Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the…
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Trump burns through donors’ money as legal troubles mount
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has raised formidable sums, but his…
Continue ReadingFather of murdered Fayetteville 22-year-old said suspects tracked him down online
By Gilbert Baez Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Monday, a pair of…
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Minnesota Lynx rebound from 0-6 start behind strong play from rookies
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer After starting the season with six straight losses, it was easy to think that the Minnesota Lynx were on their…
Continue Reading DeSantis defends record on abortion following rebuke from leading anti-abortion group
By Kit Maher and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his record delivering “pro-life protections” as Florida…
Continue ReadingSheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
By MIKE CATALNI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders…
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Pacific Grove Police searching for missing at risk man
Courtesy: Pacific Grove Police Dept. MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Pacific Grove Police Department is asking for the public help’s in…
Continue ReadingOrganizers of heavy metal festival in Germany ask visitors to leave cars at home due to bad weather
The organizers of the famous heavy metal music festival of Wacken in northern Germany have issued a travel ban for visitors with vehicles due to the…
Continue ReadingWhat would West African bloc’s threat to use force to restore democracy in Niger look like?
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force if the ousted…
Continue ReadingNASA hears ‘heartbeat’ of Voyager 2 after losing communication
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with…
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Un zoológico chino niega que sus osos sean personas disfrazadas
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un zoológico del este de China desmintió las insinuaciones de que algunos de sus osos son personas…
Continue ReadingAlaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Moments after two children were playing with toy guns, one of the children picked up a real rifle in a western Alaska home…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany won’t challenge Baldwin for Wisconsin Senate seat
By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin will not seek to challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin for her US Senate seat…
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Northwestern enlists Loretta Lynch to lead review of athletics department accountability mechanisms in wake of hazing lawsuits
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University announced Tuesday an independent review of the school’s accountability mechanisms…
Continue ReadingHomeless woman ‘not leaving’ amid tent ban
By Aaron Dickens Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Most of the tents are gone on 16th Street and…
Continue Reading3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl winner Bruce Collie’s daughter is among 4 killed in Wisconsin aircraft crashes
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of…
Continue ReadingSuspected militant attack in Yemen kills 5 troops loyal to secessionist group, spokesperson says
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A military spokesman says that a suspected militant attack in southern Yemen has killed at…
Continue ReadingBusiness owner steps up for mother of two after car crashes into home
By Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KNXV) — Melissa Tamayo tells ABC15 that a hit-and-run…
Continue ReadingArizona tubing company bans marshmallows due to littering
By Elenee Dao Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — If you’re heading out to the Salt River…
Continue ReadingIowa agency rules finds deaths of 3 men in Iowa building collapse were accidental
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s health agency has determined that the deaths of three men crushed in the collapse of a downtown Davenport building…
Continue Reading F-16 questions remain as Ukrainian pilots set to start training this month
By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US is still waiting for European officials to submit a final plan for…
Continue Reading Misterio resuelto: descubren qué es el cilindro hallado en una playa de Australia
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un cilindro misterioso que llegó a la costa de Australia Occidental es parte de los restos de un lanzamiento espacial indio,…
Continue ReadingAs climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise
By BLANCA BEGERT, Grist In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa…
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Safety regulators investigating steering on some Tesla models
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating new Tesla Model 3 sedans and…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour, giving Commissioner Jay…
Continue Reading Verlander going back to Houston highlights flurry of MLB trades ahead of Tuesday’s deadline
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to…
Continue Reading Coors Light brewer benefits from Bud Light’s turmoil
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bud Light’s decline is benefiting one of its biggest rivals. Molson Coors, brewer of Miller Lite and…
Continue ReadingBond is denied for South Carolina woman accused of killing newlywed bride in drunken crash
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A judge has denied bond for a woman accused of killing a newlywed bride when she drunkenly…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver still hospitalized, Scutari is acting governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remained unable to carry out her duties as acting governor on Tuesday after she was…
Continue Reading An armed man tried walking into a Jewish school in Memphis and opened fire outside when he couldn’t get in, police say
By Shawn Nottingham and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Authorities shot a man after they say he fired shots at a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee,…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum seekers in…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers in…
Continue ReadingThe US lacks that 2019 magic at this Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The United States is clearly not the dominant team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The Americans have…
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Tom Hanks and Johnathon Schaech have a ‘That Thing You Do’ reunion
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tom Hanks and Johnathon Schaech are still going strong as friends nearly 30 years after they both starred in…
Continue Reading1 in 10 Georgia students have ‘seriously considered’ suicide, some resources can help
By Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Mental illness continues to be a…
Continue ReadingJob openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers…
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PACT Act looks to provide more VA Health Care for Veterans
MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- A new bill is aimed at helping veterans and expanding their health care benefits. It’s called the PACT Act. This…
Continue ReadingRabid raccoon bites 2-year-old who attempted to pet it, Gwinnett County officials say
By Alexandra Parker Click here for updates on this story DACULA, Georgia (WANF) — A raccoon who bit a 2-year-old tested…
Continue ReadingHomeowner fatally shoots man he believes is intruder, Atlanta police say
By Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A death investigation is underway…
Continue Reading Oklahoma lawsuit seeks to block opening of first publicly funded religious charter school in the US
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed Monday in Oklahoma is seeking to block the state’s support for the nation’s first publicly…
Continue Reading El número de empleos disponibles en EE.UU. cae a su nivel más bajo desde 2021
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las ofertas de empleo en Estados Unidos cayeron en junio a su nivel más bajo desde abril de 2021, según los…
Continue Reading Crews balance firefighting and protecting a fragile ecosystem in containing California-Nevada blaze
By TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s…
Continue ReadingCrews balance firefighting and protecting a fragile ecosystem in containing California-Nevada blaze
By TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond is back from the dead
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — A month after Overstock.com announced it bought Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand out of bankruptcy,…
Continue ReadingFrench reporters end an unsuccessful strike against a new editor known as a far-right supporter
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Journalists at France’s emblematic Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche have decided to put…
Continue Reading‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske…
Continue ReadingHenrietta Lacks’ family reaches a deal with a biotech company that used her cells without consent
By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta…
Continue ReadingSelf-driving taxis coming to Nashville, testing already underway
By Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Cruise, a self-driving car…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Tiffany won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican from Wisconsin, says he won’t run for U.S. Senate in…
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