Skip to Content
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer has returned to the U.S. Open as a spectator. Earlier in the day, Federer said he thinks Jannik Sinner’s doping case raises questions about whether the current No. 1-ranked tennis player should have been allowed to continue competing until he was absolved of intentionally using an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — Officials say a man suspected of killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train shot them at close range while they were asleep. The shooting happened before 5:30 a.m. Monday aboard the Chicago area’s L system. It happened on a moving Blue Line train near where the line
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit that could keep voters from deciding whether to expand abortion rights in the state. The court agreed to expedite a challenge filed by the conservative Thomas More Society. The initiative would enshrine in the state constitution the right to have an
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Big Ten kicked off its season with four new teams, five new coaches and 13 schools featuring new starting quarterbacks. It was a smashing success. With no league contests in Week 1 for the first time since 2019, the league finished a 17-1 weekend with Miller Moss’ dramatic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians have been forced to walk to work as truckers in major cities blocked highways to protest a recent increase in the price of diesel fuel. Truckers unions in the country have said that plans by the government to eliminate diesel fuel subsidies would put their businesses
Continue Reading
By Niamh Kennedy and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — More than 120 people have been killed in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the central African nation. Prisoners tried to break out en masse from the
Continue ReadingBy Tiarra Braddock Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan (WXYZ) — There have been 11 drownings reported in Oakland County this year, up significantly from last year when four drownings occurred. With this spike in drownings, state legislators hope a bill that would require public schools to teach water safety will
Continue Reading
A suspect is in custody after a standoff Tuesday morning in Palm Desert. The incident started just after 9:00 a.m. on the 76000 block of Oklahoma Avenue, north of the intersection of California Drive and Fred Waring Drive. A spokesperson with the agency said deputies responded to a report of a domestic violence incident that
Continue Reading By Emmanuel Miculita and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — At least 12 people died, most of them women and children, when a migrant boat capsized off the coast of northern France on Tuesday, according to French authorities. Nearly 70 people were on board the vessel, according to Boulogne-sur-Mer mayor, Frédéric Cuvillier. The exact number is unclear. Emergency
Continue ReadingBy Nick Nelson Click here for updates on this story CHENEY, Kansas (KAKE) — For some people, it was a day of fun in the sun at Cheney Lake for the Labor Day holiday. Camper Richard Chandler said that the low water levels aren’t stopping him from celebrating. “It’s push, pull, absolutely. But it’s still
Continue ReadingBy Eli Higgins Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — “I don’t know, you know, what the circumstances were, but that’s just… His murder is evil. But it’s beyond that,” said Ranae Baugh. Last month, police found Baugh’s step-cousin, 39-year-old Kyce Barnes, dead in an abandoned parking lot in west Wichita,
Continue ReadingLEHI, Utah (AP) — An 8-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded gun left in a car while his mother was inside a Utah convenience store. Lehi City police say the boy was alone in the car Monday evening when he shot himself in the head. He died Tuesday morning at
Continue ReadingBy Bradley Davis Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — Less than 5% of firefighters nationwide are women. Retired firefighter-turned-trainer Sara Townsend said that trend holds in Colorado Springs and it’s one she aims to reverse. “More than anything, Sammy and I try to bring women to strength in general,”
Continue ReadingThe seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time. Neither of the last two Oscar juggernauts — “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — opened in the fall, the traditional launching pad of Academy Awards hopefuls. And just the same, fall tends to be nearly as stuffed as summer is
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey returned to the practice field for the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday after being sidelined about a month with a calf injury. McCaffrey was on the field with his teammates during the part of practice open to the media and is
Continue Reading
The Coachella Valley Firebirds signed defenseman Turner Ottenbreit for the 2024-25 season. Ottenbreit returns to North America after one season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), playing with the Kunlun Red Star in Beijing, China. Before his time overseas, Ottenbreit spend four seasons with the AHL’s Iowa Wild and part of one season with the
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer They’re sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips. Their packaging lists things like delta-8 THC, micro- and macrodoses of “psychedelics” and “nootropics.” These substances are often sold through legal loopholes, despite concerns about potential health risks
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman whom court documents identify as a part-time Houston Independent School District employee faces a child endangerment charge after investigators say she locked a child outside of an eastside apartment in the middle of the night over the weekend. Georgette
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Hurtado and Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest days after a 90-year-old Navy veteran was shot and killed for his vehicle. Nelson Beckett’s murder in southwest Houston outside
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Lodhia Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities put a mother behind bars, accusing her of leaving her 2-year-old child at home for more than two hours while she went to a bar. The allegation is alarming, and according to a judge, this isn’t the first time law
Continue Reading