By Allen Cone Click here for updates on this story ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Florida (WFOR) — A dog was rescued Thursday morning from the rubble of a home hit by a tornado spurred by Hurricane Milton at a 55 and older community with some help from a CBS News Miami crew. A resident found the
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Associated Press As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes — almost 400. On Tuesday, a crew on a reconnaissance flight into Hurricane Milton helped him make one more, dropping his ashes into the storm as a lasting tribute to the longtime National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’ well-being with access to mental-health care. The Guild and Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced Thursday they have partnered with athlete-specific mental-health company Onrise to provide care for jockeys in their native languages.
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — Wafiq Safa, un alto funcionario de Hezbollah, sobrevivió a los ataques israelíes del jueves por la noche en el centro de Beirut, dijo a CNN una fuente del grupo combatiente. Safa fue el objetivo del ataque israelí en la capital del Líbano, según la fuente de Hezbollah e informes de los medios
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — More that 730 people so far have registered to vote under the new voting provisions concerning felony convictions, according to the New Mexico secretary of state’s office. District Judge Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood has ordered that steps be taken to ensure former inmates eligible to vote under a law last year
Continue Reading By BRADLEY DAVIS Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — A new yard game invented by Colorado Springs residents is starting to catch on in the local community. The inventors hope it will one day become a Paralympic sport for its adaptable capabilities for those with physical impairments. “Our goal
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the presidential battleground state. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross came after a hearing Thursday. Three voting rights groups had argued in a lawsuit that disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived
Continue Reading Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge won’t let the state’s near total ban on abortions stand while the state appeals a ruling striking down the law. State District Judge Bruce Romanick on Thursday denied the state’s motion to stay his decision pending appeal. Last month, Romanick ruled that North Dakota’s abortion
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches have tabbed Kansas as the preseason favorite to win a conference that had nine of its current teams make the NCAA Tournament last season. The Jayhawks were picked ahead of Houston, Iowa State, Baylor and league-newcomer Arizona in a vote that was released Thursday for the conference’s 16
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump unveiled yet another set of targeted tax break proposals on Thursday, doling out more promises of relief as Election Day draws ever closer. Speaking before the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday, Trump promised to make the interest paid on car loans fully tax deductible, similar
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Sesenta y cinco mujeres más presentaron denuncias de abuso contra el fallecido multimillonario Mohamed Al Fayed, de acuerdo con la BBC, tras el documental de la cadena que detalló testimonios de mujeres que afirmaron haber sido agredidas sexualmente y violadas por él. Las denuncias se remontan a 1977, en Dubái, ocho
Continue Reading By Lyanne Melendez Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — It’s not everyday one gets to tour Lucasfilm in San Francisco’s Presidio with a top executive. “I just love film. I still do to this day,” expressed Athena Portillo, who was quick to point out the meaning of her first
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CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, will go to trial in May 2025. The judge in Combs’ federal case set a trial date for May 5, 2025 at a court hearing in New York
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of two teenagers charged with murder in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las Vegas last year has been found unfit to stand trial next month. Court records showed Thursday that a judge on Wednesday committed the teen, now 19, to custody in
Continue Reading By Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story ROSEVILLE, California (KCRA) — The pumpkin patch in the back of MoJoe’s and Kitchen 747 in Roseville is a testament to the restaurants’ commitment to the community. Profits from each pumpkin sold go to Compassion Planet, a nonprofit empowering underserved youth in the Sacramento area.
Continue Reading By Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEBURG, Kentucky (WLWT) — A Kentucky woman is now $200,000 richer after hitting the jackpot in a Kentucky Lottery online game. According to the lottery the Lawrenceburg, Ky. woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, was playing the online instant play game Coins of the Titans.
Continue Reading By Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City has revealed a time capsule from 1924, showcasing preserved artifacts and documents. The Time’s Up capsule was placed inside the Liberty Memorial Tower with the idea that, 100 years
Continue Reading By JD Franklin III Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A 20-year-old is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of a former Clemson University football player, according to officials with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. On Sept. 7, around 2:30 a.m., deputies said they responded
Continue Reading By Richard Bourne and Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The Mississippi Democratic Party said election commissioners across the state have purged 30,000 voters this year. Names of voters who died have been removed, as well as people who have requested to be taken off the voter rolls.
Continue Reading SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North Carolina community harmed by Hurricane Helene is operating again. Sibelco announced on Thursday that production has restarted at its mining and processing operations in Spruce Pine. Customer shipments also are happening.
Continue Reading By Jenyne Donaldson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is recognizing a world-renowned African elephant conservationist. Zoologist Kate Evans, the founder and research leader at Elephants for Africa, has made it her life’s work to study and protect the majestic and regal animals whose populations in
Continue Reading By KHBS Staff Click here for updates on this story VAN BUREN, Arkansas (KHBS) — A former Crawford County deputy was sentenced to more than five years in prison in a case where he was accused of hitting a man in the head repeatedly outside a gas station in Aug. 2022. Levi White pleaded guilty
Continue Reading By Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Excavation crews made a disturbing discovery at a Milwaukee school construction site last Wednesday when they dug up human bones. WISN 12 News has learned those bones are likely linked to the cholera epidemic that swept through the city in the mid-1800s.
Continue Reading By Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi (WAPT) — Supporters are still fighting for accountability for two suspects who investigators said targeted a Black man delivering FedEx packages in Brookhaven. It’s been almost two years since D’Monterrio Gibson was shot at, allegedly by a white father and son. Gibson came
Continue Reading By Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Forty private universities, including several in Massachusetts, are being accused of overcharging for tuition by including the financial backgrounds of noncustodial parents when determining financial aid. A Boston University student and Cornell University alum filed the class action lawsuit Monday against
Continue Reading Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Buffalo, New York, has been convicted of corruption. Jurors on Thursday found Joseph Bongiovanni guilty on seven of the 11 counts he faced. Bongiovanni was charged with using his position with the DEA to protect drug traffickers he believed were associated
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights lawyer and activist missing for nearly a week in southern Mexico regularly received threats related to her work. Sandra Estefana Domínguez Martínez and her husband were last seen Oct. 4, in the town of María Lombardo de Caso, in eastern Oaxaca on the border with Veracruz.
Continue Reading Associated Press A congressional candidate who says he was tricked by Democrats into running as a spoiler in a competitive House race in Minnesota is suspending his campaign and endorsing his Republican rival. Thomas Bowman, an independent running in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, said he’d come to the realization that he was a “pawn” for
Continue Reading Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t face criminal charges over a hidden cash scandal that was revealed more than two years ago and triggered an investigation by a special police unit. A former national security chief accused Ramaphosa in 2022 of kidnapping, bribery and other
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Cuando se anuncie el ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz en Suecia este viernes, Israel y el Líbano estarán entre los más de 50 países que experimentan conflictos armados. Por esa razón —y para enviar un mensaje de que “las instituciones del orden mundial parecen incapaces” de reducir el conflicto— el
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