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Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small museum in Nashville is returning 255 pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico. But first, it wants you to know why. The exhibit “Repatriation and Its Impact” explains how the pieces were donated to the Parthenon in the 1960s and 70s as a tax deduction. Most of the artifacts were
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Whooping cough is making a post-pandemic comeback in Allegheny County and around Pennsylvania. Allegheny County doctors are seeing cases climbing to their highest point in nearly a decade. Acting Director of the Allegheny County Health Department Dr. Barbara Nightingale told KDKA-TV that
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are search for several suspects they say are targeting diners at swanky New York City restaurants, robbing them of watches, jewelry and phones at gunpoint. They’ve struck at least six times since March, and tend to target men wearing expensive
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger, John Dias Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A New York City doorman helped rescue an abandoned newborn baby he found on the street early Thursday morning. Police later arrested the child’s mother, Ayatta Swann, 37, who lives at the Latham Hotel shelter at 4 East 28th
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain.” But look at Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas this week as a “mere” Category 1 storm — far weaker in wind strength than when
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago official says homeless people are being moved from a large encampment to a shelter so the area will be emptied before the Democratic National Convention in August. The official says Friday that the encampment will be emptied and permanently roped off on Wednesday. The encampment is along Interstate
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Today marks one year since a Baltimore sailor went missing in Mexico. Donald Lawson set sail from Acapulco, Mexico last July 5. He was headed towards the Port of Baltimore in preparation for a solo trip around the globe in hopes
Continue ReadingBy Ja Nai Wright Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Maryland (WMAR) — Starving, alone, and in a random field during a heat wave, is how the shelter found two and a half-year-old pit bull, Jasmine. “She weighed 68.5 pounds; she should weigh about 90,” says Leah Biddinger. She was also missing a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s police boss has resigned in the latest development resulting from deadly protests. The resignation Friday comes as President William Ruto seeks to respond to growing concerns of police brutality following weeks of protests triggered by a proposed tax hike. Protesters stormed into parliament on June 25 after a
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It was an emotional day at Scenic Hills Elementary School in Springfield as a beloved tortoise was removed from his home. Shelly the African spurred tortoise has lived at the ecology center, located in the school’s courtyard, for 24 years, but
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Engel Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — James O. Blakeley went to church with his family on Sunday, April 1, 1990. It would be the last time they saw him alive. Later that day, he went to work at his job at a service station in Harford
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Justicia de Mendoza acusó de abuso sexual con acceso carnal agravado a dos jugadores de la selección de rugby de Francia y decidió que permanezcan arrestados. La Unidad Fiscal de Delitos Contra la Integridad Sexual informó en un comunicado la imputación de Oscar Jegou y Hugo Auradou, detenidos el lunes luego
Continue ReadingBy Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver said he got shot in Chinatown this week after stepping in to try to help a man he saw getting beaten up. At 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, Paul Bessette was shot while in his car in the 2200 block of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — We hear you: That was the simple message offered to a group of young people hosted in London by King Charles III. Charles also invited Hollywood megastar Idris Elba and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to St. James’ Palace on Friday to discuss the troubles that young people face. Elba says
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — With all the buzz about the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, it might be easy to forget the small businesses standing to benefit, including a team making sure the delegates are caffeinated. Be it a big dog like President
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The board of trustees of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced the appointment of Dominique Meyer as executive director, effective July 15. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala until the end of his term on Feb. 28, 2025, la Scala added in a statement. Meyer had
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of the wife of North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum. Kathryn Burgum had voted in the competitive Republican primary held last month. A Democrat who served on the Cass County Canvassing Board says her absentee ballot was rejected
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the athletes after they took her back to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving. The prosecutor’s office in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court says absentee voters’ witnesses don’t need to supply their complete addresses for election officials. Thursday’s ruling could lead to more absentee ballots being counted in the battleground state this fall. State law requires absentee voters to submit their ballots in an envelope with a witness
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Continúan los trabajos de búsqueda y rescate para localizar a una persona reportada como desaparecida tras las intensas lluvias, informó a través de una publicación de Facebook la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil de Guerrero, en México. En otra publicación de Facebook, la Secretaría, que pertenece
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