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 leadership election that stirred division among members. The Rev. Boise Kimber, senior pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut. — and the only person on the ballot Thursday
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are doing so for “all the right reasons,” as the Democratic ticket looks to balance its support for Israel with the humanitarian plight of civilians in the war-torn enclave. Walz’ comments
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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 criminal case until after the 2024 election, Judge Juan Merchan announced Friday, explaining that his decision to delay the sentencing is in part to avoid any appearance of affecting the
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history. Maine’s extreme risk protection order law was strengthened after an
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By John Paul Click here for updates on this story HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Philadelphia Phillies surprised a little girl who has brain cancer with a room makeover in Havertown on Thursday. Rosie McKenna, 6, has been battling a rare form of brain cancer since she was 11 months old. She’s gone through 64
Continue Reading SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader have met behind closed doors to discuss human rights, economic prosperity and regional security. Blinken met with Abinader on Friday after landing in neighboring Haiti the previous day to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to
Continue Reading By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Shocking video shows a vehicle going the wrong way on Route 55 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County on Thursday just before a head-on crash that left two people dead. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the highway
Continue Reading WPVI By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Shocking video shows a vehicle going the wrong way on Route 55 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County on Thursday just before a head-on crash that left two people dead. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the
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By Liam Reilly and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of business leaders are throwing their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she is the stronger candidate for the American economy and the future of democracy. In a three-page letter, a group of 88 business leaders — including high-profile current and former executives from major public
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans’ campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason Stephens. But the Thursday ruling appeared to do virtually nothing to resolve the yearlong intraparty dispute that’s hindered lawmaking in the state. A three-judge panel of the 10th District Court of Appeals ruled
Continue Reading By Carrie Hodgin Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A young boy who was scalded with hot water in a bathtub has died, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a home on Cain Forest Drive around 11:45 p.m. on
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, y el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, afirmaron este viernes en Santo Domingo que están trabajando junto a varios países de la región para encontrar una solución a la crisis desatada en Venezuela luego de la celebración de las elecciones
Continue Reading By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story ALEXANDER COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A North Carolina father is accused of killing a man who made inappropriate comments to his daughter, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said Kenneth Young, 55, was accused of making inappropriate comments to 33-year-old Casey Charles
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp does not have an obligation to investigate members of the State Election Board who have come under fire for enacting last-minute changes to election procedures in this battleground state, according to an opinion issued Friday by the state’s attorney general, Chris Carr.
Continue Reading 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 le preguntan al respecto, Vinicius Jr., jugador brasileño del Real Madrid, encuentra las palabras con las que abordar el asunto. Incluso lo ha hecho entre lágrimas, tal y cómo
Continue Reading 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 official, Roberto Onorato, says the goal is to make the experience more enjoyable for tourists and the area less aggravating for residents. He also said it could help discourage tourists from feeding
Continue Reading Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery. Delays in Congress and a lengthy process to approve federal funding forced people in a
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, songwriter and arranger was
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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 threat. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Flight VTI027 from Mumbai to Frankfurt landed at the airport in Erzurum, in eastern Turkey, with 247 passengers and crew. All passengers were
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald
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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 lifespan of a Magellanic penguin in the wild is 20 years and 30 years in captivity. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two penguins who lived at the El
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen, Dianne Gallagher, Aaron Cooper and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The start of voting in North Carolina, which was scheduled to begin Friday with the mailing of absentee ballots, will be further delayed to let legal proceedings play out after an appeals court ordered the state to remove former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from
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AP Business Writer Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago. The complaint, filed Thursday at a federal court in San Antonio, mirrors legal arguments the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sérgio Mendes, a singer and composer who helped popularize the bossa nova music of his native Brazil, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family shared in a statement with CNN. Mendes was 83. “His wife and musical partner for the past 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, was by his
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators in Wisconsin say an inmate serving time for trying to kill his mother killed his cellmate for being Black and gay. Prosecutors charged 24-year-old Jackson Vogel on Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide with hate crime and repeat offender penalty enhancers. The lawyer who handled Vogel’s unsuccessful appeal of
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico. President elect Claudia Sheinbaum has spent weeks trying to calm those fears. But on Friday, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox. The plan was launched on Friday. It came three weeks after WHO declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated budget
Continue Reading NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say two 2-year-old children were found dead inside a vehicle after accidentally being left there. Police spokesperson Sarah Schettler says the two were found Thursday afternoon by officers responding to a request for a welfare check on the vehicle that was parked on a city street. Schettler says
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estamos a principios de septiembre, en lo que debería ser el tramo más activo de la temporada de huracanes. Los meteorólogos predijeron que ésta iba a ser mala: tormenta tras tormenta, las previsiones más pesimistas de las que se tiene constancia. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel En su lugar, el océano
Continue Reading By Bonnie Bishop Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A judge rejected an appeal request Tuesday from two Cumberland County Jail correctional officers who are being sued for allegedly watching a female inmate while she was giving birth at Maine Medical Center. Jaden Brown, the plaintiff, was pregnant when she
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