By Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Many Hawaii students head to class with books, pencils AND cellphones. But that’s changing for some island students. At Iolani School, students return to the classroom with a change in the schools cellphone policy. “In our lower school, you couldn’t bring your
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with raping a teenage girl at a New Hampshire youth holding facility are trying to erode the accuser’s credibility at the defendant’s trial. Lawyers for Victor Malavet suggested in court Wednesday that the accuser who was held as a teen at a youth detention
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Katie Lobosco and John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to lift a sweeping block on President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan that aims to slash monthly payments and quicken the path to loan forgiveness. The high court turned down a request from the Biden administration
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an administration request to put most of it back into effect. It was blocked by the
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Twenty-four animals were rescued from a Michigan barn after troopers discovered they were being kept under improper living conditions, officials said. On Monday evening, troopers responded to the barn in Burtchville, St. Clair County, after receiving a complaint of dogs attacking
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network that call for the trial or jailing of his foes, including House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol and special counsel Jack Smith. He also posted images that reference the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has released new photos of the gun used to shoot Donald Trump during a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as well as the backpack and explosives the shooter had in his car at the rally. The pictures were released Wednesday as FBI
Continue ReadingBy Stef Manchen Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The Lewiston Apartments have been home to Willette Sumbry-Deshields for nearly a decade. Everything was fine at first, but as time went on, the senior veteran started to notice problems at the apartment complex mounting. Most recently, and most critically, a
Continue ReadingBy Braden Bates Click here for updates on this story BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma (KJRH) — A Broken Arrow Public School mother said her 11-year-old son got dropped off a mile and a half from his bus stop. Brooke Lawson said her son’s bus driver passed his stop which caused her son to get off at
Continue ReadingBy JuYeon Kim Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — With all my camera gear and tripod in hand, I walked toward the Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, to be in the presence of my childhood idol, Dolly Parton. Immediately, I noticed hundreds of fans were waiting in
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police officer killed when a fleeing vehicle crashed into his patrol car had been with the department since 2019. Thirty-year-old Officer Austin Machitar died in the collision late Monday and his partner that night was critically injured. The driver of the speeding car also was killed. The department
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly looked up information about explosives and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Peters Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — Andrew Lester’s attorney has filed a motion in Clay County Court asking for a mental examination for his client before the trial moves forward. Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal actionin connection with the shooting of Ralph
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators said they wanted to review a wayward landing attempt that occurred Wednesday morning. That makes the Falcon 9 rocket unable to fly with two key human spaceflight missions on the horizon.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin early next month. His Sept. 5 visit will focus on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That’s according to a White House official who spoke on condition of
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s nothing new for tennis players to worry aloud about their sport’s overcrowded calendar, too-tough season and too-short offseason. No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek added an additional complaint this week at the U.S. Open: Athletes are not being heard when they express concerns about potential harm to mental and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Investigative records say a firearms instructor in Ohio failed to make sure his gun was empty and fired a fatal shot into the chest of prisons department officer during a training exercise last April. The victim’s family this week released the report compiled by the Ohio Highway State Patrol. It says
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, to life in prison with eligibility of parole after a minimum of 20 years. Telles, a 47-year-old former Clark County public administrator, was convicted in the September 2022 death of Jeff German,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A special Ring Cycle will be performed for the 150th anniversary Bayreuth Festival in 2026, the annual Richard Wagner showcase said as this season’s schedule ended with sellouts for all 30 performances. Bayreuth’s new production of “Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg” will open the 113th festival next July 25. Valentin Schwarz’s 2022 staging of
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook” opened in theaters a decade ago, it played at two cinemas. When it returns to theaters next month, it will be in 500. “It’s strange but in a wonderful way. I can’t quite believe it’s been 10 years already. But it’s fantastic to
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