Kansas City Firefighters honor 9/11 victims with 110-story stair climb
By Connor Hills Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Firefighters from both sides of the…
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Mario Draghi has solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy. Will EU governments listen?
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is,…
Continue ReadingA text, a call, then gunfire: New details raise questions about efforts to prevent Georgia school shooting
By Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning…
Continue ReadingPolice release video of NFL star Tyreek Hill being detained after traffic stop on the way to the stadium
By Sara Sidner, David Close, Ben Morse and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Miami-Dade police on Monday released body camera footage of officers…
Continue ReadingBystanders hold driver’s head above water after crash in Florida
By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Bystanders helped rescue the…
Continue ReadingUS investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned…
Continue ReadingTearful reunion: 8-year-old girl meets her bone marrow donor at Children’s of Alabama Hospital
By Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — There was a tearful reunion…
Continue ReadingJessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of…
Continue ReadingThis year’s $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work has helped address the climate crisis…
Continue ReadingKathy Bates says ‘Matlock’ will be her ‘last dance’ as she plans to retire from acting
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kathy Bates says starring in the reboot of the procedural drama “Matlock” will be her swan song. In an…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts mother, daughter’s close call with territorial hawk caught on camera
By John Atwater Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Surveillance video shows the scary…
Continue ReadingFuneral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says…
Continue ReadingCMA Awards 2024 nominations led by Morgan Wallen, but no Beyoncé
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Country Music Association announced the nominees for the 58th Annual CMA Awards on Monday, with…
Continue ReadingInfected wounds, maggots and no escape. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet
By Abeer Salman, Tim Lister, Mohammed Al Sawalhi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy lies in Al-Aqsa Martyrs…
Continue ReadingTalking about death can be tricky. Here’s how to start the conversation
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York’s…
Continue ReadingMorgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations with seven. For a third…
Continue ReadingThere’s no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously
Associated Press For many of us, fall cooking has to include apples. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests apple butter for that hit of autumn…
Continue ReadingGov. Chris Sununu saves a choking contestant at Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Competition
By Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story HAMPTON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Francine forces evacuations along Gulf Coast, Louisiana under hurricane warning
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains…
Continue ReadingOmaha family braces for 2-year-old daughter’s second heart surgery
By Maddie Augustine Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Frankie Osborne, 2, smiling…
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