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Riverside County reports 2,027 new cases, 4 deaths, 64 more hospitalizations, & 25 additional ICU patients since Friday
NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 2,027 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 327,971. Check out the cases by zip codeDownload The case rate went from is 34.9 per 100K on Friday to 35.7 on Monday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start
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Smith moves from NBA to college classes, golf at N.C. A&T
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer J.R. Smith has gone from the NBA to attending classes and playing golf at North Carolina A&T. The 16-year NBA veteran skipped college basketball in 2004. He went on to win two world championships and make millions. Now he’s a freshman walk-on for the Aggies. Smith says he was
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Smith moves from NBA to college classes, golf at N.C. A&T
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer J.R. Smith has gone from the NBA to attending classes and playing golf at North Carolina A&T. The 16-year NBA veteran skipped college basketball in 2004. He went on to win two world championships and make millions. Now he’s a freshman walk-on for the Aggies. Smith says he was
Continue ReadingFirefighters jackhammer through concrete to save dog trapped in storm drain
By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — The Arlington Fire Department rolled up their sleeves and pulled out some heavy equipment over the weekend to save a dog named Zoey that was trapped in a storm drain. Zoey’s owners had reported her missing several days before firefighters jackhammered
Continue ReadingTeens flee as young black bear strolls through neighborhood
By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Centerville’s Cottonwood Court looked more like Pooh Corner last week, when a young black bear out for a stroll gave some teenagers quite a scare. Hailey Nelson, 17, and Dori Arndt, 15, were doing some gardening Tuesday afternoon outside the home of
Continue Reading Barkley’s status uncertain for Giants final preseason game
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are heading into their final preseason game with the status of star running back Saquon Barkley uncertain. Coach Joe Judge had plans to meet with team doctors Monday to discuss what the 24-year-old will be able to do during joint
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US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children
By CHARLENE PELE Associated Press BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944. On Monday, the 97-year-old World War
Continue ReadingUS scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror networks and hastened an intelligence vacuum that US officials are now scrambling to fill. For months, US intelligence agencies had been preparing for what would inevitably be a reduced intelligence gathering
Continue ReadingUS scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
CNN By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror networks and hastened an intelligence vacuum that US officials are now scrambling to fill. For months, US intelligence agencies had been preparing for what would inevitably be a reduced intelligence
Continue Reading R. Kelly accuser testifies that he sexually abused her at 17
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday at R. Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial, testifying that the R&B superstar sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer. The woman, identified only as
Continue ReadingMan allegedly attempts to light Queens church on fire
By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story HOLLIS, Queens (WABC) — Police are searching for a man they say tried to light a Queens church on fire. It happened on Saturday at St. Gerard Majella on 91st Avenue in Hollis. The Diocese of Brooklyn released surveillance video of the incident. The video
Continue Reading James White named Detroit police chief after national search
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press James White has been named Detroit’s police chief after serving since June 1 as an interim replacement for James Craig who retired and is looking at a possible run at Michigan governor. Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the job now belongs to White pending approval by the City Council.
Continue ReadingBlue Angels fly with star worn by fallen CPD Officer Ella French during Chicago Air Show
By Jesse Kirsch Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels wowed Chicago, once again, as they soared over the lakefront this weekend. From Oak Street to Fullerton Avenue, thousands of people marveled at the sky as the Blue Angels showed off their skills. The day was extra
Continue ReadingChicago Public Schools teachers return to classrooms as CTU calls for more COVID protections
By Diane Pathieu Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Public Schools teachers returned to the classroom Monday to prepare for the coming school year as their union calls for more COVID protections. Students will join teachers back in classrooms next week. In a morning news conference, Chicago Teachers Union members
Continue ReadingCops: Man charged in fatal crash had suspended license
By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 25-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in connection to a crash that left two people dead. The crash happened near 76th and Silver Spring on Sunday, Aug. 15. Police say two drivers were drag racing when one of them, identified by
Continue Reading Deaths of newlywed women found shot at campsite investigated
MOAB, Utah (AP) — A newlywed couple found shot to death at a Utah campsite were remembered Sunday with a candlelight vigil as police investigate the women’s deaths. Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were discovered near the tourist town of Moab, where they’d been living. KUTV reports police believe someone killed the women and fled,
Continue Reading G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southeast coast. It was a happy occasion: the first in-person summit of the Group of Seven nations in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and
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