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ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster area in southeast New Mexico where historic flooding killed two people and forced the rescue of more than 300 people last month. The declaration announced Friday makes federal funding available to residents in Chaves County. A record 5.78 inches of rain fell there
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hollywood Smothers and Jordan Waters each rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback CJ Bailey added three more while being nearly perfect through the air as North Carolina State crushed Stanford 59-28 to hand the Cardinal their sixth consecutive loss. The Wolfpack (2-3 ACC, 5-4) snapped a two-game home losing
Continue ReadingCANTON, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors in Ohio have announced reckless homicide charges against two police officers in the death of a man who was handcuffed and left face down on the floor of a social club in Canton while telling officers he couldn’t breathe. Stark County prosecutor Kyle Stone told reporters Saturday that the charges
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say a local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” has been gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure. The saint — whose name means roughly “Holy Death” — is often worshipped by convicts, drug addicts and criminals, along with other people with serious difficulties
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s mayor is urging residents to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets and otherwise conserve water. Eric Adams issued a drought watch Saturday after a parched October in much of the United States. A drought watch is the first of three potential levels of water-saving directives. Adams is
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story ST. CLAIR SHORES, Michigan (WWJ) — A 55-year-old St. Clair Shores man accused of attempting to run over election canvassers in St. Clair Shores in October has been charged with assault and ethnic intimidation. On Oct. 12, Jason Lynch Lafond allegedly went to a tent
Continue ReadingBy Larry Seward Click here for updates on this story TAMARAC, Florida (WFOR) — Intense competition for voters’ attention at early voting polls spilled over into arguments among campaign workers in Broward County. CBS News Miami cameras recorded an incident at the Tamarac Library polling place on Friday afternoon, where individuals were seen restraining a
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — This week the Supreme Court revived Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s effort to purge 1,600 people he says are suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter registration rolls using records from the Department of Motor Vehicles. But the practice, critics say, is haphazard given those DMV records
Continue ReadingWHSV, WTKR, WUSA, WWBT, CNN By Rene Marsh and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — This week the Supreme Court revived Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s effort to purge 1,600 people he says are suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter registration rolls using records from the Department of Motor Vehicles. But the practice, critics say, is
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA GARDENS, Florida (WSVN) — Three Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employees have turned in their resignations to the department amid an investigation into a fatal training tragedy. The investigation stems from a June exercise at a three-story building in Virginia Gardens that took a deadly turn.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The remains of two aviators who died when their jet crashed during a training flight in Washington state last month will return home from Dover Air Force base in the coming days, the Navy said. The remains of Lt. Serena Wileman, a California native, were due to return on Monday, Whidbey Island
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The remains of two aviators who died when their jet crashed during a training flight in Washington state last month will return home from Dover Air Force base in the coming days, the Navy said. The remains of Lt. Serena Wileman, a California native, were due to return on Monday, Whidbey Island
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Human rights activists say a 22-year-old political prisoner has died behind bars in Belarus. Viasna, the country’s oldest human rights group said Saturday that Russian-born Dmitry Schletgauer is the seventh dissenter to die in jail since Minsk launched a harsh and extensive crackdown on the opposition in 2020. Tens of thousands were arrested
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison. Sheila Keen-Warren was released Saturday from a prison near Tallahassee. She pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder for
Continue ReadingBy Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — A pet squirrel that gained social media fame was euthanized by state wildlife officials as part of a test for rabies. The squirrel’s owner claims excessive force was used to seize his pet earlier this week. Wildlife officials said it is
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Kamala Harris, vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos y candidata presidencial demócrata, y el expresidente Donald Trump, candidato presidencial republicano, están por enfrentarse en las elecciones de noviembre en EE.UU. para definir quién ocupará la Casa Blanca por los siguientes cuatro años. La inmigración es uno de los asuntos en el que ambos
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in several states, including Washington state and Oregon, where hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed after at least three ballot drop boxes were recently set on fire, officials say.
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old girl is the latest person to lose her life in New York City while “subway surfing,” a dangerous challenge attracting young people on social media. “Subway surfing,” involves riding on top of a subway car while its moving. Yes, while it’s moving. The precarious trend, which has
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A jury found a retired Baltimore police officer guilty of sexually abusing a girl at his then-wife’s daycare in Owings Mills, and deputies took him into custody Friday night. He is now facing two possible life sentences and was taken to the
Continue ReadingWJZ By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A jury found a retired Baltimore police officer guilty of sexually abusing a girl at his then-wife’s daycare in Owings Mills, and deputies took him into custody Friday night. He is now facing two possible life sentences and was taken to
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