TexPhoto/iStock (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — As gender-based killings continue to grab headlines in Puerto Rico, victims’ families on the island are concerned about the government’s commitment to handling the ongoing crisis. Rosimar Rodríguez-Gómez was one of those victims. On the night of Sept. 17, 2020, she was attending her […]
Leesburg Fire Rescue (LEESBURG, Fla.) — One person is confirmed dead and no survivors have been found after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a Florida marsh on Tuesday, authorities said. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. near Leesburg Airport in central Florida during a training exercise, according to the Federal […]
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — A reward to help find the person who fatally shot a 6-year-old during an apparent road rage incident in California last week has climbed to $150,000. Aiden Leos’ family had initially offered $50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person behind Friday’s […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 3, Boston 1 Chi White Sox 8, St. Louis 3 LA Dodgers 9, Houston 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 2, Tampa Bay 1 Cleveland 4, Detroit 1 Toronto 6, NY Yankees 2 Minnesota […]
brightstars/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing gold bars while working as cargo handlers at Los Angeles International Airport, federal prosecutors said. Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of Los Angeles, were taken into custody without incident on Tuesday morning by agents with […]
KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (IOWA CITY, Iowa) — Lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is charged with murder in the 2018 slaying of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, began presenting a defense on Tuesday, telling a jury that investigators were under intense pressure to solve […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Big Sky Conference has rescinded a policy that required student-athletes to sit out a year before being eligible to compete after transferring from one school to another within the conference. Presidents of the conference schools voted unanimously Monday to allow transfer students to compete right […]
ABC (MINNEAPOLIS) — As mourners around the country observe the one-year mark of George Floyd’s death, family members, activists and scholars reflected on the legacy he left behind. Floyd was 46 years old when he was killed by now-convicted murderer Derek Chauvin, a former officer with the Minneapolis Police Department. […]
33ft/iStock (NEW YORK) — The NFL telling its teams on Tuesday that they will be allowed to host fans at training camp this summer, subject to state and local COVID-19 rules. The pandemic kept fans away from team facilities last year. The league also saying that 30 of the 32 […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Per a Tuesday report, the Pac-12 Conference recently released some updates on future conference schedules for the upcoming 2021-22 season as well as for future seasons. This announcement unveiled the two early December dates as part of the new 20-game league schedule which commenced last season. The Utes’ conference […]
