August 2023

Tom Hanks and Johnathon Schaech are still going strong as friends nearly 30 years after they both starred in “That Thing You Do.”

Tom Hanks and Johnathon Schaech have a ‘That Thing You Do’ reunion

August 1, 2023 7:48 am CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tom Hanks and Johnathon Schaech are still going strong as friends nearly 30 years after they both starred in…

1 in 10 Georgia students have ‘seriously considered’ suicide, some resources can help

August 1, 2023 7:43 am CNN Newsource

By Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Mental illness continues to be a…

Alix Dorsainvil is seen in an undated video posted on El Roi Haiti's website.

What we know about an American woman and her daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti 6 days ago

August 1, 2023 7:42 am CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Six days since American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from the community ministry…

Job openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools

August 1, 2023 7:41 am Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers…

Rabid raccoon bites 2-year-old who attempted to pet it, Gwinnett County officials say

August 1, 2023 7:39 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Parker Click here for updates on this story DACULA, Georgia (WANF) — A raccoon who bit a 2-year-old tested…

Homeowner fatally shoots man he believes is intruder, Atlanta police say

August 1, 2023 7:35 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A death investigation is underway…

Misterio resuelto: descubren qué es el cilindro hallado en una playa de Australia

August 1, 2023 7:33 am CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un cilindro misterioso que llegó a la costa de Australia Occidental es parte de los restos de un lanzamiento espacial indio,…

Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board meets on April 11 to discuss a vote on whether to approve the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.

Oklahoma lawsuit seeks to block opening of first publicly funded religious charter school in the US

August 1, 2023 7:32 am CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed Monday in Oklahoma is seeking to block the state’s support for the nation’s first publicly…

El número de empleos disponibles en EE.UU. cae a su nivel más bajo desde 2021

August 1, 2023 7:29 am CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las ofertas de empleo en Estados Unidos cayeron en junio a su nivel más bajo desde abril de 2021, según los…

French reporters end an unsuccessful strike against a new editor known as a far-right supporter

August 1, 2023 7:21 am Associated Press

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Journalists at France’s emblematic Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche have decided to put…

Henrietta Lacks’ family reaches a deal with a biotech company that used her cells without consent

August 1, 2023 7:15 am Associated Press

By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta…

Attendees at a career fair at a community college in Bolivia

The number of available jobs in the US just fell to its lowest level in more than two years

August 1, 2023 7:07 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Bit by bit, the US labor market is settling down from the rolling boil of the past three years: The…

Self-driving taxis coming to Nashville, testing already underway

August 1, 2023 7:05 am CNN Newsource

By Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Cruise, a self-driving car…

Republican Rep. Tiffany won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field

August 1, 2023 7:02 am Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican from Wisconsin, says he won’t run for U.S. Senate in…

Kitten rescued from drain pipe in Murfreesboro

August 1, 2023 7:02 am CNN Newsource

By Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A kitten used up one of its nine…

Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis

August 1, 2023 6:55 am Associated Press

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a…

Some St. Louis artists are hoping to solve the city’s pothole problem by filling them with cement and decorating them with mosaics.

St. Louis artists tackle pothole problem in unique way

August 1, 2023 6:53 am CNN Newsource

By Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Some St. Louis artists are hoping to…

Barbie’s Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company’s reaction to Barbenheimer memes

August 1, 2023 6:52 am Associated Press

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent…

The US was fortunate to avoid early elimination.

Why is the US team struggling at the Women’s World Cup?

August 1, 2023 6:49 am CNN

CNN By Tara Subramaniam and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — After the thrill of winning successive Women’s World Cup titles, the 2023 tournament –…

Prosecutors in Gilgo Beach killings are giving Rex Heuermann’s defense a vast trove of evidence

August 1, 2023 6:42 am Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Weeks after charging a Long Island architect in a string of killings known as the Gilgo…

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