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By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story OLD LYME, CT (WFSB) — A teen came home to find an unknown Jeep in his garage and a stranger in his house. State police said they arrested Benjamin Dahm, 31, of Gales Ferry, as a result. According to troopers, they received a call from
Continue ReadingBy BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Paul Donnelly’s dogs Zebedee and Ellie Mae join Paul Donnelly on Longview Lake at least once a week. “It’s a place that I love,” Donnelly said. “You know, a place to retreat to.” This past Saturday, it was just Zeb
Continue ReadingBy TOSIN FAKILE Click here for updates on this story GALLATIN, TN (WSMV) — A Sumner County couple said they were denied monoclonal antibody treatment at Sumner Regional Medical Center in August. The monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 has been gaining popularity for several months. On the heels of this, the Tennessee Department of Health
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Mexico says has extradited a former Chilean guerrilla who carried out kidnappings in Mexico. Chile wants to try Raúl Julio Escobar Poblete for the killing of a Chilean senator in 1991. Escobar Poblete was known by the alias “Comandante Emilio” in his homeland, but lived in relative obscurity in Mexico for
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARRICK Click here for updates on this story DICKSON, TN (WSMV) — Remembered for exemplifying the utmost values of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Trooper Aaron Rumford was laid to rest Wednesday. Rumford, 29, died in an off-duty motorcycle crash Sept. 12. A man of strong Christian faith, Rumford was celebrated for his servant’s
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN, MATTHEW LEE, DANICA COTO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest of “inhumane” large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland as it is wracked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday. Daniel Foote was appointed to the position only in
Continue ReadingBy DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story FOX 12 STAFF (KPTV) — A 22-year-old woman from Winston is defying the odds after a dirt bike accident on the Oregon coast. One doctor at OHSU says only 5 to 10% of patients with Marin Metz’ type of injury walk again, so the fact
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has gone to court in the Netherlands to get permission to receive a COVID-19 vaccine so he can visit his grandmother who is battling lung cancer, according to a written court ruling published Thursday. The boy, whose identity was not released, “is afraid that he could infect
Continue ReadingBy DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Portland is on track to break a record, as gun violence in the city is showing no signs of slowing down. Tuesday, Portland Police said there were seven shootings in 15 hours. They all spanned across the east side of the
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN The pace of people getting first doses of Covid-19 vaccines is the slowest it has been since July 23, according to data released Wednesday from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data comes as flu season is around the corner, which could increase death tolls
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press WOODLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey plans to restore vast tracts of a coastal tree species threatened by climate change and will pay for it with money from polluters of groundwater. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says its plan to restore 10,000 acres of Atlantic white cedar
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By ANNE D’iNNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target will hire fewer seasonal workers this year and will instead offer more hours to current employees. The move, announced Thursday, is in response to its permanent workers wanting more hours, the company said. About 100,000 seasonal workers will be hired nationwide, the company said
Continue ReadingBy Tom Pilcher, CNN Amped up crowds will be bringing the noise to Whistling Straits this week at the Ryder Cup. In the past that din hasn’t always been a pleasant cacophony — the last time the biennial event was held on US shores Europe’s Rory McIlroy was jeered about ex-girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki. Things can
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York City on Thursday with a visit to the rebuilt World Trade Center’s signature tower. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, de Blasio’s
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel was stripped of his captaincy by the Sabres on Thursday, raising further questions about his future in Buffalo due to a widening rift over how to treat a neck injury that has sidelined the center for six months. With the two sides at
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank unexpectedly cut the main interest rate by one percentage point on Thursday, bowing to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s demand for lower borrowing rates to boost growth. The bank’s monetary committee cut the policy rate from 19% to 18% despite an annual inflation rate of 19.25%. Economists generally view higher
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank unexpectedly cut the main interest rate by one percentage point on Thursday, bowing to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s demand for lower borrowing rates to boost growth. The bank’s monetary committee cut the policy rate from 19% to 18% despite an annual inflation rate of 19.25%. Economists generally view higher
Continue Reading ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes in the latest escalation of diplomatic tensions between the two North African neighbors. Algeria’s High Council for Security announced the decision Wednesday following a meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and top officials. The council cited Moroccan “provocations and hostile practices” to justify
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