By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The “Thanksgiving grandma,” who accidentally texted a dinner invitation to a teen she’d never met, invited him anyway and went viral for her kindness, is facing a new challenge as the holiday approaches. Wanda Dench is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, she said in a statement posted by Jamal
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By Chelsea Jones Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney was back in a Miami courtroom as her lawyers fought for her to be released on bond. A dramatic video played in court showed an expert knife thrower launching knives at a pig carcass to demonstrate that Clenney
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The main zoo in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje has been closed after authorities confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu. The disease was detected in a goose that died in a pond, authorities said Saturday. Authorities put down dozens of ducks, geese, chickens and one jackdaw,
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat her complications from an abortion pill, as she put combating restrictions on reproductive
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi when someone opened fire into a group of young people on a trail who were celebrating a school’s homecoming football game. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office says the gunfire early Saturday was proceeded by a fight between two young
Continue Reading By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Three weeks after Helene unleashed a sea of horrors on Western North Carolina, the state appears to be nearing the end of its count of the lives taken in the storm. Starting Saturday, Oct.19, the state will reduce its Hurricane
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Residents in New York’s Harlem neighborhood are remembering a four-year-old boy who prosecutors say was starved to death by his parents. Community members lit candles and released balloons during a Friday night vigil in front of the apartment building where prosecutors say Jahmeik Modlin was found so severely malnourished that he
Continue Reading Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The family of a Guatemalan journalist has celebrated his transfer to house arrest following his jailing for over two years amid his newspaper’s anti-corruption investigations. José Rubén Zamora, the founder of newspaper El Periódico, was released from jail Saturday evening. The daily specialized in anti-corruption reporting before closing a
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El periodista José Rubén Zamora salió de prisión este sábado para entrar en arresto domiciliario y enfrentar desde su casa los procesos penales en su contra en Guatemala. Así lo informó su hijo, José Zamora, quien en su cuenta de X republicó mensajes que dan cuenta de la salida de
Continue Reading By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — It has now been three weeks since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, and News 13 spoke with one Swannanoa family who barely escaped from their home during the storm. On most days, their neighborhood is a peaceful street. But
Continue Reading By Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Devin Aguilar, a Colorado high school all-state football star who went on to a standout career at the University of Washington and a brief NFL career, was released from the Arapahoe County Jail last month after serving less than a year behind
Continue Reading By Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A 13-year-old boy is back safe with his family, but not before quite a scare for his mom. Police say he was sleeping in a car in Lakewood that ended up getting towed on Friday, and the Denver tow driver had
Continue Reading Associated Press Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through November 2026. Letter carriers have been working without a new
Continue Reading WBZ By Brandon Truitt Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — At the age of 84, Eleanor Harris is in the one place she’d rather not be: her bed. It doesn’t take long to learn that Harris is a smart, independent, and tough woman. But when we spoke at her home Friday
Continue Reading By Brandon Truitt Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — At the age of 84, Eleanor Harris is in the one place she’d rather not be: her bed. It doesn’t take long to learn that Harris is a smart, independent, and tough woman. But when we spoke at her home Friday evening,
Continue Reading WLNY By Derick Waller Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — A haunted house in Queens is being sued by several individuals who say they were seriously injured. New York City temporarily shut down “A Haunting in Hollis” on Hollis Avenue, but it reopened Friday after organizers say they made changes
Continue Reading By Derick Waller Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — A haunted house in Queens is being sued by several individuals who say they were seriously injured. New York City temporarily shut down “A Haunting in Hollis” on Hollis Avenue, but it reopened Friday after organizers say they made changes to
Continue Reading Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity for two days. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said that the country had 500 megawatts of energy in its electrical grid early Saturday.
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By Clare Foran and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill face major deadlines and key issues on their to-do list after the November elections, including averting a federal government shutdown before the end of 2024 and taking action to address the debt limit in the new year. The November elections – where control of
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A tentative deal has been reached to end the five-week-long strike at troubled aircraft maker Boeing, the union announced to its 33,000 striking members early Saturday. The deal still needs to be ratified by a majority of the rank-and-file membership of the International Association of Machinists before
Continue Reading CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of a missing Broadway dancer whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ The Musical” is expanding its search beyond the South Carolina hiking trailhead where authorities found his car earlier this month. Zelig Williams, 28, was last seen on October 3 at his home in Columbia, according to
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of a missing Broadway dancer whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ The Musical” is expanding its search beyond the South Carolina hiking trailhead where authorities found his car earlier this month. Zelig Williams, 28, was last seen on October 3 at his home in Columbia, according to a
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — “When I was 5, I began getting sexually abused by my stepfather, and he got me pregnant when I was 12,” Hadley Duvall says in a new campaign ad released by Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday. Duvall, a rape survivor turned reproductive rights advocate, has been featured in several
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Oscar se ha fortalecido a un huracán de categoría 1 con vientos máximos sostenidos de 128 km/hora, informa el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (HNC). Las cifras surgen en base a mediciones recién obtenidas de un avión cazahuracanes que investigaba la tormenta. No se espera que este huracán impacte en EE.UU. La tormenta
Continue Reading CNN By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said. “The Electric Union is working to reestablish
Continue Reading Associated Press LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — Deep in the heart of Texas’ sprawl, the city of Lewisville embodies the Lone Star State. Bisected by Interstate 35 and ribboned with six- and eight-lane thoroughfares lined with chain stores, Mexican restaurants and pawn shops, Lewisville, 23 miles north of Dallas, is a prototypical slice of the nation’s
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91. Stanford University announced Friday that Zimbardo died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. A cause of death was not provided. In the 1971
Continue Reading Associated Press LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — Deep in the heart of Texas’ sprawl, the city of Lewisville embodies the Lone Star State. Bisected by Interstate 35 and ribboned with six- and eight-lane thoroughfares lined with chain stores, Mexican restaurants and pawn shops, Lewisville, 23 miles north of Dallas, is the prototypical slice of the nation’s
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the Chinese pets earning “snack money” in cafés, a European capital that’s had enough of “drunk” tourists, and the New Zealand airport that’s curtailing caresses. Catch flights, not feelings Dunedin Airport in New Zealand has sparked debate around the world with its new sign
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said. “The Electric Union is working to reestablish it.”
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