Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital near a riverbank, workers first tried to get patients out by ambulance. Then, the road washed out. They tried to move people to the center of the low-slung building, but they were met by water. Once rescue boats
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Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Muriel Furrer, an 18-year-old cyclist, has died after suffering a serious head injury in a race, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced Friday. Furrer was competing in the women’s junior road race at the world championships in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday when she was badly injured in a fall.
Continue ReadingBy Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story LAKE ELSINORE, California (KABC) — Yahushua Robinson was the youngest in his family, born after his parents had lost his older brother. “He brought us together, made us laugh, he was an avid dancer. He just loved to love people,” said his mother, Janee Robinson.
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Christine Sinclair, one of the founding players for the Portland Thorns in the National Women’s Soccer League, announced Friday that she retiring from the game. Sinclair will finish out the season with the Thorns, who plan to honor her before the final regular-season home game on Nov. 1.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center and the union representing musicians in the National Symphony Orchestra have come to an agreement on a short-term contract after a brief strike that threatened to derail Saturday’s season-opening gala. The DC Federation of Musicians, local 161-710 of the American Federation of Musicians, struck Friday following the Sept. 2
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied among likely voters in North Carolina, while Harris holds a comfortable lead in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, according to two new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The North Carolina survey also shows scandal-plagued Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson trailing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery were vandalized Friday when a group of climate activists splattered what appeared to be tomato soup on them, shortly after two other activists were sentenced over a similar attack two years ago. The paintings from Van
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las Fuerzas Armadas de Israel llevaron a cabo el viernes un ataque aéreo contra el “cuartel general central” de Hezbollah en Beirut, Líbano, informó su portavoz. El objetivo del ataque era el líder del grupo, Hassan Nasrallah, según dijo a CNN un funcionario israelí. “Hace unos momentos, las Fuerzas de
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant symbols carved in the Nazca Desert. The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife. Described in study published Monday in the journal PNAS, the discovery
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A leading rights group says Rwanda’s army and a militia it backs shelled camps for displaced people in eastern Congo. Human Rights Watch also accused Congo of abuses against civilians. A new report by the group Thursday said that since the beginning of the year, Rwanda’s army and the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry said. It was the biggest
Continue ReadingBy Adam Harrington, Matthew Cramer Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An anonymous donor has given a gift of $100 million to the University of Chicago to help support the school’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. The gift is believed to be the largest-ever higher education gift in support of
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SUNLAND, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Surveillance video shows a pair of burglars slamming a pickup truck into a San Fernando Valley liquor store before stealing several bottles of top-shelf liquor, police said. The dramatic break-in occurred about shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday at Liquor Market
Continue ReadingBy Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The federal government is suing Chicago’s Admiral Theatre—accusing the exotic dance club of sexual and racial discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the Admiral of creating a hostile environment toward the entertainers. The lawsuit claimed the Admiral subjected
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The lawsuit claims the company was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis. Russell Coleman filed the lawsuit this week in state court. It contends that Express Scripts and its affiliated organizations
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Tahirali / CTVNews.ca Interactives Editor Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Anxiety is rampant among the two younger generations of adults, according to a new survey. The “2024 Zillennial Study,” conducted by Leger, found that 75 per cent of respondents said they’ve experienced anxiety before, with nearly
Continue ReadingBy Todd Coyne, CTVNewsVancouver.ca Journalist Click here for updates on this story Victoria, British Columbia (CTV Network) — Scammers are increasingly using emails to extort money from victims by threatening to reveal compromising photos, videos and personal information to their friends and family members, according to a new warning from Mounties in Metro Vancouver. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Hilary Clarke and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey,” has died, her sons announced in a statement shared by their publicist Clair Dobbs.
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would sell alcohol at Memorial Stadium in 2025 if the university’s Board of Regents gives its approval at its next meeting. The proposal is listed on the agenda for the October meeting in Kearney next Friday and was first reported by The Omaha World-Herald. Nebraska would become the last of
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