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The survivors and supporters of Palm Springs Section 14 and a coalition of community organizations will come together for a Prayer Vigil at The Church of St. Paul in the Desert. This prayer vigil will be the cornerstone event of a citywide day of prayer in honor of Black History Month. A local choir sang
Continue ReadingBy Darius Johnson Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — An 83-year-old man has been arrested and accused in a string of heists in the Chicago area. The FBI is connecting him to seven bank robberies, at least one of which included an accomplice. A 24-page criminal complaint lays it all
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — The Archdiocese of New York is condemning the funeral service held for transgender activist and performer Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral this week. Thursday, pews at the historic Catholic church were packed with mourners for Gentili, who at
Continue ReadingBy Nikiya Carrero Click here for updates on this story WESTON, Florida (WFOR) — A concerning rise in measles at a Broward County school is putting people on high alert after a total of four cases have been reported by the district over the weekend. On Friday, Broward County Public Schools announced that there was
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON and MARK LONG AP Sports Writers DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 3-0-5 took over the Daytona 5-0-0. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Pitbull and DJ Khaled represented South Florida at the Daytona 500, as the trio of Sunshine State celebrities brought a dose of star power to Sunday’s scheduled race day that
Continue ReadingSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jorge Soler smiled when asked whether he could become the first right-handed batter to hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove beyond AT&T Park’s right field wall. “I don’t know,” he said Sunday after his $42 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants was finalized. All 102 splash hits since
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A desperate call for help from a home in suburban Minneapolis early Sunday turned deadly for two police officers and a first responder who were shot and killed, according to officials. A suspect in the shooting also died, officials said. The shootings took
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — “Oppenheimer” was the big winner at the British Academy Film Awards, taking seven trophies including best picture, director for Christopher Nolan and actor for Cillian Murphy. Emma Stone was named best actress for “Poor Things,” which also won prizes for visual effects, production design, costume design and makeup and hair. Supporting actor
Continue ReadingBy WBZ News Staff Click here for updates on this story ATKINSON, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A controversial business looking to open in Atkinson, New Hampshire has been denied a zoning permit by the town. The owner of an adult diaper spa will not be allowed to operate the business out of her home. The
Continue ReadingBy Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s been two weeks since the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Community Center in Roxbury was converted into an emergency shelter for migrants families. There are now hundreds of beds covering the indoor track and soccer fields where neighborhood children use to
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia “Poor Things” took five prizes and Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won three.
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Over 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. The sudden death of Navalny, 47, was a crushing blow to many Russians, who had pinned their hopes for the future
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A convicted murderer who fled from a halfway house in the Phoenix metro area is back in custody, authorities say. Officials with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry said Daniel Cahill was arrested Saturday afternoon by the department’s fugitive apprehension unit in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service. They said
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided, officials and a relative said. The university confirmed that Marco Troper, a Berkeley freshman, was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon at the university’s Clark Kerr Campus. Troper was later pronounced dead by emergency
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided, officials and a relative said. The university confirmed that Marco Troper, a Berkeley freshman, was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon at the university’s Clark Kerr Campus. Troper was later pronounced dead by emergency
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KTRK By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A person in police custody on unrelated charges is suspected of involvement in the case of an 11-year-old girl who went missing Thursday in Livingston, Texas, according to local authorities. Audrii Cunningham was last seen near her home, around 7 a.m. on February 15, and was supposed to catch a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Everyone’s favorite banged-up Barbie doll is at it again with Jimmy Kimmel, a few weeks ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night. Kate McKinnon, who played “Weird Barbie” in best picture Oscar nominee “Barbie,” is appearing in another fun promo leading up to next month’s Academy Awards, with host Kimmel in
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Maria Kostenko (CNN) — The Russian flag has been raised in several parts of the eastern town of Avdiivka in Donetsk, hours after Ukrainian forces beat a hasty retreat from the ruins of a town they’ve been defending for a decade. But Ukraine’s army is under pressure at several other points along the
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch held a special service Sunday dedicated to healing and thanksgiving a week after a woman opened fire in one of its hallways before being gunned down by security officers. Osteen’s Lakewood Church has not had services since the Feb. 11
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Stars from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond converged in London Sunday for the 77th British Academy Film Awards, where atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” could smash a 53-year-old record if it makes good on its field-leading 13 nominations. Christopher Nolan ’s biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
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