By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Just six months ago illegal activity and homelessness at Crane Park was out of control. Neighborhood residents said they didn’t feel safe and the community center remained empty. That’s when Honolulu Police Department officers stepped in. Working with the city, they came
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN When Adesola heard about the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, she immediately thought of her son who had earlier left home to join the hundreds of young people protesting against police brutality at the site. In a blind panic, she called his phone, but
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield wants to tough it out. Mayfield said he expects to play Thursday night against the Denver Broncos despite a painful left shoulder injury that has worsened since he first hurt it a month ago while trying to make a tackle. Mayfield
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The chairman of the New York Democrats is facing calls to resign from members of his own party after he invoked the Ku Klux Klan and its former leader while explaining why he didn’t endorse a New York Democratic mayoral candidate. State Democratic Chair Jay
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By Jennifer Henderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN No major injuries were reported when a Boston-bound plane carrying more than 20 people struck a fence and erupted in flames while taking off at Houston Executive Airport on Tuesday morning, officials said. All passengers and crew managed to leave the plane safely — two with minor injuries
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons has been suspended by the Philadelphia 76ers for one game due to what they called conduct detrimental to the team. Simmons will miss the 76ers’ season opener Wednesday night at New Orleans. The three-time All-Star guard was a holdout in training camp in
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CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — The Gila River Indian Community’s gambling operation has begun construction of its fourth casino in metro Phoenix. Gila River Hotels & Casinos on Monday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the planned Santan Mountain casino.  The 160-acre, $150 million project will be located in the Chandler area near Gilbert Road and Hunt
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Breslin Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — At the Davidson County Detention Center in South Nashville, the green areas don’t go unused. There are two fields with rows of crops, a demonstration garden, a tree nursery, and greenhouse all inside the barbed wire fencing. Right now, they’re harvesting
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Chicago seven years ago is looming large over former Mayor Rahm Emanuel as he hopes to win Senate confirmation as ambassador to Japan. A Senate committee is holding a hearing Wednesday on his nomination. Several liberal House lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Swati Gupta and Manveena Suri, CNN At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in southern India. Torrential rain has battered the coastal state of Kerala since Friday, causing rivers to swell and flooding roads that left vehicles submerged in muddy waters, with some houses reduced
Continue ReadingBy Caresse Jackman Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Midstate couple who wants to remain anonymous wants to spread what they say is their experience with DBA Trade Solutions and Deangelo Denton. The couple said nothing had been done to their home except for spray paint markings. “I gave
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it is trying to help world champion bobsledder Kaillie Humphries obtain a way to compete in this winter’s Beijing Games. But it stopped short of predicting if the effort would be successful. Humphries is a three-time Canadian Olympic team member and two-time
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it is trying to help world champion bobsledder Kaillie Humphries obtain a way to compete in this winter’s Beijing Games. But it stopped short of predicting if the effort would be successful. Humphries is a three-time Canadian Olympic team member and two-time
Continue Reading TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say police fatally shot a Florida teenager who pointed what turned out to be an air rifle at officers. Seventeen-year-old Alexander King was a junior at Tarpon Springs High School. He was shot after officers responded Saturday night to reports that a white male in a black
Continue ReadingBy T W Starr Click here for updates on this story GRAMBLING, Louisiana (KTBS) — A quiet day on the campus of Grambling State University on Monday. Classes were canceled for Monday and Tuesday following a shooting early Sunday morning that left one dead and seven wounded and a second shooting Wednesday in which one
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — He just barely turned one but Briggs Darrington has already been on 45 flights, is collecting a paycheck every month and travels to places a lot of people only dream of. The Idaho Falls baby has become a social
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported unusually high numbers of additional COVID-19 cases and deaths as the state’s dashboard caught up on reporting some pandemic metrics after a two-day hiatus for a system update. After releasing no reports Sunday or Monday, the Department of Health Services’ dashboard reported 5,660 additional confirmed cases and 174
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will grant legal residency to 4,000 Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Tuesday’s decision will allow people who have lived under severe restrictions for years to get official Palestinian IDs. It’s one of a series of gestures aimed at strengthening the
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Welcome to the history books, Mj Rodriguez. The “Pose” star on Tuesday made Emmy history, becoming the first out trans woman to be nominated in the outstanding lead actress category for her role in the FX drama, GLAAD, a leading LGBTQ advocacy organization, told CNN. She is also the first out
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the second consecutive season. UConn is No. 2. Defending national champion Stanford was third. Maryland and North Carolina State round out the top five. Two Big Ten teams have their best preseason ranking ever:
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