By Shay O’Connor Click here for updates on this story KENNER, Louisiana (WDSU) — It’s been days since Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana, having major impacts in some parts. For many areas, cleanup efforts continue. Along West Loyola Drive, you could still see the leftover debris and items from homes that sustained damage amid Francine. Kenner
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Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The good news for Atlantic City’s casino industry is that internet gambling had its best month ever in August, bringing in more than $198 million. The bad news is that most of the city’s nine casinos are still winning less from in-person gamblers than they did before the
Continue Reading By Bryce Oselen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM (WVTM) — A bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963, killing four little girls, one of which was Kimberly McNair Brock’s sister, Denise McNair. McNair Brock said the community should never forget its history. “It’s a lot, you know,
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Atención, amantes de los eventos astronómicos: esta semana se podrá ver el último eclipse lunar de 2024 y, junto a él, llegará también la primera superluna del año. Entre la noche del martes 17 de septiembre y la madrugada del miércoles 18, tendrá lugar este eclipse lunar, que será parcial. (Después
Continue Reading By James Maloney Click here for updates on this story RUTLAND, Vermont (WPTZ) — Dream Maker Bakers made culinary history Saturday at the third annual Rutland Whoopie Pie Festival. The bakery set out to make the largest whoopie pie in the world. The weight was calculated at 1,187 pounds, beating the previous record by exactly
Continue Reading By Bob Mayo Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A 4-month-old baby who suffered severe injuries at the hands of his father, according to police, has died. Police say the 4-month-old was initially taken toUPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in grave condition with multiple traumatic injuries to the head. The infant
Continue Reading By Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA (WESH) — Residents of the Shadowbay Boulevard community in Longwood called for action to address ongoing flooding, which they said worsened after a neighbor plugged a drain pipe with concrete. A recent code enforcement hearing in Seminole County concluded with an order for homeowner
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By Nicole Chavez, Chris Boyette, Jeff Winter, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A pipeline fire that began after an SUV struck a valve for a liquid natural gas pipeline near Houston continues burning Tuesday after damaging houses, melting vehicles, and leading to the evacuation of 100 homes, officials said. The huge plume
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By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and his children unveiled a new cryptocurrency business Monday in a virtual address from his Mar-a-Lago estate, the latest venture that stands to benefit the former president as he seeks another four years in the Oval Office. Details on the new business, which will be called World
Continue Reading DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A U.S. Defense Department official says the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete. A Pentagon spokesperson said Monday that a small number of troops assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy remains. Niger’s ruling junta earlier this year ended an agreement that allowed American troops to operate in the West
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DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A fire in a 20-inch pipeline carrying natural gas liquids must burn itself out, operator Energy Transfer says (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the pipeline was carrying liquified natural gas).
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — For more than a decade, a string of unsolved killings on Long Island, New York, known as the Gilgo Beach murders confounded investigators. The investigation began in earnest with the 2010 disappearance of 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert. The search for her whereabouts led to the discovery of
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is demanding that its corporate employees return to the office five days a week, a significant change from its current pandemic-era hybrid policy that requires them to be in the office just three days a week. CEO Andy Jassy made the announcement about the new policy
Continue Reading Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Rupert Murdoch and his four children are in Nevada where they’re scheduled to return to court Tuesday at an evidentiary hearing that could decide who control’s Murdoch’s media empire after his death. The proceedings before probate commissioner began behind closed doors in Reno on Monday. The New York Times
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — I just don’t get Taylor Swift. There, I said it. (DISCLAIMER: I do not dislike her at all. She seems nice and I wish her all the happiness in the world. Since she has become a political firebrand as of late, I must also note that I speak only
Continue Reading Associated Press Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season. But he reiterated in a letter Monday that the Postal Service will be ready for the flood of mail-in ballots ahead of the November election. Election
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By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — With a massive ongoing strike, Boeing is making some temporary cutbacks that could hit non-union staff hard. Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West on Monday announced the company is instituting a freeze on hiring and non-essential travel, and it will consider furloughs for employees, managers, and executives. The company
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is concerned the expansion of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua “could destabilize public safety in the United States, as well as in the state of Texas.” Abbott held a “border security announcement” in Houston this morning to address the gang’s entry and expansion in the
Continue Reading Associated Press A district attorney reviewing the case of a Massachusetts State Police recruit who died after a boxing training exercise says he needs to turn it over to another agency because the man once worked in his office as a victim witness advocate. Twenty-five-year-old Enrique Delgado-Garcia died at a hospital last week, a day
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies. The coalition aims to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to negotiate a transition from power. An adviser to Edmundo González Urrutia’s campaign made the appeal Monday. González represented the Unitary Platform coalition in
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By Aaron Pellish and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Monday it is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allegedly decapitating a dead whale carcass and transporting it home two decades ago. On Saturday, Kennedy said at a campaign event in Arizona he received a letter from the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Zimbabwe autorizó una matanza masiva de elefantes para alimentar a los ciudadanos hambrientos a causa de la peor sequía de las últimas décadas. Con casi la mitad de la población del país en riesgo de hambruna aguda, “nuestro objetivo es sacrificar 200 elefantes”, declaró este lunes a CNN Tinashe Farawo, portavoz de
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some food lovers celebrate vegetables or rice or chicken. Steve Sando celebrates beans. He’s found a flourishing national appetite for his dried heritage beans. The beans are native to the Americas and he loves their flavor, variety and even the broth they kick off. Sando’s latest cookbook, “The
Continue Reading Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s interim police chief has been named permanent chief. Paul Humphrey took over as interim chief in June when former Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was suspended over her handling of a sexual harassment claim within the department. Before the permanent assignment this week, Humphrey was the city’s fourth interim chief
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is considered “questionable” for the No. 1 Longhorns’ game this week against Louisiana-Monroe after leaving a 56-7 win over UTSA in the second quarter with an abdominal strain, coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday. Second-year freshman Arch Manning took over the offense and passed for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents in Fabens have been receiving flyers on their doors, recommending them to call a number regarding water filters. Now officials in the area say the flyers are not real. When customers call the phone number on the flyer, they are told they are calling the “Water Inspection Service,” and
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say six employees of New York City’s public school system took their children or grandchildren on trips to Disney World, New Orleans and other locations using tickets that were meant for homeless students. The report focuses on Linda Wilson, who was the Queens regional manager for the office
Continue Reading LAURINBURG, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a Waffle House customer fatally shot an 18-year-old worker. Laurinburg police say officers responding to a report of shots fired at the restaurant early Friday found Burlie Dawson Locklear of Red Springs suffering from a gunshot wound. He later died at a hospital. Police say the
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s secretary of state over a policy they said is illegally removing naturalized citizens from voting rolls. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced last month that 3,251 people who had been previously issued noncitizen identification numbers will have their voter registration status
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military completed its withdrawal from Niger on Sunday, US Africa Command announced in a news release. “This process began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of withdrawal conditions and continued with the withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 101 in Niamey on July 7,
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