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By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A South Boston man is vying to become the Guinness World Record holder for consecutive pogo stick jumps. His attempt will help homeless veterans in the process. “The hope is that I can push this number so far away that no one
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has launched a long-range rocket. South Korea’s military says in a statement the launch involved what the North called “a space launch vehicle.” It gave no further details. But it is likely to be the North’s second
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have finalized their divorce nearly eight years after the former couple filed their initial petitions. They have agreed to share joint legal and physical custody of their 9-year-old son Maceo, according to a copy of the judgment filed on Tuesday and obtained by CNN.
Continue ReadingBOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A 51-year-old Montana woman who pleaded guilty to torturing and killing her 12-year-old grandson more than three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Patricia Batts was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in May to deliberate homicide and two other felonies in the death of James “Alex” Hurley at
Continue ReadingBy Danica Sauter Click here for updates on this story MCEWEN, Tennessee (WSMV) — Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) have no updates nine months after a human heart was discovered in a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) salt barn in McEwen. The last update was that the heart was determined to be
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach by shoving her onto a Manhattan sidewalk has avoided a lengthy prison sentence. Lauren Pazienza pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, and will instead serve eight years behind bars. The 28-year-old teared up in court as she admitted randomly attacking Barbara Maier
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Josh Kerr has pulled off a big upset of the world championships, outrunning heavily favored Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway to the line for a win in the 1,500 meters. Kerr finished in 3 minutes, 29.28 seconds to join Jake Wightman as the second British runner
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities evacuated neighbors from a Pittsburgh neighborhood on Wednesday after someone reportedly facing eviction began firing from inside a home, with witnesses saying they heard what sounded like hundreds of shots fired. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office said its people were trying to serve the eviction notice when the occupant began firing
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Sam Darnold has won the backup quarterback job in San Francisco, signaling the possible end to Trey Lance’s tenure with the 49ers less than three years after the team traded three first-round picks to draft him. A person familiar with the situation said
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Construction began in June on the Theodore Roosevelt presidential library planned for the Badlands of western North Dakota. The library honors the 26th president, who hunted and ranched in the area as a young man in the 1880s. Total construction will cost about $180 million. Library
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Natalie Hudson to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. When she assumes the post this fall, Hudson will be the first Black person to lead the state’s highest court. Hudson was appointed associate justice in 2015 after serving on the
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Con su histórica misión Chandrayaan-3, la India logró este miércoles un aterrizaje suave controlado en la Luna, convirtiéndose así en el cuarto país que consigue tal hazaña. Solo la antigua Unión Soviética, Estados Unidos y China han logrado el aterrizaje suave de una nave espacial en la superficie lunar. India
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA TALLINN, Estonia Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against Russia earlier this year, was on the passenger list of a private jet that crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear if Prigozhin was on the plane. The crash immediately raises
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW CASTLE, Delaware (WPVI) — A 17-year-old was killed after a shooting erupted at an unsanctioned car meet in New Castle County, Delaware, on Sunday. Delaware State Police say they responded to reports of a shooting just after 2 a.m. at the Delaware Logistics Center
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rallying toward its best day since June on Wednesday as pressure that’s built up on stocks from the bond market relaxed a bit. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in late trading, trimming its loss for what’s been a dismal August so
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety. And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of octopus huddled together, protecting their eggs at the bottom of the ocean off the central California coast. Now researchers may have solved the mystery of why these pearl octopus congregate: Heat seeping up
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of octopus huddled together, protecting their eggs at the bottom of the ocean off the central California coast. Now researchers may have solved the mystery of why these pearl octopus congregate: Heat seeping up
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Southern California running back Reggie Bush plans to file a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA over a statement made by college sports’ governing body about the reasoning for its decision not to restore the Heisman Trophy winner’s records. Bush and his attorneys at McCathern PLLC announced the lawsuit Wednesday in
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, which kicks off at 9 p.m. ET. The field’s early front-runner, Donald Trump, is skipping the event in favor of an interview with Tucker Carlson instead. What to know — Trump won’t be at the GOP’s first presidential debate. But
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