By 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 Reading By 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 Reading Por 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 Reading By 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 Reading By 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 Reading Associated 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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By Gilat Melamed Click here for updates on this story HENRY COUNTY, Georgia (WXIA) — A Henry County father is now in an ICE holding facility after a routine traffic stop, family members said. Eduardo Guzman Garcia’s wife, Amanda Guzman, said her husband has been at the facility in Atlanta since Friday after he was
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By Guinevere Grant Click here for updates on this story MARIETTA, Georgia (WXIA) — Marietta City Schools will begin installing vape detection systems across several campuses this fall. The district’s Board of Education unanimously approved the plan during its meeting Tuesday night. The Halo system, which detects chemicals in vape products, will be installed at
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By Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is asking that a former police officer found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor in 2020 – when she was shot and killed by police in her Louisville home – be sentenced to one day in jail. The officer, Brett
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera has died aged 19 following a crash at the Giro della Valle d’Aosta, his team announced. Privitera was competing in the first stage of the under-23 race in Pontey in the northwest of Italy when the crash took place. “Samuele was and always will be
Continue Reading Por Samantha Delouya Joe Dalesandro no esperaba mantener su tasa hipotecaria al 6,99 % por mucho tiempo cuando compró una casa nueva con su pareja el verano pasado en Myrtle Beach, Carolina del Sur. Pensó que pronto podría refinanciar su hipoteca. Estaba equivocado. “Siempre pensamos que bajarían, y pensamos que sucedería bastante rápido”, dijo Dalesandro
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Lewis Capaldi says that he is taking antipsychotic medication and that it has changed his life. The Scottish singer stepped away from the public eye following a difficult performance at the Glastonbury Festival in the summer of 2023. His fans stepped in to help him finish hit song “Someone
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