By Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Numerous trees were blown down by the high winds that hit Massachusetts on Friday morning, including one that landed on a vehicle driving on Route 20. Police in Sudbury said the driver of a black SUV was injured by that
Continue ReadingHELENA, Mont. (AP) — The former director of Montana’s wildlife agency has been confirmed to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Senate confirmed Martha Williams’ nomination Thursday night with a voice vote. The agency is responsible for protecting species listed under the Endangered Species Act and oversees national conservation efforts. Those efforts
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN As surging global temperatures alter the landscape of the Arctic, scientists are observing what’s shaping up to be a new record at the other end of the globe. Preliminary data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center suggests Antarctica will likely set a record this year for the lowest sea
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Family selfies, nature photos, an unanswered text and several calls that were never connected detail the final hours of a California couple and their child before they died on a hiking trail near Yosemite last August. Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, died from hyperthermia, the condition of
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said he is now convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade Ukraine, but emphasized that room for diplomacy remains. “As of this moment, I am convinced he’s made the decision,” Biden said during remarks at
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire, Dan Moriarty and Gawon Bae, CNN Team USA ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue say they have their “empty medal box waiting in our room,” as they wait to receive their figure skating team event medal which has been postponed without a date in light of Kamila Valieva’s ongoing doping case.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN Two students have sued a Missouri school district over its decision to remove eight books from school libraries, arguing the novels were banned because they discuss issues surrounding race, gender and sexual identity. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU) against the Wentzville School
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff is set to stick with a four-team format through the 2025 season. The administrators who manage the postseason failed to agree on a plan to expand before the current contracts run out. The CFP management committee met by video conference earlier this week.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Jake Gyllenhaal is widely believed to be the subject of Taylor Swift’s song “All Too Well,” the old and new versions, but he doesn’t feel like it has much to do with him. On her newly released album, “Red (Taylor’s Version),” there is an extended version of the song, which was first
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s 4×100-meter relay team has been stripped of its silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics after C.J. Ujah’s doping violation was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ujah’s sample taken in Japan in August contained the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23, which are selective
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This winter’s mild flu season has faded to a trickle of cases in much of the U.S., but health officials say they are not ready to call it over. The latest federal data show a decline in flu infections since the beginning of the year.
Continue ReadingBy Blake Summers, Content Producer Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — To keep himself busy during the pandemic, an 11-year-old boy from New Jersey made it his goal to surf for 1,000 days. Carter Doorley will haul his surfboard through the snow and ice on the coast of New Jersey
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — The CBS4 story about a couple who visited Colorado on vacation but lost a sparkling engagement ring somewhere in a snowdrift in Breckenridge gained a lot of attention. Especially after the couple offered a $500 reward to the person who found
Continue ReadingBLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A stretch of interstate in central Illinois that had closed after a pileup involving about 100 cars, trucks and big rigs in a blinding snowstorm fully reopened Friday. There were no reports of injuries in the crashes. They happened Thursday on Interstate 39 north of Bloomington as winds cut visibility during
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After an electric pairs short program, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier connected with Alexa’s husband and one-time pairs partner, Chris Knierim, along with U.S. figure skater Megan Wessenberg.
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Have John Shuster and company inspired you to grab a broom from your closet and try curling? Jo Ling Kent visited a curling club to learn all about curling gear and the tradition of a post-game toast to “good curling.”
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Dick Van Dyke is starring in a new music video released by Arlene & the Vantastix, his wife Arlene Silver’s band. In it, the “Mary Poppins” star, now 96, shows he can still step in time. He dances with Silver as she sings the song “Everybody Loves a Lover.” Van Dyke and
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton has called on social media companies to do more to stop the spread of online abuse after fellow Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi received death threats following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi crashed his Williams car with a few laps left and with Hamilton
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton has called on social media companies to do more to stop the spread of online abuse after fellow Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi received death threats following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi crashed his Williams car with a few laps left and with Hamilton
Continue ReadingBy JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story BRIDGETON (KMOV) — Two St. Louis County police officers were caught on tape enjoying themselves and showing off their skills at Coachlite Skating Rink in Bridgeton. The video has gone viral on Instagram. People commented on the video saying they wanted to go skating with
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