By Madeline Miller Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) — A night fishing trip turned into a nightmare for three men on Saturday after their canoe sank, leaving them stranded under the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach. The men all walked away unscathed, thanks to a group of good Samaritans
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AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco star receiver Brandon Aiyuk wasn’t at the start of practice on Wednesday despite the team saying he was cleared by doctors to participate, raising the temperature of a contract “hold in” that has been a cloud over the 49ers since the offseason. Aiyuk had
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By Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann, Katie Bo Lillis and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Two top Ukrainian officials will present the Biden administration with a list of targets in Russia in face-to-face meetings this week, in an attempt to push the US to lift restrictions on the use of American weapons against Moscow, a Ukrainian lawmaker told CNN. Andriy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3 million for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads. A jury convicted
Continue ReadingBENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The mayor of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been dismissed from a lawsuit that accuses him of mismanaging problems with lead-contaminated water. A federal appeals court reversed a decision by a lower court and said Mayor Marcus Muhammad has governmental immunity. The court says Benton Harbor’s response “was far from perfect”
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Fans of Washington, Oregon, Southern California and UCLA thought their viewing headaches would end with the move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten. Not so fast. Huskies and Ducks fans who subscribe to Comcast might not be able to see their team’s openers on Saturday due to a carriage dispute with
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress. The ruling Morena party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that it had won over two senators from the now-defunct Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont to help residents in communities hit hard by violent flooding on July 9-11. Gov. Phil Scott said he sought another federal disaster declaration on Wednesday for the second bout of severe flooding that occurred at
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators said they wanted to review a wayward landing attempt that occurred Wednesday morning. That makes the Falcon 9 rocket unable to fly with two key human spaceflight missions on the horizon.
Continue ReadingDELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. (AP) — A New Jersey man vacationing with his family in Pennsylvania drowned in the Delaware River while rescuing two of his children who were struggling in the water. Baruch Ber Ziemba was visiting the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area with his wife and seven children. The 39-year-old Lakewood man
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rapper-turned-actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges sparked concern from some social media followers when he knelt on an Alaska glacier, dipped an empty water bottle into a blue, pristine pool of water and drank it. Video of Ludacris tasting the glacial water and proclaiming, “Oh my God!” got millions of views
Continue ReadingDEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has joined the ranks of companies that have pulled back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies while facing pressure from conservative groups. CEO Jim Farley sent a memo to all employees early Wednesday outlining the changes. The company will no longer take part in external culture surveys and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a spacecraft built by a partnership of 16 nations: United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. Statistics
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Namibia planea sacrificar más de 700 animales salvajes, incluidos elefantes, cebras e hipopótamos, y distribuir la carne entre la población que lucha contra la inseguridad alimentaria mientras el país se enfrenta a su peor sequía en 100 años. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Los animales que serán sacrificados incluyen 83 elefantes,
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Trau Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Ohio (WEWS) — Abortion clinics around Ohio are now providing same-day services after a judge blocked the state’s law requiring a 24-hour waiting period to access the care. This marks the first ruling on reproductive rights since voters legalized and protected abortion access in
Continue ReadingBy Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story California (LAPost.com) — A crash sounded through El Segundo on August 4, followed by the sound of a car driving off at full speed. When neighbors emerged, Jorge Santos, 27, of Baldwin Hills, L.A., was lying unresponsive on the street. “I look out the window,
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Levkulich Click here for updates on this story BROOK PARK, Ohio (WEWS) — When most people think about skunks, they often think about the unusual and strong smell they give to fend off attackers. However, Derryk Paramoure and his pet skunk Valentyne, travel across the Cleveland area together, trying to change that perception.
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WEWS By Jeff Levkulich Click here for updates on this story BROOK PARK, Ohio (WEWS) — When most people think about skunks, they often think about the unusual and strong smell they give to fend off attackers. However, Derryk Paramoure and his pet skunk Valentyne, travel across the Cleveland area together, trying to change that
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos and Rob Picheta, CNN Paris (CNN) — Telegram founder Pavel Durov is under formal investigation and will not be allowed to leave France, a French prosecutor said in a statement released Wednesday night. The Russian-born billionaire is being investigated for several suspected offenses related to criminal activity on the platform, including complicity
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