By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump seized the spotlight at the Iowa State Fair this weekend, swooping overhead in his private plane just as his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was flipping pork chops and greeting potential GOP caucus-goers. The 2024 Republican presidential race played out in close quarters
Continue ReadingBy KATI WEIS Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Susan Hennessy, of Denver, works in the movie business, helping out on all sorts of big-name films, including Steven Spielberg’s recent biographical drama The Fabelmans, but being in that industry also means a bit of instability. She will work on a project
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. John Scott, a longtime South Carolina lawmaker who served in state government for more than three decades, has died after a stint in the hospital. In a statement released by Senate President Thomas Alexander, Scott’s family says he “passed away peaceably while surrounded by
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen people were injured in a boat explosion at a marina in the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, authorities said. The explosion, which took place at the Millstone Marina, was set off by a spark and gas fumes that “built up in the engine area,” the Missouri State
Continue ReadingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the U.S. after they were indicted for allegedly sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the country. U.S. Attorney Mark Totten says 22-year-old Samuel Ogoshi and 20-year-old Samson Ogoshi of Lagos, Nigeria, are due to be arraigned Monday at
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Florida dog groomer who posed as a veterinarian has been arrested after performing a cesarean section on a Chihuahua who later died of “multiple complications from the surgery,” police say. Osvaldo Sanchez, 61, was arrested Friday and charged with animal abuse and practicing veterinary medicine without a license,
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — State agencies are warning people not to eat mountain whitefish caught in the Yellowstone River in the area where a train carrying chemicals went off the tracks in June, according to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The department’s staff collected five mountain
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press MARION, Kan. (AP) — A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper’s office and the home of its owner and publisher, seizing computers and cellphones, and, in the publisher’s view, stressing his 98-year-old mother enough to cause
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — After working a full shift, all Kendra Jordan wanted to do was pick up her one-year-old son, Kay’vontae, from daycare. Jordan, who had been a client of Amazing Mays Childcare for nearly a year, had dropped him off Thursday afternoon before
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming in California’s Sierra Nevada, at least 200 miles away from the nearest known pack, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. The pack was spotted in the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, where wildlife technicians found
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Mattos Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — The number of confirmed fatalities from the Maui fire increased to 93 Saturday night. The Maui fires is the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the past century, Gov. Josh Green expects the death toll to continue to rise. Firefighters are continuing to
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, Marshall Cohen and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers said in a court filing Sunday that they believe their deal with the Justice Department to resolve a felony gun charge is still “valid and binding,” though it’s unclear if the newly appointed special counsel agrees with their interpretation. The filing
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By Stacey Cameron Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In April, Jammie Slack and his wife leased two apartments in the Nashville Burnham, a six-story luxury vacation rental property downtown at the corner of Rep. John Lewis Way South and Peabody Street. Like most people at the Burnham, Slack hosts
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American star Lilia Vu sealed an impressive victory at the Women’s Open on Sunday, as she remained unyielding under the pressure of the final round while her rivals dropped shots along the way. The 25-year-old began the day on nine-under par, sharing the lead with England’s Charley Hull, and
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and ZARAR KHAN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A record-setting Norwegian mountaineer pushed back Sunday against claims that she could have done more to save the life of a Pakistani porter who slipped off a narrow trail near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain and died there after several hours.
Continue ReadingPLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday. Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered after the blast shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. nurse who was released by kidnappers in Haiti last week says a Christian song called “See a Victory” became her battle cry after she and her young daughter were abducted. Alix Dorsainvil and her child were freed Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were snatched at gunpoint from the
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere and Steve Contorno, CNN Washington (CNN) — Joe Biden’s aides and Sean Hannity agree on this: They both would like to see Gavin Newsom debate Ron DeSantis. Everyone involved knows how odd it would be to have the California governor, who is seen as a potential future Democratic presidential candidate but is
Continue ReadingGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A 13-year-old North Dakota boy has survived a fall of nearly 100 feet at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon during a family trip. Authorities said it took emergency crews two hours to rescue Wyatt Kauffman after he slipped on a cliff Tuesday and plunged the nearly
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbie” has legs. Director Greta Gerwig ‘s film phenomenon remained a runaway No. 1 at the box office in its fourth week, bringing in $33.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Margot Robbie-led and produced film from Warner Bros., still in 4,137 theaters, refused
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