CNN’s Elisabeth Buchwald, Chris Isidore, Bryan Mena and Allison Morrow (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived at the White House in 2021 at a time of heightened chaos and uncertainty across a country reeling from the pandemic. Biden used his inauguration address to promote unity, in hopes of delivering a nation that’s “stronger, more prosperous,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Ah Paris, the Olympic gold medalist of naughtiness. Revolution ran like a high-voltage wire through the wacky, wonderful and rule-breaking Olympic opening ceremony used to astound, bemuse and, at times, poke a finger in the eye of global audiences on Friday night. That Paris put on the most flamboyant and
Continue ReadingBy Travers Mackel Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Former New Orleans Police Department officer Jeffrey Vappie is going to collect more than $6,000 a month for the rest of his life, according to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. That’s what his state pension is after retiring from the
Continue ReadingBy Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — Bernalillo County is facing a lawsuit and is being accused of withholding information from the public regarding Metropolitan Detention Center records. “Don’t we want to know that everybody is being treated equally? Don’t we know if there are bad apples that
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Pat Woepse smiled. He cheered for his wife, Maddie Musselman. He hung out with a buddy at the Paris Olympics. It was a very special Saturday. A few precious moments away from the reality of lung cancer. Woepse was on hand as the U.S. women’s water polo team
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer The 2020 quarterback draft class is well on its way to being the highest-paid group of QBs from any draft in NFL history. The quintet of quarterbacks taken in the top two rounds four years ago also has a chance at being the most prolific. With Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning that left one man dead. Police say officers were called to a reported gunshot wound at Hillcrest Apartments along Atkinson Street at around 2:24 a.m. on July 26. Officers found Denzel
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say two Japanese climbers have gone missing while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, in the fourth such incident in less than two months. The latest incident happened on Saturday when the pair fell from a height of 7,500 meters while trying to ascent the 8,611-meter high
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Ukraine opened a hospitality house Saturday at the 2024 Olympics in Paris — its first during any Games. It will bring concerts from the country’s most beloved artists and a tasting of traditional cuisine in a bid to promote local culture and raise awareness about the war with Russia. About
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Days before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes are holding out hope that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming. The swimming portion of the triathlon and the marathon swimming event are both expected to be held in the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este 28 de julio, millones de venezolanos irán a las urnas para definir el futuro del país en las elecciones presidenciales. Los dos candidatos principales son el actual presidente Nicolás Maduro, y el representante de la oposición mayoritaria, Edmundo González Urrutia. Pero no son los únicos. En total, hay 10
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Yeager was leading a troop of girls at Girl Scout camp in Idaho last summer when a mosquito bite upended her life. Once a runner, hiker and math wiz, Yeager, 30, now takes 23 pills a day to manage symptoms that include paralysis, pain, seizures, muscle spasms, depression
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple and the union representing retail workers at its store in Towson, Maryland, agreed to a tentative labor deal late Friday in the first US labor agreement not only for an Apple store but for any US workers of the tech giant. Workers at the Apple store
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — A Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted in 2016 of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in England will make his Olympic debut on Sunday at the Eiffel Tower Stadium. Steven van de Velde and teammate Matthew Immers will play Italy on Sunday. Rape victim advocates and some
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By Nectar Gan and Kylie Atwood, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern over Beijing’s “destabilizing actions” in the South China Sea in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, as the two sought to keep communications open despite a deepening rivalry. Blinken met with Wang in Laos
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — David Pietura, one of the two people charged in the brutal murder of Prince McCree, 5, was sentenced on Friday, July 26. The 27-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to Judge
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife, WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 33-year-old woman is facing multiple criminal charges in connection with the death of a 6-year-old child. Investigators say Zane McAttee Adams’ cause of death was child abuse. Milwaukee police reported, an investigation began into a child abuse incident that
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A citizen of Montenegro has been extradited to New York City from Italy to face charges connected to what U.S. authorities call an international drug ring that transported tons of cocaine around the world. Federal prosecutors say Milos Radonjic arrived in Brooklyn on Friday and is scheduled to be arraigned in
Continue ReadingBy Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — For 40 years, fans of Prince have been “laughing” and “bathing” in his movie “Purple Rain.” In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who performs at a local Minneapolis club with his band while trying to escape his abusive father. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rocket strike Saturday at a soccer field killed at least 12 children and teens, Israeli authorities said, in the deadliest strike on an Israeli target along the country’s northern border since the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began. It raised fears of a
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