By T.J. Wilham Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The majority of people caught at the southern border with fentanyl are U.S. citizens, according to new data obtained by a policy research institute. Here in New Mexico, the drug has been blamed for the state’s current crime crisis. As
Continue Reading By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — An observant Sacramento County jewelry store clerk helped deputies arrest a sex offender linked to multiple states and crimes, the sheriff’s office said. In February, officials said 44-year-old Scott Bartholomew Prange was shopping for a “promise ring” with a 15-year-old
Continue Reading By Kelby Wingert Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A detention officer with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has found himself on the other side of the law, charged with four felony counts of possessing contraband in the county jail. According to the sheriff’s office, detectives arrested 26-year-old Mario
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Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has expelled the founder of an influential Peruvian religious movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after more than a decade of downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse and financial corruption. Wednesday’s decree from the Vatican’s office for religious orders came after Pope Francis last year ordered a high-level
Continue Reading By Dave McDaniel Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — On Tuesday, jurors heard opening statements and testimonies in the case of a Marion County woman accused of shooting and killing her neighbor in front of her children. Susan Lorincz has been charged with manslaughter in the death of A.J.
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Associated Press The family of Casey Goodson Jr. will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over a December 2020 shooting. Goodson was a Black man who was shot and killed in Ohio by a former sheriff’s deputy. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement late last month. Twenty-three-year-old
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El ánimo en la intranquila capital del Líbano se ha ensombrecido en las dos semanas transcurridas desde el ataque israelí del 30 de julio en el sur de Beirut, que terminó con la vida del máximo comandante de Hezbollah, respaldado por Irán, Fu’ad Shukr, y a cuatro civiles. La ciudad se
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Shopping around for a car? You’re in luck. Shopping around for a new auto insurance policy? Better buckle up. New, used and even rental car prices continue to slide while car insurance rates remain vastly elevated. That diverging trend seems counterintuitive: If the price tag for a
Continue ReadingCNN, WLII, ABBY V BRU, GERAL ROSADO, KANIDSHA MELENDEZ, SEF GRAHAM, WILFRED MULLER By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — This story is out of date. Check out the new forecast for Hurricane Ernesto here. Hurricane Ernesto unloaded flooding rainfall on Puerto Rico as it pulled away from the island Wednesday
Continue Reading Associated Press Not all officer video from the the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a court order, police said Wednesday as they announced an internal investigation into why the material was not discovered until after a large trove of footage was released over the weekend. A large collection
Continue Reading Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A new study says Pennsylvania drivers get pulled over and are cited by state police at roughly comparable rates no matter their race or ethnicity. The information about 450,000 vehicle stops in 2023 was made public on Wednesday. Researchers also say trooper decisions about how to enforce the law
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, Kristin Fisher and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Two NASA astronauts who have had their mission to the International Space Station repeatedly extended due to problems with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft will need to wait at least another week before they learn how and when they are returning to Earth. At a
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Open Tennis Tournament. It is held annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. It is the only Grand Slam tennis championship held in North America.August 23-September 13, 2026 – The US Open Tennis Tournament takes place. Elena
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina.August 29, 2005Katrina makes landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm with winds near 127 mph.- Severe flooding damage to cities along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Biloxi, Mississippi. – Numerous failures of levees around New Orleans
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.PersonalBirth date: September 6, 1962Birth place: Newark, New JerseyBirth name: Christopher James ChristieFather: Wilbur “Bill” Christie, an accountantMother: Sondra (Grasso) ChristieMarriage: Mary Pat (Foster) Christie (1986-present)Children: Bridget, Patrick, Sarah and AndrewEducation: University of Delaware, B.A., 1984; Seton Hall
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of George Mitchell, former US senator (D-Maine). PersonalBirth date: August 20, 1933Birth place: Waterville, MaineBirth name: George John MitchellFather: George Mitchell, a janitorMother: Mary (Saad) MitchellMarriages: Heather MacLachlan (1994-present); Sally L. Heath (1959-1987, divorced)Children: with Heather MacLachlan: Andrew and Claire; with Sally L.
Continue Reading CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year was 40% contained Wednesday after scorching more than 670 square miles (1,735 square kilometers). The massive Park Fire was allegedly started by arson on July 24 in a wilderness park outside the Central Valley city of Chico and spread northward with astonishing speed in
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron Paul.PersonalBirth date: August 20, 1935Birth place: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBirth name: Ronald Ernest PaulFather: Howard Paul, dairy farmer Mother: Margaret (Dumont) Paul, dairy farmerMarriage: Carol (Wells) Paul (February 1, 1957-present) Children: Ronald Jr., Lori, Rand, Robert and Joy
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a proposal that would let local police make arrests near the state’s border with Mexico will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to decide. That sets up the biggest push to draw local authorities into immigration enforcement since the state’s landmark
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas.PersonalBirth date: August 24, 1955 Birth place: Hope, Arkansas Birth name: Michael Dale Huckabee Father: Dorsey Huckabee, a fireman and mechanicMother: Mae (Elder) Huckabee, an office worker Marriage: Janet (McCain) Huckabee (May 25, 1974-present) Children: John Mark, David
Continue Reading Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans for a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient. The studies could lead to significant changes to the project formerly known
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska appeals court ruling now provides legal grounds for people who were sentenced to life as juveniles to have their sentences re-examined. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled Friday in the case of Winona Fletcher, who was 14 when she and a boyfriend fatally
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Beslan school siege.On September 1, 2004, armed Chechen rebels took approximately 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia, at approximately 9am local time.The siege ended on September 3, 2004, with more than 330 killed, including 186 children, and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the abduction of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured and imprisoned by the military wing of Hamas from 2006 to 2011.PersonalBirth date: August 28, 1986Birth place: Naharia, IsraelFather: Noam ShalitMother: Aviva ShalitMarriage: Nitzan Shabbat (June 23, 2021-present)Military service: Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 2005-2012, Sergeant majorOther
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at concussions in the National Football League. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head.Reports show an increasing number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions have developed memory and cognitive issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression and
Continue Reading EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last season, with the quiz’s creator saying the university didn’t have permission to use its product that “was not created for a mass-market use at an American college football game.” Floris
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The police officer who shot and killed a pregnant 21-year-old Black woman in Columbus, Ohio, pleaded not guilty to murder charges via video conference Wednesday. Connor Grubb, a Blendon Township police officer, faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts:According to Pew Research Center, support for same-sex marriage in the United States has steadily increased over the last several years.More than 30 countries outside of the United States have laws allowing same-sex marriage. Most of these are
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group.PersonalBirth date: August 31, 1960Death date: September 27, 2024Birth place: Beirut, Lebanon Father: Abd al-Karim, who worked as a grocerMarriage: Fatima Yassin Children: Muhammad Hadi (died in 1997), Muhammad Jawad, Zeinab, Muhammad Ali
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, has filed for bankruptcy and will close 94 of its stores across the United States. But the retailer is not liquidating itself immediately, as the company recently announced that it had entered Chapter 11, which allows for a re-organization rather
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