By Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday moved to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top House leadership post, offering a motion to vacate the chair on the House floor – a rare procedural move that can be used to force a vote to remove the
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — You’re out for a hike on a crisp fall day. Suddenly, you spot a bear. And the bear has spotted you, too. Would you know what to do next? Beth Pratt sure would. She was once on the Old Gardiner Road Trail in Yellowstone National Park, enjoying her run
Continue ReadingCNN, KKTV By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — You’re out for a hike on a glorious fall day. Suddenly, you spot a bear. And the bear has spotted you, too. Would you know what to do next? Beth Pratt sure would. She was once on the Old Gardiner Road Trail in Yellowstone National Park, enjoying
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed soon after a refueling stop in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday. Doug Larsen’s death was confirmed Monday in an
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Tam Click here for updates on this story STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — About a dozen volunteers visit Reiman Gardens every Monday between June and October. They help harvest produce for a program called Plant A Row for the Hungry. Between beautiful flowers at the peaceful garden at Iowa State University, volunteers chit-chat
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Stewart, who famously played a “Star Trek” captain, has boldly gone where no one has gone before — into his past. The actor spent much of the pandemic at his computer writing his memoir, and the result is out this fall, “Making It So,”
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Liakos and Maya Szaniecki, CNN Paris (CNN) — The French government has vowed action to “reassure and protect” the public as its capital Paris reports a “widespread” rise in bedbugs. French Transport Minister Clement Beaune has said he would convene a meeting this week to “undertake further action” to “reassure and protect”
Continue ReadingBy Tahleel Mohieldin Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — Before the hugs and congratulations at the finish line, John Allison had a clear mission at the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Sunday. Allison’s goal was to help raise awareness for veteran suicide and after finding an outlet for his own mental health
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New Jersey. It would be one of the farthest from shore of any U.S. East Coast wind project to date. Attentive Energy’s project would be built off Seaside Heights. It
Continue ReadingBy ROHAN MATTU, PAUL GESSLER Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Low levels of a microscopic parasite were found during routine testing of Druid Lake Reservoir, the Baltimore Department of Public Works said, meaning the drinking water could sicken some vulnerable populations in parts of Baltimore, Baltimore County and Howard
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is facing a lawsuit related to an “injurious wedgie” that court documents allege resulted from riding a 214-foot water slide in the resort’s Typhoon Lagoon water park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The suit pertains to an incident that took place on October 14,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Assistance League of Bend members distributed over 200 free handmade hats, “knitted knocker” breast prostheses, comfort shawls, and therapeutic heat pillows to race participants at the Heaven Can Wait event that was held on Sunday at Redmond High School. Assistance League of Bend has been a participating vendor at the annual Heaven Can
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution to authorize a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police. Haiti first requested such an intervention in October 2022, but neither the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on money to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops, according to a letter sent to congressional leaders. The letter, obtained
Continue ReadingBy ERICA MOKAY Click here for updates on this story PITCAIRN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Police officers get called to all sorts of different calls and situations and some are much worse than others — but some can bring a smile to theirs and everyone else’s faces. This all started when a Pitcairn detective was dispatched
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A 40-year-old Detroit-area man who posed as a 15-year-old girl on social media to identify alleged sexual predators has been fatally shot during an argument in a restaurant. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office says two males were arrested after Friday night’s slaying of Robert Wayne Lee in Pontiac. Lee had
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A corrections officer at a south Georgia prison was killed Sunday after an inmate allegedly attacked him “from behind with a homemade weapon,” the state department of corrections announced in a news release. Robert Clark, 42, was escorting two offenders, Layton Lester and Marko Willingham, from
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The likeness of Stevie Nicks, former member of rock band Fleetwood Mac, has been immortalized in a new Barbie doll – and the singer-songwriter is made up. The 75-year-old presented her Barbie doll to fans at her Madison Square Garden show in New York City on Sunday, calling it
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Dos personas murieron tras un presunto ataque de un oso pardo en el Parque Nacional Banff de Canadá, según informaron las autoridades. Los socorristas fueron alertados del incidente alrededor de las 20.00 horas del viernes después de recibir “una alerta de un dispositivo inReach/GPS que indicaba un ataque de oso”,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams says recreations of her late father made with artificial intelligence are “disturbing.” She took to Instagram on Sunday to explain her thoughts on AI, which is one of the key contract issues in the SAG-AFTRA strike against Hollywood studios. “I am not an impartial
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