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By Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York City police conducted a surprise sweep at the Randall’s Island migrant shelter days after a woman was shot and killed there. Officers were searching for “dangerous contraband,” NYPD told CBS News New York on Friday. Police search migrant shelter
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks are bringing back Spencer Dinwiddie in a reunion with the guard who played a key role in the club’s run to the 2022 Western Conference finals. The Mavericks announced the signing of Dinwiddie on Saturday along with undrafted rookie free agent Jamarion Sharp, who played on their summer league
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Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Simone Biles ganó este sábado su tercera medalla de oro de los Juegos Olímpicos de París con una actuación dominante en la final femenina de salto. Biles terminó con una puntuación media de 15.300 y se adjudicó su décima medalla olímpica (7 de oro, 1 de plata y 2 de bronce).
Continue ReadingBy Kerri Corrado, Sean Tallant Click here for updates on this story WAYNE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The 900 block of Mount Pleasant Avenue in Wayne was blocked off Friday night after Tredyffrin Township police say a dispute led to a shooting. Officers say they got the 911 call around 5 p.m. “As they arrived, they
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Lawmakers from western Pennsylvania are urging Norfolk Southern to help pay for a new facility that would connect Darlington Township to a nearby public water system. People who live in Darlington Township, primarily relying on private wells and springs for their water,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. Authorities have declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of last Sunday’s election but have
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A building boom is coming soon for West Sacramento’s Southport neighborhood as a new development of 3,000 homes is finally expected to break ground as early as next year. The Yarbrough Project was actually approved back in 2008 by West Sacramento’s
Continue ReadingBy Kenny Choi Click here for updates on this story San Francisco (KPIX) — The unhoused are often more noticeable in bigger cities like San Francisco where shelters and services are readily available, but tent encampments are also popping up in smaller communities without shelters in Silicon Valley. It’s a tale of two halves in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces were firing bullets and teargas at several journalists and protesters during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis. That’s according to the journalists and videos of the incident reviewed by The Associated Press. A rights group said at least 50 protesters were also arrested on Saturday in
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A record-breaking heat wave unfolding at what should be the coldest time in Earth’s coldest place has scientists concerned about what it could mean for the future health of the Antarctic continent, and the consequences it could inflict for millions of people across the globe. Temperatures since mid-July have climbed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election. In a series of
Continue ReadingBy Mark Esplin, Kara Fox and Issy Ronald, CNN Villepinte, France (CNN) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her women’s 66kg welterweight quarterfinal bout by unanimous points decision against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday, guaranteeing herself an Olympic medal in front of a near-capacity crowd that ardently had her back. Before the match even
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By Raja Razek and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The fourth-largest wildfire in California’s history has grown to 400,956 acres, destroying 564 structures and damaging 50 as of Saturday morning, according to an update from Cal Fire. “The Park Fire has been extremely active over the last 24 hours,” Cal Fire said. “Hot and dry weather has reduced moisture levels
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The last few years of therapy and mental health work have turned Simone Biles into one of the most unstoppable forces in Paris during these Summer Olympics. With an absolute blow-away performance in the vault, Biles now has three gold medals to take home to Texas – and
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president, is hoping to vote for Kamala Harris during the November elections, his grandson said. “I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” the 99-year-old former president said, according to his grandson, Jason Carter, who relayed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — A passionate crowd showered Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with cheers during her fight Saturday at the Paris Olympics following a cascade of backlash over false claims about her gender. A large contingent of Algerian supporters repeatedly chanted “Imane! Imane!” and waved flags throughout the bout Saturday, and they they
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Leaps of faith aren’t Kamala Harris’ style. But she’s about to have to take one. The vice president likes to take her time with decisions. However much data she has, she tends to ask for more. Go over it all again and again. Then check again if there’s more
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — When women first competed in Olympic track and field events in 1928, they wore loose t-shirts and wide shorts, sometimes cinched with a belt. Those breezy, decidedly non-aerodynamic silhouettes wouldn’t fly today (quite literally) as contemporary female sprinters, hurdlers and long-jumpers don tight performance spandex and high-cut briefs that
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The US women’s team booked its spot in the semifinals of the women’s soccer competition with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Japan on Saturday. Trinity Rodman’s curling effort in the first half of extra time was enough to separate the two teams as the US progresses to the final
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FARDIS, Lebanon (AP) — Alma Ayman Fakhr al-Din, a lively 11-year-old who loved basketball and learning languages, was playing on a soccer field a week ago in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, when the rocket hit. Running to the site, her father Ayman pleaded with emergency workers for
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