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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard has launched a formal investigation into the collapse of a mast aboard a historic schooner that killed one person and injured three others off Maine’s seacoast. The chief mast on the schooner Grace Bailey broke and fell onto the deck Oct. 9, killing
Continue ReadingBy Marcia Kramer Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Mayor Eric Adams announced new limits to the amount of time asylum seekers with children can stay in shelters as a controversial Staten Island shelter was closed after the Fire Department found serious safety violations. It is one of several shelters
Continue ReadingDANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut postmaster has admitted to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service of nearly $875,000. The scheme involved cash bribes, misuse of USPS credit cards and demands for free personal vehicle repairs. The longtime postmaster of the office in Danbury, a western Connecticut city of more than 86,700, Ephrem D. Nguyen
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million during an auction over the weekend of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein. The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at the age of 76,
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million during an auction over the weekend of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein. The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at the age of 76,
Continue ReadingBy Luke Laster Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Metro Detroit family has filed a lawsuit, claiming the U.S. government is responsible for the safe return of loved ones trapped in Gaza. “Our family is hurting, and we just want them back,” said Lisa Alarayshi. “Right now, they’re not
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (WWJ) — A Farmington Hills man has been charged with making a threat of terrorism after posting a threat on social media against Palestinian residents in Dearborn, officials said. Carl Mintz was arraigned on one felony count of making a threat of
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Do you know what to look for to detect breast cancer early? If your list begins and ends with a lump, you are missing some important signs. But according to a new survey, you would be far from alone. While 93% of adults in the United States recognize a
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say one man has been arrested and at least two other suspects are being sought in an airport parking garage shooting that killed one officer and wounded another last week. Police said 18-year-old Yobranny Martinez Fernandez was arrested before dawn Monday in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and was being held
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Usery Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Two security guards were told to “mind their own business’ at gunpoint after confronting robbers in north St. Louis Sunday. The security guards were told by a witness that people were breaking into a tractor-trailer that was in a parking lot
Continue ReadingBy ALEX TURNBULL and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s main Jewish students union has plastered walls around Paris with posters bearing the faces of French citizens believed to be held hostage by Hamas in their war with Israel. The word “Kidnapped” is inscribed on a red banner at the top of each
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — As Disney celebrates its 100 year anniversary on Monday, the walls of the company’s animation studio come alive in the new short film, “Once Upon a Studio.” In the 12-minute short, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, with the help of Tinker Bell, lead the charge in bringing 543 Disney characters
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story BURKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — An investigation is underway in Burke County after authorities say a toddler was shot in the head Sunday. On Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at approximately 8:26 p.m., the Burke County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to a
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ADEL, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday rallied caucus-goers in Iowa’s rural Dallas County, where he received the endorsement of the state’s attorney general and predicted a landslide victory. Trump has ramped up his campaigning in the states three months before voting begins in the GOP contest’s
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s 2024 campaign launched an account on Donald Trump ‘s Truth Social on Monday, attempting to poke online fun at the Republican candidate he may well face again in next fall’s election. Under the handle @BidenHQ, the campaign posted: “Well. Let’s see how this goes. Converts welcome!” It began
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — A record number of migrants, including families with young children, continue to arrive in the U.S., and schools are scrambling to fill classrooms with enough bilingual teachers. A Department of Education report has found at least half of all states
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crow was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals. “I don’t support
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crow was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals. “I don’t support
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., (AP) — Sports betting and internet gambling were at near-record levels in New Jersey in September, and nearly half of the Atlantic City casinos won more money from in-person gamblers than they did before the COVID19 pandemic. But the amount of money won from people on the
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore is confirming a settlement with a priest in Baltimore accused of sexual harassment. The archdiocese said it learned about the claims on Thursday involving Father Paschal Morlino, who is the pastor of St. Benedict Church in southwest Baltimore.
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