Why are luxury brands waging war on the ‘upcycled’ clothing market?
By Sarah Kent (CNN) — A little over a year ago, NFL player Travis Kelce stepped out in a flamboyant silk shirt emblazoned with two…
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Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the…
Continue ReadingDr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dr. Cyril Wecht has died at age 93 after spending much of his life pressing his view that more than one shooter was involved in…
Continue ReadingRetiree takes up part-time career in law enforcement
By Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BAY, California (KPIX) — On many days, you’ll find Bob Yee,…
Continue ReadingRetiree takes up part-time career in law enforcement
KPIX By Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BAY, California (KPIX) — On many days, you’ll find Bob…
Continue ReadingGeorge Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the…
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What to know about New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial
Originally Published: 13 MAY 24 05:00 ET Updated: 13 MAY 24 11:09 ET By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A sitting US senator faces a weekslong trial…
Continue ReadingPunxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when…
Continue ReadingOklahoma triple homicide investigation continues as neighbors left in disbelief
By Dacoda Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story CHICKASHA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A triple homicide in Chickasha…
Continue ReadingFamily-owned jewelry store thriving amid nationwide struggle to compete with big brands
By John Shumway Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With big stores, discount houses, and online…
Continue ReadingFamily-owned jewelry store thriving amid nationwide struggle to compete with big brands
KDKA By John Shumway Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With big stores, discount houses, and…
Continue Reading Voters suing over Louisiana’s proposed congressional districts call map ‘morally repugnant’
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A group of mostly White voters that is challenging Louisiana’s proposed congressional districts called the map…
Continue ReadingIranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad…
Continue ReadingOldest Tulsa Massacre survivor celebrates 110th birthday
By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ELM, Texas (KTVT) — Viola Ford Fletcher sat on a leather…
Continue ReadingOldest Tulsa Massacre survivor celebrates 110th birthday
KTVT By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ELM, Texas (KTVT) — Viola Ford Fletcher sat on a…
Continue Reading‘We have to put up with this’: Iowa farmers welcome rain despite spring planting delays
By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story WOODWARD, Iowa (KCCI) — A longtime Iowa farmer says he is…
Continue Reading16-year-old shot, killed at large “chaotic” house party
By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story NORTHBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 16-year-old was killed in a…
Continue ReadingDes Moines Renaissance fair food, fun and learning draws thousands
By Ethan Humble Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — One Des Moines Renaissance fair is…
Continue ReadingAdding migrant children to schools a challenge and an opportunity, superintendent says
By Kate Merrill Click here for updates on this story PEABODY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Massachusetts has been struggling…
Continue ReadingAdding migrant children to schools a challenge and an opportunity, superintendent says
WBZ By Kate Merrill Click here for updates on this story PEABODY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Massachusetts has been…
Continue ReadingIn Mother’s Day reunion, mother meets son 43 years after giving him up for adoption
By Miana Massey, Andrew Adeolu Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Medium Rare steakhouse hosted a…
Continue ReadingIn Mother’s Day reunion, mother meets son 43 years after giving him up for adoption
WJZ By Miana Massey, Andrew Adeolu Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Medium Rare steakhouse hosted…
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Melinda French Gates is resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Melinda French Gates, one of the world’s preeminent philanthropists, said Monday she would resign as…
Continue ReadingChad’s opposition leader challenges the results of the presidential elections
By MOUTA ALI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s opposition leader says he has filed an appeal with the country’s…
Continue ReadingCommunity reacts to naked man seen walking in downtown Burlington this week
By Sid Bewlay Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — The weather is getting warmer and more…
Continue ReadingViolent protests against price hikes in Pakistan-held Kashmir continue for the 4th day
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Protests against price hikes have continued for the fourth day in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with demonstrators…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s return to areas of Gaza it said were clear of Hamas raises doubts about its military strategy
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has renewed its fighting in northern Gaza where it previously claimed to have dismantled…
Continue ReadingPolish activists criticize Tusk’s government for tough border policies and migrant pushbacks
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Refugee rights activists are criticizing Poland’s pro-European Union government for plans…
Continue ReadingAlabama deputies ask for witnesses’ help after shooting at May Day party left 3 dead, 18 hurt
STOCKTON, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in south Alabama are urging witnesses to come forward with videos that might show who was responsible for a…
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Anthony Anderson, James Van Der Beek, Taye Diggs and more will strip in a ‘Real Full Monty’ charity special
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Some familiar faces are ready to reveal a lot more of themselves. Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, NFL All-Pro…
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Del Rey Oaks Police looking for suspects in credit/debit card fraud case
DEL REY OAKS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Del Rey Oaks Police is asking the publics help to identify two suspects involved in a credit/debit card fraud case.…
Continue ReadingMother of three uses early morning routine to become a record-breaking runner and inspiration
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Helen Ryvar took up running in 2020 just before Britain went into lockdown amid the…
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Salinas Police arrest two suspects after vehicle chase
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police arrest two people after a car chase ended in a non injury crash overnight Saturday. At around 12:30 a.m.,…
Continue ReadingBronny James receives medical clearance to play in the NBA, AP source says
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA teams were told Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, has been…
Continue ReadingNigeria labor unions protest higher electricity prices
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Labor unions in Nigeria staged nationwide have protested a recent increase in electricity prices introduced after the removal…
Continue ReadingCanadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for a…
Continue ReadingFlorida man shares story of survival after being bitten by Caribbean reef sharks in Bahamas
By Sooji Nam Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — April 26 was supposed to be a…
Continue ReadingChina and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about…
Continue Reading‘There was sky where the ceilings should be’: Residents recall damage left behind by EF2 tornado
By Yazmin Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story FINLEYVILLE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — It’s been almost 24 hours…
Continue Reading‘Even stealing Mother’s Day cards’: Natomas neighborhood fed up with weekly mail thefts
By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KCRA) — Some residents in a Natomas neighborhood…
Continue Reading Mortgage companies could intensify the next recession, US officials warn
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US officials worry the next recession could be intensified by a cascading series of failures in the mortgage…
Continue ReadingCollapsing billboard kills 3 and hurts 59 in heavy rains in Mumbai. Scores might be trapped
NEW DELHI (AP) — A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and…
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1,500 Georgia State University applicants got acceptance emails. It was a mistake
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Congratulations seemed in order for roughly 1,500 undergraduate applicants to Georgia State University. Over…
Continue ReadingHedge fund operators go on trial after multibillion-dollar Archegos collapse
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal fraud trial has begun for the owner and chief financial officer of a hedge fund that…
Continue ReadingDescendants of man who saved thousands of Jews in WWII meet growing families he saved
By Joe Donlon, Edie Kasten Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — It’s a story generations in the…
Continue Reading Flash floods threaten South as severe storms pummel already waterlogged region
Originally Published: 13 MAY 24 02:38 ET Updated: 13 MAY 24 10:25 ET By Robert Shackelford and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Flash flooding could…
Continue ReadingModel for success: Milwaukee Ma’Ruf Center seeks to elevate a neighborhood
By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Just 73% of children who grow up in…
Continue Reading Shein promised to tackle overwork. A new report claims 75-hour weeks are still common
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — More than a year after Shein promised to tackle excessive working hours in its supply chain, a new report…
Continue ReadingIndonesian police raid drug lab in Bali villa
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have raided what they have called a major drug lab…
Continue Reading Toby Keith’s daughter accepts his posthumous honorary degree
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The late country music artist Toby Keith was honored over the weekend during commencement at the University…
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