Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tressa Honie is caught between anger and grief in the lead-up to Utah’s first execution since 2010. That’s because her father Taberon Dave Honie is the person set to die by lethal injection and her grandmother is the person he brutally murdered in 1998. The heinous intrafamilial crime
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PLANO, Texas (AP) — David Wilson will retire as Toyota Racing Development’s president and group vice president in December after leading the U.S. motorsports arm for the past 11 of 35 years with the Japanese automaker. General manager Tyler Gibbs, who has held multiple roles with the organization since joining in 1996, will succeed Wilson
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By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The owner of a burnt-down Maryland crab shack was arrested for allegedly stealing equipment and at least 10 bushels of live crabs from several different crab shacks throughout Cecil County and Delaware. Some of the stolen equipment and crabs were found
Continue Reading WJZ By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The owner of a burnt-down Maryland crab shack was arrested for allegedly stealing equipment and at least 10 bushels of live crabs from several different crab shacks throughout Cecil County and Delaware. Some of the stolen equipment and crabs were
Continue Reading By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Friends of the teenager who police shot and killed Monday night in Southwest Baltimore told WJZ he was an expectant father, and they demand answers from police. The deadly incident unfolded just before 9:15 p.m. when officers opened fire on a
Continue Reading WJZ By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Friends of the teenager who police shot and killed Monday night in Southwest Baltimore told WJZ he was an expectant father, and they demand answers from police. The deadly incident unfolded just before 9:15 p.m. when officers opened fire on
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By Matias Grez and Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — They say good things come to those that wait – and the wait has certainly been worth it for the USA’s figure skating team. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the US finished second behind the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the team event, with
Continue Reading CNN By Matias Grez and Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — They say good things come to those that wait – and the wait has certainly been worth it for the USA’s figure skating team. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the US finished second behind the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the team event,
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Food that goes uneaten at the Paris Olympics is helping those in need around the French capital. It’s part of an effort to cut down on food waste and contribute to organizers’ commitment to sustainability. Paris 2024 organizers have long said the Games would be more environmentally friendly, including reusable
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Paulina Nares (CNN) — Imagina embarcar en un vuelo sin tener que mostrar el pasaporte, el DNI o el billete ni una sola vez en el aeropuerto. En 2025 podría ser así en el Aeropuerto Internacional Zayed de Abu Dhabi. El aeropuerto es conocido por su infraestructura de alta tecnología y recientemente fue elogiado por
Continue Reading By Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — Among those who continue to recover after losing everything in the Maui wildfires, is more than 450 Lahainaluna High School student-athletes and 40 coaches. But a record number of Lahainaluna High School graduates will be going to college this fall. That
Continue Reading By Carolina Borges, Jordan Segundo Click here for updates on this story WEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Controversy has erupted in Florida’s higher education system as state universities are ordered to review their course materials for any indications of antisemitism or anti-Israel bias, according to reports. This directive, affecting all 12 of Florida’s higher learning
Continue Reading By Sheldon Fox, Rubén Rosario, Dannielle Garcia Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — New video captured a harrowing beating in the heart of South Beach that claimed the life of a woman and landed her alleged attacker behind bars on a second-degree murder charge. “Brutal and deadly” sums up
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — two veteran NASA astronauts piloting the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — have now been in space for 63 days, roughly seven weeks longer than initially expected. There is still no clear return date in sight, and NASA is now making
Continue Reading AP Airlines Writer Federal Aviation Administration officials say the agency has doubled its number of enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight. The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which happened during an Alaska Airlines flight in
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune The $43 million infusion the Port Arthur Independent School District received in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds accomplished more than Phyllis Geans could have ever imagined. The money allowed the district to upgrade antiquated heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Teachers earned retention stipends at a time when many were leaving the
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Le Bourget, Paris (CNN) — Aleksandra Mirosław was stood poised at the base of a 15-meter climbing wall, waiting for three pips of a buzzer to signal the start of her race. Six seconds later, she was an Olympic champion. And not just any Olympic champion; Mirosław became the first-ever gold
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says that school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. Woods said Wednesday that a letter from
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped. During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Colin Farrell is hoping to give back to families like his. Farrell’s 20-year-old son James has Angelman syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder. Diagnosed as a child, James is nonverbal and receives live-in care, according to Farrell, who opened up for the first time in depth about his son’s
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — For teens who want to stop vaping nicotine, an interactive text message program was found to be effective at helping them quit. The anonymous program begins with this message: “Ready to quit? Text the date you want to quit for daily tips a few weeks before and after your
Continue Reading Personal essay by Charlotte Maya, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles credited her return to the Olympics this year primarily to being “in a really good spot mentally.” She described her devotion to weekly therapy as “kinda religious.” Her athletic performances at the Paris Olympics this month were thrilling, earning her three gold medals and one
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Teacher, dancer, humanitarian, community icon and lifelong educator Rosa Guerrero has taught thousands of Borderland students. Guerrero continues to share wisdom with those returning to the classroom. In this installment, Guerrero focuses on the importance of discipline and respect. She said teaching taught her all about discipline, and that was
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks. Snoopy. More than 80 farms in the U.S. and Canada have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed mazes to celebrate the beloved strip’s 75th birthday. The mazes
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EL PASO, Texas—Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest will host the Lasso Up Western Dinner, Dance, and Fun fundraiser at the Las Cruces Convention Center on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 6 PM. Proceeds from the fundraiser will fund Girl Scout activities and provide Girl Scout leadership programming. Click here for information regarding the fundraiser:
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’ choice of a hardline political leader did little to comfort Gazans displaced, hungry, and seeking a way out of their misery after nearly 10 months of war on Wednesday. The Palestinian militant group appointed Yahya Sinwar to lead its political bureau on Tuesday, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who was
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By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Members of the grand jury in Arizona that indicted 18 allies of Donald Trump earlier this year for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election had also expressed interest in charging the former president, according to a new court filing. The interest was
Continue Reading Originally Published: 07 AUG 24 09:51 ET By Melissa Alonso and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder who was taken into custody in the US last month, will be transferred from El Paso, Texas, to Brooklyn, New York, to stand trial, according to his attorney. Zambada will be transferred
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Samra Zulfaqar, CNN (CNN) — A Nobel laureate known as the “banker to the poor” will aim to bring stability to Bangladesh after he answered a call by student protesters for him to temporarily lead the restive country following weeks of deadly anti-government demonstrations. Muhammad Yunus, 84, is heading an interim
Continue Reading Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — The heart keeps our blood flowing, the gut processes our fuel and the mind — that’s what keeps it all together. But what about the pelvis? This unsung hero — or heroine — is essential for so many of the body’s functions. The muscles and organs within the pelvis
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