By The Associated Press A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds. Since the drones began flying in May, flocks of birds have repeatedly swarmed the devices, forcing the police department and other city agencies
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By Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Today marks one year since a Baltimore sailor went missing in Mexico. Donald Lawson set sail from Acapulco, Mexico last July 5. He was headed towards the Port of Baltimore in preparation for a solo trip around the globe in hopes
Continue Reading By Ja Nai Wright Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Maryland (WMAR) — Starving, alone, and in a random field during a heat wave, is how the shelter found two and a half-year-old pit bull, Jasmine. “She weighed 68.5 pounds; she should weigh about 90,” says Leah Biddinger. She was also missing a
Continue Reading By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It was an emotional day at Scenic Hills Elementary School in Springfield as a beloved tortoise was removed from his home. Shelly the African spurred tortoise has lived at the ecology center, located in the school’s courtyard, for 24 years, but
Continue Reading By Amanda Engel Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — James O. Blakeley went to church with his family on Sunday, April 1, 1990. It would be the last time they saw him alive. Later that day, he went to work at his job at a service station in Harford
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Justicia de Mendoza acusó de abuso sexual con acceso carnal agravado a dos jugadores de la selección de rugby de Francia y decidió que permanezcan arrestados. La Unidad Fiscal de Delitos Contra la Integridad Sexual informó en un comunicado la imputación de Oscar Jegou y Hugo Auradou, detenidos el lunes luego
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud. A U.S. District judge also ordered Oxendine on Friday to pay a $25,000 fine and to share in $760,000 in restitution with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups. Oxendine
Continue Reading By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver said he got shot in Chinatown this week after stepping in to try to help a man he saw getting beaten up. At 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, Paul Bessette was shot while in his car in the 2200 block of
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Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continued to tease he might run for political office to a room full of governors Friday, joshing about drinking his brand of tequila with at least one of them the night before and taking advice from another to be himself if he ever does run.
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Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continued to tease he might run for political office to a room full of governors Friday, joshing about drinking his brand of tequila with at least one of them the night before and taking advice from another to be himself if he ever does run.
Continue Reading By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre whose remains were found during an archaeological dig at Oaklawn Cemetery has been identified through DNA genealogy, Tulsa officials announced. Mayor G.T. Bynum announced at a news conference Friday the victim’s identity as C.L. Daniel, a veteran who served in World War I. “His
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — We hear you: That was the simple message offered to a group of young people hosted in London by King Charles III. Charles also invited Hollywood megastar Idris Elba and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to St. James’ Palace on Friday to discuss the troubles that young people face. Elba says
Continue Reading By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — With all the buzz about the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, it might be easy to forget the small businesses standing to benefit, including a team making sure the delegates are caffeinated. Be it a big dog like President
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The board of trustees of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced the appointment of Dominique Meyer as executive director, effective July 15. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala until the end of his term on Feb. 28, 2025, la Scala added in a statement. Meyer had
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El líder de la minoría demócrata en la Cámara de Representantes, Hakeem Jeffries, y el presidente Joe Biden se reunieron el jueves por la noche tras la rueda de prensa en solitario del presidente, seguida muy de cerca, mientras continúan las bajas en la coalición demócrata de Biden en el
Continue Reading Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of the wife of North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum. Kathryn Burgum had voted in the competitive Republican primary held last month. A Democrat who served on the Cass County Canvassing Board says her absentee ballot was rejected
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La delegación mexicana que asistirá a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 ya está lista para la justa que se llevará a cabo en la ciudad francesa del 24 de julio al 11 de agosto. De acuerdo con datos que el Comité Olímpico Mexicano (COM) brindó a CNN, México tendrá 109
Continue Reading BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the athletes after they took her back to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving. The prosecutor’s office in
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By Oscar Holland, Leah Dolan and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, and Riddhi Doshi on the red carpet (CNN) — After seven months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest man, completed his long-awaited marriage to pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant before thousands of guests on Friday. Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas and
Continue Reading Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small museum in Nashville is returning 255 pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico. But first, it wants you to know why. The exhibit “Repatriation and Its Impact” explains how the pieces were donated to the Parthenon in the 1960s and 70s as a tax deduction. Most of the artifacts were
Continue Reading TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Supreme Court has upheld a verdict of the lower courts keeping a former elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority in prison after he was convicted of buying votes. A Supreme Court statement on Friday said that it upheld the verdicts of the first instance court and the appeals court
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Continúan los trabajos de búsqueda y rescate para localizar a una persona reportada como desaparecida tras las intensas lluvias, informó a través de una publicación de Facebook la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil de Guerrero, en México. En otra publicación de Facebook, la Secretaría, que pertenece
Continue Reading Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government have suffered a defeat in parliament, where a slim majority rejected legislation that would have eased the strict anti-abortion law. Tusk and his liberal Civic Coalition party supported the draft that would have lifted the current punishment for persons
Continue Reading This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s comedy “UnPrisoned” returning for a second season and daredevils who scale the world’s tallest buildings fall in love in “Skywalkers: A Love Story.” Roland Emmerich’s “Those About to Die” is a gladiator series set in ancient Rome
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By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Manu Raju, Michael Williams and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is launching a delayed outreach campaign to key groups of lawmakers – the kind of effort Democrats have long called for – after he met Thursday with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries following the president’s closely
Continue Reading By Kerri Cronk Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — A gardening program at the Utah State Prison is so popular it’s expanding. The prison is breaking ground on a garden on the women’s side of the facility. “It’s an amazing thing,” said Kimberly Bettelyoun, an inmate who will
Continue Reading By Jesse Huto Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX (CTV Network) — Nova Scotia RCMP say a boat containing the bodies of two people believed to be from British Columbia washed ashore the Sable Island National Park Reserve in Nova Scotia earlier this week. Parks Canada contacted RCMP around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin trial on hold as judge considers defense request to dismiss case over questions about disputed ammunition.
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she remains cancer-free following her bout with breast cancer in 2021, but doctors recently removed a small spot and that she’ll get radiation treatment as a precaution. The Minnesota Democrat was successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer three years ago. Klobuchar said at the time that the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Winston Churchill, a menudo considerado el mejor líder británico, dimitió a los 80 años debido a sus crecientes problemas de salud. Keir Starmer, el nuevo líder del Reino Unido, quiere obligar a los legisladores de la Cámara Alta a dimitir a la misma edad. ¿Significa esto que cree que los octogenarios como
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