By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A retired NYPD sergeant has received his Purple Heart. He finally got the award seven decades after being wounded on D-Day. The Army presented 99-year-old Ozzie Fletcher with the medal at Fort Hamilton on Friday. He was wounded in Normandy, but
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Vallejo Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A small single-family house stands in the middle of a huge construction project in Coral Gables. The $600 million commercial development is the largest in the city’s history. The homeowner says his home carries priceless sentimental value and he won’t sell it,
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Gard and Brandon Miller, CNN The same storm system that brought tornadoes to Chicago late Sunday was prompting thunderstorm watches from Tennessee to Canada across the Northeast on Monday afternoon. Four severe thunderstorm watches were covering more than 30 million people and included major cities such as Nashville; Pittsburgh; Buffalo, New York; and
Continue ReadingBy Christina Hager Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — With a tough school year winding to an end, state education officials have some promising news. “In the fall at this time, all restrictions, including masks, have been lifted,” said Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley. It’s
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott, CNN In a campaign overshadowed by the health of Chrisian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game, the Danish national team delivered a pulsating performance against Russia to secure an unlikely place in the tournament’s knockout stages. Having lost their opening two games, Denmark thumped Russia 4-1
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most of the public rejects Republican efforts to audit states’ 2020 election results, saying they believe the reviews are an attempt to undermine valid election outcomes, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday. A 57% majority of Americans say that, based on what they’ve heard about the audits conducted or
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN After pummeling communities along the Gulf Coast and inland, the storm known as Claudette strengthened to become a tropical storm again Monday as it deluged coastal North Carolina before moving away. Claudette’s maximum sustained winds intensified early Monday to 40 mph — barely over the threshold
Continue ReadingBy Brandy Campbell Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Trinity Bluff is a new neighborhood in the building phase in Shreveport, and it will be it’s own microgrid within the SWEPCO grid. It’s located on Old Mooringsport Highway near the North Highlands area. KTBS met with SWEPCO to discuss this
Continue ReadingBy Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Water cannons blasted over United Airlines flight 1258 as it left its gate, celebrating that every person on the flight crew, from pilots to gate agents and ramp staff, was Black. The all-Black crew flew from Houston to Chicago on Saturday morning, commemorating Juneteenth, now a federal holiday
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Across the world, sports fans are starting to see a trend emerge: Their favorite athletes are getting injured. Numerous NBA stars have missed playoff games this spring with a variety of nagging injuries. Most recently, Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers hurt his knee in the midst of a game,
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Hotter temperatures are on the way this week and Union Gospel Mission is stepping up to take care of the houseless community, making sure they have the supplies and resources to stay cool on hot days this summer. Its Search and
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Meghan, duquesa de Sussex, dijo que espera que «cualquier familia» se vea representada en las páginas de su libro para niños, «The Bench», en su primera entrevista desde que habló con Oprah Winfrey en marzo. La duquesa dijo que «al crecer, recuerdo mucho lo que se sentía el no verte
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Click here for updates on this story VICTORVILLE (KCAL, KCBS) — A San Bernardino Sheriff’s Deputy is caught on camera kicking a man in the head two times despite the fact that the suspect surrendered and laid down. The suspect, 33-year-old Willie Jones, is seen in the video crouching down in a parking
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El primer viaje al extranjero de Joe Biden como presidente de EE.UU., una gira diplomática por Europa, logró su objetivo principal de señalar a los amigos más cercanos que estaba listo una vez más para liderar la alianza occidental. Sin embargo, aunque los líderes europeos se mostraron encantados de ver a
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Border Patrol agents rescue 14 migrants after getting lost in the mountains. U.S. Border Patrol said the incidents happened within four days in seven separate incidents.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story UMATILLA COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A chimpanzee was killed after it attacked a woman in Pendleton over the weekend, according to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said deputies, along with Pendleton police and the Pendleton Fire Department, were called out to the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Es posible que los casos de gripe casi hayan desaparecido durante el covid-19. Sin embargo, no fue el único virus estacionario afectado por las medidas de distanciamiento e higiene relacionadas con la pandemia. Investigadores de Wisconsin informaron este lunes que encontraron una variedad de infecciones respiratorias que se desplomaron durante
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business US stocks soared Monday, making up lost ground after a multi-day losing streak last week. The Dow closed 1.8%, or nearly 590 points, higher. The S&P 500 — the broadest measure of Wall Street — climbed 1.4%. The Dow snapped a five-day losing streak, its longest since January, while the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este domingo, el senador Bernie Sanders se mostró abierto a la propuesta del senador de Virginia Occidental, Joe Manchin, para modificar la legislación electoral que se debate en el Congreso. «Parece que estoy abierto a hacer todo lo posible para proteger la democracia de Estados Unidos», dijo Sanders, un independiente de
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Los gobiernos de Estados Unidos, Canadá, la Unión Europea y el Reino Unido impusieron sanciones a Belarús este lunes en respuesta a las detenciones de los periodistas Roman Protasevich y Sofia Sapega, tras el aterrizaje forzoso de un vuelo de Ryanair, y ante la «continua supresión de la democracia y los
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