By Amy Simonson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The largest school system in Kentucky closed schools through August 15 following what the superintendent called a “transportation disaster” that left some children on buses until just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of school. In a video statement posted to social media Thursday, Jefferson
Continue ReadingWDRB By Amy Simonson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The largest school system in Kentucky closed schools Thursday and Friday following what the superintendent called a “transportation disaster” that left some children on buses until just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of school. In a video statement posted to social media Thursday,
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NewsChannel 21 is partnering with NBC this month to clear our local animal shelters and get those fine animals some great new homes! In this segment, we profile the Humane Society of the Ochocos, proud of its “no-kill” operation and regional role, and with expansion plans next year. Learn more about how you can adopt
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) – – Este domingo se celebra el balotaje presidencial en Argentina. Votar es obligatorio para todos los ciudadanos incluidos en el padrón, entre los 18 y los 70 años. ¿Qué pasa si no voto? Hay algunos motivos por los que no ir a votar puede justificarse ante el Estado. Si es
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Marshall Middle School teacher is behind bars accused of sending nude photos and having inappropriate contact with two female students last school year. Abdurahman Milani, 27, is charged with two counts of sex assault of a child (14-17), two counts
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Jim Johnson and his wife, Lark, knew something was amiss when a family moved into their cul-de-sac seemingly overnight last week. “When they show up and immediately rip down the sign of the leasing company or owner company, it’s like,
Continue ReadingBy KARAH BRACKIN Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (KSL) — An elementary school in the Granite School District is wearing its diversity proudly with students coming from all over the country and world. Lincoln Elementary School, home to the Bobcats, is preparing to step into the new school year.
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy celebrated the return Friday of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of euros (dollars), that were looted and sold to U.S. museums and private collectors. The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York from a storage
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It was once filled with bright green leaves and sweeping branches that covered its visitors with shade. Now, Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree has been charred by the wildfires and is dull in color – but still alive. “Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still standing,”
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel Friday in the Hunter Biden probe, a surprise move that intensifies the investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland noted the “extraordinary circumstances” of the matter as he named David Weiss, the
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who was convicted of killing an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s and then run out of several towns following his early release from prison has been indicted on two new murder charges, including one that could carry the death penalty, prosecutors announced Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Premier League kicks off this weekend and one of the most highly anticipated games of the opening weekend sees Chelsea host Liverpool – but not necessarily because of on-field matters. The build-up to this game has been focused less on the teams’ first match of the new campaign
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — David Weiss, the Donald Trump-appointed US attorney who on Friday was named a special counsel leading the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, has decades of experience as a federal prosecutor. The appointment marks another dramatic development in the long-running probe into Hunter Biden,
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER, DYLAN LOVAN and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An overly-ambitious redesign of bus routes for Louisville’s school district turned into a logistical meltdown on the first day of classes, forcing schools to close as administrators said Friday that students might stay home for part of next week until the
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “King on Screen” dutifully lays out Stephen King’s cinematic legacy, which is no small feat when encompassing more than 80 movie and TV projects (some of them do-overs) over a span of nearly 50 years. Almost inadvertently, though, this new documentary highlights what a mixed bag all those
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is buying an estate on an exclusive man-made barrier island in Miami known as “Billionaire Bunker,” where he will be neighbors with a growing list of celebrities including Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Bezos, 59, is paying $68 million for the three-bedroom,
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, August 11th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden has been given special counsel status after plea talks between the Justice Department and the president’s son fell apart. The prosecutor, David Weiss, asked Attorney General Merrick Garland for the new authority after plea
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