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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Tommy Paul was a kid growing up in Greenville, North Carolina, his family would drive the 500 or so miles up to New York the week before the U.S. Open to watch qualifying matches — “It was free,” he notes — and catch a
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than a day, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of several large correctional facilities in the South American country. The country’s
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with attempted murder who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Oregon while fully shackled was arrested Friday after he was found floundering in a muddy pond. Christopher Pray was found buried up to the armpits in the pond in Portland, the Oregon State Police said. Portland Fire &
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with attempted murder who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Oregon while fully shackled was arrested Friday after he was found floundering in a muddy pond. Christopher Pray was found buried up to the armpits in the pond in Portland, the Oregon State Police said. Portland Fire &
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office says he has no plans to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing so could hinder disaster response because of the logistics involved. DeSantis spokesman Jeremy
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the 13 US service members killed two years ago in the Abbey Gate bombing during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan demanded accountability and answers from the Biden administration on Tuesday in emotional testimony about the withdrawal and their losses. “Jared, David, Nicole, Taylor, Ryan, Hunter, Riley,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The mother of one of the 13 US service members killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing is demanding answers from the Biden administration about her son’s death, saying Friday that she wants to know more about his final moments. “Just accurate statements of where my child was
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CNN By Tara Subramaniam, Taylor Ward, Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The strongest typhoon Hong Kong has seen in five years ripped through the city and other parts of southern China, knocking down trees and scaffolding and causing hundreds of flights to be canceled. Saola had been a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Louisiana company will receive $2.6 million to relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on U.S. forest land near Montana’s Glacier National Park that’s sacred to Native Americans. A legal agreement announced Friday would resolve a decades-long dispute over the lease. The 10-square-mile drilling
Continue ReadingDALTON, Ga. (AP) — Five former employees at a Georgia juvenile detention center have been indicted following the August 2022 death of a 16-year-old. A Whitfield County grand jury on Monday indicted the former director and nurse at the Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center in Dalton, as well as three former guards. All are
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The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the helicopter crash that killed three firefighters in Cabazon earlier this month. CalFire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Fire Captain Tim Rodriguez, and contract pilot Tony Sousa were killed when two helicopters collided mid-air while battling a fire in Cabazon on Aug. 6. (From Left): Tony
Continue Reading By Maya Szaniecki, Niamh Kennedy and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — French authorities will be “uncompromising” in their enforcement of a new ban on abayas in schools, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday, following the decision to ban the robe-like garment in the upcoming academic year. The ban, which was announced by France’s education minister,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was a teenager when he was sent to prison for life in a high-profile murder case — then released 18 years later when his sentence was commuted — has been charged with gun and drug felonies after police said they found a handgun
Continue ReadingKDKA By Erika Stanish Click here for updates on this story SOMERSET, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The former Somerset County 911 director was arrested on child molestation charges, the district attorney announced on Friday. Brad Lavan is accused of sexual offenses against five children, ranging in age from 3 to 6 years old. His arrest comes
Continue ReadingBy Erika Stanish Click here for updates on this story SOMERSET, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The former Somerset County 911 director was arrested on child molestation charges, the district attorney announced on Friday. Brad Lavan is accused of sexual offenses against five children, ranging in age from 3 to 6 years old. His arrest comes after
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel was charged Friday with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse after two of her six children were found abused and malnourished, authorities said. Ruby Franke, whose now-defunct channel “8 Passengers” chronicled her family life, was
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story BUTLER, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — It appears charges won’t be filed against a man after he shot a fugitive accused of breaking into his home, Butler police said. Butler City officers said they found the resident holding 43-year-old Nathan Harvey “at bay” after they were called
Continue ReadingKDKA By KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story BUTLER, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — It appears charges won’t be filed against a man after he shot a fugitive accused of breaking into his home, Butler police said. Butler City officers said they found the resident holding 43-year-old Nathan Harvey “at bay” after they were
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — Officials in Brazil say an explosion at a metal factory in country’s most populous state has killed four people and seriously injured at least 30 others. Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas says dozens of firefighters and rescue teams have been sent to the site of the explosion in the countryside
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Murió Mohamed Al-Fayed, el magnate egipcio que transformó la suerte de los grandes almacenes Harrods y del Fulham Football Club en Londres, informó su familia en un comunicado. Tenía 94 años. “La señora Mohamed Al Fayed, sus hijos y nietos desean confirmar que su amado esposo, su padre y su abuelo, Mohamed,
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