Andrew Rowan Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCPO) — In a digital world where communication is often reduced to emojis, some dads are proving that the pen is still mightier than the keyboard. Since Rosie Paulik was in fourth grade, her father has sent her — and now her
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Police in Rio de Janeiro say they’re investigating a case in which two British tourists say they lost $21,000 after being drugged and robbed by three women near a beach. The incident appears to be the latest in a string of such incidents, which have come to be known
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By Molly Schramm Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WCPO) — A former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center doctor is facing multiple federal charges related to child pornography, said Dominick S. Gerace II, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Howard M. Saal, a former geneticist and dysmorphologist at Cincinnati Children’s, was
Continue ReadingBy Shay O’Connor Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Crime experts in New Orleans are noticing a troubling trend. It centers around recent videos on social media showing large fights as several popular events were winding down. In at least one instance, police said a man was reportedly stabbed and
Continue ReadingBy Metia Carroll Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a robbery in the French Quarter. According to police, the victim believed she was getting into an rideshare at 1001 Esplanade Ave. The suspect refused to let the victim out of the car, drove
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By Metia Carroll Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The New Orleans Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man accused of stealing a car and selling it. According to police, on Aug. 6, around 11:27 a.m., Shamar McCoil, 32, was seen on video cameras stealing the
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