Connecticut pastor elected president of nation’s largest Black Protestant denomination
Associated Press A Connecticut pastor will be the new president of the largest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S., bringing to an end a…
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Walz says Gaza demonstrators are protesting for ‘all the right reasons’ while condemning Hamas
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for Israel’s war…
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Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York…
Continue Reading Police have upped their use of Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ law since the state’s deadliest mass shooting
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to…
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Phillies surprise 6-year-old brain cancer patient with room makeover
By John Paul Click here for updates on this story HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Philadelphia Phillies surprised…
Continue Reading Blinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader have met behind…
Continue Reading Video shows vehicle going wrong way before fatal crash
By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Shocking video shows a vehicle…
Continue Reading Video shows vehicle going wrong way before fatal crash
WPVI By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Shocking video shows a…
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James Murdoch, Mark Cuban and dozens of other business leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president
By Liam Reilly and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of business leaders are throwing their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she…
Continue Reading Court puts Ohio House speaker back in control of GOP purse strings
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans’ campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason…
Continue Reading Man charged with young boy’s murder after child was scalded in bathtub dies
By Carrie Hodgin Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A young boy who was…
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Blinken y Abinader afirman que trabajan por encontrar una solución a la crisis de Venezuela
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, y el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos,…
Continue Reading Dad charged with murder after man’s comments to daughter lead to deadly fight, deputies say
By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story ALEXANDER COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A North Carolina…
Continue Reading Gov. Brian Kemp doesn’t need to investigate Georgia election board members who pushed new rule changes, state AG finds
By Fredreka Schouten and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp does not have an obligation to investigate members of the State…
Continue Reading Ola de malestar en España por las declaraciones de Vinicius Jr. a CNN sobre el racismo en el país
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Hablar de racismo no le resulta fácil, sobre todo porque lo ha vivido en su propia piel. Sin embargo, siempre que…
Continue Reading A wish at Rome’s Trevi Fountain could soon cost more than the coin you toss
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome city officials are considering a 2-euro fee to access Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain. The city’s top tourism…
Continue Reading Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery
Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and…
Continue Reading Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global…
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Bomb threat forces Vistara airline plane en route to Frankfurt to land in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a Vistara airline flight en route to Germany from India has made a forced landing in Turkey following a bomb…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. notches wins in North Carolina and Michigan in his effort to get off ballots
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina…
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Two penguins die of avian malaria at El Paso zoo
Update: ABC-7 has learned that the two penguins who died were adult penguins. One was six years old and the other was nine years old. The average…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. ballot challenge further delays start of voting in North Carolina
By Ethan Cohen, Dianne Gallagher, Aaron Cooper and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The start of voting in North Carolina, which was scheduled to…
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Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional
AP Business Writer Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly…
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Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian singer and pop artist, dead at 83
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sérgio Mendes, a singer and composer who helped popularize the bossa nova music of his native Brazil,…
Continue Reading Investigators say Wisconsin inmate killed his cellmate for being Black and gay
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators in Wisconsin say an inmate serving time for trying to kill his mother killed his cellmate for…
Continue Reading Mexico’s plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make…
Continue Reading WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a…
Continue Reading Police say 2 siblings were found dead inside a vehicle in Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say two 2-year-old children were found dead inside a vehicle after accidentally being left there. Police…
Continue Reading Esta temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico está confundiendo a los expertos y desafiando las previsiones. ¿Qué está pasando?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estamos a principios de septiembre, en lo que debería ser el tramo más activo de la temporada de huracanes. Los…
Continue Reading Court rules Maine woman can sue correctional officers who allegedly watched her give birth
By Bonnie Bishop Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A judge rejected an appeal request…
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