By Brittany Johnson, Kevin Rothstein Click here for updates on this story LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Federal prosecutors want to forcibly medicate a mentally ill arson suspect to try and make him competent to stand trial for the 2021 arson attack in Leominster. According to prosecutors, Edmond Charrette, armed with a gas can set a
Continue Reading By Chris Petersen Click here for updates on this story SPRUCE PINE, North Carolina (WXII) — As roads clear, folks are able to make their way out of the small mountain communities that surround this area and come here to pick up food, water, baby needs and other essential items. Charles Atkins said, “It’s a
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AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The UNC Asheville soccer and volleyball teams are calling UNC Charlotte home, its athletes living in two overflow dormitories and eating meals at the state’s sister school. Asheville’s tennis teams will be living and practicing at High Point University and its swim teams will temporarily reside at Gardner-Webb
Continue Reading By Yazmin Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — “All I ask is for them is to — they say they are supposed to help seniors. PRT is supposed to be there to help seniors,” said Antoinette Zanders. “Help me by keeping my stop there.” Zanders is a 67-year-old woman with
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Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El líder opositor venezolano, Edmundo González, señaló este viernes en el marco del Foro La Toja, un espacio de debate político que se celebra en el noroeste de España, que a pesar de haber dejado Venezuela como consecuencia de “presiones inenarrables y amenazas extremas”, su “salida del país es
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Update (October 11, 2024): Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aranda at his home and took him into custody. Aranda was wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Aggravated Kidnapping/Sexual Abuse and was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility “as a result of violating probation conditions.” Roman Aranda’s new booking photo
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the death of an 81-year-old woman, who was killed last year in west London following a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio’s Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being removed from the rolls, allegedly in violation of federal law. Common Cause and the League of Women Voters threatened Thursday to sue if Secretary of State Frank LaRose doesn’t restore the registrations. His
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Kiryat Shmona, Israel (CNN) — Yair Pinhas creció practicando senderismo en las colinas que rodean Kiryat Shmona, su ciudad natal en el norte de Israel, cerca de la frontera con el Líbano. “El río Jordán nace en la zona, y hay muchos lagos y arroyos preciosos, es increíble. Pero siempre admirábamos la vista
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CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested 34-year-old Daniel Garcia Moge for theft on September 30, 2024. Deputies found Monge allegedly stealing wood from a home builder construction site on the 300 block of Roper in Clint, officials say. Deputies booked Monge into the Downtown Detention Facility on a $750 bond. EPCSO
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By John Fritze and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday let stand Biden administration rules that would cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane as well as mercury in a rare win for an environmental regulation pending before the conservative high court. The rulings don’t uphold the methane and mercury rules but
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former county sheriff has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the nation’s third-largest police force. Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday the appointment of Jim McDonnell. The news follows the surprise retirement of Chief Michel Moore, whose tenure was marked by greater scrutiny
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels. The official says aircraft and ships struck Houthi strongholds at about five locations on Friday. The strikes come days after the group
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical album he calls “A Ballet Through Mud.” Early in the pandemic, the 55-year-old Wu-Tang Clan founder, born Robert Diggs, was rummaging through a bag of old spiral notebooks he found in his
Continue Reading AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may cause faint northern lights across fringes of the northern United States over the weekend as forecasters monitor for possible disruptions to power and communications. The sun’s magnetic field is currently at the peak of its 11-year cycle, making solar storms and northern lights more frequent.
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury. The justices did not detail their reasoning in the orders, which came after a flurry of emergency applications to block the rules from industry groups and Republican-leaning states.
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The last time Elías Ibarra Mendoza heard his wife’s voice, she was pleading for his help. “‘Tell my kids that I love them very much and I won’t be able to answer your calls anymore because the phone will get wet,’” Ibarra Mendoza told CNN affiliate Univision of
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Megan Rathmell thought she’d bombed her job interview earlier this year, assuming her nervousness and lack of preparation had cost her the opportunity. The 20-year-old later found out she got the job as a paralegal — and what made her stand out was her ability to do two
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A new television ad from former President Donald Trump’s campaign deletes key words from two separate quotes to deceptively attack Vice President Kamala Harris. The ad, which Trump also posted on social media on Wednesday, targets Harris on tax policy. Three components of the 30-second spot are dishonest:
Continue Reading By Island News Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Guests staged a protest at the Hilton Hawaiian Village main lobby yesterday demanding refunds due to impacts from the hotel workers strike. Sources told Island News that guests are unhappy about the lack of services as workers walk the picket
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By Dan Heching and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — With Friday’s release of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Lady Gaga will introduce audiences to Lee Quinzel, her version of the Joker’s love interest Harley Quinn from the DC comic books. In an interview with CNN, Gaga explained just how much she had to change her typical
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region. Leopold Sedar Senghor, the country’s first president and a poet, is considered one of the founding fathers of the concept of Francophonie, a global alliance of
Continue Reading By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Israel has pummeled Lebanon with an unprecedented airstrike campaign in less than three weeks, killing over 1,400 people, injuring nearly 7,500 others and displacing more than one million people from their homes, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The bombardment, which Israel says is targeting Hezbollah strongholds in the country,
Continue Reading By Jenna Wells Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Wisconsin man now has a new lease on life, after becoming eligible for an advanced piece of medical technology. “Having the nostalgic feeling of standing again is like riding a bike,” said Jacob Sertuche. “Except for this time, the bike
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn’t kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago. The order came down Friday in the case of Ruben Gutierrez, months after
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local dance group from Camino Real Ballet Folklorico will perform in Dallas at the Texas State Fair. It’s something that means a lot to the troupe, according to instructor Alice Medina. “It means a lot to us. We’re representing El Paso, our culture and heritage,” Medina says. The
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted. “We are going to boost renewable energies. The
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted. “We are going to boost renewable energies. The
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted. “We are going to boost renewable energies. The
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — It took only three days for one side to blink and the potentially crippling strike at the United States’ East and Gulf Coast ports to come to an end, with likely only limited damage to America’s economy. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, the
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