By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — 911 calls illustrate a chaotic scene at a Cherokee County doctor’s office on Monday, June 30, when authorities say an inmate escaped custody, fatally shot a detention center officer, attacked another officer, and led law enforcement on a chase.
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To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Iowa Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Iowa SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has gone to Iowa to kick off
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Iowa Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Iowa SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has gone to Iowa to kick off
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Iowa Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Iowa SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has gone to Iowa to kick off
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Iowa Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Iowa SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has gone to Iowa to kick off
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By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The champ is back. After a year away from the famed eating contest on the Coney Island boardwalk, Joey Chestnut returned to once again dominate at Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by consuming 70 1/2 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win another Mustard Belt.
Continue Reading CNN By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The champ is back. After a year away from the famed eating contest on the Coney Island boardwalk, Joey Chestnut returned to once again dominate at Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by consuming 70 1/2 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win another Mustard
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday in an address to the nation’s parliament. “It’s time for us to work together to give the global south its rightful seat at the table,” Modi said. “For us there are no limits to our
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/07/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/07/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/07/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/07/2025
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that Mexico hadn’t previously arrested boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. on a 2023 arrest order, because he had been mostly been in the United States since. Sheinbaum spoke a day after U.S. authorities announced the boxer’s arrest in California for overstaying his visa and lying
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By MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda provided “critical” support to the M23 rebels’ recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali’s access to minerals and fertile ground, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by The Associated Press. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group
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By Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of spectators are expected to flock to Manhattan and Brooklyn to watch fireworks burst through the air from the East River at the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show, one of the country’s largest fireworks displays. Law enforcement in New York is staying vigilant and the
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said Thursday that a response from Hamas was expected within the next day. Asked by a reporter whether Hamas has agreed to the latest ceasefire and hostage deal, Trump replied
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 40 years since Marty McFly hopped into that juiced up DeLorean. One of the stars of “Back to the Future” remembers it fondly. Lea Thompson reflected on the film in which she played Lorraine, the mother of Marty, played by Michael J. Fox, in a recent
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By Shardaa Gray Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Ahead of this weekend’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park, Chicago kids on Thursday raced push karts on part of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Teens competed on the NASCAR track in Grant Park for the 13th annual X-Stream Push Kart
Continue Reading WBBM By Shardaa Gray Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Ahead of this weekend’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park, Chicago kids on Thursday raced push karts on part of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Teens competed on the NASCAR track in Grant Park for the 13th annual X-Stream Push
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt said Friday that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests of Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that the country’s power-generating dam, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was kicking off its 59th edition on Friday with honors for American actor Peter Sarsgaard and actress Vicky Krieps from Luxembourg. Sarsgaard and Krieps are both slated to receive the Festival President’s Award at the opening ceremony. The festival will screen “Shattered Glass,” a 2003
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By Mary Gilbert, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after months’ worth of torrential rain fell in the span of just hours, sending river levels surging and triggering deadly flash flooding. “Conditions are life-threatening! DO NOT go out onto the roads,” the National Weather Service
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Stone Age humans living by a lake in what’s now Germany systematically processed animal carcasses for fatty nutrients — essentially running what scientists describe as a “fat factory” to boil bones on a vast scale, according to new research. Archaeologists uncovered the factory by analyzing some 120,000 bone fragments
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 5 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Brisbane 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Adelaide AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, England 8:30 a.m. FS1 —
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 12 5 .706 — Atlanta 11 7 .611 1½ Indiana 9 8 .529 3 Washington 8 10 .444 4½ Chicago 5 11 .313 6½ Connecticut 2 15 .118 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 15 2 .882 — Phoenix 12 6 .667
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 5 3 39 41 25 Vancouver 11 4 5 38 35 22 Minnesota United 10 4 7 37 35 24 Portland 8 5 6 30 28 27 Seattle 8 6 5 29 27 25 San Jose 7 7 6 27
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 50 38 .568 — New York 48 40 .545 2 Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 2 Boston 44 45 .494 6½ Baltimore 38 49 .437 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 55 34 .618 — Minnesota 42 46 .477 12½ Kansas City 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 51 37 .580 — New York 51 38 .573 ½ Miami 39 47 .453 11 Atlanta 39 48 .448 11½ Washington 37 51 .420 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 53 35 .602 — Milwaukee 49 39 .557 4 St. Louis 47 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 50 38 .568 — New York 48 40 .545 2 Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 2 Boston 44 45 .494 6½ Baltimore 38 49 .437 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 55 34 .618 — Minnesota 42 46 .477 12½ Kansas City 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 50 38 .568 — — 8-2 W-6 30-16 20-22 405 395 10 New York 48 40 .545 2 +2 3-7 L-5 26-17 22-23 450 351 99 Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 2 +2 5-5 L-1
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