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By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer An immigrant cook building a new life. A widow preparing to say goodbye. A couple taking their wedding vows. All were caught in the crossfire, forced to flee as flames swallowed parts of Maui, that drop in the Pacific where roads wind past waterfalls, turtles glide through gem-blue waters
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of the third person killed in a bus crash on a Pennsylvania interstate near the commonwealth’s capital city. The Dauphin County coroner’s office said Friday that 21-year-old Kadiatou Barry, of Cincinnati, died in the crash that occurred shortly before midnight Sunday north of Harrisburg on Interstate
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations related to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel to oversee the ongoing criminal probe. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and top Republicans on Capitol Hill were
Continue ReadingBy Mariana La Roche Click here for updates on this story GREENDALE, Wisconsin (WISN) — While at a traffic stop, police spotted a horse walking on a busy street in Greendale, a village in Milwaukee County. The horse became startled by music playing at a wedding at Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners and ran away.
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife authorities have detected avian botulism at California’s resurgent Tulare Lake, raising concerns about potential die-offs during fall bird migrations. Testing confirmed the disease in a mallard duck and a wading bird called a white-faced ibis collected at the lake in the southern Central Valley, the California Department of Fish and
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife authorities have detected avian botulism at California’s resurgent Tulare Lake, raising concerns about potential die-offs during fall bird migrations. Testing confirmed the disease in a mallard duck and a wading bird called a white-faced ibis collected at the lake in the southern Central Valley, the California Department of Fish and
Continue ReadingBy WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story SPRING GARDEN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Police said a robber forced a female employee to strip at a York County store. The robbery happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 at the Family Dollar store on Mount Rose Avenue in Spring Garden Township. “The pictured
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate have walked free. The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, said the five men, who included four Yemenis and one from Bangladesh, were “in
Continue ReadingBy Deja Brown Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Residents on Odin Street in the Milenburg neighborhood have been dealing with curb-to-curb road work that has been abandoned for nine months. Now, the giant hole in their road houses everything from overgrown weeds to raw sewage and even animals. Resident
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed, John Atwater Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Dozens of people have died and towns have been reduced to ash as flames devoured two Hawaiian islands and continue to threaten the people on them. Several fires erupted on the islands of Maui and Hawaii, also known as the
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — Police in Harford County have received over 200 tips in connection to the death of Rachel Morin, but many have been fake. Morin’s body was found along the popular Ma & Pa trail in Bel Air after she didn’t come
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One of the suspects in this weekend’s shooting at Applebee’s Grill and Bar in Cathedral City has been officially charged. According to the District Attorney’s Office, they filed one count of homicide for Willie Bustamante, 33. Bustamante was arraigned in court on Friday, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges of murder and a
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Cooper Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Parents, students and community leaders are trying to raise awareness about bullying and the impact it has on youth. A community meeting was held Thursday, days after Jackson Public Schools students started the new school year. Youth violence has been an
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Eight additional criminal complaints were filed Thursday in connection with an investigation into alleged student-athlete gambling at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, court records show. Four more football players with Iowa State are facing aggravated misdemeanor charges of tampering with records for allegedly falsifying “personal electronic
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 17-year-old pleaded not guilty Friday to hate-motivated murder in a stabbing that followed a clash over men dancing, and his lawyer said the youth “regrets what happened” and may argue he was defending himself. Charged as an adult, Dmitriy Popov was being held without bail
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A man in Bosnia shot and killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram and then killed two other people while on the run before taking his own life Friday, according to police and media reports. The attack took place in the northeastern Bosnian town of Gradacac, where the
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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday after “engaging in threatening conduct” towards jurors and government witnesses in the federal trial against the the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, prosecutors announced. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, has been charged with obstruction of justice, transmitting threats and witness tampering, according to a criminal
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of George Mitchell, former US senator (D-Maine). Personal Birth date: August 20, 1933 Birth place: Waterville, Maine Birth name: George John Mitchell Father: George Mitchell, a janitor Mother: Mary (Saad) Mitchell Marriages: Heather MacLachlan (1994-present); Sally L. Heath (1959-1987, divorced) Children: with Heather
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting place of the US Congress. Other Facts Throughout history, the US Capitol has been destroyed by fire, reconstructed, expanded and restored. The US Capitol Police (USCP) are charged with protecting
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron Paul. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1935 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Ronald Ernest Paul Father: Howard Paul, dairy farmer Mother: Margaret (Dumont) Paul, dairy farmer Marriage: Carol (Wells) Paul (February 1, 1957-present) Children: Ronald Jr., Lori,
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