NEW YORK (AP) — A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke, the head of the space agency’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhattan at around 11:17 a.m. Tuesday. The
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By Rachel Whelan Click here for updates on this story NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — Michael Arens created Clean Earth Rovers while attending Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. “I had heard about the ocean plastics crisis for the first time in 2017. That really kickstarted a passion for me about healthy waterways and keeping
Continue Reading By Todd Kazakiewich Click here for updates on this story REVERE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In the midst of the heat wave, the show must go on at the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, which begins Friday. The centerpiece is already in place — a cake that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the summer tradition.
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge who approved the controversial Willow oil project last year tossed a separate Alaska offshore drilling project in a decision Tuesday night. It’s a notable win for environmental groups challenging the three offshore drilling lease sales mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act – a compromise written into
Continue Reading By Josh Brogadir Click here for updates on this story ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Paul Topham, a 74-year-old power lifter from Attleboro, has set a new national record and is now aiming for the World Championship. “You always got to strive to do better. You always got to strive to get stronger. And the only
Continue Reading By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s helping first responders save lives, and now, more agencies are getting a hold of it. The LUCAS III device is a chest compression system that works on its own. Bob Eul didn’t have the slightest clue what the machine was
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found them in the back of his truck near the French border. According to authorities, smugglers loaded the 12 Eritrean women on his truck at a rest stop near the
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention. Both his family and the Portuguese honorary consul spoke to The Associated Press. Martin Joseph Figueira is a consultant for
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Originally Published: 16 JUL 24 11:01 ET Updated: 16 JUL 24 11:35 ET By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States again. Emergency department visits associated with Covid-19 have been trending up for weeks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most recent data shows that
Continue Reading By CBS Sacramento staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — About 20% of California is forest land and the state is already experiencing an above-average fire season. A new team of young volunteers is being trained to help reduce the threat of wildfires and respond when they grow out of
Continue Reading By Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — Wheat Ridge police want people out with their dogs to pull double duty. That means while walking your dog or exercising in the Colorado community, why not watch for crime as well? Sitting front row for a Wheat Ridge Police
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By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the most prominent elected Democrat to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. The announcement by Schiff, who is running for US Senate in California, makes him the first Democrat to urge Biden to step aside since the
Continue Reading By Joy Benedict Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL) — After more than 80 years, the remains of an 26-year-old killed overseas during World War II are being returned to the United States for burial at Riverside National Cemetery. Private First Class Charles Powers was enlisted in the U.S. Army when
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, according to the country’s state news agency. The tanker, the MT Prestige Falcon, had 16 crewmembers on board, mostly Indians, when it
Continue Reading AP Soccer Writer Lionel Messi is facing calls to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina players after they won the Copa America on Sunday. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, should apologize after a video was shared on social
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District is experiencing districtwide phone system issues right now. EPISD officials posted an alert on the official website, and asked everyone who needs to contact staff to use the following phone number: 915-615-2722. Read the district’s full statement below: “El Paso ISD is currently experiencing
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says a Spanish court has given a suspended eight-month prison sentence to a person who racially insulted soccer stars Vinícius Júnior and Antonio Rudiger in the comments section of a popular Spanish sports news website. The club said that the offender, whose name was not given, was found guilty of
Continue Reading UPDATE – Current District 3 City Representative Cassandra Hernandez has filed an updated campaign finance report reflecting a six-figure war chest and dozens of individual campaign contributions. The correction/amendment affidavit form labeled as being electronically filed on Tuesday shows $72,338.38 in political contributions and $20,493.92 in political expenditures since the start of the year, with
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and exposed racist double standards among the then-segregated ranks. On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, causing
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AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Nick Saban is at SEC Media Days again, six months after retiring as Alabama coach. This time he’s asking the questions as part of ESPN’s SEC Network coverage of the four-day event. “I’m still a coach at heart. So I want to ask the coaches questions so that
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía Nacional de México y la del estado de San Juan de Potosí informan que están investigando a dos integrantes de la Guardia Nacional por un supuesto incidente armado contra una familia que viajaba en un automóvil 57 en el tramo San Lorenzo en el Municipio de Villa
Continue Reading By CBS/Bay City News Service staff Click here for updates on this story ALAMEDA COUNTY, California (KPIX) — Three death row inmates have been resentenced, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Tuesday afternoon. Ernest Dykes, who was convicted of killing a 9-year-old boy in 1993, is expected to be released from prison next year
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech shares slumped Wednesday as investors shed the behemoths that fueled Wall Street’s monster stock rally this year. The Nasdaq Composite index tumbled 2.8%, logging its worst day since December 2022. The S&P 500 lost 1.4%. The Dow rose 0.6%, closing at another record high and above
Continue Reading By Madisen Keavy, Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story REDWOOD CITY, California (KPIX) — Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is back in court on Tuesday in a new effort to prove his innocence. Peterson is serving a life sentence for the 2002 murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son, but a
Continue Reading By Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story BLAINE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Twin Cities couple emptied what little savings they had to start a mission and a movement that is saving hundreds of abandoned children. Agnes and Prince Cole know the struggle. “Living in Africa with disabilities was really, really hard. I
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Seis personas, entre ellas dos ciudadanos estadounidenses, que fueron halladas muertas en el interior de una habitación de un hotel de lujo del centro de Bangkok bebieron probablemente de tazas de té y café impregnadas de cianuro tras una disputa relacionada con malas inversiones, informó este miércoles la Policía tailandesa. El
Continue Reading By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A 36-year-old man died after an equipment malfunction at a Michigan automotive manufacturing facility, just days before the facility was scheduled to begin the closing process, officials said. On Monday, deputies responded to Dexter Stamping at 1013 Thorrez Road in
Continue Reading By Yolanda Perdomo Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Brookfield Zoo Chicago revealed its $500 million makeover plan and move will reshape more than 100 acres of the zoo, nearly half of the park. The plans illustrate that visitors can observe species that live together in the wild instead of
Continue Reading By Stacy Friedman Click here for updates on this story NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WBBM) — A mother suspected in the death of her foster child in Northwest Indiana was in police custody Sunday night. Jennifer Lee Wilson, 48, was apprehended Saturday evening in New Buffalo Township, Michigan, according to the Berrien County, Michigan Sheriff’s
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the man was detained Wednesday in the Alsace region of eastern France. It said he runs a group titled “French Aryan division” on the social media channel Telegram and
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