By George Ramsay, CNN Place de la Concorde, Paris (CNN) — Triumph and tragedy are everywhere you look at the Olympics, and the men’s BMX park final on Wednesday had a surfeit of both. For tragedy, see how the pre-competition favorites – Australia’s defending champion Logan Martin and France’s home favorite Anthony Jeanjean – were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Pasoan Gilbert Serna’s life was forever marked by the Aug. 3rd, 2019 mass shooting inside the Cielo Vista Walmart. The deadly attack claimed the lives of 23 people. Thousands of customers were inside the store when the gunman opened fire. Many scrambled to find emergency exits, but Serna chose to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A historic apartment building in the former Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center master plan area has been renovated and reopened for rent. The Retreat at Union Plaza is the rebranded name of the building at 315 W. Overland Street, a block south of the convention center in downtown El
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By Madison Moore Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — Eight Wisconsin veterans had the opportunity of a lifetime Tuesday; to fly high over Waukesha County. Dream Flights, a national nonprofit organization returned to the Waukesha County Airport this year to gift veterans a 20-minute ride in a WWII open-air biplane.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A man was electrocuted in Juarez during Tuesday’s rainstorms. The City of Juárez confirmed this morning that a local man was electrocuted after stepping in a water puddle while walking barefoot outside of a home. Local authorities confirmed the Juárez Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a possible electrocution.
Continue Reading By Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Don’t tell Jim Wilkes that he can’t do something. Odds are, he’ll prove you wrong. The Folsom long-distance cyclist is an above-the-knee amputee. A knee injury was misdiagnosed, leading to a series of surgeries that spanned decades. After his amputation
Continue Reading By Riley Conlon Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — A former University of Alabama student charged with rape and other sex crimes has been denied bond on the grounds that the safety of his alleged victim could not be reasonably assured if he were released. On Monday, the Tuscaloosa County
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a 6-month-old baby died after being left in a hot car by a parent who forgot the child was in the back seat. Sheriff’s deputies in Baton Rouge told news outlets that a parent of the child left home Tuesday morning intending to take baby to daycare
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El riesgo de demencia aumentaba en un 14% cuando las personas comían aproximadamente 1 onza o 28 gramos de carne roja procesada al día, el equivalente a algo menos de dos porciones de 3 onzas (85 gr) a la semana, en comparación con las personas que sólo comían unas tres porciones
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AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Colombia ganó un total de 5 medallas (cuatro de plata y una de bronce) en los últimos Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020. Ahora, en París, el país cierra la competencia con medallas de plata valiosas. Consulta aquí el medallero de Colombia en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 en vivo
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he will work to defeat a fall ballot issue aimed at remaking the state’s troubled political mapmaking system. At a news conference Wednesday, DeWine said the system created by the proposed constitutional amendment would divide communities and mandate partisan outcomes. He says if
Continue Reading By MIYA SHAY Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 2-year-old girl died in a relative’s home after being mauled by that family’s Rottweilers, in what relatives are calling a tragic accident. The fatal mauling happened at about 12:20 p.m. on Monday at a home in the 2500 block of
Continue Reading By Helena Arjona Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, Kentucky (WLKY) — The Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information about puppies that were set on fire in Lexington. According to the Humane Society, a Lexington resident found a litter of 13 puppies that had been intentionally burned.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Cientos de venezolanos se reunieron el martes en la ciudad de Nueva York para protestar por las disputadas elecciones en su país de origen. Ondeando banderas, carteles y pancartas que decían “Venezuela libre” y “Fin de la dictadura”, los manifestantes corearon “libertad” y le dijeron a CNN que ven las elecciones
Continue Reading By IRENE CRUZ Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A neighbor stepped into action and stopped another attempted burglary at a multi-million dollar home in the San Fernando Valley overnight. The incident happened around 10 p.m. on Aura Avenue near Tampa in Tarzana, according to the Los Angeles Police
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans are among many across the world who have been watching the Israel-Hamas conflict over the last year. Now, they’re among those concerned a wider war may be brewing, after several deadly strikes over the past week. Saturday, a rocket strike killed 12 people, who were mostly children, at
Continue Reading AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says that CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for vehicle service contracts are deceptive and misleading. The agency said Wednesday that many buyers found that repairs were often not covered, despite making payments of up to $120 per month. The FTC
Continue Reading Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado foothills, authorities said Wednesday, as almost 100 large blazes burned across the western U.S. The death came in a fire near the town of Lyons that blackened more than two square miles (six
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Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado foothills, authorities said Wednesday, as almost 100 large blazes burned across the western U.S. The death came in a fire near the town of Lyons that blackened more than two square miles (six
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Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado foothills, authorities said Wednesday, as almost 100 large blazes burned across the western U.S. The death came in a fire near the town of Lyons that blackened more than two square miles (six
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service protective detail of Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff was involved in an incident Tuesday in which a man caused damage to two of her protective detail’s vehicles in New York City. “On Tuesday afternoon, an individual approached two United States Secret Service vehicles
Continue Reading By Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story WESTFIELD, Massachusetts (WMTW) — First responders rescued a driver from an SUV that crashed and became partially submerged in a swimming pool in western Massachusetts this week. The Westfield Regional Dispatch Center said in a statement that it received multiple calls about the crash on
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of sports fans and concertgoers are being duped by a deceptive pricing scheme at StubHub that hides the true cost of tickets until the very last moment, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Washington, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb. The lawsuit accuses StubHub of deploying
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Los gobiernos de Ecuador y Perú no han sido invitados a la toma de posesión de Claudia Sheinbaum, según confirmó la próxima presidenta de México durante su conferencia de prensa del martes. Sheinbaum dijo que se han enviado invitaciones “prácticamente a todo el mundo” para su juramentación el 1
Continue Reading Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinea court has sentenced former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity in the 2009 stadium massacre by the military that killed at least 157 people and left dozens of women raped. Guinea’s Criminal Court convicted him
Continue Reading By Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Former college baseball players Chris Blydell and Justin Stanizzi found themselves in the maternity ward together, as their wives each gave birth to twins on the same day. The friends, who played shortstop and 3rd base side by side during their
Continue Reading By Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — There’s magical news coming out of Orlando on Wednesday morning. Universal Studios has revealed new details about the “Harry Potter”-themed world coming to its new park, Epic Universe. Harry Potter’s Ministry of Magic is the fifth and final world that makes
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford has retired after nearly three decades cooking for five commanders-in-chief and their families, a White House official tells CNN. Comerford, who broke ground as the first woman and person of color to hold the top job in the White House kitchen, arrived at
Continue Reading By Breana Ross Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND, Maryland (WBAL) — Brian Foreman’s Ford F-150 isn’t your average pickup truck. It’s more like a personal power plant. “One of the reasons we bought it was because we don’t have a backup generator for our house and we live in an area with
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