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Month: July 2024

4 years after Kyle Rittenhouse shooting, Wisconsin city reflects on unity and moving on

4 years after Kyle Rittenhouse shooting, Wisconsin city reflects on unity and moving on

Scott Olson/Getty Images (KENOSHA, Wis.) — Kenosha, Wisconsin, is a picturesque community on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is known for its boats, fresh corn at the farmer’s market and the country’s oldest velodrome. However, everything changed when Kenosha burst into the national spotlight in 2020. Jacob Blake, 29, […]

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Lesser-known dangers of hot cars include common items left in vehicles, experts say

Lesser-known dangers of hot cars include common items left in vehicles, experts say

Getty Images – STOCK/Allen Chen (NEW YORK) — The interior of a car is one of the most dangerous places for young children and pets during a heat wave. But everyday items can also be dangerous. Water bottles, for example, pose unique hazards when temperatures begin to climb, according to […]

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Illinois woman killed in officer-involved shooting is honored at funeral

Illinois woman killed in officer-involved shooting is honored at funeral

Getty Images – STOCK/ilbusca (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A funeral was held Friday for Sonya Massey, the Springfield, Illinois, woman who died after authorities say a police deputy shot her after she called 911 to report a possible intruder. Sean Grayson, the deputy involved in the shooting who has since been […]

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7 officers injured in police pursuit of vehicle linked to drive-by shooting: Officials

7 officers injured in police pursuit of vehicle linked to drive-by shooting: Officials

Getty Images – STOCK/Sheila Paras (SPOKANE, Wash.) — A high-speed police pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle crash in Washington state Friday left seven officers injured and three suspects in custody, according to officials. The crash took place near the intersection of North Oak Street and West Carlisle Avenue in […]

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Enforcement of Louisiana’s Ten Commandment classroom requirement put on pause

Enforcement of Louisiana’s Ten Commandment classroom requirement put on pause

Getty Images – STOCK/skynesher (BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana’s new law requiring all public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments will not be publicly enforced or endorsed in any way until November 15, 2024, according to a new court filing in the ongoing legal battle over the policy. Both parties […]

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Judge declines to dismiss charges against George Santos in fraud case

Judge declines to dismiss charges against George Santos in fraud case

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Friday declined to dismiss criminal charges against former Rep. George Santos for alleged schemes that cost him his seat. The judge denied Santos’ motion to dismiss certain fraud charges, ruling he failed to meet the legal standards. The New York […]

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Cooler temperatures will relieve parts of the US from extreme heat next week, forecasts show

Cooler temperatures will relieve parts of the US from extreme heat next week, forecasts show

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Mid-July is typically the hottest time of the year, but several regions in the United States will experience a brief respite from the heat in the coming days. The caveat? Thunderstorms with torrential rain will be the culprit for the cooler temperatures, forecasts show. Much […]

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CrowdStrike outage sparks global chaos with airline, bank and other disruptions

CrowdStrike outage sparks global chaos with airline, bank and other disruptions

Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A wave of IT outages swept across the globe Friday morning, causing thousands of flight cancellations and stalling internal and external systems across a variety of industries including hospitals, banks, stock exchanges and other institutions, as some Microsoft-based computers ceased to work. CrowdStrike — […]

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Man Arrested For Deadly Kanarraville Shooting

Man Arrested For Deadly Kanarraville Shooting

(Kanarraville, UT) — A man is facing charges in connection to a deadly shooting in Iron County. The sheriff’s office says Kyle Jessop was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing a 33-year-old man inside a Kanarraville home. Investigators explained the 18-year-old Jessop claimed there was a sexual […]

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Flying amid CrowdStrike outage: What to expect next and tips to navigate travel chaos

Flying amid CrowdStrike outage: What to expect next and tips to navigate travel chaos

martin-dm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Friday’s wave of global IT outages, which affected CrowdStrike customers who use Windows products, has led to more than 1,100 flight cancelations and hundreds of delays in the U.S., leaving travelers to navigate uncharted next steps as major airlines deploy workarounds and slowly come back […]

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