By Aziza Shuler, Jim McHugh Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Ladder and drill in hand, Philadelphia firefighter Duvell Harvin was on duty Tuesday — not fighting fires, but preventing them. Harvin spent the day installing what he calls the first line of fire defense: smoke detectors. “That can be
Continue Reading KYW By Aziza Shuler, Jim McHugh Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Ladder and drill in hand, Philadelphia firefighter Duvell Harvin was on duty Tuesday — not fighting fires, but preventing them. Harvin spent the day installing what he calls the first line of fire defense: smoke detectors. “That can
Continue Reading By Jai Cunningham Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Allegations have been leveled against the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and high-ranking officers, claiming sexual harassment, discrimination, and whistle-blower discrimination. Long-time HPD officer Sgt. Shari Taflinger has filed the lawsuit. She worked at the training academy and the lawsuit alleges a
Continue Reading By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Investigators are trying to learn more after a bicyclist was hit and killed by a train in Waukesha County. It happened in downtown Oconomowoc Tuesday afternoon, Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures Tuesday drew a lot of people outdoors to downtown Oconomowoc.
Continue Reading By Heather Walker, Darcelle Hall Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A South Florida woman says she was left disfigured and nearly blind by her surgeon, and now she’s finding out the doctor doesn’t have insurance. 7’s Heather Walker investigates. Seventy-year-old Dian doesn’t want us to use her last name.
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By Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Richard Simmons died of accidental “blunt traumatic injuries,” according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner. In a media statement on Thursday, the LA Medical Examiner stated it had determined Simmons’ death last month was the result of injuries sustained in a fall. Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease was
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would likely cut their benchmark interest rate at their next meeting in September as long as inflation continued to cool. The minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting indicate that the “vast majority” of policymakers “observed that, if the data
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A gold rush is here. The precious metal hit an all time high this week. The spot price for gold closed Tuesday above $2,514, according to data from FactSet. That’s the highest closing price recorded for the commodity to date. Here’s what you need to know. What is
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Tsarnaev’s lawyers said during a hearing in federal court in Boston Wednesday that U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole should be recused from the case, pointing to what
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By Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on Friday at an event in Arizona, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. There are current talks between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s team and Kennedy’s orbit for the
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By Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Authority arrested a man on Tuesday who it claimed had spread disinformation thought to have enflamed the recent unrest in the UK. In a statement shared with CNN, the FIA claimed that an X account user called @Channel3Nownews “shared images of a video
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A healthy diet has long been hailed by some experts as one potentially important factor influencing the risk of Covid-19, or how bad someone’s case gets. But a team of researchers in Indonesia looked into how a specific lifestyle might affect these odds — finding that following the Mediterranean
Continue Reading By Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A Hollister family is urging parents to be cautious after their 2-year-old daughter was mistakenly served alcohol at a Salinas restaurant, resulting in a trip to the emergency room. The family was at a large family dinner at a local Salinas
Continue Reading KSBW, NOEMI VALENCIA, PHOTO, CNN, Noemi Valencia/Photo By Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A Hollister family is urging parents to be cautious after their 2-year-old daughter was mistakenly served alcohol at a Salinas restaurant, resulting in a trip to the emergency room. The family was at a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to Fabens Independent School District, the district has completed an investigation into a recent bus incident that was posted on social media. This comes after a video was shared on the Facebook group Make Fabens Better, showing what parents say is a student being hit with pencils. ABC-7 has
Continue Reading Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It was a rare diplomatic gamble when the three leaders of Latin America’s largest democracies inserted themselves into the high-stakes standoff between Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his opponents over who won the country’s presidential election. The presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico broke from decades of hands-off diplomacy toward Venezuela
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Convention ceremonial roll call vote on Tuesday was a vibe. Emceed by DJ Cassidy, songs were selected by each delegation as they cast their ceremonial votes for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Some of the songs played were “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan for Missouri,
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 2nd District Gabe Vasquez hosted a binational meeting along with Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea, and other local and federal officials. They met at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. The meeting was to discuss current binational trade, economic opportunities,
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — On August 1st, 2021, Mayvel Alexandra Morales was driving her family back from vacation, when their lives were changed in an instant. Mario Martell, a driver with a BAC of .135, according to El Paso Police, drove the wrong way on I-10 and crashed into their car, killing Morales. Her
Continue Reading Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could bring significant economic harm to businesses and consumers in Canada and the U.S. if the trains don’t resume running soon. Canadian National and CPKC railroads both
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, Benjamin Brown, Arlette Saenz and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday about “the ceasefire and hostage release deal and diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions,” White House spokesperson Emilie Simons posted on X. Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call, which
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Seven fluffy white Chilean flamingo chicks are on display at a zoo in southwest England for the first time since 2018 — and one is particularly notable for the way it made its entrance. Two male flamingos named Arthur and Curtis successfully hatched an egg together — a first
Continue Reading Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan have arrested and charged a man with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month. The suspect was identified as freelance web developer Farhan Asif, 32. Imran Kishwar, deputy inspector general of investigations in
Continue Reading CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — Italian authorities say a fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the “Bayesian” superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week. The head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina told
Continue Reading By Leslie Duarte Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — President Biden’s executive order to protect spouses and stepchildren of United States citizens is now in effect. It aims to protect nearly half a million people without legal status. The ‘Parole in Place’ program would allow qualifying undocumented immigrants to adjust
Continue Reading By Daniel Macht and Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Family members of a 31-year-old Sacramento woman who died after seeking treatment at the hospital said they spent a year searching for their loved one when her body was being kept in cold storage the entire time. Jessie
Continue Reading KCRA, GINGER CONGI, CNN By Daniel Macht and Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Family members of a 31-year-old Sacramento woman who died after seeking treatment at the hospital said they spent a year searching for their loved one when her body was being kept in cold storage
Continue Reading By Ashley Zavala Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — If you’re buying anything from a carton of eggs to a bottle of laundry detergent, the experience at your grocery store’s self-checkout station could look and feel different under a proposed California law. SB 1446 would prohibit grocery and convenience stores
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York City authorities are investigating after human bones were discovered near a waterfront carousel twice this week. Police say a city parks department officer found a skull and other bones on the shoreline in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Monday. A femur was found in the same spot early Wednesday. The
Continue Reading By Sarah Klinger and Aaron Hegarty Click here for updates on this story BENNINGTON, Nebraska (KETV) — A pair of Bennington Public Schools parents say they gave their son “extra love and squeezes” when he returned home from school on Monday. The district said a driver failed to follow protocol when a child with autism
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