By CTVNewsToronto.ca Staff Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Fourteen people have been rescued from widespread flooding in the Greater Toronto Area, with Environment Canada reporting that almost 100 millimetres of rain poured down on the city on Tuesday. The weather agency issued a rainfall warning for the GTA, predicting
Continue Reading By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — An Altamonte Springs teen said he’s lucky to be alive after a lightning strike on Monday afternoon. Daniel Sharkey, 17, was doing lawn work for a neighbor, and literally, the next second, he was fighting for his life. He was
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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (KVIA) — The ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin WISN is reporting that police officers shot and killed a person about a mile from the main venue hosting the Republican National Convention Tuesday afternoon. A large law enforcement presence, including Secret Service, were spotted at the scene, WISN is reporting. ABC-7 is working to
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Solo en los primeros 10 días de campaña electoral, de cara a las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, se practicaron 71 detenciones, que correspondieron a 66 hombres y 5 mujeres, según un informe publicado este lunes por Laboratorio de Paz, una organización no gubernamental defensora de los derechos humanos.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California. Musk posted on X Tuesday that he plans on moving SpaceX from Hawthorne, California to the company’s rocket launch site dubbed Starbase in Texas. X will move to Austin from San Francisco.
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s robust sports betting industry saw a big decline in June, with revenue down nearly 24% from a year earlier. In a state whose lawsuit led to legal sports betting across most of the country, people have been used to seeing revenue from sports bets go straight
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a U.S. jury Tuesday of engaging in a massive multiyear fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over Canada’s largest city. Power outages also were reported in multiple areas Tuesday. Toronto police say part of the Don Valley Parkway running from the north part of the city into the
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AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama State’s Eddie Robinson Jr. was hired at his alma mater without any coaching experience, and now he has raised the Hornets to division front-runner status. The Hornets were picked to win the East Division by the Southwestern Athletic Conference head coaches and sports information directors on Tuesday,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades de Estados Unidos obtuvieron información de inteligencia de fuente humana en las últimas semanas sobre un complot de Irán para tratar de asesinar a Donald Trump, un desarrollo que llevó al Servicio Secreto a aumentar la seguridad alrededor del expresidente en las últimas semanas, dijeron a CNN múltiples personas
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Tras ser liberado bajo fianza, el presidente de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF), Ramón Jesurún dio su versión sobre lo que sucedió antes de ser arrestado luego de la final de la Copa América. Asegura que un guardia de seguridad le negó el acceso a la ceremonia
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a new interview with a youth culture media outlet, President Joe Biden made false or misleading claims about immigration, inflation, his administration’s spending, and a remark he made about Israel at last month’s CNN presidential debate. Biden sat down Friday with Speedy Morman, a host for Complex. Here is a
Continue Reading Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Argentina (Indec) dio a conocer la cifra de utilización de la capacidad instalada en la industria del mes de mayo que, por sexto mes consecutivo, funcionó por debajo del 60%. Esto significa que de cada 2 máquinas que existen en Argentina
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s election board has certified a political party that wants to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s presidential ballot this fall. The board voted Tuesday to recognize the We The People party. It means the party can place Kennedy on statewide ballots. But the election board’s
Continue Reading Associated Press Vermont’s governor is urging residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they plan to do repairs themselves, so that counties can meet the threshold for individual federal assistance. The flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl damaged homes, knocked out bridges and washed out roads, leaving
Continue Reading Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A company is now selling $299 sneakers showing an image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and pumping his fist in the air after he was the target of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The white high tops are being sold as “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops”
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are warning of possible copycat attacks or retaliatory violence after the attempt on Donald Trump’s life, as a visibly stronger security detail surrounds the Republican nominee and President Joe Biden. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has also received Secret Service protection. A threat on Donald
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds obtaining a permit to publicly carry a handgun violates the US Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals said in a unanimous decision that the 2003 law runs afoul of both the
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks surged Tuesday as Wall Street raised its bets that sky-high borrowing rates could come down in the fall. The Dow surged by 743 points, or 1.9%, closing at a fresh all-time high and notching its best daily percentage gain since June 2023. The S&P 500 gained 0.6%,
Continue Reading Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man whose 750-pound alligator was seized is suing the state Department of Environmental Conservation in an effort to get him back, saying the agency was wrong not to renew a license for the pet he looked after for more than 30 years. Conservation officers entered
Continue Reading WABC, CNN By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A jury on Tuesday found Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly called on his Democratic colleague to resign. Menendez, of New Jersey, was convicted
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, WABC, NY1, CHRISTINE CORNELL, US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A jury on Tuesday found Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly called on his Democratic colleague to
Continue Reading By Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — After a monthslong investigation into the living conditions at the Omaha Housing Authority, KETV Investigates was flooded with messages, calls and emails from residents revealing bugs, rats and broken appliances, but one of the biggest issues they said is mold. With
Continue Reading By Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A 2-year-old and a woman were both hit by gunfire after someone shot through a door in Greene County. Troopers were called to a home at Mountainview Gardens in Franklin Township Saturday evening. Investigators learned someone shot five rounds through
Continue Reading By Shaun Ganley Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Three people were arrested in Braintree, Massachusetts, after police say they discovered a hidden camera aimed at homes that they believe may be part of a broader international theft group. Investigators say the three people appear to be connected to South
Continue Reading CNN By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told
Continue Reading By Curadhan Powell Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A woman died after being by a train in the Clifton neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to Louisville Metro police. Around 8:30 a.m., LMPD Fifth Division officers responded to the call of a pedestrian down near the train tracks near Stoll Avenue
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Al menos 29 personas murieron en Perú después de que un autobús cayera más de 200 metros a un barranco el martes mientras viajaba desde Lima a la ciudad de Ayacucho, dijeron las autoridades. Las autoridades realizan operaciones de búsqueda y rescate, dijo el Ministerio del Interior del país
Continue Reading By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — An Altamonte Springs teen said he’s lucky to be alive after a lightning strike on Monday afternoon. Daniel Sharkey, 17, was doing lawn work for a neighbor, and literally, the next second, he was fighting for his life. He was
Continue Reading Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban are suing the state for rejecting the petitions they submitted to get the measure on the November ballot. The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to reverse the rejection by election officials. The state said organizers did not comply with
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