By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people have been killed following the collapse of a dam in Sudan’s northwest Red Sea State, according to the United Nations’s emergency relief agency. Hundreds more are believed missing, Reuters reported. Flash flooding decimated 20 villages and damaged a further 50 after the Arba’at Dam collapsed
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By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Miami-Dade police officer Nilson Ronaldo Herrera Pacheco was recognized Monday after he swiftly responded to a stabbing incident, saving a man’s life right after graduating from the police academy. Despite being off duty, he saved the victim’s life by using his training
Continue Reading By Richard Ramos, Steve Large Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KOVR) — Vacaville city officials issued a public safety alert Friday after a mountain lion was captured on video walking in the downtown area last weekend. A resident’s home surveillance camera recorded the animal roaming through the area between West and
Continue Reading By Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story TUOLUMNE COUNTY, California (KOVR) — Authorities say they have called off the search for a California man who was last believed to be hiking in the Emigrant Wilderness. Michael Moore, 71, was last seen on Aug. 16, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. He
Continue Reading By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — A program using mental health workers to respond to non-violent 911 calls focusing on issues with the homeless is expanding through Los Angeles, focusing on areas where the need is the greatest. The Crisis and Incident Response through Community-led Engagement (CIRCLE)
Continue Reading By Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — A man seen in a viral video berating a driver with racist language following a crash in California’s Central Valley has been identified as a firefighter with the Alameda County Fire Department which has placed the firefighter on leave. The crash happened
Continue Reading KPIX By Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — A man seen in a viral video berating a driver with racist language following a crash in California’s Central Valley has been identified as a firefighter with the Alameda County Fire Department which has placed the firefighter on leave. The crash
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Associated Press Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according to a new report funded by Bank of America and conducted by professors at California Lutheran University and UCLA.
Continue Reading By Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The State Fair of Texas is just weeks away and one of the most beloved traditions of the fair is the Arts and Crafts contest. Judging is already underway to select the winners of the 2024 competition; however, one teen competitor got
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By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who suspended his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump, has a long history of criticizing the man he now supports, including calling Trump a “threat to democracy,” and, as recently as July, a “terrible president.” For years, Kennedy has repeatedly
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court Monday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed. The 2-1 decision was issued by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. The law revived by the
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By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “UT System prohibits its universities from making political or social statements” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — El tráiler de un nuevo documental sobre Christopher Reeve, la estrella de “Superman”, incluye un momento emotivo de su hijo. “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” explora la carrera y el activismo de Reeve después de que un accidente en una competencia ecuestre en 1995 lo dejara paralizado. El actor murió en
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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily
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By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 26, 2024 “Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state reviews” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The
Continue Reading WTVF, LUCKY’S CAT HOUSE, CNN By Aaron Cantrell Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Animal dumping is an ongoing issue in the Mid-state, leaving local shelters overwhelmed and struggling for resources. The latest case involves a litter of four-week-old kittens rescued from a trash compactor just in time. “The kittens
Continue Reading By Aaron Cantrell Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Animal dumping is an ongoing issue in the Mid-state, leaving local shelters overwhelmed and struggling for resources. The latest case involves a litter of four-week-old kittens rescued from a trash compactor just in time. “The kittens were found at the trash
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 1700° Steakhouse is partnering with FamilyMEAL to hold a charity dinner to raise money for El Pasoans Fighting Hunger. The dinner is on Wednesday, August 28th. It will be catered by 8 chefs from around Texas. Some of the chefs work in other cities, but are from El Paso and
Continue Reading By Jessica Vallejo, Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story DORAL, Florida (WSVN) — An argument inside a Northwest Miami-Dade home turned deadly as, police said, a murder-suicide claimed the life of a former couple, all while their children were inside the home. Miami-Dade Police units responded to the scene of the shooting
Continue Reading By Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Fire Department is recognizing four women who worked together to help save a man’s life back in late May. On Aug. 15, firefighters presented them with awards at the Asheville Racquet Club for their quick and lifesaving action.
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Democrats, with the backing of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, on Monday sued to block controversial new election rules in Georgia that they warned could lead to post-election “chaos” in the presidential battleground state in November. The lawsuit, filed in Georgia state court by the Democratic National Committee, the
Continue Reading By Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A federal investigation is underway after a video, shows a man appearing to grab and hold a sea turtle in Waikiki. It shows the man holding and pulling the turtle, even as people tell him it’s illegal and to let it go.
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will pay more than $38 million to settle a lawsuit from 2017 over allegedly failing to meet federal accessibility requirements when using federal grant funds for multifamily affordable housing. Federal officials say Monday that the lawsuit stated the city of LA did not make
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– En Puerto Rico, 32 personas fueron acusadas por autoridades federales por su presunta participación en un fraude para obtener beneficios del programa de Asistencia por Desempleo Pandémico (PUA, por sus siglas en inglés) durante la pandemia de covid-19 por un total de US$ 981.071, informó en un comunicado W. Stephen
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been ordered to turn over copies of Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’” album to his lawyers by Friday. Federal Judge Pamela K. Chen in Brooklyn ruled Monday that Shkreli must produce all copies of the album. He also must report
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters. Anti-abortion leaders sued to take the amendment off November’s ballot. They say the amendment doesn’t describe all the regulations
Continue Reading Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The buildings in Brazil’s modernist capital, Brasilia, have been enveloped in smoky air the past two days. Brasilia’s environment institute recorded its first smog alert since its creation in 2007, and public events were canceled. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke
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By Holmes Lybrand and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Members of the bipartisan congressional task force established to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump promised Monday to get to the bottom of the security failures of that day even if it may be a “slow process,” after the group toured the Pennsylvania
Continue Reading Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pack of four-legged therapists that helps calm airport travelers are getting a break of their own. Members of the Wagging Tails Brigade of therapy dogs were honored on Monday at Philadelphia International Airport. The event marks five years that the dogs have been dutifully working in the airport’s corridors.
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s says her mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day. Carey wrote in a statement Monday that her heart was broken over the “tragic” losses and that she spent the last week with her mother before she died. Carey had a complicated relationship with
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