ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Rep. Devan Seabaugh is accused of driving under the influence. Authorities say he ran into a bicyclist who was riding in the bike lane of an Atlanta street Thursday night. Court records show he faces seven charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the influence of
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any other year since reliable records began in 1992. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, more than 1.4 million acres, or 2,200 square miles, have burned in the state so far. Center spokesperson Carol Connolly
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift aquarium established by two longtime Brooklyn residents in a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a leaky fire hydrant has stirred controversy. The project has drawn concern from city officials and backlash from animal rights advocates. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, two neighborhood residents carried
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By Darren Cunningham Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WXYZ) — Like many patients at McLaren Health Care’s hospitals, Reginald Tidball said he’s waiting for a phone call letting him know when he can resume life-saving radiation treatments that have been put on hold by cybercriminals. McLaren said cybercriminals attacked the system
Continue Reading WXYZ, WJRT, CNN By Darren Cunningham Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WXYZ) — Like many patients at McLaren Health Care’s hospitals, Reginald Tidball said he’s waiting for a phone call letting him know when he can resume life-saving radiation treatments that have been put on hold by cybercriminals. McLaren said cybercriminals
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OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dak Prescott was held out of a light workout Friday as a precaution with the Dallas Cowboys quarterback experiencing mild soreness in his surgically repaired right ankle. The decision came a day after Dallas held its only joint workout of training camp in a visit from the Los Angeles Rams. The
Continue Reading By Helena Arjona Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Louisville Metro Police Department released body camera footage Thursday from a deadly police shooting near Valley Station. The footage was released during a news conference on Thursday at 4 p.m. The shooting happened on July 25 after officers were called about
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been overturned, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court
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By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The US is set to provide Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on US weapons and military equipment, releasing the money months after it was appropriated by Congress as tensions continue to rise between Israel and Iran, multiple officials familiar with the matter told
Continue Reading By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — John Rochelle, a Kansas City resident and former British military officer, will ride 400 miles in Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. He’s hoping to use the journey to raise funds for a memorial. “We are
Continue Reading By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Heritage Auctions is now taking bids on three Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rings. The offerings include rings from cornerback Bashaud Breeland and defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth. “The evolution is pretty incredible,” Chris Ivy with Heritage Auctions said. “The value
Continue Reading The National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ union have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement that will run through 2030, according to two published reports. Sportico and The Athletic, citing anonymous sources, reported some provisions of the new agreement will go into effect before the current CBA expires after the 2026 season. The current
Continue Reading AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson has navigated plenty of roadblocks in her pursuit of Olympic glory. Some self-imposed. Some not. Considering all the American sprinter has been through over the last three years, tentatively grabbing the baton from teammate Gabby Thomas with the U.S. in third in the women’s 4×100 meter
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By Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — When Charmain Jackman and her husband decided to see a couple’s counselor, they had a list of criteria. As a Black psychologist of Barbadian descent, Jackman knew she was looking for a therapist of color who had experience working with couples. The search, however, proved to be more challenging
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a group of militants have attacked three Pakistan army posts in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, triggering shootouts that killed three soldiers and four insurgents. The attacks happened on Friday in the Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. It said a search operation was
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s opted against what would have been its first-ever blocking of aid to an Israeli military unit over rights abuses. In a statement Friday, the State Department said it is now satisfied with Israeli efforts to rectify the abuse. The U.S. has not publicly identified the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.
Continue Reading Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in a swap was his toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, his expired passport and the prison garb he was wearing. But he has hit the ground running. Within days of arriving in Germany,
Continue Reading CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board. Dramatic footage circulating on social media showed the plane’s fall and its destroyed fuselage in flames on
Continue Reading Associated Press OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance was drafted third overall, is already on his second team, and will finally play his first game for the Dallas Cowboys in their preseason opener on Sunday. The countdown reflects the turbulence Lance has endured in his brief NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers and Cowboys,
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A federal trial court judge in North Carolina used a highly unusual footnote in a ruling Friday to take a swipe at the Supreme Court, accusing the conservative majority of attempting to “redesign” the presidency when it granted sweeping immunity to Donald Trump. In a lengthy footnote at the end of his opinion,
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — John Kirby, the spokesman for the US National Security Council, issued a stark rebuke Friday of the Israeli finance minister over comments undercutting a ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, calling Bezalel Smotrich’s comments “dead wrong.” “Some critics, like Mr. Smotrich, for example, have claimed that the hostage deal
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UPDATE: Ramp to US 54 at I-10 reopens after crews cleared debris. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The righter interchange ramp along I-10 to US 54 is blocked as TxDOT crews work to clear gravel on the roadway. Traffic on the ramp is backed up and can be seen on the TxDOT traffic cameras. No
Continue Reading AP Media Writer During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn’t given an interview and has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic choice to replace Joe Biden. That’s about to change, now that
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities have identified the dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman Friday as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton, of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Firefighters responding to a 911 call found Vinton’s body entangled in the belt
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 15 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to stop the federal government from opening up Obamacare to immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as children. President Joe Biden announced in May that recipients of Deferred Action for
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is imposing the rule of law on cyberspace with a new global deal requiring a crackdown on the illegal misuse of computer technology. A special committee approved the Convention against Cybercrime late Thursday afternoon. The deal is expected to pass the United Nations General Assembly later
Continue Reading By Denise Royal and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Families of three students murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the shooter, although it’s unclear whether they’ll ever collect. Court documents show the parents of Luke Hoyer, 15, Alaina Petty, 14, and Meadow Pollack, 18, each reached $50
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during far-right violence in Britain and encouraged people to torch hotels housing asylum seekers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentencing on Friday of Tyler Kay was among the harshest for people who have taken
Continue Reading Associated Press LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Republican Bernie Moreno is accusing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown of trying to distance himself from Vice President Kamala Harris as he seeks to unseat the incumbent in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races. The Trump-endorsed Cleveland businessman spoke during a campaign stop in Lancaster. He said
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