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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a California woman who said she did not know about a stash of methamphetamine hidden inside her car. In a ruling that crossed the court’s ideological lines, the 6-3 majority opinion dismissed arguments that an expert witness for
Continue ReadingBy FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s health ministry has tallied at least 125 heat-related deaths this year. More than 2,300 more have suffered heat stroke, dehydration and sunburns. The heat has hit the elderly, laborers and migrants hard, underscoring the disproportionate effects climate change and rising global temperatures
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia, the chip company that’s become Wall Street’s most influential stock, is rising again Thursday, and it’s helping to keep U.S. indexes around their records despite a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in midday trading after setting
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss museum has pulled down five paintings, including a van Gogh and a Monet, after the foundation that owns them called for a deeper look at their origins following new U.S. guidelines on how to handle artworks once confiscated by the Nazis. The Foundation E.G. Bührle
Continue ReadingBy Jim Donovan Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Steve Healey doesn’t have enough adjectives to fully describe his daughter Anna Olivia Healey. “She was beautiful, she was extremely intelligent. She never met a stranger,” Steve said. “She was inquisitive, she was sympathetic, she was empathetic to others that were
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story PEEKSKILL, New York (WCBS) — The social worker who was beaten while attempting a home visit in Westchester County has died. Maria Coto, 56, was punched and kicked by a man after she mistakenly knocked on the suspect’s door during a field visit last month.
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left in place a provision of a 2017
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El rapero estadounidense Travis Scott, cuyo nombre legal es Jacques Bermon Webster, fue arrestado e ingresado en la cárcel del condado de Miami-Dade en la madrugada de este jueves, según muestran los registros de la cárcel del condado. Scott ingresó en la cárcel a las 4:35 de la madrugada y enfrenta
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided Congress can agree on one thing: the US needs more nuclear to power America’s rapidly growing energy appetite — and fast. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a major bill Tuesday night to make it easier, cheaper and faster to permit and build new nuclear reactors.
Continue ReadingBy Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey (WCBS) — Ridgewood High School holds its graduation Wednesday night. Of the 419 graduating seniors in the R.H.S. class of 2024, 30 of them have one thing in common: They’re twins. “Actually no, I never realized there were so many twins,” senior,
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel has discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land. The IAA said Thursday the discovery of
Continue ReadingBy Peter D’Oench Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WFOR) — Two prominent South Florida rabbis are speaking out after reports that bomb threats were sent by email to more than 50 synagogues in Florida on Tuesday. Authorities say anti-Semitic incidents have increased dramatically since Hamas attacked Israel last October 7th. The
Continue ReadingBy Anna McAllister Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — When Darrell Collins speaks about his sons Gregory Frazier and Bobby Collins, he’s overcome with emotion. “A child is supposed to bury their parents, the parents aren’t supposed to bury their child so soon,” said Collins. Collins’ oldest son Gregory was
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Emerson College in Boston said in a message to staff that student protests are one of the reasons why freshman enrollment this fall is “significantly below” projections. Now the school is planning budget cuts and may reduce faculty positions as a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO member Romania’s top defense body says the country will donate a Patriot missile system to neighboring Ukraine to help Kyiv in its war against Russia as Moscow’s forces continue to bombard civilian areas and energy infrastructure. President Klaus Iohannis chaired the Supreme Council of National
Continue ReadingBy Tara Lynch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A New York man is accused of cyberstalking half a dozen people in Maryland. Now, the FBI says it is looking for more potential victims. Richard Michael Roe, who was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Maryland, is accused of
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE LINSALATA, KEVIN BOULANDIER Click here for updates on this story DANIA BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run incident involving a driver who, they said, struck a woman on an electric bike near Fort Lauderdale, helped her up and then fled. Now the victim is sharing her account of what led
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS GARRIGA and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has joined African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa. The effort comes after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to vaccines globally. The African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator
Continue ReadingBy JOSH JACQUOT Edmunds The number of truly outstanding performance cars priced at or around $65,000 might surprise you. But what you get for that money will amaze you. Every car on this list is track capable and can run to 60 mph in the 4-seoncd range or less while providing stunning grip and feedback.
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Henderson County health officials are warning residents and visitors alike to take precautions after an unusual uptick in raccoon encounters and even attacks over the last couple months. A spokesperson for the Henderson County Department of Public Health said
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