Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still takes to heart. Friday marks 10 years since the 18-year-old was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, turning the St. Louis suburb into the focal point of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Karen Read case have returned to court focused on jury deliberations that led to a mistrial on charges that she killed her police officer boyfriend. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new report from Microsoft finds that Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election. Friday’s report finds that Iranian actors have recently created fake news sites, impersonated activists and in one case targeted a U.S. presidential campaign official with an email phishing attack.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during their tour of battleground states. Harris, the former attorney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among several gun safety bills adopted after the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Maine joins a dozen other states with waiting periods for gun purchases, requiring that gun purchasers wait 72 hours
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but the former president’s plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her newly minted running mate this week put her in a critical swing part of a swing state, a largely rural area bordering Minnesota known for backing moderates from both parties. And while Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District is
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iranian operatives have ramped up their attempts to influence and monitor the US presidential election by creating fake news outlets targeting liberal and conservative voters and by trying to hack an unnamed presidential campaign, Microsoft said in research published late Thursday. One of the phony news sites allegedly created
Continue ReadingBy CNNE’s Sol Amaya, Sebastián Jiménez and Jhasua Razo (CNN) — For over a week, Venezuela has been in suspense after a hotly contested presidential election left both the opposition and incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claiming victory. At CNN’s request, several experts analyzed the results offered by both the government-aligned National Electoral Council of Venezuela
Continue ReadingU.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022. That’s according to federal health data released Thursday. COVID-19 fell to the 10th leading cause of death. A couple years ago, it was No. 3. The leading causes were heart disease, cancer and a category of injuries that includes gun deaths and
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Miriam Ordonez YUMA, Ariz. (T3) – En el marco de la Semana Nacional de Salud, Sunset Health organizó una sesión de capacitación enfocada en la prevención de la violencia sexual y doméstica. El taller, diseñado para elevar la conciencia sobre estos temas cruciales, también proporcionó estrategias para mejorar el apoyo comunitario. Lucy Murrieta, Directora de Relaciones
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Asked by a reporter about Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous relationship with Brown and whether it helped her career trajectory, Trump said he knew Brown “very well” and told a story about the
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. He was 88. Rodriguez’s death was announced by Carmelo Javier Ríos, a senator in Rodriguez’s native Puerto Rico. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jo Adell hit a bases-clearing double with two outs in a six-run fifth inning, Tyler Anderson retired Aaron Judge three times in six strong innings pitched and the Los Angeles Angels withstood rainy conditions for a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. With the rain
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Originally Published: 08 AUG 24 15:03 ETUpdated: 08 AUG 24 20:37 ETBy Curt Devine, Holmes Lybrand, Isabelle Chapman and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw
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A woman accused of killing her newborn child and dumping her in a trash receptacle behind a Riverside business almost four decades ago will be arraigned next month on a murder charge. Melissa Jean Allen Avila, 55, of Shelby, North Carolina, was arrested earlier this week following a yearslong investigation by the Riverside Police Department
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on outdoor sleeping bans has voted to prohibit camping but establish certain areas where homeless people can go. The Grants Pass City Council voted Wednesday to ban camping on public property, including parks, and create
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had a muted response one day after the NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for the former Michigan coach due to impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m stopping the engagement there with commenting. My only hope is that one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe left Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels due to bruised left foot. Volpe fouled a ball off his foot in the second inning before fouling out. He played five more innings in rainy conditions before being replaced by Oswaldo Cabrera in
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An athlete died Thursday during a swimming competition in a Texas lake on the first day of CrossFit Games – a multiday event that attracts global athletes widely regarded as being among the fittest people in the world. The athlete was Serbia native Lazar Dukic, 28,
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