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By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida set off an uproar in the House Democratic Caucus when she bluntly described her view of members who wouldn’t back a resolution affirming support for Israel in its war against Hamas. “Someone who votes against this, I would think, doesn’t
Continue ReadingMONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — A system of nets intended to catch boulders and other debris during rainstorms in a California hillside community devastated by mudslides five years ago has been removed over a funding dispute. The nonprofit Project for Resilient Communities installed the ring nets atop several canyons after flooding in Montecito triggered a debris
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The day that panda lovers have been dreading has finally come. The National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji. on Wednesday began their long trip to China, leaving behind an empty panda exhibit with no certainty that pandas ever
Continue ReadingLUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The sheriff’s office in a southeastern North Carolina county where two deputies were seriously wounded while attempting to arrest a wanted man says both are expected to make a full recovery. Robeson County sheriff’s deputies Jonathan Walters and Kaelin Locklear were injured by gunfire and a police vehicle on Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN MITCHELL Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis mother believes she became a hate crime victim after an argument at a gas station turned violent. It comes as cases of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise. “I’m still feeling in pain,” said Sabrina Yahya, through an interpreter.
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story SOMERTON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A driver was injured after a single-vehicle crash in Philadelphia’s Somerton section Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 5:10 a.m. near George Washington High School. Only one car was involved, according to officials. The vehicle caught fire and the driver was
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Two people were shot in a normally peaceful section of Philadelphia’s Manayunk section early Wednesday morning. Police were behind an apartment building in the 200 block of Krams Avenue around 12:30 a.m., where a 24-year-old woman was found shot in the hip.
Continue ReadingBy RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis woman accused accused of backing her car into a building she believed held an “Israeli school” was ordered Wednesday by a judge to stay away from synagogues and other Jewish religious and cultural centers. Thirty-four-year-old Ruba Almaghtheh was formally charged Tuesday with intimidation, criminal recklessness
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — A gunman opened fire when a homeless panhandler threatened to mug a woman at a Midtown subway station on Tuesday night. The incident was reported at the 49th Street subway station, on Seventh Avenue, just after 9 p.m. The panhandler was
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WABC) — A college freshman from New Jersey was critically injured in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night. Jillian Ludwig, 18, was walking on the track in the Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park when she was hit by a stray bullet.
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Wednesday for a united and Palestinian-led government for Gaza and the West Bank after the war ends, as a step toward Palestinian statehood. That vision sharpens U.S. differences with ally Israel on what the future should look
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy is expected to survive after being grazed in the head following a shootout that stemmed from a chase late Tuesday evening, officials said. The incident happened in the 18800 block of Tomball Parkway around
Continue ReadingBy TIM FANG Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, California (KPIX) — A Fremont woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after her 23-month-old son died from a fentanyl exposure last month, police said. On the morning of October 18, the 23-month-old boy was taken to a hospital by his mother and relatives
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a suspect is in custody in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader. Samantha Woll’s death has raised questions about whether it was motivated by antisemitism. Police have said there’s no evidence of that. The 40-year-old was president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. She was found dead outside
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Of all 14,669 varieties of plants and animals found in Europe that were registered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species by the end of 2020, one-fifth of them face the risk of extinction, a new analysis has found. Researchers also determined the largest threat associated
Continue ReadingBy Jiovanni Lieggi Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A heavy police presence was seen on the Tomball Parkway after a deputy was reportedly grazed by a bullet, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said a shooting suspect is in custody, but didn’t provide further information. Several
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story SHEPHERD, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday morning, multiple fire agencies used foam to contain a large plant fire along FM 1127 in Shepherd, Texas, that left one worker injured. The San Jacinto County Precinct 2 Constable posted photos of the thick, black smoke coming from
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Yusef Salaam, an exonerated Central Park Five member, will win a New York City Council seat in Harlem, CNN projects. Salaam was unopposed in Tuesday’s election for the seat that became open after incumbent democratic socialist member Kristin Richardson Jordan withdrew from the race. The first-time candidate, who was wrongly accused
Continue ReadingBy C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A teen who reportedly shot an RTC bus passenger and dropped his gun at a preschool is going to be charged as an adult with attempted murder and several other felony counts. Tshaun Rucker, 16, appeared in Clark County Justice
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved the type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide for use in chronic weight management Wednesday, making official the use of a medicine already widely prescribed off-label for weight loss. The drug, called Mounjaro for diabetes, will be called Zepbound for weight loss, according to
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