By Chris Shaffer, Lisa Meadows and Joseph Dames Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A severe thunderstorm ripped through southern Minnesota on Monday night, leaving tens of thousands without power. The National Weather Service said the system passed through the Waconia area in the west metro just before 7 p.m. with
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The idea to end outdoor activities near sunset to protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus is not new. This year’s public outcry about the measure is. In 2005, 2012 and 2019, towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut asked residents to curb outdoor activities during outbreaks of eastern equine encephalitis, an
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By Kristen Holmes and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently suspended his own presidential campaign as an Independent, have both been added to Donald Trump’s transition team. Both endorsed Trump in recent days. “As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands across
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police officer was killed and another was critically injured when a speeding vehicle crashed into their patrol car. The speeding driver also was killed. The crash occurred late Monday after a vehicle was spotted traveling at high speed on a boulevard. Police Chief Scott Wahl says an officer
Continue Reading By Laura Fay, Scott Jacobson and Kerri Corrado Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s office released independent reports Monday night detailing the possible impact of the proposed 76ers arena in Center City. The long-awaited reports focus on the community impact, the economic impact, the transportation impact and
Continue Reading KYW By Laura Fay, Scott Jacobson and Kerri Corrado Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s office released independent reports Monday night detailing the possible impact of the proposed 76ers arena in Center City. The long-awaited reports focus on the community impact, the economic impact, the transportation impact
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — At least 170 people have died and more than 200,000 others are displaced following weeks of flooding in Africa’s most populous country, a spokesperson for Nigeria’s disaster management agency told CNN Tuesday. Northern Nigeria has been hit hardest by the floods, according to Manzo Ezekiel, who speaks for
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HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of Joshua Zimmerman, an inmate who fled to Chicago and was captured there last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention. Ronnie Hunt was charged
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HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of Joshua Zimmerman, an inmate who fled to Chicago and was captured there last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention. Ronnie Hunt was charged
Continue Reading AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival is underway, with major Hollywood films and stars arriving in Italy. The festival kicked off Wednesday with the world premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” before it opens in theaters worldwide next week. Here’s everything you need to know. What is the
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Two workers were killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. Delta said the explosion occurred while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. The parts were not attached to a plane at
Continue Reading AP National Writer A documentary exploring how Edwin Moses blended science with athleticism to become the world’s greatest hurdler in the 1980s, then parlayed his fame into a mission to fight for better pay and fair sports, will debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival. The movie’s
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By Sheldon Fox and Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story WEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — The family of a man behind bars is speaking out as, they say, he’s being wrongfully accused. Anthony Mitchell was arrested after, police say, he tried to kill a candidate running for commissioner. Opa-locka Police responded to
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By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Rosman community has continued to rally together following the tragic death of two of their own. Rosman High School juniors, Jayden Reynaldo and Layne Jones, were killed in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 25 in a four-wheeler
Continue Reading CNN By Rob Picheta, Tamar Michaelis, Nadeen Ebrahim, Nic Robertson, Lauren Izso, Jim Sciutto and Natalie Barr, CNN (CNN) — The family of the first Israeli hostage to have been reclaimed alive from inside Hamas’ sprawling tunnel network underneath Gaza have hailed his “unbelievable” rescue, saying it is as if he has been “brought back
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, ofreció este lunes enviar “combatientes sandinistas” para apoyar al Ejército de Venezuela en caso de que ocurra lo que denominó una “contrarrevolución armada”, luego de las elecciones del 28 de julio en las que la autoridad electoral proclamó como vencedor al presidente Nicolás
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By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Kremlin is trying to calm fears that the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France could upend the messaging platform, which is extremely popular in Russia and plays a key role in coordinating the war effort in Ukraine. Russian government spokesman
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Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s newest panda twins are thriving at the Berlin Zoo. The cubs have spent their first five days of life cuddling and drinking milk from their mother. The cubs were born Thursday to mother Meng Meng. As with other large bears, giant pandas are born deaf, blind and pink. Their
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products. But fake reviews and testimonials can make it harder for people to trust what they read online and ultimately hurt businesses. In addition, small businesses can find themselves
Continue Reading FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for a fired Florida sheriff’s deputy in the shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran was charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the May 3 shooting death of Roger Fortson. The airman was holding a
Continue Reading CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Latino advocacy group asked the US Justice Department on Monday to investigate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after his office launched a series of raids the group says was at the homes of Democratic activists and leaders on allegations tied to voter fraud.
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Colostrum, the first milk produced by humans and other mammals in the earliest days after giving birth, is “liquid gold,” said Dr. Jennifer Smilowitz. “It is packed full of nutrients, but also molecules that aren’t necessarily nutrients — they’re like these biologically active compounds that are actually protective,” said
Continue Reading AP Business Writer American consumers felt more confident in August as their outlook for the future improved. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 103.3 in August from 101.9 in July. The index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the
Continue Reading Associated Press Eugenie Montague explores memory in the digital age with her debut novel “Swallow the Ghost.” The Associated Press’ Andrew DeMillo writes that the novel is imaginative but also frustrating in its approach. The book tells the story of Jane Murphy, who works at a social media startup on an Internet novel that’s gained
Continue Reading Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A local journalist in rebel-held northwestern Syria who works with international news agencies was arrested by Turkish-backed authorities, his wife and rights groups said Tuesday. Journalists and activists called Bakr Qassim’s arrest part of an ongoing crackdown on them. Local authorities did not immediately comment. Qassim, who has reported
Continue Reading PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded Saturday to a call about an animal in the road. It turned out to be a water buffalo,
Continue Reading By Stephanie Ha Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is “looking at a number of options” to re-evaluate permanent resident levels in Canada and says any upcoming changes will not be “cosmetic” but “significant.” “Now it’s time to take a look
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — With the Federal Reserve all but confirmed to cut interest rates next month, there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel for Americans grappling with the most unaffordable housing market in decades. But the old saying that “real estate is local” still rings painfully true.
Continue Reading Associated Press EAST GARAFRAXA, Ontario (AP) — “Clean beauty,” the idea of promoting healthy and environmentally friendly beauty products, is all the rage online and in big-box stores. But knowing exactly what’s in most of the soaps, creams and perfumes on shelves today can be nearly impossible, supply chain experts say, because even products that
Continue Reading Originally Published: 26 AUG 24 15:35 ET Updated: 26 AUG 24 18:33 ET By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing to revive his office’s classified documents case against Donald Trump with a vigorous defense of its authority in the first formal filing since Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the criminal case last month.
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