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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jo Adell hit his fifth homer of the season and added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Angels slipped by the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Wednesday. Brandon Drury doubled twice, including a shot to the wall in left during a three-run outburst in the sixth
Continue ReadingBy AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and serve as watchdogs against voter disenfranchisement. The Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition has recruited lawyers and law students and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press STURTEVANT, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin. Now on that site, construction will start on a new data center from Microsoft, whose president credits the
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18 people were taken to the hospital as a precaution after reports of a “chemical” odor at Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella left several students and people on campus feeling ill. The report first came in around 11:15 a.m., prompting Cal Fire to issue a full response from their hazmat materials team. Prior to
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection. The Dallas-based company said it does not expect interruptions in its hospitals’ day-to-day operations. The company says those will continue in the ordinary course throughout the Chapter 11
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The U.N. World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, and shortages have already forced one of three hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down.The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel’s military took control of
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Casi 20 de los 78 municipios de Puerto Rico fueron declarados en estado de emergencia por el gobernador, Pedro Pierluisi, tras el paso de fuertes tormentas en la región. Pierluisi anunció en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, que también ordenó activar formalmente a la Guardia Nacional “para asistir en
Continue ReadingMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress has finally canceled a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communities. Despite a symbolic “groundbreaking” in 2014, no work was done on the canal that was to link Nicaragua’s Atlantic and Pacific
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A US Air Force rescue team airlifted a civilian passenger needing urgent medical care this past weekend from a Carnival cruise ship that was hundreds of miles out in open Atlantic waters. The dramatic May 4 medical rescue involved three helicopter air-to-air refuelings to reach the Carnival Venezia, according
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote have filed a challenge to two state laws that require primary voters to be “bona fide” members of the party they
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian’s eldest daughter North West is heading to the Pride Lands as the latest performer to join the live concert production of “The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl.” West, according to a news release sent on Wednesday, will be performing alongside Broadway star Heather Headley – who
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The Palm Springs International Airport held a live emergency response drill Wednesday, along with City of Palm Springs Emergency Management, fire department, police department, FAA Air Traffic Control Tower/Inspector, AMR, and Desert regional Medical Center. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates a full-scale exercise every three years and annual tabletop simulations. PSP also incorporated airlines, tenants,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Mosier Click here for updates on this story VAN BUREN COUNTY, Michigan (WBND-LD) — A man was trapped in his own burning bed in Van Buren County early Tuesday morning before a Van Buren County Sergeant was able to kick the door of his residence in, locate the man, and carry him from
Continue ReadingBy Tim Mosier Click here for updates on this story MISHAWAKA, Indiana (WBND-LD) — According to the Mishawaka Police Department, a toddler has survived an attempt by his father to end both of their lives Wednesday morning. Police say the call came in around 12:47 a.m. of a brother and sister that had found a
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise new song, rapper Macklemore praises college students across the US who are protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, vowing that he will not vote for President Joe Biden come November. The song, released Monday, is titled “Hind’s Hall” in reference to the new temporary name pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University gave to
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team during the NCAA Tournament. The deputy attorney for the city of Coeur d’Alene made the announcement on Monday, writing in
Continue ReadingBy Greg Fox Click here for updates on this story BELLE ISLE, Florida (WESH) — There were moments when Zachary Mathews wasn’t sure if he was partially paralyzed. “I had less sensitivity in my right leg when I first got transported. I wasn’t able to feel it. So unfortunately it was kind of a weird
Continue ReadingBy Josh Chapin Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) — The man shot and killed Saturday in Fayetteville was a Fort Liberty soldier. Fayetteville Police Department said Jonah Taylor, 21, was shot around 3 a.m. Saturday along Ramsey Street in northern Fayetteville. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge in the death of a man last year at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Daniel Rodimer, 45, appeared in court for a brief arraignment. His attorneys, Richard Schonfeld and David Chesnoff,
Continue ReadingBy WRAL staff Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — The Cumberland County School Board Tuesday voted to install weapon detection systems in schools countywide. According to the school district, the decision was unanimous, and the schools will have OPENGATE scanners across the district in the 2024-2025 school year.
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