By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The body of an American woman has been recovered from the sea in Norway after the replica Viking boat she was sailing in capsized during an expedition from the Faroe Islands, police have confirmed. The US State Department confirmed the death of a US citizen off the coast of
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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 cemetery.
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By Ashley Bacon and Shelby Knox Click here for updates on this story KITCHENER, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — Electric vehicle users at a Waterloo, Ontario condo were shocked by a recent update to their building’s EV charging stations. People living at 188 King Street South said the price to charge their EVs unexpectedly jumped from
Continue Reading STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the town of Steele, North
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A former Pennsylvania police officer whose US Capitol riot criminal case landed at the Supreme Court will go to trial next year, a federal judge said Wednesday. For months, Joseph Fischer’s case was on pause while the high court considered whether one of the charges he
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Originally Published: 29 AUG 24 11:01 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has continued to mishandle allegations of child sexual abuse in the years after the bureau’s notorious bungling of the investigation into disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, according to an audit by the Justice Department’s inspector general released Thursday. Because of those failures, allegations
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UTEP at Nebraska, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Nebraska by 27 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Nebraska, which hasn’t won an opener since 2019, expect to make a big jump in Matt Rhule’s second season. The game marks the debut of freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola, the highest-ranked recruit
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the case against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday. In a review brought
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has continued to mishandle allegations of child sexual abuse in the years after the bureau’s notorious bungling of the investigation into disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, according to an audit by the Justice Department’s inspector general released Thursday. Because of those failures, allegations of sexual abuse against children were left unaddressed for months
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The baby in Gaza who was recently paralyzed by polio was infected with a mutated strain of the virus that vaccinated people shed in their waste, according to scientists who say the case is the result of “an unqualified failure” of public health policy. The infection, which marked the
Continue Reading Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq says its air defenses have shot down a Turkish drone over the northern city of Kirkuk. The incident comes as the two countries have been attempting to develop closer economic and security ties, raising concerns amid the already volatile security situation in the region. The Iraqi air force
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway’s coast that killed a U.S. citizen, police said Thursday, describing it as a “tragic accident” that did not constitute a criminal matter. The wooden replica, called Naddodd, was crossing the North Atlantic
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El español Daniel Sancho, condenado por la justicia tailandesa a cadena perpetua por el asesinato premeditado del cirujano colombiano Edwin Arrieta Arteaga en 2023, tiene por delante dos oportunidades de recurrir esta sentencia: la primera ante el Tribunal Provincial y la segunda, ante el Tribunal Supremo tailandés, según marca
Continue Reading By Sara Machi Click here for updates on this story PARK RIDGE, Illinois (WBBM) — Headed home after 300 days in the hospital, Nathan Zarate weighed less than a pound when he was born more than three months premature, but on Wednesday, he graduated from the NICU. With smiles and a song, Advocate Children’s Hospital
Continue Reading Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom. The Hong Kong government insists there aren’t restrictions on such freedoms when journalists simply stick to the facts. Stand News former
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Update: In a news conference Thursday, U.S. Attorney General for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza, said 21 people with connections to the ‘Chuco Tango’ gang were arrested in a roundup spanning El Paso today. Officials said the arrested individuals are suspected of serious drug and firearm offenses. They are charged with possession, and intent
Continue Reading By Stacy Friedman, Hector Carrion Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A former cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual assault lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed her suit in 2021, claiming drunken fans and alumni groped her at school events in 2018 and 2019. She has claimed that she was
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) de México informó el miércoles sobre el fallecimiento en Ucrania de un ciudadano mexicano identificado como Carlos Jesús González Mendoza. “La SRE expresa sus condolencias ante el lamentable fallecimiento de Carlos Jesús González Mendoza y envía el más sentido pésame a su familia”, dice
Continue Reading By Dana Karni, Abeer Salman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said Thursday it killed five Palestinian militants, including an Islamic Jihad commander, during an exchange of fire “within and near a mosque” in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. The firefight came after Israel on Wednesday launched one of the largest
Continue Reading By Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville homeowner is sharing his story after being charged more than 18 times his average water bill. Robert Ahern feels he is being treated so unfairly by the Water Resources Department, he has hired an attorney. I was shocked.
Continue Reading Associated Press Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election alongside choices for president and other top offices. The ballot questions will give voters a chance to directly decide some consequential issues, instead
Continue Reading AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of tennis players at the U.S. Open agree that there are benefits to taking a nap before a match, especially if they are due on court at night. Some catch extra Zs at their hotels. Others opt for the beds in the “Player Quiet Room” down the
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not even a presidential election is likely to slow the wave of fantasy novels that has been building the past few years. This fall’s most anticipated releases include Brandon Sanderson’s “Wind and Truth,” Jeff VanderMeer’s “Absolution,” Alan Moore’s “The Great When,” Cecy Robson’s “Bloodguard” and Kerri Maniscalco’s “Throne
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The CIA and other US intelligence agencies provided intelligence to Austrian law enforcement that allowed them to disrupt an ISIS-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert earlier this month, CIA deputy director David Cohen confirmed on Wednesday. CNN and others had previously reported the role of US
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say one person was injured when a vehicle hit a small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near an airport. Greensboro police say Piedmont Triad International Airport communications received a distress call around 8 p.m. Wednesday from a small, single-engine plane experiencing mechanical
Continue Reading By TRACY GLADNEY Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced on Friday that soon $250,000 will be available for organizations to install more Safe Haven Baby Boxes for receiving abandoned babies. Arkansas law allows the delivery of a child 30 days or younger
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Originally Published: 28 AUG 24 16:11 ET By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Two years after Sarah Palin lost her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, the former vice presidential candidate has been granted a new trial, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. In 2022, a New York jury found Palin had not
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Originally Published: 28 AUG 24 08:45 ET Updated: 28 AUG 24 14:36 ET By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burned out with the “dizzying pace” of the world, and it’s a public health concern, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released Wednesday that calls for shifts in policy and cultural
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El verano comenzó de manera turbulenta cuando aparecieron acusaciones de abuso sexual infantil en un blog dedicado a historias de sobrevivientes cristianos. Esta vez, el hombre involucrado esaba liderando una de las megaiglesias más grandes de Estados Unidos. Robert Morris, quien fundó y dirigió Gateway Church durante casi 25 años en
Continue Reading Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An interim government in Bangladesh has signed the instrument of accession to an international convention of the United Nations aiming at preventing enforced disappearances as a state party. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who heads the government signed the accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons
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