By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington and Concord that began the Revolutionary War. The fighting in Concord on April 19, 1775, was immortalized by legendary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly raping her has been indicted for murdering another woman. The local prosecutor on Tuesday said the latest indictment against Excelsior Springs resident Timothy M. Haslett is for the murder of 36-year-old Jaynie M. Crosdale. Haslett now faces 10 felony
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican fisheries industry leader who complained of drug cartel extortion and illegal fishing has been shot to death in the northern border state of Baja California. Authorities said Tuesday that gunmen killed Minerva Pérez, the head of the state’s fishing industry chamber. The state prosecutor says Pérez was
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies right-handed ace Zack Wheeler says his goal is to make his next start after suffering from tightness in his lower back. As for that All-Star game trip? Wheeler says he’s still on the fence about traveling to Texas to join six of his Phillies teammates at the
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden saw a neurologist at the White House on Jan. 17 for a neurologic exam, the results of which were later reported as part of his annual physical more than a month later, the White House said on Tuesday. The confirmation came after the White House press
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Over Independence Day Weekend, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers instated a “maximum enforcement period” (MEP), ramping up patrols on state highways and roads across Riverside County to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers. This statewide maximum enforcement period started at 6:01 P.M. on Wednesday and concluded on Sunday at 11:59 P.M. Statewide statistics from this effort
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Mike Valerio, CNN Above the Korean Peninsula (CNN) — As the US Air Force AC-130J flies over South Korea’s towering apartment blocks, its powerful cameras can almost see inside windows on the highest floors. Aiming farther afield, the weapons officers on the four-engine aircraft, nicknamed Ghostrider, can pick out objects at 50,000
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say a gunman killed by park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with about 200 people inside had told a woman he planned to carry out a mass shooting. Park officials identified the shooter Tuesday as 28-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican primary race to represent Utah’s 2nd District in Congress has narrowed into recount territory after dueling endorsements from influential Republicans created a conundrum for primary voters. The Associated Press declared the race between U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy and challenger Colby Jenkins too close to call after
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A felon accused of killing a 30-year-old Cabazon man whose disappearance remained a mystery until his remains were located more than two years later pleaded not guilty today to murder. Shannon McCloud Collins, 47, of Cabazon was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the 2021 death of Zachary Hemminger. Collins
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A man who prosecutors say stabbed five people, two fatally, in a July 4 attack on a California beach town has been charged with murder, authorities said Tuesday. Logan Christopher Kelley, 26, was also charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and battery on a police officer, the district attorney’s office
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A man who prosecutors say stabbed five people, two fatally, in a July 4 attack on a California beach town has been charged with murder, authorities said Tuesday. Logan Christopher Kelley, 26, was also charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and battery on a police officer, the district attorney’s office
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has set bond at $300,000 for a man accused of stealing a car with a baby inside. Police say 44-year-old James Wilson of Rankin County was arrested Monday and charged with auto theft and kidnapping. The Mazda sedan had its motor running when it was stolen Saturday evening
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is investigating an incident in which a commercial flight aborted a landing as another plane apparently was taking off from the runway the first plane intended to use this week in upstate New York. The immediate aftermath of Monday’s incident at New York’s
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say an Arkansas couple has been charged with capital murder after one of their four young children left inside a hot vehicle died from apparent heat exhaustion. Prosecutors in Little Rock filed the murder charges Monday against Deja and Justin Rollins following their 2-year-old’s death. They have pleaded not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure and chaos swirling since Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance is causing cracks inside a White House that until now has been marked mostly by discipline and loyalty. The debate fallout has sparked internal drama, leaks and second-guessing. The Biden White House has been mostly a restrained and staid
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina’s elections board has deferred a decision on allowing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West on the state’s ballot after learning that some voters who signed petitions to help the independent presidential hopefuls gain ballot access did not understand the purpose of those petitions. The findings potentially
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was a surprise guest at the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team’s practice Tuesday, and her message was clear. “Bring back the gold,” Harris said. Harris — who flew to Las Vegas on Tuesday for campaign appearances — addressed the team briefly at the end
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Jury seated in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial, with opening statements to begin Wednesday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department says a Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden’s medical records early this year, but no personal information was compromised. The Navy says a sailor assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command searched for the name “Joseph Biden” in the military’s health care system. The
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