The New York City Fire Department is responding to a report of a helicopter crash on the roof of a skyscraper in midtown Manhattan not far from Time Square. FDNY says the pilot has died. (June 10)
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Country stars offer prayers for Granger Smith
Country stars at the CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, offered prayers for fellow singer Granger Smith, whose three-year-old son died in an accident. (June 10)
Country stars offer prayers for Granger Smith
Country stars at the CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, offered prayers for fellow singer Granger Smith, whose three-year-old son died in an accident. (June 10)
Horan: US Eager to Finally Get on Field
American midfielder Lindsey Horan talks about the U.S. team’s long wait before kicking off the Women’s World Cup. The U.S. and Thailand will be the last teams to start play when they face each other Tuesday in Reims, France. (June 9)
Utah family struggles raising intersex child
When doctors said her child would be a girl, Amie Schofield chose the name Victoria. Then they said the child would be a boy, so she switched to Victor. It turned out neither was right. The baby was intersex, with both male and female traits. (June 10)…
Miranda Lambert says she has ‘a new energy’
Country star Miranda Lambert said she has “a new energy” in her upcoming music and gushed about husband Brendan at her walk to support her Mutt Nation Foundation, an animal rescue and adoption charity. (June 10)
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Canada plans to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plans to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve south of Montreal, Trudeau said items to be banned include such as water bottles, plastic bags and straws. (June 10)
Today in History for June 8th
Highlights of this day in history: Islam’s Prophet Mohammed dies; James Earl Ray caught, wanted for killing civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.; Architect Frank Lloyd Wright born; The N.Y. Yankees retire Mickey Mantle’s number. (June 8)
AP Debrief: Ex-officer sent to prison in Minn.
A former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who had called 911 apologized to her family on Friday. A judge brushed off a request for leniency and sentenced him to 12½ years. AP Reporter Steve Karnowski explains. (Jun…
NYC High Line marks 10 years
New York’s High Line park is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The urban park has been copied around the world and expects over eight million visitors this year. (June 10)