Associated Press Firefighters battling a Sierra wildfire that has burned more than five square miles north of Lake Tahoe are making significant progress slowing its growth. Still, hundreds of residents of a mountain community near the Nevada line whose homes are threatened by the blaze remain under evacuation orders. Official containment is still estimated at
Continue Reading AP Science Writer The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South. It’s enough pollution each year —
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — US regulators want to investigate Shein and Temu for selling dangerous baby products. This comes as the two e-commerce websites are facing scrutiny over a litany of issues, including how they’re able to sell goods at such strikingly low prices. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, Louisiana (KTBS) — A 11-year-old boy accused of killing his mother and grandfather in Minden Sunday is the youngest defendant Webster District Attorney Schuyler Marvin’s office has ever prosecuted. Through an arrangement reached years ago, prosecution of the child will go through Minden City
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Wednesday — under questioning from the federal government — that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart, Costco and Amazon. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Wednesday — under questioning from the federal government — that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart, Costco and Amazon. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un miembro de las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos fue detenido en Venezuela, según cuatro funcionarios estadounidenses familiarizados con el asunto. Se trata de un marino que es ciudadano estadounidense y fue detenido el 30 de agosto en Caracas, según los funcionarios. Uno de los funcionarios dijo que está detenido
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CNN By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence the 2024 US presidential election on Wednesday, including unveiling criminal charges against two Russian nationals, sanctions on ten individuals and entities, and the seizure of
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By Stefano Pozzebon, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US service member has been detained in Venezuela, according to four US officials familiar with the matter. The service member, a US Navy sailor, is a US citizen and was detained on August 30 in Caracas, according to the officials. One of the
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, Christian Edwards and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Parisians won’t be saying “adieu” to the Olympic Games as early as they expected after the city’s mayor announced plans to leave the Olympic rings as a permanent fixture on the Eiffel Tower. “I want the spirit of celebration to remain,” Mayor Anne
Continue Reading THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — A Rembrandt discovered in a Maine attic has sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century “Portrait of a Girl” by the Dutch artist had a note on the back of the frame saying it was loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an exhibition in 1970. Kaja Veilleux, appraiser, auctioneer
Continue Reading By Tara Lynch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Attorney General’s Office joined a lawsuit against three Maryland gun shops that sold dozens of firearms to a man who trafficked them in and around Washington, D.C. Several of the guns were recovered at crime scenes or with suspects wanted
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NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — A family believes a body found in a Florida nursing home’s closet is a 71-year-old man who went missing from the facility nearly two weeks earlier. The family of Elin Etienne believes it was his decomposing body that was found Monday in a closet at the North Dade Nursing &
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ina Garten is known for making things beautiful, but her new memoir details how her childhood was not that. The Food Network star and author reflected on her difficult upbringing in an interview with People as she promoted her upcoming book, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens.” Garten,
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s back to school for many more students across the United States, which means back to kids gathering in close quarters and sharing knowledge — and viruses. Vaccines are recommended for some illnesses, but there are also basic preventive measures that parents and caregivers should take to reduce the
Continue Reading By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — “There are people literally out in our streets left to languish and die,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “We don’t want that to happen. Nobody should let that happen.” The city’s Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program — known as CORE —
Continue Reading By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Another heat wave impacting most of the Sacramento region starting Wednesday is expected to send temperatures soaring back above 100 degrees. A new law went into effect in California on Jan. 1, 2024, requiring schools to have a “written emergency action plan”
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A lightning strike knocked a chunk of stone off Rome’s ancient Arch of Constantine, just meters from the Colosseum, amid a sudden violent storm that struck the Italian capital late Tuesday, according to archaeological authorities. No one was injured and all of the debris was collected and
Continue Reading WFOR By Morgan Rynor Click here for updates on this story HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A woman and her six children barely made it out before the roof of their Hallandale Beach apartment partially collapsed. It happened early Tuesday morning on NE 2 Street just west of NE 10 Avenue. The morning’s heavy rain
Continue Reading By Morgan Rynor Click here for updates on this story HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A woman and her six children barely made it out before the roof of their Hallandale Beach apartment partially collapsed. It happened early Tuesday morning on NE 2 Street just west of NE 10 Avenue. The morning’s heavy rain along
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress has approved contentious legislation that would launch the most sweeping judicial overhaul of the century by requiring all judges to stand for election. In a marathon session in which legislators were forced to meet in a gymnasium because protesters blocked the Congress building,
Continue Reading By Teri Hornstein Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — One man is dead after scaffolding partially collapsed at a Miami Beach condo. The collapse happened Tuesday afternoon at the Villa Di Mare condominiums at 58 Street and Collins Avenue. One man was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma
Continue Reading Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration official is seeking answers from Hungary about a work visa program open to citizens from Russia and Belarus. European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson is worried about whether they face tough security screening amid a spate of sabotage attacks and spying allegations across Europe. Hungary
Continue Reading By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A Draper man has been charged with attacking a coach with an umbrella at a rugby tournament. Takes Mafileo Vakapuna, 39, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault resulting in serious injury, a second-degree felony. A tournament
Continue Reading Associated Press Care to do lunges while you brush your teeth? Fitness experts say that’s an example of habit stacking, a concept that can lead to better fitness. The term was coined by author S.J. Scott in his 2014 book of the same name. The premise is intuitive. Attach a behavior you want to pick
Continue Reading AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could cool in the coming months. There were 7.7 million open jobs in July, down from 7.9 million in June. The pace of hiring picked up, though, from June to July.
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By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence the 2024 US presidential election on Wednesday, including unveiling criminal charges against two Russian nationals, sanctions on 10 individuals and entities, and the seizure
Continue Reading AP Science Writer Across the U.S., programs at all levels of government — federal, state and local — are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the racial gap. Many are making headway in their communities and paving the way for other places. The Associated Press examined efforts that are focused on individual patient needs
Continue Reading AP Science Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “ Black Wall Street,” one African American mother strives to keep others from dying as they try to bring new life into the world. Black women are more
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