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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A young person has been found dead after being swept away by floodwaters in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl swept through the province. Police say the young person disappeared under the rushing water at a park in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Police say
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department doesn’t want to return to Jacob Chansley the infamous horned helmet and flag-pole spear that he carried inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Prosecutors say they need to hold onto the items as evidence in case Chansley, known as the “QAnon Shaman,” attempts to
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — About half a billion years ago, a volcanic eruption near a shallow sea in what’s now Morocco preserved some of the most complete specimens ever found of buglike sea creatures called trilobites, revealing anatomical details that scientists had never seen before. Within moments, a fast-moving torrent of hot ash
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking to broaden support outside Washington, D.C., for U.S. military aid to his country. Zelenskyy told the National Governors Association summer meeting in Salt Lake City on Friday that the world’s leaders should see for themselves the carnage wrought since Russia invaded his
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story ALAMEDA, California (KPIX) — Police say a husband gunned down his entire family and his in-laws inside his Alameda home Wednesday night and investigators say four are dead, including a 6-year-old boy. A one-year-old was fighting for his life Thursday night. The incident happened around
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Al menos 50 palestinos fueron encontrados muertos este viernes, dijeron las autoridades locales, después de que el ejército israelí se retirara de varias zonas del centro y el norte de Gaza, dejando barrios enteros arrasados y residentes conmocionados por una serie de fuertes ataques. Los equipos de emergencia recuperaron entre 50
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal leaders are calling the “most serious” wildfire on their reservation in decades. The fires
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — D’Vontaye Mitchell was his mother’s “big teddy bear,” who enjoyed music, cooking and art, and was a beloved brother, uncle and father of two. Mitchell, 43, died on June 30, after he was pinned down by hotel security guards outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee in an incident partially
Continue ReadingBy Christopher DeRose, Mike Darnay Click here for updates on this story HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A woman from western Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday after allegedly leading police in Maryland on a chase and abandoning two toddlers inside a vehicle in Fayette County. Pennsylvania State Police say 25-year-old Samantha Cherry of Confluence is
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Thursday night, carrying 20
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California fire officials report first wildfire death of the 2024 season.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The truck driver who rescued an abandoned baby from the side of Interstate 10 in Louisiana this week says he first thought he might be seeing a discarded doll. But as Reginald Walton’s 18-wheeler drew closer, Walton saw movement. He called 911, pulled over and found the 1-year-old boy.
Continue ReadingBy Christopher DeRose, Mike Darnay Click here for updates on this story HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WJZ) — A woman from western Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday after allegedly leading police in Maryland on a chase and abandoning two toddlers inside a vehicle in Fayette County. Pennsylvania State Police say 25-year-old Samantha Cherry of Confluence is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region. The urgent request was made Friday at an OAS meeting in Washington, D.C. as officials noted that the historic storm highlighted the vulnerability of small
Continue ReadingThe Pac-12’s existing bowl game agreements will continue through the 2025 season despite the league’s breakup, the conference announced Friday. Among other things, it means that Oregon State and Washington State, the two remaining Pac-12 schools after the conference collapsed in realignment last summer, will retain their postseason opportunities. The Pac-12 said each of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal leaders are calling the “most serious” wildfire on their reservation in decades. The fires
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds. Since the drones began flying in May, flocks of birds have repeatedly swarmed the devices, forcing the police department and other city agencies
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, a strait that leads to the San Francisco Bay. Characteristics The bridge is 8,981 feet long (1.7 miles) and contains about 83,000 tons of steel. The total weight of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble. The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many of whom were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A former New York City police officer has been convicted of assault for punching a man in the face six times and breaking his nose in 2021. Juan Perez was found guilty Thursday after a two-day bench trial on charges of assaulting Borim Husenaj in Greenwich Village on Nov. 10, 2021. An indictment
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