By Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Roughly 100 people attended a barbeque fundraiser on Sunday evening to help a beloved San Francisco dog walker and his family after a fire gutted their home. Terry Williams said he was overwhelmed by the amount of love and support. “It
Continue ReadingBy Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Demonstrators with pro-Palestinian messages interrupted a Memorial Day event at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium on Monday. The event was being held outside of the auditorium and was set to feature a flag ceremony and speakers. Exactly when the protesters interrupted is unclear, but
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A man who spent 12 years in prison fora Chicago murder based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness is suing the city and the police department. A judge convicted Darien Harris in 2014 in connection with a fatal shooting at a South Side gas station in 2011. He was
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company has rejected the Mexican president’s campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast. In July, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador offered to buy Alabama-based Vulcan Materials’ Caribbean coast property for about $385 million following a years-long dispute. It said
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By Nic F. Anderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of stabbing a man through a McDonald’s drive-through window and then stabbing a woman inside the restaurant was arrested last month on suspicion of assaulting a family member, court records show. Massachusetts police are also investigating whether the assailant at the McDonald’s
Continue ReadingBy Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A 51-year-old man and almost three dozen cows were struck and killed by lightning in Northern Colorado on Saturday afternoon, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday. The Jackson County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Mike Morgan and said 34
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles while interrupting thieves Saturday, according to his agent and CNN affiliate KABC. The actor, who played Brando Corbin in the hospital soap opera, was shot as he left work early Saturday morning, his mother told
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Vaughen Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — During World War II, women represented a huge part of the workforce across the country, including in Michigan. “Rosie the Riveter” has become an iconic representation of the women who worked in factories and shipyards. One woman was recently honored for her
Continue ReadingBy David Close and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Hall of Fame boxer Mike Tyson is “doing great” after a medical episode Sunday on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, his representative told CNN. “Thankfully Mr. Tyson is doing great,” the representative said. Tyson, 57, “became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare up
Continue ReadingBy Terell Bailey Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WWJ) — It’s a custody battle unfolding over a therapy dog. A Wines Elementary School teacher in Ann Arbor says she adopted a therapy dog for the school. Now, she’s suing after she says they took the dog once she told them
Continue ReadingBy Dawn White Click here for updates on this story TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Those who have served our country and end up on the streets is a growing problem in the United States and across Texas. Tarrant County has found a way to defy that trend by helping to provide veterans with the
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Memorial Day ceremonies have long been held at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in the east valley. A respectful crowd gathered at its Veterans Memorial Wall Monday to honor those men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. This Coachella ceremony has been a tradition of more than 20 years. Ernesto Rosales, Coachella Valley
Continue ReadingBy Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story BURNSVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — Emily Kratz, 45, is a premier ultra-endurance athlete who’s dedicated her latest race to helping military families. Kratz just finished the Cocodona 250 in Phoenix. It’s a 250-mile run, which is a marathon nine times over and then some, in the
Continue ReadingBy John Dodge Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — At least one University of Chicago student who participated in protests over the war in Gaza will not receive his degree at graduation on Saturday. Youssef Hasweh, a political science major, said he received an email from Jeremy W. Inabinet, associate dean
Continue ReadingMEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, the government said, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering. Meanwhile, an animal park in northern Mexico confirmed it has received reports that at least a hundred parrots, bats and
Continue Reading CNN By Kevin Dotson, Steve Almasy and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Bill Walton, the basketball Hall of Fame center who won two national titles at UCLA, two NBA championships in Portland and Boston and later put the “color” in color commentator, died Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced. Walton was
Continue ReadingBy Mark Prussin, Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — A man is accused of setting a subway rider on fire on Saturday afternoon and the NYPD says he was behind a similar attack a few months ago. Officers were called for an assault in progress on the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, a two-time champion in the NBA, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, an on-court icon in every sense of the word.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, a two-time champion in the NBA, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, an on-court icon in every sense of the word.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Alex Kruger-Dobrota has come to plant flags at the Miami City Cemetery for the last 11 years on Memorial Day weekend. “I don’t see any other reason to celebrate besides honoring those who gave everything to sacrifice,” Alex said. Each is a
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