Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump is not expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, which will feature speeches by other Trump family members and a long list of GOP officials. The former first lady will attend the convention, but does not appear on a list of headliners
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The criminal case against Alec Baldwin was about the handling of bullets from the beginning. And the handling of bullets brought it to an end. When cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed nearly three years ago on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” one question
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The criminal case against Alec Baldwin was about the handling of bullets from the beginning. And the handling of bullets brought it to an end. When cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed nearly three years ago on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” one question
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Gateway to the Heart, a local non-profit, is hosting multiple backpack giveaways this weekend as the new school year approaches.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge threw out the bankruptcy case of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday. He cited repeated “uncooperative conduct,” including a failure to comply with court orders and disclose sources of income. While Giuliani’s creditors can now pursue other legal remedies, such as seizing his apartments and other
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A sea turtle, weighing at least 375 pounds, was released back into the ocean off the coast of Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, July 10, according to the Brevard Zoo.
Continue Reading YORK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large warehouse fire in York, Pennsylvania. Officials say the crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in Spring Garden Township, about a third of a mile from the fire. The York New Salem Volunteer Fire Company
Continue Reading Associated Press A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas. Feng “Franklin” Tao was convicted in 2022 of three counts of wire fraud and one count of making a materially false statement. U.S. District Judge
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Passengers onboard an American Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport were evacuated on Friday, July 12, after smoke was detected in the cabin, airport officials said.
Continue Reading Associated Press Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history. Officials at the International Fund for Animal Welfare said there were two prior events on record in Hawaii and the Florida
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Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said a lightning strike last Thursday, sparked the Freeman Fire roughly 50 miles north of Tucson, which as of Saturday, had scorched 28,026 acres with no containment, according to KOLD.
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Police said a man and a woman were found with gunshot wounds and taken to the hospital, where the man was pronounced dead.
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The geyser was inactive, but still contained hot acidic water, reaching temperatures of up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit, and the passengers were able to escape out of the car and swim to shore with non-life threatening injuries.
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An Arizona mom experienced a huge scare when her daughter’s safety belt came loose while they were riding the Electric Eel Roller Coaster at SeaWorld in San Diego.
Continue Reading Associated Press Kristie Thibodeaux’s gunfire death made news first because it happened in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter. Revelations that one of the suspects is in the country illegally led to conservative criticism of the Biden administration border policy as former President Donald Trump blames migrants for an upsurge in violent crime — although statistics
Continue Reading PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated groundwater being added to a national cleanup priority list. Last month, Wetzel County Schools Superintendent Cassandra R. Porter announced that students, faculty and staff at
Continue Reading TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia are facing arrest or being summoned to appear in court as authorities clamp down on those planning to participate. On Friday, a judge in a Tunis court put presidential candidate Abdellatif Mekki under a gag order and restricted his movements. Mekki, a former health minister, is
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, celebrity therapist who revolutionized public discourse on sex, died Friday at her New York City home, according to her publicist Pierre Lehu.
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their homeland, the Union of Ukrainians of France led a peaceful march of several hundred people in Paris on Saturday. The demonstration, held in the run-up to this month’s Olympic Games, aimed
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, denouncing Israeli strikes in Gaza and urging the government to send more aid to the Palestinians. The protesters also demanded that Pakistan declare Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a terrorist.” There was no immediate response from
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