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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. is cutting back its activities in Yemen in response to a crackdown by Houthi rebels on staff working for the U.N. and other organizations, the top U.N. aid official says. Acting U.N. humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya told the U.N. Security Council Thursday that the United Nations has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The father of an Ohio boy killed last year when a Haitian immigrant driver hit a school bus is imploring Donald Trump and other politicians to stop invoking his son’s name in the debate about immigration. Nathan Clark spoke Tuesday at a Springfield City Council hearing — the same
Continue ReadingBy Rashad Williams Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — Aug. 31 was a day the Thomson family was out in downtown Greenville for a joyous occasion. Bailie Thomson is set to be married next year, so her family, including her older sister Hollie Thomson, was there with her to
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — A New York man who owned an illegal massage parlor in Maine is in custody on multiple charges, including sex trafficking, according to police. The Lewiston Police Department said that it became aware of the illicit massage parlor operating on Sabattus
Continue ReadingBy Peter Eliopoulos and Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story REVERE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — For at least the second time during this new school year, a Revere High School staff member was hurt on Wednesday during a fight among students. The teacher’s arm was bloodied Wednesday morning after being scratched on a
Continue ReadingWCVB, VIEWER HANDOUT, CNN By Peter Eliopoulos and Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story REVERE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — For at least the second time during this new school year, a Revere High School staff member was hurt on Wednesday during a fight among students. The teacher’s arm was bloodied Wednesday morning after
Continue ReadingBy Rachael Perry Click here for updates on this story LAKE WORTH BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A Lake Worth Beach man is in jail after investigators say he fired shots at a group of sanitation employees. It happened Tuesday afternoon on South Lakeside Drive in Lake Worth Beach where investigators with the Palm Beach County
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A man sentenced to life for killing a 13-year-old girl while being a suspect in the deaths of about a half-dozen others has died in a Michigan prison. The state Corrections Department says Thursday that 75-year-old Arthur Ream died Aug. 15 of cancer at a prison hospital. Cindy Zarzycki last was seen in
Continue ReadingBy Tolly Taylor Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A Baltimore City Inspector General Report Wednesday morning backed up what one small business owner has told 11 News Investigates since January. The report documented late payments from the city, a city contractor receiving duplicate payments, and the small business owner
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized far-right activist Laura Loomer on Thursday, saying that her “rhetoric and hateful tone” is concerning and a problem and “doesn’t represent MAGA as a whole.” The comments from Greene, a Georgia Republican who has her own high-profile history of
Continue ReadingBy Alyse Jones and Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story MAYSVILLE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Authorities say three people were taken to hospitals after a pipeline exploded Wednesday morning at a substation in Maysville. The explosion was at a substation owned by Enerfin Resources off Highway 19 between Wallville Road and Highway 74.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — A driver was saved from a fully submerged pickup Wednesday evening in New Orleans as Hurricane Francine prompted a flash flood emergency. It happened around 8:45 p.m. at the Canal Street Underpass when a pickup drove around barricades and into
Continue ReadingWDSU By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — A driver was saved from a fully submerged pickup Wednesday evening in New Orleans as Hurricane Francine prompted a flash flood emergency. It happened around 8:45 p.m. at the Canal Street Underpass when a pickup drove around barricades and
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Four years ago, North Carolina voters handed Democrats one of the party’s toughest losses and one of its most consequential wins. Despite years of Democrats hoping that changing demographics in the fast-growing state would tip the presidential race, Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden here by 1 point, his narrowest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The French steamship Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts. Generations later, a marine salvage crew is ready to write the next chapter in the history of the passenger
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CalRecycle has awarded nearly $70 million in grants for new recycling methods across the state, including reverse vending machines, mobile recycling and bag-drop sites, known as the Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program. Riverside County can expect reverse vending machines and bag-drop sites. There are two recipients of the grant in the county: Smart&Final Healing
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Harvey Weinstein in connection to new sexual assault allegations, according to prosecutors. The indictment detailing the allegations, however, will likely remain sealed until Weinstein is arraigned. It could include sexual assault allegations from three women, prosecutors said at a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says there will be conflict in the new coalition government, and it should not be viewed as “catastrophic.” John Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance party joined the long-ruling African National Congress in a coalition against all expectations after May’s national election.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law. Legal experts and international observers have said the move could endanger
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A northwest suburban mother is suing her daughter’s middle school, accusing her sixth-grade teacher of using racial slurs in front of a classroom full of students. Lawyers for Amica Richardson said the incident happened one year ago at Ellis Middle School in
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