By Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An invasive weed is taking over gardens across Greater Boston. Black swallow-wort is having a deadly impact on wildlife, especially the monarch butterfly population, said Mass Audubon Senior Conservation Ecologist Flavio Sutti. “It’s one of the most challenging aspects of my
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Almost 5,000 people have died from drug overdoses in Baltimore in the past five years alone. Despite a drop in deaths last year, recent mass overdoses in Penn North show there is still a serious problem, and the city council tried
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine what caused the deadly midair collision on January 29 between an Army helicopter on a training mission and American Airlines flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, landing at
Continue ReadingBy Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen will visit Baltimore’s Key Bridge on Wednesday to check on the demolition progress. Heavy machinery was brought to the Patapsco River in early July to knock down the remaining portions of
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By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — The founder of a pro-Palestinian activist group has won the right to challenge the British government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. London High Court Judge Martin Chamberlain granted Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori permission to seek a judicial review Wednesday, saying that it was “reasonably
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump came into office promising to lower energy and electricity costs. But with the cost of electricity rising, congressional Democrats and left-leaning groups see an opening to go on the offense ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A Wednesday letter led by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of
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By Sarah Ferris, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Texas Republicans are powering ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to seize control of multiple Democratic seats ahead of next year’s midterms by redrawing the state’s congressional map. Multiple Democratic sources said the new proposed map shows that Republicans are attempting to gain five
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — French swimmer Léon Marchand took more than a second off the 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday to shatter American Ryan Lochte’s long-standing mark. Competing in the semifinals at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Marchand clocked a time of 1:52.69 – 1.31 seconds faster than Lochte’s record
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By Lauren Fox, Katelyn Polantz, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats are using an arcane procedural tool to try to force the Department of Justice to release additional files from the Jeffrey Epstein case – the latest gambit to keep the issue front-and-center as lawmakers prepare for their month-long August recess. In a new
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press La Cuna del Metal hornó a uno de sus hijos más queridos. Miles de seguidores de Black Sabbath rindieron homenaje este miércoles a Ozzy Osbourne mientras su carroza recorría las calles de Birmingham, la ciudad inglesa donde creció y se formó la banda, en 1968. El coche fúnebre que transportaba a Osbourne,
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CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific Ocean and putting nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high alert with millions urged to evacuate. The waves hit Russia and Japan
Continue ReadingPor Pavlo Fedykovych Un mar de abedules y pinos bálticos se mece con el viento a medida que el camino se adentra en el bosque. Aquí, en las tranquilas profundidades del Parque Nacional de Žemaitija, en el oeste de Lituania, una zona de idílicos lagos, humedales, pueblos antiguos y bosques a 48 kilómetros tierra adentro
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By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story CARMEL, California (KSBW) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the husband accused of murdering his 78-year-old wife on Thursday morning. Investigators say that 79-year-old Donel Mark Geisen admitted to murdering his wife and attempting suicide in the High Meadows community of Carmel. A
Continue ReadingBy James Stratton Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A global gold bar scam sweeping the country is draining the bank accounts of people in Wisconsin. Prosecutors say scammers convince people their bank accounts are hacked, telling them that it’s safer to transfer their cash to gold bars and give
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By Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt said Monday the team has not made a final decision on its future stadium, but added there is some “urgency” for a decision. Hunt said two primary options are on the table: renovating Arrowhead
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By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Police say a juvenile was apprehended after allegedly stealing an Amazon delivery driver’s vehicle and leading officers on a chase in Del City. The incident started around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in a neighborhood near Reno Avenue and Sooner Road after
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into many different specialized cell types – to form laboratory-grown structures that resemble human embryos. These embryo models
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By Phil Mattingly, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on India, calling into question the prospects of a deal with a key US trading partner just days before his tariff deadline. In social media posts Wednesday, Trump sharply attacked India’s trade barriers and directly targeted its sustained
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By Pete Cuddihy Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — It’s Not Just Us Humans That Have to Deal With the Heat. Over at the Henry Doorly Zoo, there are thousands of animals braving the high temps and humidity. Those working at the zoo say animal safety is their number one
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Archaeologists working at a site in Spain say they have uncovered evidence of what may have been a synagogue used by a hitherto unknown Jewish community. While excavating the site, previously believed to be a church dating from the 4th century, experts found materials and architectural evidence that led them to
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