Why is pop culture so obsessed with nuns?
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This week, Rihanna stunned in a new cover shoot for Interview magazine that challenged much about we know and expect…
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‘Golden Bachelor’ couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist split 3 months after wedding
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The sun has set on “The Golden Bachelor’s” Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s marriage. Just three months…
Continue ReadingAlcohol use sent nearly twice as many women to the hospital during pandemic, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the…
Continue ReadingGreater numbers of younger people got permanent contraception after Dobbs decision, study finds
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, more young adults in the United States took pregnancy off the…
Continue ReadingUS expects Iran to carry out direct attack on Israel, sources say, as Biden warns ‘don’t’
By Natasha Bertrand, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US expects that Iran will carry out strikes…
Continue ReadingIsrael says aid to Gaza is ramping up — but the UN says it’s yet to see a major change on the ground
By Jeremy Diamond, Vasco Cotovio, Will Bonnett and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel this week has begun to take several major steps…
Continue ReadingFlash flooding sweeps into the Pittsburgh area and spurs numerous water rescues
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Flash flooding caused by relentless heavy rains that soaked western Pennsylvania has spurred numerous rescues and evacuations in…
Continue ReadingDow closes nearly 500 points lower on fears of potential Iranian attack on Israel
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks ended the day sharply lower Friday as Wall Street worried about escalating tension in the Middle…
Continue ReadingThai foreign minister urges Myanmar’s military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost
By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s foreign minister says he has urged Myanmar’s…
Continue ReadingHuman remains were found in an apartment refrigerator. The resident is charged with murder
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a New York City man has been charged with stabbing to death and dismembering a man after a drug dispute and keeping…
Continue ReadingIn death, 3 decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AARON MORRISON Associated Press For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration…
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Turkey smashes through semi windshield, injures trucker on I-5 near Medford
By Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Oregon (KPTV) — A woman is warning people to be on the lookout for wildlife…
Continue ReadingState police: Man under the influence passes out while driving with 2 young children in car
By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WESTPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man ping-ponged his way across…
Continue ReadingKentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a captain…
Continue ReadingMan gets 50 years in prison for poisoning his child with antifreeze, South Fulton Police say
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A man has been sentenced to 50 years in…
Continue ReadingBerlin zoo celebrates the 67th birthday of Fatou, believed to be the world’s oldest gorilla
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ attitudes toward the economy hold steady despite disappointing inflation reports
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans haven’t felt any better about the economy these past few months, but they haven’t felt any…
Continue ReadingMore than 20 years later, families of the Columbia crew carry on their loved ones’ legacies
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who had…
Continue ReadingUS Steel’s shareholders just voted to end more than a century of American ownership. It may not matter
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — US Steel shareholders Friday overwhelmingly approved a deal for the iconic American manufacturer to be…
Continue ReadingPolice warn about dangers of high school game involving fake guns
By James Felton and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — Police are warning that…
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