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Theodore Roosevelt’s pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It’s finally back at his New York home
(AP) — The silver pocket watch was a prized possession of Theodore Roosevelt, a keepsake given to him by his sister and her husband in 1898 before he became president that would travel with him around the world and end up at Sagamore Hill — his home on Long Island, New York, and now a […]
Reports: Paul George to enter free agency Sunday
LOS ANGELES (WISH) — Paul George’s time in Los Angeles could be coming to an end. According to ESPN, the nine-time NBA All Star has opted not to accept the Clippers’ $48.7 million option and will enter free agency when the period starts Sunday at 6 p.m. The Clippers are the third team George has […]
Looking wet again by the 4th of July
TONIGHT Expect mostly clear skies with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Winds will be from the west around 7 mph with a low near 68°F. TOMORROW Sunny day with cooler temperatures reaching a high near 78°F. North winds will range from 8 to 10 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. TOMORROW […]
‘Health Spotlight Town Hall Special’ examines cancer programs for patients and survivors
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — News 8 on Thursday night hosted a Health Spotlight Special. For the special reports, WISH-TV partnered with Community Health Network to talk about cancer programs for patients and survivors in central Indiana. Guests included Maci Jones, vice president and chief nursing executive of the Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center; Dr. Sherif Farag, […]
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace not sharing details of last altercation with Aric Almirola
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Bubba Wallace refused Saturday to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing, saying he preferred to “keep some people’s images good.” Wallace spoke after qualifying for Sunday’s Cup Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway, briefly addressing an altercation that […]
US and Europe warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Hopes are lagging for a cease-fire in Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza that would calm attacks by Hezbollah and other Iranian-allied militias. […]
Biden is making appeals to donors as concerns persist over his presidential debate performance
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking to recapture his mojo and reassure donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump. The 81-year-old’s troubling performance at the first presidential debate Thursday rattled many Democrats, who see Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as an existential threat to U.S. democracy. Biden’s […]
As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies
GIMHAE AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — The United States wrapped up its first multidomain exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea on Saturday, a step forward in Washington’s efforts to strengthen and lock in its security partnerships with key Asian allies in the face of growing threats from North Korea and China. […]
Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the southeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Beryl chugged toward the southeast Caribbean on Saturday as forecasters warned it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday. A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph (178 […]
The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump’s immunity looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the last 10 days of June, on a frenetic pace of its own making, the Supreme Court touched a wide swath of American society in a torrent of decisions on abortion, guns, the environment, health, the opioid crisis, securities fraud and homelessness. And, with the court meeting for the final time this term […]
Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel’s embassy in Serbia before being shot dead
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s Interior Ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. Both Serbian and Israeli officials said initial indications pointed to terrorism as a motive. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said in a […]
Police shoot and kill a teen armed with a replica handgun in upstate New York, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teenager who was fleeing while wielding a “realistic appearing firearm,” authorities said Saturday. Utica Police Chief Mark Williams said the shooting happened Friday night after officers in the city about 240 miles (400 kilometers) northwest of Manhattan stopped two youths at […]
The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide
(AP) — Two white autoworkers bludgeoned 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat during his bachelor party in Detroit in 1982, but his loved ones’ cries for justice fell on deaf ears. Twelve days passed before any media outlets reported Chin’s killing by men who blamed Asian manufacturers for the downfall […]
Driver convicted in deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter sentenced to 60 years
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday found a driver guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alvarez, 35, was found guilty of eight counts of intoxication manslaughter at the […]
Former Northeastern University lab manager convicted of staging hoax explosion at Boston campus
(AP) — A former lab manager at Northeastern University has been convicted of staging a hoax explosion at the Boston campus and then lying about what happened to a federal agent. Jason Duhaime, 46, from San Antonio, Texas, was convicted on three counts Friday by a federal jury. He faces up to five years in prison and […]
Animal rescuers try to keep dozens of dolphins away from Cape Cod shallows after mass stranding
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod on Saturday after 125 of the creatures stranded themselves a day earlier. Teams in Massachusetts found one group of 10 Atlantic white-sided dolphins swimming in a dangerously shallow area at dawn on Saturday, and managed to herd […]
Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from ‘Fernwood Tonight’ and ‘Roseanne,’ dies at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Friday. He was 80. Mull’s daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father died at home […]
Rainforest animal rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of […]
Driver charged with DWI after crash into New York nail salon; 4 killed, 9 injured
DEER PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after authorities say he crashed his SUV into a nail salon, killing four people and injuring nine others, police said Saturday. Suffolk County Police said Steven Schwally, of Dix Hills, had been speeding through the parking lot […]
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