Skip to Content
By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A tag agency clerk is facing serious charges Tuesday after authorities say she participated in a $3 million title fraud scheme. Authorities said 27-year-old Katherine M. Vera Moran is facing 18 counts of title fraud and 18 counts of official misconduct.
Continue ReadingBy KABC staff Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KABC) — A puppy that got stuck inside a wall at a Garden Grove home Monday was rescued by some ingenious firefighters. The dog named Faye crawled into the wall through a small plumbing access door then got stuck underneath the bathtub
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Government data in Argentina shows that the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year. The figures are a closely watched indicator that bolsters President Javier Milei’s severe austerity program aimed at
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN, PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says in defending his new tariffs on Chinese products that China’s government subsidies ensure its companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade. The Democratic president on Tuesday slapped tariffs
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Storms that slammed several Southern states have added to the region’s recent string of weather-related destruction and death. A woman who was nine months pregnant was killed after Monday night’s storms knocked a tree into a home in Louisiana’s West Baton Rouge Parish. Her unborn child did not survive. The severe
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mixed-breed dog has won the Westminster Kennel Club dog show’s agility prize for the first time. A border collie-papillion mix, aptly named Nimble, outran and outmaneuvered 50 other finalists to seize the trophy on Saturday. The show is U.S. dogdom’s most elite door. The agility
Continue ReadingBy KABC staff Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KABC) — A Garden Grove woman was killed when a possible DUI driver crashed into her home early Sunday, according to police. The victim was identified by a longtime friend as 40-year-old Janet Carrillo, a wife and mother of two teenage boys.
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed a bill that would enhance penalties for people wearing a mask during a crime or intentionally blocking traffic during protests. The bill passed its first committee on Tuesday. Critics say the law would make it illegal to wear a
Continue Reading
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Congratulations seemed in order for roughly 1,500 undergraduate applicants to Georgia State University. Over 1,000 applicants received a “welcome” email for the 2024-25 school year – before discovering their new status was the result of an error by the school’s admissions office. “The email to the prospective students wasn’t
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that new penalties could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import taxes. President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed the U.S. Trade Representative to impose
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Appeal judges are having doubts about whether they can rule on a transgender woman’s admission into a University of Wyoming sorority. The admission of Artemis Langford into the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority prompted a lawsuit from six other sorority members last year. After hearing from both sides
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are on the chopping block. Restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it would be auctioning off the equipment of over 50 Red Lobster locations that were recently closed as part of the seafood chain’s “footprint
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of having dozens of pounds of fentanyl in his apartment near the Texas Medical Center is now out on bond. Khawaja Mansoor Munir, 41, is charged with possession with the intent to deliver and manufacture a controlled substance.
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story KATY, Texas (KTRK) — Tompkins High School teacher James Stone was arrested Monday morning for allegedly possessing and producing thousands of child porn images, according to authorities. Investigators believe he even took some of those photos at Tompkins, where he taught government and history. “I’ve
Continue ReadingNEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) — A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely in November has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after spending her first six months at a suburban Chicago hospital. Nyla Brooke Haywood was treated to a send-off party Monday at Silver Cross
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Four blissful, borderline mystical days at Oak Hill last spring opened up the world for Michael Block. It also forced the PGA club pro-turned-cult hero to close his office door at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, the Southern California course where he’s long served as the
Continue Reading
The Palm Springs Police Officers Association has endorsed Democrat Will Rollins for California’s 41st Congressional District. The announcement was made at a press conference in front of the Palm Springs police department on S. Civic Dr. Tuesday morning. “As a federal prosecutor, Will has has an accomplished career in law enforcement and Will shares our
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It is time to return to Middle-earth. Prime Video released the first trailer for the upcoming second season of the “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series on Tuesday, giving a sprawling glimpse into how the realm is preparing to battle the Dark Lord Sauron, whose reemergence
Continue ReadingBy Joe Torres Click here for updates on this story MOUNT KISCO, New York (WABC) — Nora and Michael Odland had the plans all laid out to get married on May 10 before the birth of their first child, but their soon-to-be baby boy had other ideas. Nora Odland’s water broke in late April at
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he’s negotiated with federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging sports betting case. Prosecutors say Ippei Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from
Continue Reading