Turkey this week informed organizers that an Atlantis Events-chartered cruise aboard Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady would not be permitted to dock in Kuşadası or Istanbul, officials and company statements said. The 'Athens to Venice' sailing was due to depart from Greece on July 5 and had scheduled Turkish stops two...
Tucson, Arizona — Derrick Callella, a 42-year-old Los Angeles-area resident, pleaded guilty on July 2 in federal court in Tucson to two counts of transmitting communications demanding ransom after sending fake bitcoin ransom texts and placing a brief phone call to relatives of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Jason W. Tourtillott, 28, entered a no contest plea July 2 in Wood County Circuit Court to an amended charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the July 22, 2021 death of his father, Thomas Tourtillott, who was found unresponsive at his Nekoosa residence. He was initially arrested...
SHREVEPORT, La. — The City of Shreveport held a centennial celebration at Ford Park on Friday evening, staging a free outdoor screening of the film National Treasure followed by a fireworks display launched over Cross Lake beginning around 9:30 p.m. Gates opened at 6 p.m. and the movie began at...
New York City. The National Weather Service forecasted hot, humid conditions for the Fourth of July period, issuing predictions of highs near 94°F on Thursday and about 92°F on Independence Day in Manhattan; heat index readings near 101°F were expected and forecasters warned of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms this...
Apple Inc. is in negotiations to purchase memory chips from Chinese semiconductor makers ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies, both listed by the U.S. Pentagon as supporting Beijing’s military development, according to Bloomberg sources. The chips would be used in Apple devices sold in China, and no U.S. approval...
Athens, Ga.: Jason Gutierrez Martinez, 20, was arrested July 1 after officers executed a June 18 search warrant and seized evidence following a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline referral, authorities said. Portland, Ore.: Odysseus Japeth Tewee, 20, was identified after a September 23, 2024 NCMEC tip and...
FOND DU LAC, Wis. District Attorney Eric J. Toney announced on July 1 that Bradley Hartmann made his initial court appearance after prosecutors charged him with making threats to kill a high-ranking Wisconsin Executive Office official based in Madison and members of the official’s family. Prosecutors filed three counts of...
Calgary, Canada — Pembina Pipeline on July 2 approved a final investment decision to construct the C$4.6 billion Greenlight Electricity Centre, a 932‑megawatt gas‑fired plant in Sturgeon County to power an unnamed hyperscale data centre, and concurrently entered a non‑binding heads of agreement to participate in a proposed one‑million barrels‑per‑day...
North Lauderdale, Florida — A woman shot and killed a 62-year-old man Tuesday afternoon following a verbal dispute over a parking spot outside a Walmart supercenter, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Authorities identified the victim as Bart Diguglielmo, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, who was struck by a...
