By Zoe Sottile, CNN Authorities in New York’s Long Island were stunned to find a massive 14-foot reticulated python lying on the side of the road. Environmental conservation police officers got a call about the out-of-place reptile on February 14, according to a news release Wednesday from the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. The python
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Authorities say police in Frederick, Maryland, fatally shot a man with a knife during a weekend encounter after he ignored commands to drop the weapon. Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando says officers went to an apartment Saturday night seeking a man wanted for a parole or probation violation. The chief said
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday brushed aside the suggestion that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection loss was merely a warning sign for Democratic mayors, instead calling it a “warning sign for the country” at large. “I showed up at crime scenes. I knew what New Yorkers were saying.
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s office has been in touch with Prince Harry about the new monarch’s coronation, raising the possibility the prince will attend the historic ceremony despite tensions within the royal family. If Harry and his wife, Meghan, were to attend the May 6 coronation at Westminster
Continue Reading AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is warning about a TikTok drinking trend after 28 ambulances were summoned to off-campus parties. Students were observed Saturday carrying jugs with a mixture of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring and water, dubbed “blackout rage gallons,” or “BORGs,” in a binge-drinking trend gaining traction on TikTok, officials said. There
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Julia Martinez had a triple-double, Kyla McMakin scored 25 points and Saint Louis earned its first NCAA Tournament berth with a 91-85 win over defending champion Massachusetts in the Atlantic 10 championship game. McMakin, on an assist from Martinez, hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:02 left in overtime, starting a 12-0
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las fuerzas ucranianas todavía controlan la carretera Bakhmut-Kostiantynivka, según un comandante adjunto de la Guardia Nacional de Ucrania, una ruta crucial para llevar suministros a la disputada ciudad que en las últimas semanas ha visto una sangrienta batalla. Aunque las fuerzas rusas avanzan poco a poco en su intento por capturar
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Samantha Beech, CNN At least seven people have been injured in a five-alarm fire in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City thought to have been caused by a lithium-ion battery, according to fire officials. A civilian and an emergency services worker were seriously injured, and five firefighters received
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,1 sacudió Perú este domingo, según reportes del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El foco sísmico estuvo localizado a 57,2 kilómetros de profundidad y el epicentro estuvo ubicado a 19 kilómetros al este noreste de Atico, Perú. A 205 kilómetros al este se encuentra la ciudad de Arequipa,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Tina Burnside, CNN Two people were killed and six others were injured after a shooting at a house party in Douglas County, Georgia, on Saturday that had more than 100 teenagers in attendance, police said. Officials said the shooting stemmed from a confrontation at the house party in Douglasville, a city
Continue ReadingBy Lucas Sellem Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The St. Louis Fire Department lost a member of its K-9 Search and Rescue Unit Friday, March 3. K-9 Balko died Friday night while performing a search at the Railway Exchange Building. Captain Garon Mosby with the St. Louis Fire
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Liverpool pasó por encima sobre su mayor rival, el Manchester United, en el clásico de Inglaterra jugado este domingo en la Premier League del país. El marcador culminó 7-0 a favor de los Reds, una goleada que no se había visto nunca en la historia de rivalidad entre estos dos
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Uruguayan-born architect Rafael Viñoly has died at age 78 after a career of designing distinctive buildings around the globe. Family members say the architect died of an aneurism Thursday in New York City, where his firm is based. Structures he is known for include the Tokyo International Forum, the Cleveland Museum
Continue ReadingBy KCTV5 Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Jackson Mahomes, the social media influencer and brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been accused by the owner of an Overland Park restaurant of assaulting her and shoving a waiter in separate incidents. The alleged incident happened
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden warned parts of East Africa are “on the precipice” of famine as the region is dealing with a severe drought, threatening livelihoods and the ability of families to feed their children. Her comments came in a series of wide-ranging interviews during a recent
Continue ReadingBy Asia Wilson Click here for updates on this story SUWANEE, Georgia (WANF) — A birthday wish and a desperate plea for help. A Suwanee teen only has one desire, and that’s to help her dad find a kidney donor as the family said he’s fighting a rare hereditary condition. It’s called Focus segmental glomerulosclerosis
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN A Pennsylvania woman who disappeared more than 30 years ago and was believed to be dead by her family was recently found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico, her family and police said at a news conference Thursday. Patricia Kopta, 83, was last seen in Pittsburgh
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but he’s fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so. Scholz’s comments came in an interview with CNN that aired Sunday, two days after he met U.S. President Joe Biden in
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonians are voting in a general election that the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is a favorite to win. Kallas has emerged as one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine during Russia’s invasion, She faces a challenge from the far-right EKRE party,
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling destroyed homes and killed one person in northern Ukraine’s Kharkiv province, the region’s governor said Sunday, while fighting raged in the fiercely contested eastern city of Bakhmut. The town of Kupiansk is about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Russian border; the region has come under frequent attacks even
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