By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A renowned wine expert has been arrested, charged with setting three fires in Manhattan — two of them to outdoor dining structures, according to the FDNY. The FDNY released two videos that it says show Caleb Ganzer, 35, lighting an outdoor dining structure at a pizza restaurant on fire and walking
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By Rachel Wulff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Local animal shelters are being overwhelmed by the number of animals they’re taking in. The Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento turned to Facebook to say they’re full and to ask for help in housing the animals — especially larger dogs.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales held a very brief news conference to deliver a statement on Thursday afternoon as the second anniversary of the Aug. 3 mass shooting approaches. She said a trial date has not yet been set for Patrick Crusius, accused of shooting and killing 23 people at
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN House lawmakers are considering legislation that would withhold federal funds from tribal nations who discriminate against Freedmen, the descendants of people they once enslaved. The House Committee on Financial Services held a subcommittee hearing on Tuesday to discuss reauthorizing the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA), a federal
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Wall Street didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet to welcome Robinhood after its highly anticipated debut. The fast-growing trading company finished Thursday at $34.82, down 8% from its initial public offering price. Robinhood failed to score the first-day pop that new companies covet. And that’s despite Robinhood pricing its
Continue Reading Robinhood is officially a public company. The controversial trading platform opened at $38 a share, matching its initial public offering price. CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SOMERSET, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An African elephant calf was born early on July 18 at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County. The female calf was healthy and was born at just under three-feet tall and weighing 218 pounds. It
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Compelling new video from officers at the Capitol riot were shown at the House Select Committee hearing.
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The chief judge in DC’s federal court questioned the Justice Department’s decision to offer misdemeanor plea deals to nonviolent US Capitol rioters, saying at a hearing Thursday that the relatively light punishment might not be enough to deter similar attacks in the future. “Does the government have any concern … of
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MT. LEBANON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A 25-year-old man and his parents are dead, plus two police officers were injured during a chaotic scene and chase in the South Hills overnight. According to Mt. Lebanon Police, the man allegedly shot and killed his parents on Gilkeson
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has passed emergency legislation that will bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war. House passage sends the $2.1 billion bill to President Joe Biden for his
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México de 2000 a 2003. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y su libro más reciente, “America Through Foreign Eyes”, fue publicado por Oxford University Press, en 2020. (CNN Español) — El retorno de la
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is stepping up efforts to get shots in people’s arms, including calling on states, territories and local governments to do more to incentivize vaccination by offering $100 to those who get vaccinated and reimbursing small- and medium-sized businesses for offering their employees paid leave to get their family members vaccinated. It
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By Holly Yan, CNN Suni Lee just accomplished what no one expected three days ago — not even herself. “This is such a surreal moment. I just feel like I could have never been here ever. It doesn’t even feel like real life,” the 18-year-old said after winning the most coveted medal in gymnastics. Lee
Continue Reading By Carolyn Gusoff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A teenager’s courage helped save lives from a ferocious fire on Long Island. She noticed flames coming from her neighbors’ house and got three people and their dog out of their burning home, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Wednesday. This
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España, y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo, de Perú; Vicente Fox, de México, y Álvaro Colom, de Guatemala. El autor también es colaborador de CNN
Continue Reading By Cory James Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A 4-year-old boy from Queens who was critically injured after being struck by a dirt bike is on the road to recovery. Meanwhile, his family is fighting for stiffer penalties, hoping to avoid a similar tragedy from happening again.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story JONES BEACH, New York (WCBS) — Another shark sighting on Long Island forced swimmers out of the water Tuesday. As CBS2’s Nick Caloway reports, just after 11 a.m., several sharks were seen between Field 2 and the Central Mall, a few hundred yards offshore. Possibly
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with seven governors on Friday to talk about how states are responding to a devastating Western wildfire season — and how the federal government can assist. According to exclusive details shared with CNN, the virtual meeting will last
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La imagen de júbilo de un atleta olímpico de pie en lo alto del podio después de salir victorioso en su disciplina con una medalla de oro entre los dientes es icónica. Ya lo hemos visto en numerosas ocasiones en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, en una gran cantidad de disciplinas.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Twin Cities family whose 5-year-old son was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America by a stranger in 2019 is suing the mall for negligence. The child, named Landen and now 6, “suffered extensive and, in some
Continue Reading By Marybel Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Twin sisters Delaney and Hadley Robertson are busy young ladies who are about to start high school. They do just about everything together including hosting an educational travel and cooking show on public television. Two years ago, during a routine physical
Continue Reading By Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Four-year-old Maxwell Freed has a favorite superhero: Spider-Man. He wears Spider-Man shirts and carries around a stuffed Spider-Man doll everywhere he goes. “Just yesterday he told me to go get his Spider-Man,” jokes his mother, Amber Freed. Maybe having a superhero
Continue Reading By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — It’s the most unusual and mysterious mansion that two Dallas real estate veterans say they’ve ever tried to sell. It’s the biggest and most expensive home on Southview Lane in North Dallas. The nearly million dollar mansion at 13299 Southview Lane
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DOLTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A father said Tuesday night that police in Dolton have not told him who caused his daughter’s death, after police said she dragged an officer before crashing into a building and was also shot by officers. The family of Alexis Wilson,
Continue Reading By Louisa Moller Click here for updates on this story NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Debbie Cassidy grins when she talks about her husband, a veteran who proudly put on his police uniform for midnight shifts and who loved a good argument. “We actually met when we were 10 years old,” Debbie said. In April,
Continue Reading CNN’s Chris Cuomo presses Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds about vaccine hesitancy in his state, and spikes in cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant among the unvaccinated.
Continue Reading By Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is taking his coronavirus vaccine plea directly to his constituents. The Kentucky Republican is airing an ad across 100 radio stations in his state urging people to get vaccinated, as the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 ravages parts of the country, particularly red states with
Continue Reading By Annie Rose Ramos Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — City Police are investigating numerous complaints of teen pop-up parties in North Baltimore, some drawing more than 300 people. The parties are taking place along Greenmount Avenue, starting at Mund Park but overflowing into nearby streets. One woman videotaping from
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the responsibility that college students have to ensure their campuses are safe not just from the Covid-19 pandemic, but also “safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well,” in remarks to young people at a summit hosted by It’s On Us, the college
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