NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City driver has been arrested and charged with tossing a lit firework into a Verizon utility truck and injuring two workers in an apparent act of road rage, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Kevindale Nurse, 36, was driving a commuter “dollar van” in the city borough of Brooklyn at
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico are warning of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway reached its second full day. Farmers blockaded the highway between Mexico City and Puebla Tuesday. By Thursday, some truckers and drivers had spent almost two full
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a wounded former student have reached multimillion-dollar settlements in a lawsuit against the shooter. The parents of Luke Hoyer, Alaina Petty and Meadow Pollack each reached $50 million settlements with Nikolas
Continue Reading Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning at a Texas lake, officials said. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they were “deeply saddened” and were working with authorities on the investigation into the death of one of
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Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning at a Texas lake, officials said. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they were “deeply saddened” and were working with authorities on the investigation into the death of one of
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By Breana Pitts Click here for updates on this story LITTLETON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Airbnb is celebrating Polly Pocket’s 35th anniversary by renting out a life-size replica of a 1994 Slumber Party Fun Compact for sleepovers in Littleton, Massachusetts. The house has five beds and a private half-bath and will be available starting August 21.
Continue Reading WBZ By Breana Pitts Click here for updates on this story LITTLETON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Airbnb is celebrating Polly Pocket’s 35th anniversary by renting out a life-size replica of a 1994 Slumber Party Fun Compact for sleepovers in Littleton, Massachusetts. The house has five beds and a private half-bath and will be available starting August
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — CrossFit Games competitor dies while competing in a swimming event in a Texas lake.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW CASTLE, Delaware (KYW) — Delaware Gov. John Carney signed two pieces of legislation on Wednesday that support student mental health in schools. The first new law will help establish a mental health services unit for high schools in Delaware. This unit will lower the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This morning, a viewer contacted ABC-7 with concerns that El Dorado High School in Far East El Paso was charging teachers $25 to park in the school’s lot. “Can you please investigate why a local high school in SISD charges teachers $25 to park to work? As teachers, we are
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a lawsuit alleging that the facility was negligent for not warning customers that it is unsafe to jump into the sprinkle pool. Plaintiff Jeremy Shorr says
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The city of Juárez through its Sports Institute and Human Rights Department announced the second edition of the Copa América Migrante, or Migrant America Cup set to happen next Thursday, August 15 at 9:30 a.m. The tournament will feature once again several countries who are currently staying at the city’s migrant
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin and Rosanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian publisher has removed an opinion column that has been accused of dangerously inciting antisemitic hatred, in which the writer said that the humanitarian suffering in Gaza made him want to “ram a sharp knife through the throat of every Jew I meet.” He later
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As of Aug. 1, if you are crossing a pet into the U.S. you must now follow new steps. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will now require pets to have a microchip, and owners to fill out an
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By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — US security officials are on alert for possible retaliatory attacks against Democrats following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to a new intelligence report obtained by CNN. The threat assessment — prepared jointly by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies, including local police
Continue Reading HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A fire that destroyed a vacant landmark building in a southwestern Ohio community this week is considered suspicious because the building had no utilities. The fire at the former Beckett Paper Company building in Hamilton, a Cincinnati suburb, was reported around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The building was completely engulfed in flames
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French police officer who killed a teenager during a traffic stop performed for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The family of the 19-year-old who was shot and killed is shocked and angry. An internal police investigation found that the young man had backed up his car and
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Blood stained the neckline of Victor Wembanyama’s jersey after France clinched a spot in the gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics, courtesy of a fresh cut on the left side of his neck. He did plenty of sweating during the game and was holding back tears when it was
Continue Reading AP Health Writer Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Thursday.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — With blue, white and red flags waving in the stands and cheers blaring around them, France’s players took in the moment. Matthew Strazel erupted in dance. Evan Fournier ripped his jersey off and skipped around. Later, the team gathered in a circle at center court as fans erupted in
Continue Reading Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has sacked the country’s prime minister and replaced him with another Cabinet member, the latest shakeup in the North African country ahead of the October presidential election. President Kais Saied announced late Wednesday that he was dismissing Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani after only one year in office.
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. The Houthis did not immediately claim the assaults on Thursday and Friday, though they follow a monthslong campaign by
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 13 months of what felt like an endless breaking of heat records, the streak came to an end last month. The European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday that July 2024’s average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago. While the slight cooling is good news
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s National Whataburger Day on August 8th! Grab a FREE birthday cake shake all day today on the Whataburger app. To redeem the offer you have to download their app and log in, no purchase is necessary. Margarita Mesa said “I got a free shake. It’s on the app, you
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Wings are expecting the return of Satou Sabally and Maddy Siegrist soon after the Olympic break but might have trouble keeping Odyssey Sims, who has been the second-leading scorer filling in for the injury-plagued team. Sabally, a 2023 All-Star who missed all 25 games before the break with a
Continue Reading Associated Press THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Civil rights icon Andrew Young has come home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955. Young is billed as the star guest at the opening of a traveling exhibit in Thomasville on Thursday. The aptly called “The Many Lives of Andrew Young” will
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former police chief of the Uvalde school district said he thinks he’s been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman even as children were
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former police chief of the Uvalde school district said he thinks he’s been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman even as children were
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the last remaining Republicans in Congress to have voted to impeach Donald Trump, will survive a primary challenge, CNN projects. But the congressman faces a tough general election contest with an opponent backed by the former president. Newhouse is projected to advance out
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces just debuted its newly-redesigned website. The city promises residents a more user-friendly space to find important information. View the website here. “This new and improved website was created with the user experience in mind and ease of finding what you are looking for,” a city
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