CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O’Hare International Airport terminals Monday morning, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation’s busiest airports and causing headaches for travelers. Protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate 190 around 7 a.m., a demonstration they said was part of a global […]
A man is in custody after allegedly repeatedly punching a Peoria police officer and causing significant facial fractures near his eye. Eric Anderson, 33, was charged with aggravated battery on a police officer, the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a Friday news release. He will remain in custody until trial. Officers responded to […]
A 19-year-old Milwaukee woman has been charged with knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license causing the death of 53-year-old Velina Alexander. The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office filed the charge on Wednesday against Alanyas Margary-Ramos. The crash occurred in the early morning hours Saturday at the intersection of West Brown Deer Road […]
TAUNTON — A Taunton man who police say was speeding and driving drunk when he caused a head-on crash that killed a beloved Fall River school crossing guard was arraigned Wednesday morning in Taunton District Court and ordered held on $25,000 bail. Ricky J. Ponte, 29, allegedly drove his Mercedes sedan into a Honda CRV […]
LAKE WALES, Fla. – A trip to the beach and a day at Busch Gardens ended up changing two families forever, leaving a three-year-old without a mother and another toddler without grandparents. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, a witness told detectives that Hannah Wieser, 22, of Winter Haven, was traveling more than 100 […]
Apr. 5—GRAND FORKS — After a preliminary hearing established probable cause to proceed with his case, a Grand Forks man pleaded not guilty to sexual and violent crimes against a child on Wednesday, April 3. Ja’Haun Kardelle Stafford, 38, is charged with Class AA felony gross sexual imposition-forced sexual contact causing serious bodily injury. The […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – We’re just 4 days away from eclipse day, the day many have been planning for several months. Monday, April 8 will be a day thousands will never forget with the once in a lifetime total solar eclipse taking place in the sky. On this day, the moon will align with the […]
A newborn baby is hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked by the family dog, Texas police say. Officers responded to a call about a dog attack at home in Pasadena at 9:41 a.m. Saturday March 30, the Pasadena Police Department said in a news release. The family told officers their dog mauled the infant, […]
An old video of Turks and ethnic Kurds brawling outside the Turkish embassy in Tokyo has resurfaced in posts that falsely claim it shows Kurdish migrants “causing mayhem” in Saitama while they demanded Japan loosen its immigration policies. The video has in fact circulated since October 2015 in reports about scuffles outside Turkey’s embassy, where […]
Snow, sleet, and rain fell all across New England Saturday causing slippery conditions on the road. “[It’s]l wet, icy, slippery, awful,” said Paul Belansky, Leominster. Some people braved the elements in Central Massachusetts on Saturday. “Oh it’s ugly out here, real ugly, raw, steady rain, you know a lot of ice on the ground,” said […]
There’s a common bit of advice that when you can hear spring peepers, it marks the end of the maple sugaring season. At Kettle Ridge Farm in Victor they heard the high-pitched trill of the tiny frogs on March 14. Record-breaking warm temperatures in winter, followed by an exceptionally warm start to March, have created […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The worldwide bird flu outbreak that began in 2020 has led to the deaths of millions of […]