By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part of a ramped-up effort to combat drug cartels, two US defense officials told CNN — a dramatic show of force that will give the president a broad
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — It stands to reason that a 95 million-year-old tooth shipped to my home would have a rich past. But what ensued after I bought it online for about $100 revealed how, for such relics and those who covet them, the present is in some ways much more complicated. I
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By Bob Jones, Drew Scofield Click here for updates on this story AKRON, Ohio (WEWS) — Denzel Pope, 20, was given a life sentence today in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas for his role in the death of 24-year-old Paige Calich last year. Judge Christine Croce handed down the sentence. Pope will be
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Across Missouri, reports of waterborne bacteria and related illnesses have been on the rise.
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By De’Jah Gross Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Kentucky (WCPO) — A Newport kindergartner’s first day of school turned into a stressful experience after he was directed to the wrong bus stop twice in one day, leaving his parents frustrated with what they describe as a lack of communication from the school
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A divided federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to downsize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at this time, siding with the administration on its plans to reshape government agencies and its employees. Groups that represent CFPB employees or use the agency to protect consumers from predatory banking
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By Taylor Weiter, Felicia Jordan Click here for updates on this story SHARONVILLE, Ohio (WCPO) — Three people are in custody after a police pursuit involving a vehicle connected to two Cincinnati shootings. Sharonville police said in a release they were alerted by the ATF that a person inside a silver Ford Explorer wanted for
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By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan Wolverines football program has been handed a multimillion-dollar penalty and head coach Sherrone Moore has been given an additional suspension as part of a sign-sealing scandal involving former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions, the NCAA said on Friday. In the NCAA’s statement on their decision,
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure up to five more Republican seats in the US House. Unlike the first special session, the new 30-day session may end with the GOP-friendly maps being passed. Texas
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister posted a video Friday that shows him admonishing an imprisoned Palestinian leader in a face-to-face meeting inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the country and “wipe them out.” It remained unclear when the video, which
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer When Michelle Yeoh first saw “Ne Zha 2” in Hong Kong, she walked away dreaming about a dubbed version. The Chinese blockbuster, which this year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time with over $2.2 billion in ticket sales, had seemed to her like an ideal movie for
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Thomas has not one but two big shoes to fill when he goes out on the road this summer in a celebrated one-man show. The Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is portraying the great American writer Mark Twain in a play written
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By Michael Hoffman Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer and his four-legged partner are being credited with finding a missing hunter in a remote part of Palm Beach County. It happened the morning of Aug. 9, in the Holey
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By Kayla McDermott, Samantha Roesler Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — WPTV is learning more about a semi-truck crash that shut down the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck as a homicide investigation after three people
Continue Reading WPTV, ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Kayla McDermott, Samantha Roesler Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — WPTV is learning more about a semi-truck crash that shut down the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck
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By George Ramsay, Aleks Klosok, Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Polish president Karol Nawrocki has denounced a “scandalous” banner displayed by a group of Israeli soccer fans at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match on Thursday. Supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa held a large banner reading “murderers since 1939” close to the front of
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CNN By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, August 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Collingwood at Adelaide 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Geelong at Sydney AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 10:30 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Brisbane AUTO RACING 8:55 a.m. FS1 —
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 11 .656 — New York 21 12 .636 ½ Indiana 18 16 .529 4 Washington 15 18 .455 6½ Chicago 8 25 .242 13½ Connecticut 6 26 .188 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 27 5 .844 — Phoenix 19 12 .613
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three countries, as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes. Spain was fighting 14 major fires, according to Virginia Barcones, general director of emergency services. Temperatures were expected
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 15 7 4 49 50 32 Vancouver 13 6 6 45 43 28 Minnesota United 12 6 8 44 43 30 Seattle 11 6 8 41 43 35 Los Angeles FC 10 6 7 37 41 30 Portland 10 8 7
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 72 51 .585 — Boston 67 56 .545 5 New York 65 57 .533 6½ Tampa Bay 60 63 .488 12 Baltimore 56 66 .459 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 72 52 .581 — Cleveland 63 58 .521 7½ Kansas City 61
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 70 52 .574 — New York 64 58 .525 6 Miami 58 64 .475 12 Atlanta 54 68 .443 16 Washington 49 73 .402 21 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 77 44 .636 — Chicago 68 53 .562 9 Cincinnati 64 59 .520
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 72 51 .585 — — 7-3 W-2 41-20 31-31 597 550 47 Boston 67 56 .545 5 +1½ 5-5 W-1 40-22 27-34 616 522 94 New York 65 57 .533 6½ — 5-5 W-1 37-25
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 72 51 .585 — Boston 67 56 .545 5 New York 65 57 .533 6½ Tampa Bay 60 63 .488 12 Baltimore 56 66 .459 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 72 52 .581 — Cleveland 63 58 .521 7½ Kansas City 61
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By The Associated Press Adv16-17 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Aug. 18 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL 4 p.m. ESPNU — TBA 7 p.m. ESPNU — TBA LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Williamsport, Pa. 3 p.m. ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Williamsport, Pa.
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By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after talks in Alaska on Friday, as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed but heaped praise on one another. Putin said he and Trump had
Continue Reading By CHANNI ANAND and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring countries. Flooding began a
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australia on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3,600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a beach assault at a Philippine town facing the disputed South China Sea, where the allies have raised alarm over Beijing’s assertive actions.
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By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Attorneys for a trucker behind several viral videos showing a chaotic altercation at a North Carolina landfill plan to file a federal lawsuit, alleging civil rights violations by landfill and sheriff’s office staff. Matheson & Associates, PLLC, a Raleigh-based
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