By Heather Walker, Darcelle Hall Click here for updates on this story Florida (WSVN) — A popular South Florida river cruise is being sued after two women say they were drugged on board. 7’s Heather Walker investigates. Jungle Queen Riverboats is advertised as “fun for the whole family.” The cruise includes a tropical island dinner,
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career was over after 16 seasons. “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time,”
Continue ReadingBy Jack Royer, Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story JACKSONVILLE, Florida (WSVN) — A Florida mother was outraged after, she said, her 11-year-old son’s teacher forced him to remove his cap, which covers up a medical condition, then ridiculed the boy, but school officials said the incident never happened. Jacksonville mother Sarra
Continue ReadingBy GERALD HERBERT Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gerald Herbert insists on making sure he provides the best coverage possible when photographing New Orleans’ NBA team. That means laboriously hanging remote cameras in the Pelicans’ arena hours before every home game. For their game against the Lakers on April 17, Herbert got a sweet
Continue ReadingBy Jordan James Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Residents at a downtown apartment are on high alert after an Amazon driver was sexually assaulted and robbed Friday morning. Metro Nashville Police said she was delivering packages at LC Sobro when a man identified as Carl Hamilton allegedly forced her
Continue ReadingBy Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are searching for two suspects accused of stealing cell phones from ride-share drivers in Brooklyn and on Staten Island. According to police, they’re linked to at least seven separate incidents dating back to Feb. 26, and they all follow a
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An apparent murder-suicide has left an elderly couple in Waynesville dead and police say the husband called authorities to tell them it was about to happen. Neighbors are calling the incident heartbreaking. The Hazelwood community of Waynesville is normally quiet.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career was over after 16 seasons. “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time,”
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Sunday’s Game 4 of a first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, with no timetable for his return from right knee inflammation. Leonard played in the second and third games of the series after missing the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The summer movie season may kick off next weekend, but the release calendar is still a work in progress. The latest movie to shift spots is Sony’s comic book film “Kraven the Hunter,” which will now open in December instead of on Labor Day weekend. The studio announced the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The summer movie season may kick off next weekend, but the release calendar is still a work in progress. The latest movie to shift spots is Sony’s comic book film “Kraven the Hunter,” which will now open in December instead of on Labor Day weekend. The studio announced the
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Three people are dead in Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the state, leveling buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents. Hughes County Emergency Medical Services says one of the deceased was a child and that four other people were injured. Dozens of
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as schools with graduation ceremonies next month face demands they cut financial ties to Israel because of the Israel-Hamas war. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend but protesters on both sides of the issue shouted and shoved each other
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as schools with graduation ceremonies next month face demands they cut financial ties to Israel because of the Israel-Hamas war. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend but protesters on both sides of the issue shouted and shoved each other
Continue ReadingBy Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A man says his credit card was stolen Monday and used to make nearly $7,000 worth of purchases across Portland after he accidentally left the card at a Keizer gas station pump. On April 22, John Mikkola stopped at a 7-Eleven
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time league MVP, announces retirement.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff and Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A southeast Portland man convicted of killing two people will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Friday, Christopher Lovrien was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 45 years for the deaths of
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say they have identified a man who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies after he sped toward them in a vehicle as the officers were serving a search warrant in a Memphis neighborhood. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the man who died Friday was 30-year-old James Q. Hampton. Shelby
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the embattled east, the country’s army chief said Sunday, warning of a worsening battlefield situation as Ukrainian forces wait for much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to reach combat zones.
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