He went viral with his singing talents. Now he wants to use them to help mentor Richmond kids.
By Maggi Marshall Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A Richmond police officer is gaining…
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Neighbor reported smelling gas night before Maryland house explosion
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — A newspaper reports that a neighbor smelled gas and told a utility company about it the night before a home exploded in Bel…
Continue ReadingTennessee family’s lawsuit says video long kept from them shows police force, not drugs, killed son
Associated Press A mother whose son was having a seizure in his Tennessee apartment said in a federal lawsuit that police and paramedics subjected…
Continue ReadingRail bridge collapses near the US-Canada border
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A century-old rail lift bridge near the U.S.-Canada border has collapsed. It’s unclear when water traffic can resume. No…
Continue ReadingWoman mourns loss of slain daughter: ‘She wasn’t just my daughter, she was my best friend’
By Jon Burkett Click here for updates on this story CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — An argument at an August 7…
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid was likely a giant mudball, study says
Originally Published: 16 AUG 24 10:43 ET Updated: 16 AUG 24 11:54 ET By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Editor’s note: Kate Golembiewski is a freelance…
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Disney has a price problem. It has ambitious plans to fix that
Originally Published: 16 AUG 24 05:00 ET Updated: 16 AUG 24 10:12 ET By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disney recently announced a huge slate of…
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Disney no es el único que dice que si haces clic no puedes demandar: Airbnb y Walmart tienen políticas similares de arbitraje
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Todos los días, los consumidores pueden estar renunciando, sin saberlo, a sus derechos a demandar a empresas, como…
Continue Reading‘Rest easy in this beautiful place, my love’: Widow scatters husband’s ashes into Moab canyon before jump
By Shanti Lerner Click here for updates on this story MOAB, Utah (KSTU) — When Shannon Lloyd lost her husband Steven in…
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High-stakes Gaza ceasefire talks have ended. Here’s what to know
Originally Published: 13 AUG 24 10:53 ET Updated: 16 AUG 24 11:15 ET By Mostafa Salem, Nic Robertson, Ben Wedeman, Rob Picheta, Mostafa Salem and…
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Woman charged in alleged scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s Graceland
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The Justice Department announced charges Friday against a Missouri woman who allegedly tried to…
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Once a mainstay of the radio dial, local news is signing off as stations struggle to survive in the digital age
Originally Published: 16 AUG 24 11:41 ET By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — For more than a century, Americans have been turning to a trusted and…
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Trump says civilian award is ‘much better’ than Medal of Honor
CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which honors civilians,…
Continue ReadingWoman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley’s family and auction off Graceland
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s…
Continue ReadingBody cam video shows heroic officers, witness rescuing driver after fiery crash
KSTU, LONE PEAK POLICE DEPARTMENT, AMERICAN FORK POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Jenna Bree Click here for updates on this story…
Continue ReadingMan didn’t know woman he fatally shot in restaurant drive-thru before killing himself, police say
STOW, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man who got out of his car in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant in Ohio and fatally shot a woman in…
Continue ReadingJury convicts white Florida woman in fatal shooting of her Black neighbor during ongoing dispute
Associated Press A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor after the jury rejected her…
Continue ReadingNow that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a…
Continue ReadingGenetic genealogy helps identify killer in 1985 murder of UTA student: Cold case breakthrough
By Amelia Mugavero, Doug Myers Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Forty years after the…
Continue Reading Artist behind iconic Obama ‘Hope’ poster crafts new artwork for Harris
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The artist behind the iconic “Hope” poster that became a prominent symbol of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign…
Continue ReadingKeller family business recovering after burglars steal valuable Pokemon cards
By Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story KELLER, Texas (KTVT) — Griff’s Gifts, a beloved Keller…
Continue ReadingLincoln Unified adds sensors to high school campus restrooms to catch students vaping
By Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — The Lincoln Unified School District…
Continue ReadingSurveillance video shows bystanders stop carjacking at Pittsburgh shopping plaza after chase and crash
By Mamie Bah Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A man is charged with leading a…
Continue ReadingNational Labor Relations Board files federal injunction against Post-Gazette
By Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is…
Continue Reading Chicago preps as Democrats descend for convention
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Protective fencing is up, street closures are beginning and local and federal law enforcement officials say…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia singer and three-time cancer survivor launches new flexible bra line
By Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A Philadelphia…
Continue ReadingAfter Minouche Shafik resigns, Columbia University students ask what’s next
By Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Columbia University students are…
Continue ReadingWhat is ketamine, the drug involved in Matthew Perry’s death?
AP Medical Writer The investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people…
Continue ReadingMayor Eric Adams, staff members hit with 3 new subpoenas in federal corruption probe
By Dick Brennan Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — There have been significant…
Continue ReadingNYC middle school students are designing their own community youth space
By Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — While many kids have spent their…
Continue ReadingSt. Charles rallies around 16-year-old wrestler recovering from heart transplant
By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Minnesota (WCCO) — A St. Charles teenager says…
Continue ReadingMinnesota investigators ID baby found dead in box 35 years ago
By Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story SHERBURNE COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesota investigators on…
Continue ReadingHarris has offered a string of new economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is out with a string of new proposals on food prices, taxes, housing…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts bans use of PFAS chemicals in fire gear by 2027
By Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey…
Continue ReadingMerchants tense as Burning Man reservations get off to slow start
By Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — So far, Burning Man has failed…
Continue ReadingBaltimore police “playing with fire” over severe shortage of officers, judge warns
By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore police continue to lose…
Continue ReadingHettie Jones, publisher, educator and award-winning poet and former wife of Amiri Baraka, dies at 90
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hettie Jones, an award-winning poet, publisher and children’s book author who was the first wife and early…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Sabrina Carpenter gets cheeky, ‘Furiosa’ fights and Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ spins
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and Sabrina Carpenter, George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max…
Continue ReadingPolice say 11 inmates killed in shootouts following breakout from prison in central Haiti
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say inmates have broken out of a prison in the central coastal town of Saint-Marc as…
Continue ReadingProbe at German military base finds no evidence that the water supply was tampered with
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Defense Ministry says an investigation found no evidence that the water supply at a major air force barracks in…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor announces he will appoint his former chief of staff to replace Menendez in Senate
By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Friday that he will appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an…
Continue Reading Cómo explican los fiscales que los sospechosos por la muerte de Matthew Perry se aprovecharon de él
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un grupo de personas vinculadas a Matthew Perry, incluidos médicos y la supuesta “Reina de la ketamina”…
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2 women were murdered six years apart. Now DNA evidence links a suspect, police say
Originally Published: 16 AUG 24 09:49 ET By Jillian Sykes and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Six years ago, a passing driver in Austin, Texas, found the…
Continue ReadingWhat do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift may have just name-checked the artist formerly known as Kanye West
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Success is said to be better than revenge, but Taylor Swift appears content with both. Many in her fan base…
Continue Reading Comité Olímpico de Australia condena la “intimidatoria” petición en línea que cuestiona acreditación de la competidora Raygun para breaking en París 2024
Paulina Nares (CNN) — El Comité Olímpico de Australia (COA) condenó una petición anónima en internet relativa a Rachael Gunn —la B-Girl…
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How prosecutors say the suspects in Matthew Perry’s death took advantage of him
Originally Published: 16 AUG 24 10:22 ET Updated: 16 AUG 24 10:31 ET By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A cadre of people linked to Matthew Perry –…
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Jury hears closing arguments in trial of White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor amid dispute over kids playing outside
Originally Published: 16 AUG 24 05:35 ET Updated: 16 AUG 24 10:38 ET By Chelsea Bailey and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Jurors heard closing arguments…
Continue ReadingMiss South Africa finalist at center of nationality row to compete in Nigerian pageant instead
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Chidimma Adetshina, who quit the Miss South Africa beauty pageant last week after being embroiled in…
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