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By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off Cape Verde that originally had more than 100 people aboard. The International Organization for Migration says seven bodies were found on the boat and an estimated 56 people are missing
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, California (KSBW) — A 15-year-old Greenfield girl accused of being a serial car thief has been arrested a fourth time for grand theft auto, this time prompting her detention in juvenile hall and police requesting prosecutors go after her parents in truancy court. The
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — BET won’t be sold after all: Paramount Global decided against selling the majority stake of the network. Paramount notified bidders — including Tyler Perry, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Byron Allen — late Wednesday night about its decision to close the BET Media Group sale
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By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A former Anaheim mayor has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from an FBI investigation into corruption for the attempted sale of Angel Stadium, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday. Harish “Harry” Singh Sidhu, a former Anaheim city councilmember who was elected as mayor in 2018
Continue ReadingBy David Manoucheri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — It should be an easy trip. You buy your ticket, wait at the station, and get on the light rail train when it arrives. Kristopher Keeney thought the trip would be that simple. “I leave at 6 o’clock in the morning,
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Researchers have concluded there is a “rare but real risk” that an earthquake-produced tsunami could inundate parts of coastal Anchorage under certain conditions. Previously, researchers said the shallow waters of Upper Cook Inlet would work to diminish the power of a tsunami wave on Alaska’s largest city. But the Anchorage Daily
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Seven opposition parties in South Africa have reached an agreement to form a coalition in a bid to unseat the ruling African National Congress if it fails to win a majority in next year’s general election. The seven include the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police continue to search for the person who sexually assaulted and then killed an 11-year-old girl before placing her body underneath her bed in her family’s suburban Houston apartment. Maria Gonzalez’s body was discovered on Saturday by her father after he returned from work. Hours earlier,
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday
Continue ReadingERIE, Pa. (AP) — Contract negotiations between the country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking unions are continuing in Erie, Pennsylvania, nearly two months after some 1,400 workers walked off the job. The session followed comments by Erie County Executive Brenton Davis expressing concerns the dispute could result in an end to manufacturing at Wabtec’s
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Police released the identities of the three children and the woman killed and the suspect accused in a quadruple murder-suicide in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood. Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, a family member walked into a home near Melrose Lane and
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A strong earthquake followed quickly by a strong aftershock shook Colombia’s capital and other major cities Thursday, sending panicked residents out onto the streets and damaging Colombia’s congressional chamber. At least one person was reported killed. The midday quakes were both centered about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Bogota, with
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hilary strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday, and it could bring heavy rain to the U.S. southwest by the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Hilary had maximum winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and could perhaps skim the coast of the Baja California
Continue ReadingBy Hunter Hoagland Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Tasha Anderson knows loss after her family no longer has a home, her engagement ring and boat after wildfires swept through Hawaii. The death toll there now stands at 106. Rescue crews continue to fight the wildfires, and search for any
Continue ReadingBy James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story FRANKFORT (WRTV) — A Frankfort High School student was detained after they were found to have an unloaded gun at the school this morning. According to the school corporation, around 8 a.m. there was an altercation at the school. During it, an unloaded small
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional de Universidades de Nicaragua informó este jueves que trabaja en “garantizar la continuidad educativa de grado y posgrado de la extinta Universidad Centroamericana (UCA)”, de acuerdo con un comunicado publicado en el portal de tendencia oficialista El 19 Digital. Por ese mismo medio, la institución pidió a los
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military says it lost 36 soldiers in attacks blamed on armed gangs in the country’s northern region. The soldiers died Monday in the northcentral Niger state after they were ambushed by the gangs of bandits and after their helicopter crashed, a Nigerian defense spokesman told
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La estrella de la NBA James Harden expresó su incredulidad después de que seguidores chinos compraron 10.000 botellas de vino de su propia marca en segundos, demostrando el alcance masivo de la transmisión en vivo en ese país, donde millones aman el baloncesto. El veterano alero de los Philadelphia 76ers
Continue ReadingBy Jack Watson Click here for updates on this story CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WMAR) — A man in Catonsville has a brother who lost his home in the recent Maui fires. “Where he was living, and everything around him, is gone entirely,” said Jerry Pilcher. Pilcher is flying the Hawaiian flag in his Catonsville front yard;
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, are charged with attempted first-degree
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