By Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story SODA CREEK, Colorado (KCNC) — How do you change dried-up farmland back into the wetlands it used to be? Follow the beavers’ lead. The Soda Creek Restoration Project hopes to do just that. By creating more than 100 beaver dam analogs, teams are hoping to
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CNN By Niamh Kennedy, Maria Kostenko and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast. The Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian defense ministry-operated warehouse in the
Continue Reading By Dominic Garcia Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KMAX, KOVR) — Every day, 12 people die waiting for a kidney donation. Living donations, where someone donates one of their kidneys, are more effective but aren’t as common. However, there is a proposal to change that with a financial incentive. A failing
Continue Reading Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon. The Nigerian hydrological agency said on Wednesday that water would be released from the Lagdo dam gradually and could cause flooding, but that there was no cause for alarm.
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By Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Israeli officials notified the US that the country was going to carry out an operation in Lebanon on Tuesday but did not give any details about what they were planning, according to three sources familiar with the matter, including in a call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
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Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris
Continue Reading By Jeff Wagner Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As people get comfortable at night in bed, discomfort can begin in their minds. Suddenly, they’re stuck on a thought and struggling to sleep. It’s ironic that in a place and time meant for rest — our beds — anxiety-inducing thoughts prevent
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski will oversee a wide range of responsibilities while working alongside coach Mark Schmidt
Continue Reading By Sara Machi Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — The Chicago area real estate market marks a high-profile deal with Michael Jordan’s North Shore mansion finally under contract after more than a dozen years. The sale is headline-grabbing news—but could it affect the real estate market for other luxury
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage daughter on numerous occasions. The indictment was made Tuesday by a grand jury that accused the couple of child
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cassie Ventura is writing her own song now. The “Me & U” singer regained control of her story when she first detailed years of disturbing abuse allegations in a lawsuit filed against her ex-boyfriend and former producer Sean “Diddy” Combs last November. While her complaint was quickly settled,
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside St. Louis’ Cathedral Basilica, badly damaging it, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the Angel of Harmony, which stood 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall and depicts a
Continue Reading CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Paul Whelan, who spent five-and-a-half years wrongfully detained in Russia, revealed Tuesday that he had spent the final five days leading up to his release in solitary confinement. “I couldn’t leave my cell, but I made it home,” he said in his first public comments since returning from Russia and
Continue Reading AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel. It’s a longshot political effort but the most substantive pushback yet from Congress over the devastation in Gaza ahead of the first year anniversary of
Continue Reading AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets shooting hot plasma are the largest ever spotted – about as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined up end-to-end. “This one has managed to reach a size that’s
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The Texas Tribune Travis County officials sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Tuesday over the state’s attempt to block voter registration efforts ahead of a hotly contested presidential election. The new federal lawsuit escalates a pre-election war between Republican state officials and Democratic urban county leaders over voter registration
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog says that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of the U.S. special envoy for Iran following allegations last year that he may have mishandled classified information. The department’s inspector general report, obtained by The Associated Press, stated that in
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China. From drones and unmanned surface
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, Tamara Qiblawi, Christian Edwards and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel said a “new era” of war was beginning Wednesday, tacitly acknowledging its role in shock twin attacks targeting Hezbollah that have pushed the Middle East back to the brink of wider conflict. Almost exactly 24 hours after explosions targeting the pagers
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking more than $100 million from the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, claiming that their cost-cutting and negligence in the ship’s maintenance led to the “entirely avoidable” disaster. The two companies, Grace Ocean Private
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Americans who are renewing their passports will now be able to do so online, a top State Department official announced Wednesday. “This is a new service which will allow Americans to pay to upload a photo and to apply completely online, with no need to appear in person or
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A woman has died following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. The 31-year-old German national lost a leg in the attack, which took place on Monday, a spokesperson for Spain’s Guardia Civil told CNN on
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Kara Scannell, Josh Campbell, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Diddy’s legal troubles keep growing. In the past 11 months, music magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs has faced crescendoing allegations of abuse and sexual assault, culminating in at least 10 civil lawsuits, a federal human trafficking probe and his arrest and
Continue Reading By Alex Browning and Daniel Cohen Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — When you think of things grown in Florida, maybe oranges, maybe mangoes might come to mind. But as Alex Browning shows us in tonight’s 7 Spotlight — there’s something else brewing here in the sunshine state. Under the morning
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The WNBA is returning to Portland, Oregon, starting in 2026. The new expansion franchise will play its home games at the Moda Center in downtown Portland and become the WNBA’s 15th team, the league announced Wednesday. “As the WNBA builds on a season of unprecedented growth, bringing a team back to
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By Fiona Sinclair Scott and Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Against the backdrop of a challenging economic outlook for many brands — big and small — the 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week last week was certainly a time for reflection. Jonathan Anderson, who has been showing his eponymous label JW Anderson on the
Continue Reading Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand say eight former security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim men arrested 20 years ago will be indicted on murder charges. The 2004 case earned special notoriety because of the manner in which the victims died. They were arrested following a violent protest
Continue Reading AP National Writer Not long after Edwin Moses figured out how to attack the solution to track’s ultimate math problem, he transformed himself into the best hurdler in history. That then gave the engineer-turned-Olympic champion the platform to go after even more difficult problems. The title to a new documentary on Moses, “13 Steps,” pays
Continue Reading AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan designers dipped into neutrals and muted tones for next summer on the second day of Milan Fashion Week. The color story on Wednesday reflected both a conservative streak in troubled times and a move toward thoughtful production of garments that can anchor any wardrobe. Even Roberto Cavalli opened
Continue Reading ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons. They are among the 12 finalists being considered for the honor later this year, alongside other first-time contenders including the trampoline and the party game Apples to Apples. Also nominated are the “Choose Your Own Adventure” gamebooks, Hess
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