August 2024

Scientists reveal new details about ‘screaming’ Egyptian mummy’s life and death

August 1, 2024 9:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — With her mouth wide open, locked for eternity in what appears to be a scream, an ancient Egyptian woman captured the…

Tears, hugs and a salute as three freed Americans back on US soil after historic prisoner swap with Russia

August 1, 2024 9:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist…

Inside the ‘painstaking’ negotiations that led to the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War

August 1, 2024 9:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Alex Marquardt and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — In late June, CIA officials held a secret meeting with Russian…

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

August 1, 2024 9:03 pm The Associated Press

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of…

US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for the economy stoking recession fears

August 1, 2024 9:01 pm The Associated Press

AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July, as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate…

Kids Entrepreneur Market offers kids real-world experience – and everyone a unique shopping scene

August 1, 2024 8:54 pm KTVZ

Demetrious Gamble introduces us to an organizer and two young entrepreneurs who are part of the Kids Entrepreneur Market coming up Saturday at Troy…

Show Us Your Garden: Variety is the spice of life, and of backyard spaces, too

August 1, 2024 8:45 pm John Carroll

This week, we have a variety of gardens to show you. A family affair by the Bennett family has the entire family working on the project together,…

Mississippi’s Addie Carver wins controversy-hit Miss Teen USA pageant

August 1, 2024 8:30 pm CNN Newsource

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Addie Carver of Mississippi was named Miss Teen USA on Thursday, assuming a title that has stood vacant since…

USWNT players celebrate after scoring a goal.

Quarterfinal matchups revealed: Upcoming fixtures in the women’s soccer tournament

August 1, 2024 8:30 pm NBC Olympics

Take a look at the quarterfinal fixtures for the women’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris…

Quarterfinal matchups revealed: Upcoming fixtures in the women’s soccer tournament

August 1, 2024 8:30 pm NBC Olympics

Take a look at the quarterfinal fixtures for the women’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris…

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

August 1, 2024 8:24 pm CNN Newsource

By Associated Press (CNN) — Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant…

2 men sentenced for sexual assaults on passengers during separate flights to Seattle

August 1, 2024 8:19 pm The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Two men accused of sexually assaulting passengers on airplanes in separate incidents during flights to Seattle were sentenced on…

Carissa Moore bounced in Olympic surfing quarterfinals; Gabriel Medina barrels into semis

August 1, 2024 7:58 pm NBC Olympics

Caroline Marks is the last hope for the U.S. after Carissa Moore was unable to advance to the semifinals. All the important news, highlights and…