By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A SWAT standoff in Hialeah has come to an end after police convinced a barricaded man to surrender. It all started when reports of a man armed with a rifle came in at 11:30 a.m. Hialeah PD said the man retreated
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By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Indiana attorney general’s investigation into an Ob-Gyn who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio girl includes six consumer complaints from people who never interacted or communicated with the doctor, her attorney says. Dr. Caitlin Bernard helped the child in late June, after Ohio banned almost all
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Strothers, Eliza Kruczynski, Rob Polansky, Roger Susanin and Dennis Valera Click here for updates on this story DANBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Three children and their mother were found dead at a home in Danbury on Wednesday. Police identified the people who died as 36-year-old Sonia Loja, 12-year-old Junior Panjon, 10-year-old Joselyn Panjon, and
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A 16-year-old is in serious condition after being shot multiple times Thursday. Metro Nashville Police said the 16-year-old arrived at a bank in a dark-colored Toyota Camry with other passengers to withdraw money from an ATM at a Midtown bank.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell had such a reputation for stopping Democratic legislation and keeping his conference together that he earned the nickname “the grim reaper.” But now he’s helped push through a string of major bipartisan victories that Democrats in particular are touting, splintering his own conference
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two people in Wisconsin who believe false claims that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud admitted they broke state election law by requesting absentee ballots for others. Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling issued a statement Thursday saying that two people contacted his office saying
Continue Reading By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government has announced the appointment of an economic “super minister,” its third economy minister in less than a month as the country struggles with high inflation and a slumping currency. President Alberto Fernández’s government said Thursday that Sergio Massa will head a new ministry
Continue ReadingBy Tim Darnell and Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — City of Atlanta leaders stepped up their efforts Thursday to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Mayor Andre Dickens and U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams hosted Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison and other members of the DNC
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco announced a legal state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to cut through red tape and fight a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that began devastating the city in the 1980s. The declaration, which takes effect Monday,
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say at least five Haitian migrants have drowned and 68 others have been rescued after a suspected human smuggling boat dropped the group off in waters near an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico. The incident is the latest in a string of
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed out penalties well below what prosecutors sought and below federal guidelines.
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Michelle Arellano Guillén tiene 9 años y está preparándose para entrar a la universidad y estudiar medicina. Es una niña genio que vive en Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, en el sureste de México, y como cualquiera a esa edad tiene un montón de sueños: quiere ser actriz y bióloga marina pero
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The State Department on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for knowledge on foreign attempts to interfere in US elections and sought information on the Internet Research Agency, a notorious Russian troll farm known for meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The department singled out
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A man and woman were sentenced to lengthy prison terms today for molesting an 18-month-old boy in Desert Hot Springs and filming their actions. Michael James Flaherty, 36, and Cynthia Fuentes, 26, were convicted in December 2021 of three counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 years old using force, two counts
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco announced a state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to cut through red tape and fight a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that began devastating the city in the 1980s. “We are in desperate need of vaccines
Continue Reading By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Sunlight magnified by glass bottles in an open garbage can ignited paper trash, starting a 500-acre (200-hectare) North Texas wildfire that destroyed five homes, fire officials said Thursday. The July 18 fire on Possum Kingdom Lake’s western shore, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Fort Worth, took eight days
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Justice Department prosecutors are preparing to fight in court to force former White House officials to testify about then-President Donald Trump’s conversations and actions around January 6, according to people briefed on the matter. At issue are claims of executive privilege that prosecutors expect the former president
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A producer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s media company tried to paint a sympathetic portrait of him as a jury decides how much in financial damages he should pay for his past claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school was a hoax. The
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are exploring meeting in person, a senior administration official said after the leaders spent more than two hours Thursday talking through the future of their complicated relationship, with tension over Taiwan once again emerging as
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Samuel Alito, appearing for the first time in public since penning the opinion that reversed Roe v. Wade, mocked foreign criticism of the decision during a speech he delivered in Rome. Alito — sporting a new beard — gave the talk that was largely dedicated to
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