Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety. All six perished just blocks from their homes. The group, including an 11-year-old and his parents,
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JEFFERSON, Ga. (AP) — Funeral services for a teenage boy remembered for his endearing smile and a math teacher known for her dedication to students were held Saturday, 10 days after both were killed by a gunman who opened fire at a Georgia high school. Family, friends and supporters of 14-year-old Mason Schermerhorn and teacher
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AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in another sharp start, and Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs in the Houston Astros ‘ 5,000th victory, 5-3 over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Kikuchi (9-9) overcame early trouble and struck out six Angels while
Continue Reading Associated Press CHALCO, Mexico (AP) — As 56-year-old Juana Salazar Segundo walked through her home in Chalco, a low-income suburb southeast of Mexico City, she recalled how black, reeking water had reached up to her belly button after flooding early last month. With the receding liquid now down to her ankles, Salazar waddled into her
Continue Reading AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The cuddles. The loyalty. The worshipful eyes. There’s a lot of joy in having a dog, not the least of which is heading out for a brisk walk. And therein lies a peril some dog people should pay more attention to. Over the past 20 years, injuries related
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday. The western swing state has been whipsawed over recent months, starting with the Arizona Supreme Court deciding in April to let the state enforce the long-dormant 1864 law that criminalized all abortions except when a woman’s life
Continue Reading By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — As right-wing rioters attacked communities with racist violence across parts of the UK last month, 22-year-old climate activist Cressie Gethin sat in a prison cell. Her crime? Organizing a disruptive protest against new government-granted licenses to drill for oil — a planet-heating fossil fuel — in the North
Continue Reading Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom struck out four in 3 2/3 scoreless innings at Seattle on Friday night in his return from Tommy John surgery. “I told (a teammate) I’m like a baby deer out here: ‘I don’t know what I’m doing,’” deGrom said. “I almost fell over. I had
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark added another milestone to her historic rookie campaign, breaking the WNBA single-season assists record in the Indiana Fever’s 78-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Clark entered the game needing just four assists to match the previous record of 316 set
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday. US Central Command identified the four leaders as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, who was responsible for all ISIS operations in Iraq; Abu Hammam, who oversaw all operations
Continue Reading Associated Press Donald Trump and his running mate continue to disparage Haitian migrants in an Ohio community, further fueling false claims the Republicans have promoted even as the city has seen bomb threats and school evacuations and local officials called for a cooling of the anti-immigrant rhetoric. Trump said during a news conference Friday that
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points, including two free throws with 17.1 seconds left that gave Seattle the lead for good, and the Storm rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 83-81 on Friday night. Jewell Loyd had 15 points and six assists for the Storm (23-14). Nneka Ogwumike
Continue Reading Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket told psychologists he heard “killing voices” right before opening fire, a psychologist testified Friday during the gunman’s trial. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who has been diagnosed with a severe case of schizophrenia, repeatedly failed during about six
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) –María Daniela Icaza, directora encargada de la Penitenciaria del Litoral, quien falleció el jueves en un atentado armado, no contaba con seguridad a pesar de que había recibido amenazas y las comunicó a su superior, dijo a CNN su hermano Víctor Andrés Cevallos. “Hubo varias amenazas. En imágenes y mensajes
Continue Reading CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Lucas Lilieholm and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is a uranium enrichment facility have given an extremely rare glimpse inside the isolated nation’s closely guarded nuclear weapons program. According to a report from Korean
Continue Reading Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to return from the injured list on Saturday in Seattle after a successful workout Friday. Scherzer was limited earlier this year after offseason back surgery, then began to experience shoulder and nerve pain in his right arm after he returned to the rotation.
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Young climate activists in Oregon are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their long-running lawsuit against the federal government. The Oregonian reports that the petition filed Thursday asks the high court to reverse a rejection of the lawsuit issued by a federal appeals court panel earlier this year. The petition
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, David Williams and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A suspected gunman and the man he allegedly shot both face charges of assault after a clash at a pro-Israeli demonstration in Newton, Massachusetts, authorities said. The fracas began when a man with no connection to the rally “began shouting comments at the demonstrators”
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, who presents herself as the candidate of change as she runs for president against Republican Donald Trump, said Friday that she’s different from President Joe Biden because she offers “a new generation of leadership.” In her first solo television interview since she became the Democratic presidential
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El agente Scott Cultice de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Clark dijo esta semana que él y otro empleado del condado “revisaron alrededor de 11 meses de llamadas” al despacho tratando de rastrear “algunos de esos rumores que circulan”. Springfield está dentro del condado de Clark, Ohio, y
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. The settlement announced on Friday resolves lawsuits filed in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. The settlement announced on Friday resolves lawsuits filed in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. The settlement announced on Friday resolves lawsuits filed in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Frustration is at an all-time high for family members whose loved ones were killed in the Cielo Vista Walmart shooting five years ago. This comes after Thursday’s hearing in the capital murder case didn’t result in a trial date. With the hearing focused on the shooter, Patrick Crusius, and his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 viewer Maria Gomez sent in a video of a truck fire in Far East El Paso on Loop 375 and Rojas today. The fire happened just before 3:00 PM. A lot of black smoke was visible high into the air above the flaming truck. The fire has since been
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Con la esperanza de resolver uno de los más grandes misterios sobre el icónico monolito, los geólogos han trasladado la búsqueda de los orígenes del Altar de Piedra central de Stonehenge a Escocia después de que una investigación reciente redirigiera la búsqueda desde Gales. Pero en un giro sorprendente, un
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EL PASO, Texas ( KVIA)– Returning to work the day after the long Labor day weekend was hard for many people, but for Barber Edgar “Scissorhands” Guerrero, that day was more hectic than normal. Guerrero returned to work to find an SUV in the waiting room for his barbershop. No one was hurt but now the
Continue Reading WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county’s emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School, records released Friday by Barrow County show. Local news organizations report many of the 911 phone calls were not released under public record requests because state law exempts from release
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday. The viral sequence was uploaded Friday to the GISAID database, which makes genetic sequences of viruses publicly available for
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The remains of Elijah Vue, a missing Wisconsin toddler, have been discovered, bringing a tragic end to an almost 7-month-long search. Elijah’s remains were discovered on September 7 in a “thick wooded area” by a hunter “getting his land ready for the hunting season,” Benjamin Meinnert, Two Rivers chief
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