LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Crime Agency says officers have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the death of a woman thought to have died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat. The 21-year-old Sudanese man was detained on suspicion of illegal entry and facilitating illegal immigration in the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding firmer Wednesday, but only after swinging through the day as pressure from the oil and bond markets cranked even higher. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in late trading following several U-turns from the morning into the afternoon. It’s coming off
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August — the third-largest in U.S. history — has come forward to claim the prize, officials said Wednesday. In all, Mega Millions has had five prizes of more than a billion dollars. Under a new
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence The company, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, unveiled the next version of its virtual reality headset, the
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials have approved $5 million for a fund to help relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases. Residents and local leaders have long blamed the high number
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say three people died when a sports car chased by police in Indianapolis collided with another vehicle shortly after officers called off their pursuit. An Indiana state trooper began the pursuit Tuesday night when the driver of a Dodge Challenger fled attempts to pull it over for reckless driving. The pursuit
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is making “game-changing” modifications to the foster care system that will enable family members to care for children in foster care more easily. The administration is also proposing new rules to protect LGBTQ+ youth and expand legal services to those at risk of entering the child
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann, Betsy Klein, Rob Picheta, Gawon Bae, Alex Marquardt and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — US Army Private Travis King is on a flight back to the United States after being returned to American custody weeks after he crossed into North Korea, according to State Department Spokesperson Matthew
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly attacking a flight attendant earlier this year with a broken metal spoon and attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight, federal prosecutors said. Francisco Severo Torres, of Leominster, was indicted on one count of interference
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By Hannah Ferrera Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — While working to earn his first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, 10-year-old Jacob Sanacore is going above and beyond to help his community along the way. While walking home from a baseball game, Jacob saw people living under a bridge
Continue ReadingWINDHAM, Maine (AP) — An AR-15-style rifle manufacturer in Maine that was launched by the founder of Bushmaster Firearms is going out of business. Windham Weaponry was created by Richard Dyke in 2011 after he sold Bushmaster and the new owners decided to move manufacturing out of Maine. His new company employed former workers and
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. Legislative debate over Montana’s bill drew national attention this spring after Republicans punished Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr —
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have made a habit of celebrating big clinching victories and postseason wins with the dance smash “Dancing On My Own.” The song was their postseason anthem in 2022. The Phillies tried to turn the page and retire the anthem this season. But with
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud for years as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president’s image as a real estate titan turned political powerhouse, and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Nechirvan Mando, CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — A popular Iraqi TikTok personality was shot dead on Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN. Known on social media as “Noor BM,” 23-year-old Noor Alsaffar had over 370,000 followers collectively on Instagram and TikTok. Alsaffar mostly posted short videos showing dresses,
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer One of Trevon Hamlet’s core memories from attending the University of Colorado is living on campus his freshman year and being able to count on one hand how many Black people he’d see in a day. Hamlet, who played lacrosse at Colorado from 2014-19 and still lives in the
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dozens of people faced criminal charges Wednesday after a night of social media-fueled mayhem in which groups of thieves, apparently working together, smashed their way into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said. Police said they made at least 52 arrests. Burglary, theft and
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Ayer dieron a conocer en la junta del concilio de Palm Springs que es muy probable que la próxima semana reabran dos carriles de la calle Indian Canyon que ha estado cerrada desde que un tramo fue destruido durante la tormenta del 20 de agosto y desde entonces las cuadrillas han trabajado en remover tierra
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Ayer el jefe del Departamento del Sherif del Condado de Riverside Chad Bianco habló acerca de uno de sus exagentes que fue arrestado en el freeway 10 donde en su carro transportaba 104 libras de fentanilo y dijo que esa cantidad de droga es suficiente para matar a dos millones de personas y comentó que
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