Centuries-old cotton tree, a national symbol for decades, felled by storm in Sierra Leone
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Torrential rains in Sierra Leone’s capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a…
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KC family receives special gift to help care for child with rare disorders
By Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City family is receiving a…
Continue ReadingCarbondale man arrested in Nevada; accused of stealing backhoe, driving to airport to catch flight
By Olivia Tock Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Illinois (KCTV) — A southern Illinois man was…
Continue ReadingSaraland man back in Metro accused of hitting city employee with his car
By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story SARALAND, Alabama (WALA) — A Saraland man is back in Metro Jail,…
Continue ReadingNew unprecedented images reveal what’s happening on the sun as it approaches ‘solar maximum’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images of the sun’s surface captured by a powerful ground-based solar telescope have revealed sunspots…
Continue ReadingFRENCH OPEN 2023: Alcaraz, Djokovic on same half of draw; Swiatek-Gauff could be in quarterfinals
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic have been placed in the same half of…
Continue ReadingPerson sleeping in dumpster pulled from garbage truck
By Robert Ristaneo Click here for updates on this story ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — A person sleeping in a…
Continue ReadingPentagon says allies will unite to train Ukrainians on F-16s, but warns jets aren’t ‘magic weapons’
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that European allies are…
Continue ReadingUS economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a still-tepid 1.3% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March as…
Continue ReadingUkraine offers reconciliation to ally Poland over World War II-era massacre
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The chairman of Ukraine’s parliament has offered words of reconciliation over World War II-era mass murders that have…
Continue ReadingSherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after…
Continue ReadingSherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after…
Continue ReadingAnniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
By AARON MORRISON and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three…
Continue ReadingEast Texas teenager charged with murder in killings of parents and siblings
NASH, Texas (AP) — Authorities in east Texas have jailed an 18-year-old man on capital murder charges in the shootings of his parents, sister and…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé rinde homenaje a Tina Turner, su inspiración musical, y hace un guiño a su actuación juntas en los Grammy 2008
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Beyoncé le rindió homenaje a la fallecida Tina Turner. “Mi amada reina, te quiero…
Continue ReadingCNN to host Republican town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence June 7
By CNN staff (CNN) — CNN will host a town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence early next month in Iowa, the network announced Thursday.…
Continue ReadingFive years after Ireland’s historic abortion referendum, access to care is still ‘patchy’
By Niamh Kennedy and Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — In 2018, the Irish public voted overwhelmingly to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment,…
Continue ReadingStephen ‘tWitch’ Boss died by suicide without other causes, coroner determines
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — An autopsy report by the LA County Medical Examiner states Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for…
Continue ReadingXfinity signs on as a founding partner for NASCAR’s inaugural Chicago Street Race
CHICAGO (AP) — Xfinity has signed on as a founding partner for NASCAR’s inaugural Chicago Street Race Weekend, giving the event another corporate…
Continue Reading‘Every child deserves love’: Franksville couple adopts three brothers from Ecuador, thanks to grant from Wisconsin nonprofit
By Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story FRANKSVILLE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — On a sunny Wednesday…
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