Month: September 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including a young Israeli-American man who became one of the most well-known captives held by Hamas as his parents met with world leaders and pressed for his release, including at the Democratic convention last month. The military said

Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin has been confirmed dead, his family announced early Sunday. Goldberg-Polin, 23, was abducted at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish State. He lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack. His body was recovered Saturday in the tunnels under

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 79 57 .581 — Baltimore 78 58 .574 1 Boston 70 66 .515 9 Tampa Bay 67 68 .496 11½ Toronto 67 71 .486 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 77 59 .566 — Kansas City 75 62 .547 2½ Minnesota 73

CHICAGO — Authorities are investigating a shooting at a park on the city’s South Side that left a woman injured on Saturday evening. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded just after 7 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Ellsworth Drive in Washington Park. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Officers said the

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC/NEXSTAR) — An increase in the number of “cat eyes” being carried through airport checkpoints in Upstate New York has prompted a warning from TSA officials. “The frequency in which we are seeing these items among carry-on items is disappointing,” said Bart R. Johnson, a federal security director for the TSA, said in

A Chicago-area college student, who was a gymnast at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, was shot and killed in an apartment late Friday night, Whitewater police said. Kara Welsh, 21, of Plainfield, Illinois, was found with multiple gunshot wounds when police responded to an apartment at around 11:54 p.m. in the 100 block of Whitewater Street,

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 7 to 11 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) You have energy to play and certainly energy to pursue sports because your competitive drive is aroused. Meanwhile, social plans might suddenly change. Parents should be extra vigilant about their

A month after having their gas shut off, residents began scrambling Saturday when SoCal Edison announced they would shut off electricity indefinitely for the 135 homes continuously shifting from a Rancho Palos Verdes landslide. The shut-off is scheduled to start on Sunday, Sept. 1. at 12 p.m. Mayor John Cruikshank noted to make matters worse,

Turbulence over Louisiana forced a United Airlines flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Chicago to make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, this week.

By Sophie Austin and Tran Nguyen | Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers will come back in a special session after they wrap up their legislative year on Saturday to debate measures proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at reducing gas price spikes at the pump. Newsom called the Legislature into the special

Denver’s defense will look quite a bit different this fall — especially on the back end. Justin Simmons is no longer the defensive leader in the Broncos secondary. Now, it’s Brandon Jones. After an inconsistent performance from the defensive line in 2023, the Broncos added Malcolm Roach and John Franklin-Myers in an attempt to put

Connections was launched by The New York Times in 2023 following the astonishing success of Wordle, a game initially invented during the COVID-19 lockdown that the newspaper purchased in January 2022 for an undisclosed low seven figure sum. Connections, like Wordle before it, over time developed a fanbase across the English-speaking world with some players