By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Rochester, Minnesota, man convicted of killing four family members with an axe will soon be released from prison. David Brom is scheduled to be released to a Twin Cities halfway house on July 29. He served more than 35 years
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday. The parties
Continue ReadingBy S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Texas country singer Pat Green held an emotional livestreamed concert at Globe Life Field on Wednesday night, raising more than $1 million to help flood victims in just over two hours. Green’s younger brother John, John’s wife Julia, and their two
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By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Kroger said it has intentionally decreased prices on merchandise, but some customers said the financial drop at the register went in a different direction. Steve, who did not want to give his last name, said he shops at two Kroger stores
Continue ReadingBy CBS Chicago Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A group of dads is on a mission to empower Black fathers and strengthen families and communities in Chicago. The Daddy Victory Club has garnered reactions from social media and in the city by holding strolling events where fathers and
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By Olivia Kemp and Sam Hudson CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom could become one of the first European countries to lower the voting age to 16 in all national elections, in what the government is calling a landmark effort to “future-proof” its democracy. If passed by the parliament, the proposed reforms, unveiled Thursday, would
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story COOK COUNTY, Illinois (WBBM) — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office was one of the agencies at the helm of a nationwide crackdown on a $1 billion problem, involving professional thieves stealing from stores across the U.S. More than 500 people were arrested for retail
Continue ReadingBy Tom Dougherty, Frederick Sutton Sinclair Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — In February, Williams Jones started an online fundraiser to help offset some of his friend’s medical costs. Braman underwent CAR T-cell therapy in June in Seattle, according to the fundraiser page. One of the largest donations came from
Continue ReadingPor Mostafa Salem, Mohammed Tawfeeq y Hira Humayun, CNN Israel ha llevado a cabo ataques contra Siria desde la caída del régimen de Bashar al-Asad en diciembre pasado. Esta semana se produjo una importante escalada, cuando Israel afirmó haber atacado Siria en defensa de los drusos, una minoría árabe en el centro de los enfrentamientos
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By Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, to a federal judgeship, over the loud protests of Democrats. The vote — in which all 12 Republican committee members voted to move Bove’s nomination forward — occurred as
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By Adi Guajardo, Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story JACKSON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WCBS) — One person was killed and over a dozen others were injured after being struck by lightning in Jackson Township, New Jersey on Wednesday. It happened at the Black Knight Bowbenders outdoor archery range just before 7:15 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Murray Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — In marinas from Fort Lauderdale to yachts around the globe, a moment of silence was held in memory of Paige Bell, a 20-year-old South African stewardess who was murdered earlier this month aboard the superyacht Far From It in the
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By Mike Toole, Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey wants Republic Services to cut a deal and end a 17-day-long trash collectors strike. Union workers walked off the job on July 1, demanding better pay and benefits. The company and Teamsters Local 25
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 10th person has died in the aftermath of the fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts. Brenda Cropper, 66, had been hospitalized in critical condition since the Sunday fire. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced Cropper’s
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Super Bowl-winning linebacker Bryan Braman, who played for two teams across seven seasons in the NFL, has died aged 38 after a battle with a “very rare form of cancer,” his agent confirmed to CNN Sports on Thursday. “Bryan Braman was a warrior in every sense – on the
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By JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore County teachers’ union said they reached a tentative agreement Wednesday amid a push for a three-year pay raise. The Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) indicated that they are not able to share details about the agreement until
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By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The former Baltimore director of the immigrant advocacy group CASA stood side by side with Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, outside a Nashville, Tennessee, federal courthouse Wednesday, where they are fighting for his release. “Kilmar, thanks to his family
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued Farrell in
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CNN Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration has ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth. Previously, people who called 988 for help could “press 3” to reach counselors specifically trained to respond to the needs of this community. Since it launched in 2022, the specialized service has received nearly 1.5
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN Anaheim, California (CNN) — For the first time since Walt Disney’s death in 1966, guests at Disneyland can get a lifelike glimpse of the man who started the first animation studios in California, planting the seed that would grow into an international media and entertainment empire. Disney has recreated its founder
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