By Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — An 8-year-old was injured from about a 12-foot fall from a zipline Saturday afternoon at Camp Letts in Anne Arundel County, according to the fire department. The girl was breathing but was flown to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride this week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when ride operators took it out of service due to a damaged chain sprocket
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rock band Foo Fighters did not give Donald Trump’s campaign permission to play one of their songs at a recent campaign rally, a representative for the band said, and they plan to donate any royalties from the unauthorized use to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign. On Friday, Foo Fighters’ song “My
Continue ReadingSUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — The body of an Arizona woman who went missing in the Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered Sunday, park rangers said. The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, was discovered by a group rafting down the Colorado River through
Continue ReadingDALTON, Ga. (AP) — Four men have been found dead in a park in northwest Georgia, and an investigation is underway. Deputies were dispatched to Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton around 11:15 p.m. Saturday after reports of shots being fired. The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that when the deputies arrived,
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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in southern California discovered that a supposed watermelon shipment wasn’t what it seemed after they uncovered more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside, the agency said. A 29-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer attempted to enter the United States from
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous encounter with a territorial bison and the subsequent viral video were not what Rebecca Clark had in mind when she set out for Caprock Canyons State Park in early October 2022. She had been so enamored with Texas’ third-largest state park on her first solo hiking and
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Five-time former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during some of the most tumultuous years of his country’s modern history, died Sunday at age 94, the current premier said. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati described Hoss, who was also a former government minister and member of parliament, as the “conscience of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. “I can absolutely commit that,” Vance said when asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he could commit to
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Nadine Schmidt and Chris Stern, CNN (CNN) — A Syrian man turned himself in and confessed to stabbing to death three people and wounding several others at a festival in the western German city of Solingen on Friday, police said. Two men, aged 67 and 56, and a woman aged 56 died
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El huracán Hone tiene vientos de 129 km/h con ráfagas aún más altas, según la actualización de las 8 a.m. (hora de Miamia) del Centro de Huracanes del Pacífico Central (CPHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Se esperan pocos cambios en la fuerza durante el resto del domingo antes de que
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams linebacker Ernest Jones has been given permission to seek a trade amid an impasse with Los Angeles on a contract extension, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Rams aren’t
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The final grand slam of the tennis season is upon us – and the US Open might be the most enthralling of the year. After an altered schedule due to the Olympics, which meant many of the world’s top stars made the switch back to clay following the grass
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that’s been fighting government troops there. The announcement by Macklemore reignited attention
Continue ReadingChronicle of Philanthropy Ahead of Taylor Swift’s July 14, 2023, concert in Denver, Aditi Desai, chief marketing officer at the Food Bank of the Rockies, got an unusual call. The billionaire pop star wanted to donate tens of thousands of meals to the nonprofit — a philanthropic effort she had repeated, much like her favorite
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lando Norris produced a dominant performance at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off Max Verstappen with ease to potentially reignite the drivers’ world championship with nine races left this season. The British driver started on pole and promptly lost the lead to Verstappen, but overtook the Dutchman
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With each party trying to one-up the other on its family friendliness, the popular child tax credit has become a major point of rivalry in this year’s presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has made boosting the child tax credit a central piece of her
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CNN, WFAA, KTVT, KGMB, KHNL, UPS, CNN, CNN, WFAA, KTVT, KGMB/KHNL, UPS By Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The Atlantic hurricane season might be quiet for now, but the same can’t be said in the Pacific, where Hurricane Hone is bearing down on Hawaii. A tropical storm warning is in effect
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