By Tamara Qiblawi, Charbel Mallo, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Christian Edwards, Jeremy Diamond and Tim Lister, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A deadly Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut on Friday has left at least 31 people dead including a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, a major to a blow for a group already reeling from attacks
Continue Reading Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch tending to international allies anxious about where U.S. foreign policy may be headed when he leaves office in four months. He’s hosting a weekend summit in Delaware with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan. He’s also welcoming UAE’s president to
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is known for providing clear signals about the central bank’s next interest rate move in order to avoid roiling markets. But Wall Street was mostly clueless this week when it came to predicting how big a rate cut the Fed would deliver on Wednesday. What made this time different?
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CNN By Steve Contorno and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — When absentee ballots first landed on doorsteps in Michigan last month, so did Paul Hudson, a Grand Rapids lawyer and a Republican running to represent the area in Congress. Armed with an app that told him where likely voters lived and which houses might be
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands. A grateful Greek government presented him with an ancient vase. Now, De Gasperi’s grandson has voluntarily returned the 2,500-year-old artifact to Greece, whose culture minister has praised what she
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Rose King, has highlighted the challenges Pacific Island nations face with foreign military training in an interview with The Associated Press. She explained Friday that larger nations often provide support that isn’t always helpful. New Zealand has built trust through soft power
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By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The FBI is warning about a potentially devastating cryptocurrency scam called “pig butchering,” which could wipe out someone’s life savings. “Pig butchering” refers to a victim being fattened up for slaughter, according to the FBI. FBI data shows that 482 Maryland
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin are asking the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court to decide whether independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should stay on the presidential ballot without waiting for an appellate ruling. Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump. He’s been trying to get his name
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to expanded private school vouchers. The Republican plan that Cooper rejected Friday also orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents looking for people in the country illegally who have been brought
Continue Reading By Aziza Shuler Click here for updates on this story CHESTER, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — This fall, Widener University in Chester, Delaware County, is debuting a course focusing on all things Beyoncé. Dr. Richard Cooper’s freshman seminar at Widener has a class size of about 10 students, all girls who are “Crazy in Love” with Beyoncé,
Continue Reading By Web Staff and John Paul Click here for updates on this story ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police say the suspect wanted for brutally attacking a woman inside an Abington Twp., Pennsylvania laundromat is now in custody. However, his name remains unknown. Police told Action News on Friday morning the man is being “uncooperative”
Continue Reading By Stephanie Ballesteros Click here for updates on this story ABINGTON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A suspect is in custody after a woman was brutally attacked inside a laundromat on Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 7 a.m. in the Roslyn section of Abington Township. According to police, the woman was folding clothes when the man,
Continue Reading By EMMA BENSON Click here for updates on this story PROVO, Utah (KSL) — When that call for help comes, Intermountain Life Flight emergency responders must be ready. “You can’t let your guard down; you’re waiting on that alarm to go off,” said pilot Chris Grooms. For more than 45 years, Intermountain Life Flight has
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua is causing concerns among local non-governmental organizations and shelters in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. ABC-7 spoke with the Deputy Director of the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, John Martin, who said his organization has had no specific issues with Tren de Aragua
Continue Reading By Nate Sunderland Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — The buildings on Chad Daybell’s Fremont County property — including his former home — are being demolished Friday morning. SJ Healing Crossroads, a local nonprofit group, took ownership of the 3.75-acre lot at 202 North 1900 East earlier this month. Plans
Continue Reading By Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story SONOMA COUNTY, California (KPIX) — A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting several fires in the past month, officials said. According to an agency statement, 38-year-old Robert Hernandez of Healdsburg was arrested at the Howard
Continue Reading By J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — There’s relief for the family of San Francisco photographer Ed French, who was murdered at Twin Peaks back in 2017. Two people arrested in his shooting were just convicted of the crime Thursday. The verdict comes after a years-long legal
Continue Reading By Web Staff and Tre Ward Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — A woman is dead after being shot by a teen in the city’s South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said. Chicago police said at about 3:55 p.m. in the 6800-block of South Cornell Avenue, a 43-year-old woman was in
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio. It’s the ripple effect after a judge intervened in a different matter and suspended plans for waste shipments from New York state. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been trucking material from Luckey, Ohio, where
Continue Reading By Kate Jacobson Click here for updates on this story CALDWELL, Idaho (KIVI) — The Caldwell School District announced on Thursday afternoon that they are canceling the annual Caldwell High School Homecoming Parade, which was scheduled for Friday, Sept.20. The school also canceled Friday’s planned Homecoming assembly. In a press release, the district says they
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a three-year, $192.9 million maximum contract extension, a source familiar with the contract figures told CNN. The deal includes a player option which, if activated, would see the 2022-23 NBA MVP remain in the City of Brotherly Love until the end
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WRTV) — A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being hospitalized after being attacked by an inmate on Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, at around 3 p.m., two detention deputies were conducting a routine inmate count in the Adult Detention Center. The
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Facing intense criticism for promoting false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating other residents’ pets, Sen. JD Vance has tried to pivot by blaming Vice President Kamala Harris and the influx of Haitians during her vice presidency for a variety of broader social issues in the city.
Continue Reading By Madison Myers Click here for updates on this story FALLS COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — “I’m just trying to help, but it feels like they’re treating them like animals instead of human beings,” said Darnique Scott, wife of Falls County Jail inmate, Montoya Buhl. All she’s asking for is human decency for her husband. Scott
Continue Reading By Emily R. West Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WTVF) — School board members in Rutherford County on Thursday night voted to ban several books from its school libraries. Those books are: “Beloved” by Toni Morrison “Queen of Shadows” by Sara J. Maas “Tower of Dawn” by Sara J. Maas “Homegoing”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, there are nearly 135,000 people in the El Paso area who are 65 or older. As our population ages, protecting seniors from abuse, whether it’s physical or emotional, is critical. There can also be cases of senior self-neglect. There are also many things
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, no planea viajar a México para asistir a la toma de posesión de la presidenta electa, Claudia Sheinbaum, quien asume el cargo el 1 de octubre, dijo este viernes un portavoz del Kremlin. “El presidente no tenía previsto realizar ese viaje”, dijo Dmitry
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer. The service said Friday that Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s stage 1 breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in June and she underwent outpatient surgery in July at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She
Continue Reading CNN By Dalia Faheid, Cindy Von Quednow, Artemis Moshtaghian and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a district judge after they argued inside the judge’s chambers, according to Kentucky State Police. District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was found around 3 p.m. Thursday with
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it will decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should stay on the presidential ballot. Kennedy has been trying to get his name removed in battleground states since he suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump. At the same time, he’s said
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