Military Matters: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Secrist
his week’s Military Matters spotlights U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Secrist who is an avionics technician for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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9/11 survivors’ group ‘appalled’ by ‘hurtful’ Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour ahead of event staged near Ground Zero
By Liam Reilly and Ben Morse, CNN A 9/11 survivors’ group has said it is “appalled” by the “offensive, disrespectful and hurtful” Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour as the event prepares to stage its next competition about 50 miles (80km) from the site of the deadly terror attack. Speaking on Tuesday at a press conference near
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Soccer player dies after large fight erupts over referee decision
By Jalen Beckford, CNN A 29-year-old California soccer player died 15-days after a large fight erupted during a match over a disagreement with the referee’s decision, according to the Oxnard Police Department. On July 10, Oxnard police responded to reports of a large fight between two adult soccer teams on a high school soccer field.
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Man who assaulted law enforcement at US Capitol sentenced to five years in prison
A federal judge sentenced a man who assaulted law enforcement officers with poles during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and continued to scuffle with officers even after being briefly detained that day — to more than five years in prison on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingVideo shows teens beating officers in confrontation over subway fare evasion, NYPD says
By ALI BAUMAN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Two teenagers were arrested after police said video showed them beating NYPD officers in a subway station over the weekend. Transit officials said it’s part of a troubling trend, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported Monday. Cellphone video shows the fight between two
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Giants LB Ojulari unable to practice with hamstring injury
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants leading sacker Azeez Ojulari is going to miss the start of training camp because of a non-football related hamstring injury. Hours after players started reporting to camp Tuesday, the team announced Ojulari was put on the reserve/non-football injury list. The Giants
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Giants LB Ojulari unable to practice with hamstring injury
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants leading sacker Azeez Ojulari is going to miss the start of training camp because of a non-football related hamstring injury. Hours after players started reporting to camp Tuesday, the team announced Ojulari was put on the reserve/non-football injury list. The Giants
Continue Reading Pelicans rookie Liddell has reconstructive knee surgery
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans says second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has had surgery to repair torn knee ligaments. The injury to the 6-foot-6 forward from Ohio State occurred July 11 during a Summer League game against the Atlanta Hawks in Las Vegas. The Pelicans say the procedure performed Monday was a
Continue Reading Pelicans rookie Liddell has reconstructive knee surgery
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans says second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has had surgery to repair torn knee ligaments. The injury to the 6-foot-6 forward from Ohio State occurred July 11 during a Summer League game against the Atlanta Hawks in Las Vegas. The Pelicans say the procedure performed Monday was a
Continue ReadingHopkinton couple finds hundreds of thousands of bees living in shed
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story Hopkinton, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A couple was shocked to find an entire colony of bees living inside the wall of their shed in Hopkinton. “There were literally hundreds of thousands of honeybees resting in my woodshed,” said Mike Gram. Mike and Ivy Gram love to
Continue ReadingMan who assaulted law enforcement at US Capitol sentenced to five years in prison
By Avery Lotz and Andrew Millman, CNN A federal judge sentenced a man who assaulted law enforcement officers with poles during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and continued to scuffle with officers even after being briefly detained that day — to more than five years in prison on Tuesday. Mark
Continue ReadingNYPD transit chief tells MTA board that assaults on officers have skyrocketed
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — NYPD transit chief Jason Wilcox told MTA board members at a meeting Monday that assaults on his officers have skyrocketed this year. In many cases, Wilcox said, while officers are attempting to enforce so-called quality of life infractions. “We
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Yuma man accused of fatally stabbing brother, sister-in-law
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the fatal stabbings of his younger brother and sister-in-law at a Yuma home, police said Tuesday. Yuma police said 63-year-old Jerry Klahn has been booked into the Maricopa County jail in Phoenix on suspicion of first-degree murder. It was unclear Tuesday if Klahn has a
Continue ReadingCenturies-old shipwreck thought to have inspired ‘The Goonies’ has been discovered off Oregon coast
By Megan Marples, CNN It may not have been a mountain of pirate treasure, but archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck that they believe inspired the movie “The Goonies.” A team of volunteers unearthed over 20 pieces of wood in a cave off the Oregon coast in June. It turned out to be
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Oscar Holland, CNN The jacket worn by retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he set foot on the moon sold for a record-breaking price of $2,772,500 on Tuesday, less than a week after the landing’s 53rd anniversary. The in-flight coverall jacket features the historic Apollo 11 mission emblem and “E. Aldrin” for his
Continue Reading Ex-Canucks F Jake Virtanen found not guilty of sex assault
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A jury has found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault. The 25-year-old Virtanen wept openly when the verdict was read Tuesday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Virtanen was charged in January with sexual assault in connection with an incident in a downtown Vancouver
Continue Reading Ex-Canucks F Jake Virtanen found not guilty of sex assault
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A jury has found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault. The 25-year-old Virtanen wept openly when the verdict was read Tuesday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Virtanen was charged in January with sexual assault in connection with an incident in a downtown Vancouver
Continue Reading Saints coach Allen ‘more comfortable’ in head role this time
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen cites his own evolution as one of the biggest differences between the last training camp he oversaw in 2014 with the Raiders and his first in charge with New Orleans this summer. Allen says he’s “much further along” and “much more
Continue Reading Saints coach Allen ‘more comfortable’ in head role this time
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen cites his own evolution as one of the biggest differences between the last training camp he oversaw in 2014 with the Raiders and his first in charge with New Orleans this summer. Allen says he’s “much further along” and “much more
Continue ReadingIndiana reacts to police chief’s resignation days after deputy chief suspended
By Kyle Bloyd and Cody Adams Click here for updates on this story CARMEL, Indiana (WISH) — Less than a week after the Carmel deputy police chief was suspended, the city’s chief has resigned. Carmel Police Department Chief Jeff Horner has resigned. On July 20, he suspended deputy chief Joe Bickel “due to multiple allegations
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