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By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators looking into a fire outside Philadelphia that left family members dead suspect they were killed by a relative who lived with them. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said at a news conference Friday that six sets of remains have been recovered from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps released the names Friday of the five Marines killed when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went down in the mountains outside San Diego during a historic storm. All of them were in their 20s. The decorated Marines were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s part-time Legislature moves at a quick clip. And its lawmakers expect the same from members of the public who want to make their voices heard on any given bill. There’s broad agreement that some kind of time management for public comment is necessary in Virginia’s
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By Danny Freeman, John Miller, Celina Tebor and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe they have recovered the bodies of all five family members from a burned-out home near Philadelphia, along with the remains of the relative suspected of unleashing gunfire there Wednesday as police arrived, a prosecutor said Friday. A grandmother identified her
Continue ReadingBy Marybel Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — There is something new for migrants arriving in Chicago – in the form of a store where they can stop by and shop for essential items. Everything in the store is free, thanks to volunteers. The store is not a typical one
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was suspended through the 2024 World Series on Friday by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who concluded he directed team staff to fabricate injuries to create open roster spots. Manfred said in a statement that Eppler directed “the
Continue ReadingBy Nikki DeMentri Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Main Street is no Cornelia Street, but for Swifties in Manayunk, it’s seeming a bit like heaven heading into Super Bowl LVIII. Taqueria Amor is writing its own era this month through a Taylor Swift “Love Story” pop-up. “The excitement has been
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin Jost, the co-anchor of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update,” will get a chance to roast leading political and media figures as the featured entertainer at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association in April. The writer and comedic performer has written for the long-running
Continue ReadingJASPER, Ala. (AP) — A radio station manager says the theft of its giant tower has silenced what used to be the voice of a small Alabama town and surrounding county. Authorities say a thief or thieves made off with the 200-foot tower, which was discovered missing Feb. 2. That shut down WJLX Radio in
Continue ReadingBy Dave Carlin Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Turning some New York City fire hydrants into drinking water fountains is now on the table at City Hall. New Yorkers in sprinkler spray from hydrants — it is a summer rite of passage. But how about drinking out of them?
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the president’s memory, calling it “politically motivated” and “gratuitous.” The report from Robert Hur, the former Maryland U.S. Attorney selected by Attorney General Merrick Garland to
Continue ReadingBy Mike Cugno Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — When you hear the term one of one, this is it, a unique Bourget motorcycle outfitted to represent the Miami Dolphins 1972 team. From the rims to the logos, to all the little details in the paint, even the seat is made
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ALEX BABENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new military chief signaled Friday that he plans to take a tougher approach, saying his immediate goals are to improve the troop rotation at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv’s forces are largely
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The International Skating Union (ISU) released a statement Friday giving its explanation on why Canada did not move up to the bronze medal position in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team event following the suspension of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, saying it implemented its rules correctly.
Continue ReadingBy Penny Kmitt Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 12-year-old boy in central Massachusetts is on a mission to make sure every child has a happy Easter by making baskets for kids living in shelters. Four years ago, Josh Sowden of Worcester started his “Easter baskets for the homeless”
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Albert Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — WJZ is highlighting the creator of More Than a Shop for Black History Month. In the Black community, a barbershop is more than a shop. That’s why veteran barber Troy Staton named his nonprofit “More Than a Shop.” “A barber is the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A female CIA trainee who claims she was sexually assaulted in a stairwell at CIA headquarters in 2022 and is now suing the agency alleging intimidation has been fired, her lawyer said on Thursday. In an email sent to House Intelligence Committee staff, who have been hearing testimony
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, NAJIB JOBAIN, and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the densely populated southern Gaza city. The announcement came after heavy international criticism,
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The resignation of a Republican lawmaker in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has put the balance of power back to Democrats. Republican Rep. Joe Adams, of Pike County, resigned on Friday, leaving the state House at a 101-100 Democratic majority. A Democratic resignation last year had the House deadlocked at 101-101,
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have exhumed the body of the wife of a famed former Tennessee sheriff more than a half-century after she was fatally shot in a still-unsolved killing. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it oversaw the exhumation of the body of Pauline Pusser on Thursday at Adamsville Cemetery. She was
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