Associated Press A wrongfully convicted Texas man who spent 34 years in prison for a killing in the 1980s was exonerated Thursday, saying that while he couldn’t get those years back, he was happy and moving forward. “I’m just excited that this day has finally come,” said Benjamin Spencer, 59. A Dallas County judge granted
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By Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A mother in Brooklyn is desperately seeking answers after her son’s body was found in a branch of the East River. He is the third person found dead there after leaving nearby nightclubs in the past year. Damani Alexander’s body
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Health officials say two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says Thursday that a third person in that state also has been hospitalized because of the mosquito-borne illness. The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center in Illinois
Continue Reading By Eva Andersen, Nate Sylves Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — For the first time in years, students at Gloria Casarez Elementary School in Kensington are staying cool and comfortable in their classrooms, thanks to newly installed air conditioning units. The upgrades mean the school no longer has to dismiss students
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By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The use of cannabis and hallucinogens “stayed at historically high levels” among both younger and middle-age adults in the US in 2023, according to the latest survey from Monitoring the Future, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan since 1975 and funded by the National Institutes of Health. “The
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. 1 form on Thursday with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open. Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka couldn’t quite find the games that once had them on top of the rankings. Those past U.S.
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A murder suspect on the lam for months fell through the ceiling of a Memphis home as authorities closed in on him, the US Marshals Service announced this week. The 20-year-old suspect, Deario Wilkerson, was wanted on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder and reckless endangerment with a deadly
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lost twice in his battles to stay on the presidential ballot in some states and get off of it in others. North Carolina’s elections board refused to take him off that state’s ballot Thursday, with a majority saying it was too late for him
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El asalto de Israel a Gaza desde el ataque del 7 de octubre dirigido por Hamas ha matado a más de 40.000 personas, según las autoridades palestinas, lo que ha provocado la condena internacional. Pero a sólo 100 kilómetros de distancia, otra gran escalada de violencia también se ha estado produciendo
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is restarting an immigration program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to come to the United States. The administration said Thursday that it’s now including “additional vetting” of their U.S.-based financial sponsors following fraud concerns. The Department of Homeland Security had suspended the program
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Unión Europea no reconoce la legitimidad del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, quien se adjudicó la victoria en las disputadas elecciones presidenciales de julio, dijo el jueves el máximo diplomático de la UE, Josep Borrell. “No podemos aceptar la legitimidad de Maduro como presidente electo. El consejo decidió que Maduro
Continue Reading By Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KDKA) — About a dozen people were rescued from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia early Thursday morning after a boat involved in a party started taking on water, police said. Philadelphia police said they received a 911 call just before 12:30 a.m. from someone
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Director Tim Burton is shedding light on why Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin are not appearing in the upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel. Davis and Baldwin starred in the 1988 classic as recently deceased couple Adam and Barbara Maitland, who find themselves at odds with the Deetz family – Lydia (Winona
Continue Reading Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand have indicted a former national police chief in connection with an alleged cover-up of a 2012 crash involving an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune that killed a police officer. Former Police Chief Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung, along with a former deputy attorney general and six
Continue Reading Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — A 4-year-old boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar in an Israeli museum has been forgiven and even invited back, as curators hope to turn the disaster into a teachable moment. Alex Geller, the boy’s father, said his son — the youngest of three — is exceptionally curious,
Continue Reading By Kaitlyn Hart Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — An 18-year-old was arrested after police say they seized his phone after finding child pornography on it. Days later, he allegedly purchased a second phone to look at more child sexually exploitative material. Kyle Jefferey Allan was charged with ten counts
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Both the men’s and women’s world No. 1’s – Jannik Sinner and Iga Świątek – eased into the third round of the US Open on Thursday. Sinner advanced thanks to a straight-sets victory over American Alex Michelsen, with the Italian prevailing 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium, taking
Continue Reading By Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In San Francisco, a group of residents say they are suing the city claiming their street has turned into the epicenter of sex work. Last year, ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena broke the story of prostitution on Capp Street which led
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff’s deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man’s apartment door. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted
Continue Reading Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Sharon Ellison and Fred Jernigan spent four days hiking and camping from one end of the Grand Canyon to the other, with plans to relax at a hotel within the park on Thursday. But when they reemerged from the jagged canyon at the South Rim, they
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president. That’s because Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday put Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the ballot after they were removed, while saying the Green Party’s Jill Stein had qualified by another
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Parents in the united states are overwhelmed and burned out with the dizzying pace of the world — and it has become a public health concern. That’s according to a surgeon general’s advisory released on Wednesday August 29th. The advisory cited a 20-23 survey of adults from the american psychological
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. and Mexican authorities announced during a news conference today the arrest of multiple wanted criminals due to information provided through the Se Busca Información tip-line. The authorities also unveiled five new targets wanted along the U.S./Mexico border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Marshals, U.S. Homeland
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By Hadas Gold, Kristen Holmes and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN New York (CNN) — ABC News intends to mute the microphones of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris while their opponent speaks during an upcoming presidential debate, according to a copy of the formal rules obtained by CNN, but the Harris campaign is continuing to push back
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Ford is changing some of its diversity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of companies altering their approaches amid a changing legal and political environment and online pressure from the right. Ford CEO Jim Farley said in an email to employees Wednesday that the company has
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CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the cemetery, and “abruptly pushed aside” an employee of the
Continue Reading By Tara John, Jennifer Hauser, Abeer Salman, Eugenia Yosef and Larry Register, CNN (CNN) — Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in fighting in Gaza in September to allow young children in the enclave to be vaccinated for polio, according to United Nations and Israeli officials. The polio campaign, which will aim to vaccinate around 640,000
Continue Reading By Amanda Palacios Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — Valarie Escalante’s ordinary morning took a devastating turn when she discovered her 2016 Nissan Rogue was no longer parked where she left it. Instead, she found a charred street and a pile of black ash. “Sunday morning around 3:45 a.m.
Continue Reading Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the man charged in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge to move the trial to a larger city during a hearing Thursday, citing the widespread media coverage of the case and the impact that coverage can have on potential juror
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman who posted a video of herself singing outdoors in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s morality laws, which include a ban on women’s voices in public, says she won’t be silenced. The Taliban last week issued laws to prevent vice and promote virtue, including a requirement for a woman to conceal
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