By MARC LIVERMAN Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville homeowner is recounting the moments her home went up in flames while her daughter was inside. On Friday, Viola Spells spoke to WLOS by phone, describing the chaotic scene from the day before. “I came home yesterday morning
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN DITTON, VANESSA MEDINA, KEVIN BOULANDIER Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — Police have identified the construction worker who was killed after part of a crane collapsed on a bridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the victim was identified as 27-year-old Jorge de la
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — One person was killed during a Friday pursuit in Atlanta after their car was hit by the vehicle at the center of the chase, according to Georgia State Patrol (GSP). Shortly before 3 p.m., GSP troopers tried to stop a pickup
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey (KYW) — Another credit card skimmer has been found at a 7-Eleven store in South Jersey – this time in Pennsauken – just days after a skimmer was found at a 7-Eleven in Cinnaminson. The skimmer was found at the 7-Eleven at
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden may face complications getting on Ohio’s 2024 general election ballot unless Democrats make changes or the state legislature takes action, according to a letter issued by the office of Ohio’s secretary of state, Frank LaRose. According to Ohio law, there is an August
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — The last time a total solar eclipse passed through this Texas town, horses and buggies filled the streets and cotton fetched 9 cents a pound. Nearly 150 years later, one thing hasn’t changed: the threat of clouds blocking the view. Overcast skies are forecast for
Continue ReadingBAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew a tire and hit a concrete barrier in Mississippi. State troopers say the driver and a student were critically injured and taken by helicopter to hospitals after the crash Friday. Nine other students were taken
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the CNN podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a wide range of topics, including the truth about menopausal weight gain and new weight loss drugs. You can listen to the season here. (CNN) — With dieting, the conventional
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(Update: Adding video, comments from the founder) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rascal Rodeo rounded up kids and adults for cowboy and cowgirl fun at Saturday morning’s event. About 70 cowboys and cowgirls participated in the various modified rodeo events at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Rascal Rodeo is an adaptive rodeo for people of all ages with mental and physical
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Robert Grossfeld, director of the Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy, has announced plans to set up telescopes in Bend’s Old Mill District during the partial eclipse on Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The maximum eclipse viewable from Bend is about 26%, which will occur around 11:25 a.m. Never look
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recently ramped up his attacks against the daughter of the judge presiding over his hush-money criminal trial in New York, and repeatedly cited her Democratic ties in a new attempt this week to remove the judge from the case. Judge Juan Merchan then broadened an already-existing gag order Monday after Trump
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Cole Brings Plenty, the “1923” actor who went missing last weekend, was found dead Friday in a wooded area in Kansas, police and his family said. The actor, 27, was last seen in the early morning hours of March 31 leaving the Lawrence, Kansas, area in
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Country music star Colt Ford is “in stable but critical condition” Saturday at a hospital in Arizona after suffering a heart attack earlier this week, according to a spokesperson for the singer-songwriter. Ford, 54, had the medical emergency on Thursday following a show in Gilbert, Arizona, at Dierks Bentley’s
Continue ReadingISFAHAN, Iran (AP) — A top military commander Saturday renewed Iran’s promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s joint chief of staff, told mourners gathered for the funeral of Gen. Mohammad Reza
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — When Diane Gayeski, a professor of strategic communications at Ithaca College, receives an essay from one of her students, she runs part of it through ChatGPT, asking the AI tool to critique and suggest how to improve the work. “The best way to look at AI for grading
Continue ReadingBy Kaylin Blue, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute computer-generated video on fetal development created by an anti-abortion group. The state Senate passed the legislation, commonly known as the “Baby Olivia Act,” in a 21-6 vote Thursday and the bill is now
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Aquí viene el sol, como cantaban los Beatles. El lunes, un eclipse solar total adornará los cielos de México, Estados Unidos y Canadá cuando la Luna oculte la cara del Sol, convirtiendo momentáneamente el día en noche. Millones de personas presenciarán el fenómeno celeste. El eclipse creará una sicigia, o alineación
Continue ReadingWFOR, CNN By Sarah Dewberry and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A security guard was killed and seven others injured in a shooting in Doral, a city just five miles west of Miami, early Saturday morning. The shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. after “an altercation amongst patrons at a local establishment,” according to Doral Police
Continue ReadingCNN By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — People across the United States will be looking to the sky on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse. Others will be listening to it. And to Harvard University astronomers working to transform the rare sight into sound, the eclipse should create a symphony. “We mapped the bright
Continue ReadingBy Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — People across the United States will be looking to the sky on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse. Others will be listening to it. And to Harvard University astronomers working to transform the rare sight into sound, the eclipse should create a symphony. “We mapped the bright light
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