Month: June 2023

US, China vow to stabilize frayed ties and resume high-level talks after Blinken’s visit‘It was hell’: Hostage freed after years in Africa recounts ordeal and frustrations with US responseBiden plans 4 San Francisco-area fundraisers as he ramps up 2024 campaignWho has a break? Competing ideas on tax breaks loom large for the 2024 campaignMore than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states begin… READ MORE US, China vow to stabilize frayed ties and resume high-level talks after Blinken’s visit ‘It was hell’: Hostage freed after years in Africa recounts ordeal and frustrations with US response Biden plans 4 San Francisco-area…

A Texas fisherman only set a new record for Corpus Christi Lake after catching a 207-pound alligator, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Paul Hefner told KSAT he caught the massive 7-foot, 6-inch fish on April 13. Hefner’s father, who has been fishing in that area since the 1980s, stood up on the family’s boat and took a photo of him next to his catch to better show the size of the fish. “Not only were we targeting gar, but we were also targeting flathead and blue catfish. We also broke the Nueces River bluefish record, four separate…

CNN — [Breaking news update at 9:05 a.m. ET] At least one person was killed and nearly two dozen were injured after severe weather swept through Jasper County, Mississippi, on Sunday night, local officials said in a news release. [Previous story, publish at 8:50 a.m. ET] More than 50 million people in the Southeast face the possibility of severe weather Monday as record-breaking, sweltering temperatures threaten millions more, including many who remain without power after several storms last week. There is a 2 out of 5 slight risk of severe weather for parts of the Gulf Coast and the Southeast,…

MIFFLINTOWN BOROUGH, Pa. – One Pennsylvania State Police trooper is dead and another was injured after a shooting in Juniata County. The incident began when Brandon Stine, 38, of Thompsontown, allegedly began shooting at patrol vehicles in the parking lot of the state police station in Lewistown around 11 a.m. Saturday. State troopers found Stine in the Mifflintown area around 12:45 p.m. Police say Stine began shooting at the officers. He shot and seriously wounded Lt. James A. Wagner. Wagner, 45, was taken to Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. It is listed in critical condition. Authorities found…

Pittsburgh police retrieve body from Allegheny River Updated: 8:20 AM EDT June 19, 2023 Hide transcript Show transcript (THIS IS PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS 4) THIS BREAKING NEWS… POLICE CONFIRM TO PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS FOUR BODY WAS REMOVED FROM ALLEGHENY RIVER NEAR MARINA IN landing in Washington, not long ago. Pittsburgh police retrieve body from Allegheny River Updated: 8:20 AM EDT June 19, 2023 Pittsburgh police say a body has been recovered from the Allegheny River. An officer on the scene told Action News 4 in Pittsburgh that the body was found near the Washington Marina of Landing Monday morning. Few…

Drone footage shows the scale of destruction in Odesa after the Russian attack For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news Drone footage has been seen purportedly showing a car packed with explosives at the Kakhovka dam when it collapsed earlier this month. Two Ukrainian military officials told The Associated Press that Russian troops were in the same area inside the dam where Ukraine claims the explosion took place. The Russian Defense Ministry did not respond to a request for comment….

Jacksonville, Fl – A man was found shot multiple times in the driver’s seat of a car in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville community early today. He was pronounced dead in the 1400 block of W. 6th Street. JSO says there is no suspect information at this early hour. The victim was only identified as a black male in his 20s to 30s. “Detectives are canvassing the area talking to residents in the neighborhood and looking for any type of video,” said Sgt. Rudlaff with JSO. Homeowners in the community reported hearing two to four gunshots. Detectives say they do not believe there…

A tribute to those who died during the Vietnam War is coming to Centerville next month as part of an exhibit that will also honor local men and women who died after returning home from war. The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and a mobile education center, will be on display July 27-30 at Yankee Park, 7500 Yankee St. Presented by the Washington-Centerville Public Library, the exhibit honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the US Armed Forces in the Vietnam War. It bears the names of…