By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — New York Mets pitcher Jorge López threw his glove into the crowd following his ejection from a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday – and then followed that up with a post-game rant for the ages that multiple reports say is expected to end his season with the
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?” Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Ko Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area doctor who found herself stranded in Gaza during a humanitarian mission is back home after being unable to leave for nine days. Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami entered southern Gaza through the Rafah Border Crossing on May 1. She was
Continue ReadingBy Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A couple who lived together in Worcester for more than 20 years died in tragic house fire late Tuesday night. Juana Candelario, 59, and her husband of more than 30 years, 62-year old-Daniel Gonzalez, were trapped on the first floor of
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the “Hacks” Season 3 finale, “Bulletproof,” which premiered May 30. The third season of “Hacks,” the Emmy-nominated Max comedy series, has in one respect felt strangely dated, with veteran comic Deborah Vance pursuing a late-night TV show as a capper to
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones, saying 24 of its aid workers have been killed
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Federal regulators have given Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program, the company announced Thursday. In a blog post published on its website, Seattle-based Amazon said that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its Prime Air delivery service the OK to operate drones
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Federal regulators have given Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program, the company announced Thursday. In a blog post published on its website, Seattle-based Amazon said that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its Prime Air delivery service the OK to operate drones
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed deliberations Thursday after revisiting portions of the judge’s instructions and rehearing testimony from multiple key witnesses about the alleged scheme at the heart of the history-making
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Weiss Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — Five-year-old Dallas Duval is what her mom calls a chatterbox. During our interview with mom Izzie, Dallas made sure to show us all of her favorite toys like any 5-year-old would. But Dallas is not like all girls her age.
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan has addressed the country’s high court, saying that parliamentary elections held earlier this year were stolen from his party, which he claimed is being victimized. There was no immediate comment Thursday from the government about Khan’s allegation. Pakistan’s elections oversight
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Vanity Fair France has issued an apology after editing a photo of actor Guy Pearce, in which a Palestinian flag pin he wore on his suit jacket is not visible. The move, which was quickly called out on social media, has been labeled by some as an attempt at
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers. This week, North Korea floated hundreds of huge balloons to dump all of that trash across rival South Korea — an old-fashioned, Cold War-style provocation that the country has rarely used
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. The 25 pages of allegations accuse former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill of allowing a photo of Murdaugh in a holding cell to
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans would love to buy a home, but they don’t have tens of thousands of dollars to cover a down payment. That massive roadblock is being removed by a new zero-percent down mortgage program launched two weeks ago by one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders. However, the new program,
Continue ReadingBy Ian Holliday Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — The trustee appointed to manage the bankruptcies of a Victoria mortgage company and its owner has concluded that they committed “numerous offences” and operated as a “massive Ponzi scheme.” PricewaterhouseCoopers shared these conclusions in a document submitted to the B.C.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice agency have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails. They are calling it the biggest-ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime. The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, said Thursday that police
Continue ReadingBy Garrett Barry Click here for updates on this story ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador (CTV Network) — Advances in DNA technology have given police in Newfoundland and Labrador the break they needed to move forward on a 23-year-old cold case. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) announced Wednesday it had learned the name of Temistocle
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on Uganda’s parliament speaker and other officials over alleged corruption and serious abuses of human rights. The U.S. State Department says Uganda’s Parliament Speaker Anita Among is among those sanctioned on Thursday “due to involvement in significant corruption tied to
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Iga Świątek criticised the French Open crowd for shouting during points following her tense second-round victory against Naomi Osaka on Wednesday. Świątek, the defending champion at Roland Garros, trailed by a break in the deciding set and had to save a match point in an enthralling contest with Osaka.
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