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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a man named Paul who said he wanted to help. Though Medelius, co-chairman of West’s “Justice for All Party,” welcomed the assistance, the offer would
Continue ReadingBy Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story LAKE COUNTY, Illinois (WBBM) — A man in Lake County was taken into custody Friday night after threatening his roommate with a knife for using a microwave. The Lake County Sheriff’s office said around 10:15 p.m., deputies responded to a residence in the 24800 block
Continue ReadingBy Ricky Sayer Click here for updates on this story PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Nearly 100 people were evacuated from a senior apartment tower in Penn Hills Saturday after an electric transformer exploded and caught fire. The 10-story Duff Manor apartment building was left without electricity, water, and air conditioning after the building emergency
Continue ReadingBy Jessica MacAulay Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSTOWN, New Jersey (KYW) — A man who lived in Gloucester County drowned in the Cedar Lake Wildlife Management area in Williamstown on Thursday, Monroe Township police announced. Police said the man, identified by police as Rafael Martinez Pascual, 38, was swimming with friends in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Just like in the movies, Deadpool can’t be killed. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” one of the defining movies of the summer, ruled the box office on a weekend with quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer movie season came to an anticlimactic close. For the second weekend in a row, “Deadpool &
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Just like in the movies, Deadpool can’t be killed. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” one of the defining movies of the summer, ruled the box office on a weekend with quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer movie season came to an anticlimactic close. For the second weekend in a row, “Deadpool &
Continue ReadingBy Steve Maugeri, Anna McAllister Click here for updates on this story CUTLER BAY, Florida (WFOR) — Miami-Dade detectives and Mothers Fighting For Justice met Saturday about gun violence at the Miami-Dade Police South Station in Cutler Bay. “In 2022, 48,117 people died by firearms in the United States — an average of one death
Continue ReadingBy Nadirah Sabir Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A Miami woman reported a carjacking with children still inside the vehicle around 3:50 a.m., Saturday morning, near SW 23rd Ave. and 8th St., in downtown Miami. Police said, the mother parked a rented, silver Nissan Versa on the side of
Continue ReadingBy Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police are investigating a suspected street racing car crash on Route 3 South in Plymouth that killed a woman on Friday night. Thirty-year-old Anthony Bradley was allegedly speeding in his Jeep Grand Cherokee in the breakdown lane around 10:30 p.m. when
Continue ReadingBy WBZ News Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Nearly 900 Boston hotel workers went on strike Sunday morning. Who is on strike? The workers – which include room attendants, front desk agents, banquet workers, cooks and dishwashers – walked off the job Sunday morning at four hotels: The
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Two years after his disappearance, the family of Darryl Wiggins II continues their search for answers. Wiggins, 33, vanished on Sept. 2, 2022, following a dispute with his landlord in Northeast Baltimore. His family held a vigil Saturday at Belmont Park
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In battleground states, a network of Republican political operatives and lawyers is trying to shape the November’s election in favor of former President Donald Trump. They’re propping up liberal third-party candidates such as Cornel West and Jill Stein in the hopes that those candidates will siphon off votes from Democrat
Continue ReadingChris Isidore New York (CNN) — More than 10,000 hotel workers at 24 hotels stretching from Boston to the West Coast to Hawaii went on strike early Sunday morning, disrupting travel during a busy Labor Day weekend. The hotels are reportedly still open but guests will deal with a skeleton staff unable to provide full
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the Republican presidential nominee and insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate politicizing fallen U.S. service members. It’s the latest volley in an extended back
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Mackenzie McDonald and Maria Mateas didn’t expect still to be in New York, but on Sunday they have a chance to extend their stay in the US Open mixed doubles. The American couple had a wild card entry to the competition and defeated Fabrice Martin and Alexandra Panova in three
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America Members of the Abilene Christian University football team were injured after a team bus crashed Saturday night in Lubbock, Texas. One player, two coaches, and the driver were transported to University Center in Lubbock to treat minor injuries, according to a statement by the ACU athletics department. The team was returning
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By Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas militants in Gaza – including an Israeli-American captive – dealing fresh heartbreak to relatives who fear time is running out for loved ones seized by the militants more than 10
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says an official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people found it was caused by challenging climatic and atmospheric conditions. State TV said the final report of the Supreme Board of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Here’s a scenario that Alabama was not prepared for in Week 1: getting offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan down from the press box to the field as quickly as possible, during the game, so he could keep calling plays. Here’s why it had to happen: The Crimson Tide were playing Western Kentucky, and
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held on to take a thrilling Grand Prix win at his team’s home race in Monza, Italy, somehow shepherding his increasingly battered and tired tires to the checkered flag ahead of a marauding Oscar Piastri. Piastri had led for much of the race after overtaking his
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