By Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed all officials in charge of regional military recruitment centers amid a widespread corruption scandal. A scandal linked to the procurement of war-time supplies had already led to Zelensky firing a slew of senior Ukrainian officials at the start of the
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC, KGMB, KHNL By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The day began windier than usual in Lahaina, a Hawaiian sunrise painting the sky enchanting colors, a powerful breeze carrying the salty scent of the North Pacific Ocean inland. The fire that had started on the mountain early that morning had crept a little closer
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Olivia Rodrigo dropped her second “Guts” single, “Bad Idea Right?,” on Friday. Petra Collins directs the accompanying music video, which sees Rodrigo partying with friends and mulling over getting back together with an ex. “Haven’t heard from you in a couple of months/ But I’m out right now and I’m
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A teenager pleaded not guilty Friday to nine counts in the stabbing death of a dancer who was vogueing at a Brooklyn gas station, according to court records and his attorney. Dmitriy Popov, 17, is being charged as an adult in the killing of O’Shae Sibley,
Continue ReadingLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Before-and-after satellite images show in unmistakable and stark contrast the devastation that wildfires brought to the historic Maui community of Lahaina. Images taken before this week’s fire show streets filled in and bordered by green vegetation. The images taken after the fire show a gray, barren landscape, sometimes with lingering smoke
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Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol, Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Six suspects were arrested in Meriden following a 48 crimes spree, according to the city. The suspects included two adults, whom Meriden police identified as 20-year-old Kyle Mitchell-Howe and 18-year-old Robert Barbera, both of Meriden. The other four suspects
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling after months of legal challenges sought to dismantle the law. State lawmakers in January passed, and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law, a measure to ban assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines. Those
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Cathy Steele used to live in Oregon, but has lived in Upcountry Maui for the last few years. Her partner told her to leave the island before the fires got catastrophic, but he stayed behind to help others evacuate. “The stories
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Barackman Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has ordered all flags throughout the state of Kansas to fly at half staff Monday to honor former Fairway Police Officer Jonah Oswald, who was shot to death earlier this week in the line of duty.
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Walls of bright orange flames. Harrowing escapes. The charred shells of what’s left behind. It’s hard not to be terrified by images of deadly wildfires like those that tore through parts of Hawaii this week. Jon Heggie – formerly public information officer and now a division chief with the
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mobile County public school teacher accused of shooting into a car full of people, is claiming self-defense. Kenisha Gilmore was arrested this week after police say she fired several shots into an occupied car. Now, we’re getting her side of
Continue ReadingBy Yukare Nakayama Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Dashja Turner had her initial court date Aug. 8. She’s facing five charges of child neglect. Turner’s bail was increased to $1 million cash. A criminal complaint explains the heartbreaking state the children were found in in a basement July 31. They
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced 60,000 since mid-July. The director of the ministry of social welfare, relief and resettlement, Lay Shwe Zin Oo, said on Friday that four children are among the dead. The official says that some parts of southern states of
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village in Mexico City, complete with large concentrations of ceramics and three human burials, Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology has announced. Excavations between March and June unearthed several remnants of buildings within the settlement, including drainage channels, holes
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Amazon has warned some of its US-based office workers that it is keeping a close eye on their in-person attendance at work, sending emails to those it believes are not complying with its return-to-office policies. The message highlights Amazon’s determination to enforce its rules amid an employee
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate have walked free. The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, said the five men, who included four Yemenis and one from Bangladesh, were “in
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Asylum-seekers have been removed from a controversial barge in southern England after Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water – days after experts warned of the risk of infection. Thirty-nine asylum-seekers disembarked the Bibby Stockholm barge, a UK Home Office spokesperson said in a statement
Continue ReadingCNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, following two straight months of growing confidence. Consumer sentiment tracked by the University of Michigan fell to 71.2 in August from the prior month, down from a reading of 71.6 in July, according to a preliminary
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, following two straight months of growing confidence. Consumer sentiment tracked by the University of Michigan fell to 71.2 in August from the prior month, down from a reading of 71.6 in July, according to a preliminary estimate.
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