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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for LGBTQ+ youth, teachers and major publishers have asked a federal appeals court to affirm a lower court order that blocked key parts of an Iowa law banning books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classrooms. The law being considered Tuesday also forbids teachers from
Continue ReadingBy Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story WHEATRIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — More than 50 firefighters from several Colorado fire departments worked for hours to contain a fire at the Rocky Mountain Bottle Company on Sunday morning. That fire appears to have been caused by hot liquid glass spilling in the facility,
Continue ReadingBy Tony Aiello Click here for updates on this story HARRISON, New York (WCBS) — A 13-year-old boy riding an e-bike on the roof of a parking garage died after he went over a wall and fell five stories. Mark Anthony Giordano was killed in the accident Sunday evening at the garage by the Harrison,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Inspired by her beloved dog, Jennifer Aniston will soon become a children’s author. The “Friends” star has a four-book deal with HarperCollins Publishers and animation studio Invisible Studio for a series of works featuring the animated dog Clydeo, based on the actor’s own rescue pet, Clyde. The first book, “Clydeo Takes
Continue ReadingBy Shawn Chitnis Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — The high cost of hotel stays and rent in San Francisco makes it challenging for transplant patients from out of town to stay close to the hospital after recovering from a procedure. Recently renovated apartments this spring near Sutter’s CPMC
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY and FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. Since fleeing crisis in Venezuela in January, the 23-year-old had trekked through the Darien Gap jungle dividing Colombia and Panama, narrowly survived being kidnapped by
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY and FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. Since fleeing crisis in Venezuela in January, the 23-year-old had trekked through the Darien Gap jungle dividing Colombia and Panama, narrowly survived being kidnapped by
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor says four people have been shot at a food court in downtown Atlanta, including the suspect. Mayor Andre Dickens said the shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at the Peachtree Center food court. Atlanta police said in a post that all four who were shot were alert
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain. The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971. Those aboard
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas said Tuesday it has given Qatari and Egyptian mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, with some “remarks” on the deal. Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group said they were ready to “deal positively to arrive
Continue ReadingCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The Poconos will soon have to welcome a new summering New Yorker: George Santos. Santos, the former congressman and current criminal defendant, has won a bid to make regular visits to the Poconos after a judge on Tuesday granted his request to make excursions to the low-key vacation spot. An
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is threatening to block all action on nominees and legislation in the committee unless progress is made to pass sanctions against the International Criminal Court, which has drawn bipartisan fire for its recent indictments of top leaders of both Israel
Continue ReadingBy Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story MILLBURN, New Jersey (WCBS) — Police killed a bear that became aggressive after it trapped a woman and her child at a New Jersey park. The southern tip of the South Mountain Reservation was closed to the public after police fatally shot the animal Monday.
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A former Louisiana prison inmate faces charges of selling ghost guns to an undercover New York City police officer while behind bars. Authorities say 24-year-old Hayden Espinosa conducted business through a social media operation that was uncovered in the wake of a white supremacist’s massacre of 10 Black people at
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Cole Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Two Massachusetts high school students were left behind in Boston after a field trip and now three adults could lose their jobs. The Barnstable School Committee is considering a recommendation to fire the three high school staff members, but some members
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are wavering on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of several key inflation reports this week and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate policy decision. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in afternoon trading after having dropped as much as 0.6% earlier in the day. Roughly
Continue ReadingBy Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 91-year-old woman is taking a stand in her community in Massachusetts, with a simple, heartfelt sign. Sunny the sign holder Nearly every weekday for the last six years, “Sunny,” as she likes to be called, has been standing at the
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s only June, and Americans across parts of the US South and West have already experienced record heat waves. Extreme heat weather events are expected to affect more than 60 million people across the US this summer. This comes as last summer was officially deemed the hottest recorded. The
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Mutasa, Penny Kmitt Click here for updates on this story DORCHESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Boston Police are looking for the driver of a stolen car who hit and damaged more than a dozen vehicles Monday afternoon. Dennis Harrington told WBZ-TV someone used a screwdriver to steal his prized 1987 Buick Grand National while
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — TSA officers stopped a man from bringing an antique pistol onto a plane at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday. Authorities detected the weapon inside the man’s carry-on items at a security checkpoint. Officers say it was sitting among some clothing and was
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