By Sooji Nam Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — Community members are in disbelief after learning that their neighbors died in a murder-suicide over the weekend. “I just could not believe what happened,” Chris Zitani, a family friend of the victims, said. “I was shocked,” Marie Moreau, a
Continue Reading By Danielle Scruggs Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Authorities are investigating after cocaine was found at City Hall of West Palm Beach, sparking an evacuation. It happened at the building located at 401 Clematis St. According to the West Palm Beach Fire Department, surveillance video from Saturday
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Carmen Sánchez (CNN Español) — En los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, Venezuela irá con 32 atletas para conseguir alcanzar su reto y superar el número de medallas en una sola edición olímpica. Los atletas competirán en las disciplinas de equitación, lucha grecorromana, lucha libre, esgrima, halterofilia, natación, sable femenino, atletismo, tiro y boxeo. Venezuela
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Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her Illinois home had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020. State law enforcement records show Sean Grayson’s career included short stints as a part-time officer at three small police departments, full
Continue Reading By Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — Federal officials have released the cause of the Salt Fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. According to a complaint filed in federal court, there were 16 suspicious fires started on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. A federal investigation began in May and
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 200 men and women are alleging they were sexually abused as children while at a Chicago youth detention facility. A pair of lawsuits filed this week in the Illinois Court of Claims are the latest to detail harrowing instances of abuse at the hands of employees of juvenile detention
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — One of the people killed in a Sunday afternoon shooting was the husband of a woman who has been missing for about a year. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Sunday at a gas station on McDowell Road and Suncrest Drive.
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Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey says he is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government. That’s according a letter the senator sent to fellow Democrat, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 están a solo unas semanas y el mundo del deporte, tanto aficionados como atletas, ya se encuentran a la expectativa de uno de los mayores eventos del planeta. La ceremonia inaugural tendrá lugar el próximo 26 de julio, y se espera que sea vista
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Kate Flannery, known for her role as Meredith Palmer in the hit TV show “The Office,” will be at the Chihuahuas game on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The first 75 fans to buy the ticket add-on, starting at 5:15 PM, will get to attend an exclusive meet and greet with
Continue Reading By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Indiana (WLKY) — Former UK basketball star Rajon Rondo is expected to plead guilty after being arrested in southern Indiana in January. Rondo was arrested after being pulled over in Jackson County for a traffic stop. Indiana State Police said they could smell
Continue Reading By Carolyn Conte Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, North Carolina (WXII) — A man charged with murder and kidnapping was killed after he tried to run over officers, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies report that on Monday, July 22, they tried to arrest the suspect. But instead, he refused to
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled new restrictions on the state’s homeless family shelter programs. Healey said Tuesday that starting Aug. 1, families who aren’t prioritized for placement in emergency assistance shelters will be eligible to stay at overflow sites for just five days. Healey pointed to what she called
Continue Reading Associated Press While Steve Bannon is serving a four-month federal prison term, he’s got another trial coming up. A New York state judge on Tuesday set a December trial date for the conservative strategist. He is charged in New York with scheming to con donors who gave money to build a border wall, and he
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state. Heat has killed 27 people in the county, which is home to Phoenix, and is suspected as the cause of 396 other deaths so far this year, according to figures
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About a thousand people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol. Workers lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips into position Tuesday, and then encased it in a crate
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CNN By Eric Bradner and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, told supporters in Wisconsin Tuesday that she will spend the coming weeks “continuing to unite our party” ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month and this fall’s showdown with Donald Trump.
Continue Reading By Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Nearly 40 teenagers gathered at the Jackson County Courthouse to share their personal experiences with gun violence, while also calling for solutions to the widespread issue. The effort was led by the Nia Project, a non-profit dedicated to mentoring young
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Over 20 Republican state attorneys general asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to temporarily block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing new rules that aim to curb planet-warming emissions from power plants. The filing comes days after a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, turned down
Continue Reading By Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is helping with a nationwide effort to centralize genealogical information about enslaved Africans and their families. The group is working with “10 Million Names,” a project designed to recover information on the estimated 10
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out a new Forever Stamp commemorating late game show host Alex Trebek. The agency just held a dedication ceremony at Sony Pictures Studios. The Canadian-American started hosting “JEOPARDY!” in 1984. The stamp states “This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show ‘JEOPARDY!’ for 37
Continue Reading By Dennis Valera, Cristina Mendez Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The neighborhood where 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley was shot and killed is still reeling over her death. Omar Passmore, 28, was arrested over the weekend in Baltimore County and has been charged with the murder of Cormley in her East
Continue Reading By Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story LIVERMORE, California (KPIX) — A mother and her 5-year-old child from Manteca died in a fiery crash in Livermore on early Sunday morning, police said Monday. The single-vehicle crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on South Vasco Road near Naylor Avenue. An investigation determined the black
Continue Reading By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — The family of an inmate killed at the Tarrant County in April filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday in Federal Court. The 62-page suit alleges the alleged murder of Anthony Johnson Jr. was caused by excessive force, lack of training,
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A local law enforcement commissioner revealed during a House Homeland Security hearing on Tuesday stunning new details about the security failures that led to the near assassination of Donald Trump, raising more questions for the embattled US Secret Service. Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris’ striking
Continue Reading Associated Press Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced, testing the young conservative senator in his early days campaigning as part of the Republicans’ presidential ticket. During Vance’s bid for the Senate in Ohio, he said in a Fox News interview
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Benedict Bridgerton’s time has come to enter the marriage mart on the steamy Regency-era series “Bridgerton.” According to a Netflix announcement published on Tuesday, the upcoming fourth season of the series will focus on Benedict, the “bohemian second son” of the titular family played by Luke Thompson. “Despite his
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of East/West relations during the Cold War.The WallThe Berlin Wall began as a border of barbed wire fencing
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DALLAS (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has increased its oversight of Southwest Airlines, which has seen its planes involved in a series of troubling incidents in recent weeks that included flying at very low altitudes while still miles away from an airport. “The FAA has increased oversight of Southwest Airlines to
Continue Reading CNN By Laura Dolan, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey will resign his seat effective August 20, according to a copy of his resignation letter obtained by CNN. In July, Menendez was convicted of 16 counts — including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and
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