By Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Finishing the Honolulu Marathon is an amazing accomplishment — even if you finish last. The last person to cross the finish line not only conquered the race, but also completed a remarkable personal journey. “When I started my journey, I could honestly
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed. The case concerns the drug mifepristone that — when coupled with another drug — is one of
Continue ReadingBy Johnette Magner Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — The Caddo District Attorney’s office has lambasted the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ), accusing the state agency of failing to notify law enforcement about a convicted, violent criminal who escaped from state custody. When he was just 13 years old,
Continue ReadingBy PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries debated, made proposals, lobbed criticisms and did their best to convince each other how best to stop the planet from warming at a dangerous pace. As always at the annual talks, much
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In this big year of entertainment — think “Barbenheimer,” the twin conquests of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé and the jolting strikes by actors and writers — we witnessed five streaking stars. Their party was 2023. Kris Bowers, Reneé Rapp, Charles Melton, Lily Gladstone and Ayo Edebiri all
Continue ReadingBy Madison Beam Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Standing ovations don’t happen often at Shreveport City Council meetings, especiall when it comes approving a building lease. But this is no ordinary building. It’s the city-owned Millennium Studios. And its new leasee will be Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and his
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from 39 states came to the White House for a discussion with Biden administration officials about ways to better reduce gun violence. The event on Wednesday was run by the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a new undertaking from President Joe Biden that was announced in
Continue ReadingBy LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press In 2023, Ayo Edebiri was everywhere. This year alone, the 28-year-old Emmy-nominated actor starred in “Bottoms,” “Theater Camp,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” guest-starred on “Abbott Elementary” and “Black Mirror.” She also returned for the second season of “The Bear,” the show that initially shot the stand-up comedian and
Continue ReadingBy LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Bowers grew up in Los Angeles, just a few minutes away from The World Stage performance space, and immersed in jazz. Music, he knew, was always his path. When he was 12, he told his parents he wanted to go to school for jazz and
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has been unresponsive to overtures made in recent days to try to restart hostage negotiations, a source familiar with the efforts told CNN, as the US and other mediators try to resurrect talks that would see more hostages who were abducted on October 7 be released from
Continue ReadingBy Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — While many are wrapping up their holiday shopping, one Asheville man is worrying about something other than finding the perfect gifts. North Asheville resident Gino Mordocco recently received a phone call from what he thought was his bank. The phone
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — Airbnb has agreed to pay 576 million euros ($621 million) to settle a longstanding dispute over unpaid taxes in Italy. Italian prosecutors said last month that the company owed as much as €779 million ($840 million) in short-term rental taxes that it had failed to pay on behalf
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An editor says Myanmar’s military government has arrested two journalists with a local online news service in its latest crackdown on media freedom since seizing power nearly three years ago. The Dawei Watch editor says the computers and mobile phones of the reporters and their family members
Continue ReadingNo new snow to report, Today. We may see some light precipitation overnight going into Thursday morning but this weather is forecast to be quite light and not necessarily in the form of snow. The rest of this week looks to be fairly dry. Despite a lack of snow, some area resorts are partially open.
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — In one corner: Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a “field hospital” ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. In the other corner: a small but vocal minority that has set itself against the Pontiff and his reforms. A showdown
Continue ReadingBy Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — One of the most storied hotel companies in the United States has finally opened a new, $3.7-billion resort in Las Vegas — a resort 23 years in the making. Fontainebleau Las Vegas is the sister property of Fontainebleau Miami Beach, a sprawling and now iconic landmark that opened in
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Abby Phillip, CNN (CNN) — While rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito was stealing the show with his performance on the field, his agent Sean Stellato was grabbing all the headlines off it. Donned in an elegant black pinstripe suit and sporting a matching fedora, Stellato’s brief appearance went viral on Monday ahead
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams out of D.C. to northern Virginia. Youngkin, a Republican, says the plan calls for a $2 billion sports
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Wholesale inflation in the United States was unchanged in November, suggesting that price increases in the economy’s pipeline are continuing to gradually ease. The Labor Department reported that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — was flat from October to November after having
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Tumbling energy prices helped to bring US wholesale inflation down below pre-pandemic levels and to its second-lowest rate this year. The Producer Price Index, which measures the average price changes that businesses pay to suppliers, rose at a slower pace of 0.9% for the 12 months ended
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