By David Close, CNN (CNN) — After an outstanding season in which she undoubtedly exceeded lofty expectations following a historic career at the University of Iowa, Caitlin Clark was named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote. The Indiana Fever guard’s achievements this year were groundbreaking. She became the WNBA single-season
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York(CNN) — Hace una semana, pocos fuera del movimiento obrero o de la industria naviera conocían a Harold Daggett, el pintoresco y duro jefe del sindicato que ahora está en huelga en los puertos de las costas este y del Golfo. Desde luego, ya no es así. Daggett es el presidente de
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — New before-and-after aerial photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western North Carolina that have been hard to access after the storm swiped away the state’s roads and bridges. The monstrously sized Category 4 hurricane carved a more than 500-mile path of destruction across
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a New York City subway rider who was inadvertently shot in the head by police at a station has filed a legal claim against the city, accusing the officers of showing “carelessness and reckless” disregard for bystanders’ lives when they opened fire on a man holding
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit from a “Jane Roe” who says she worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the award-winning singer. The complaint, filed in a state court in California on Thursday and obtained by
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The temporary end to the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)—Oregon resident taxpayers preparing their own tax returns in 2025 will have the option to electronically file both their federal and state income tax returns using the combination of IRS Direct File and Direct File Oregon, the IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue announced Thursday. “The Direct File Program is a game-changer
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019. The woman does not use her name and goes by Jane Roe in the lawsuit filed in Los
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A North Texas couple is recovering from a brutal attack at a Dallas Cowboys game, and they want to warn others about what happened. The Gonzalez family attended their first-ever Cowboys game on September 22 at AT&T Stadium. It was a
Continue ReadingKTVT, GONZALEZ FAMILY, ARLINGTON POLICE, CNN By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A North Texas couple is recovering from a brutal attack at a Dallas Cowboys game, and they want to warn others about what happened. The Gonzalez family attended their first-ever Cowboys game on September 22
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — More than 180 people were evacuated Thursday from a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet after it caught fire while taxiing to take off at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. The incident comes two days after a tire blowout on another of the airline’s Boeing planes during landing led to the
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Cuando los niños padecen una enfermedad crónica y no pueden asistir a la escuela, no es solo la afección en sí la que puede ser debilitante: la separación del aula y de los amigos también puede pasar factura. Para los jóvenes que se encuentran bajo tratamiento a largo plazo o que
Continue ReadingBy Erika Stanish Click here for updates on this story BLAIRSVILLE, Pittsburgh (KDKA) — A two-year animal cruelty investigation has resulted in felony charges filed against two animal rescue workers in Indiana County. The president of Cat Aid Network, Kimberly Rose, and a board member, Pamela Curry, were arraigned Wednesday for charges that included aggravated
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich and Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Striking members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) will be back to work on Friday, the union announced Thursday evening, as it reached a tentative deal with the management group representing shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities. The agreement amounts to a $4-per-hour
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Michelle Gellar is happy to honor her late friend Shannen Doherty however she can – which may include stepping into a role that Doherty originated in the 1995 cult classic “Mallrats.” Kevin Smith, the director of that film, spoke about his desire to bring a sequel to the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Simon Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas? Not really, but soon enough, thanks to the third installment of the Philly Specials Christmas album, it’ll sound like it. Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata’s newest album, “A Philly Special Christmas
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La exfiscal departamental de Tarija, Sandra Gutiérrez, dijo este miércoles que fue destituida por emitir una orden de arresto contra el expresidente de Bolivia Evo Morales y que este mandamiento judicial ya quedó sin efecto. En declaraciones a los medios a las puertas de la Fiscalía de Tarija,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In late August, shortly before resigning under a cloud of scandal, New York City’s former police commissioner blocked the discipline of three officers involved in a melee outside a Brooklyn juice bar. That same juice bar owner is now alleging a corrupt “shakedown” scheme involving the police commissioner’s twin
Continue ReadingBy Danny Freeman, Camila DeChalus and Nicki Brown, CNN Reading, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Fresh off his vice presidential debate, Tim Walz arrived Wednesday evening at a Puerto Rican-owned restaurant here in southeast Pennsylvania to speak with Latino voters. “This thing’s gonna come down to our ‘blue wall’ states, come down to Pennsylvania,” the Minnesota governor
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A pickup driver left southbound Highway 97 at the south end of Madras and knocked down a power pole early Thursday morning, leaving lines across the road. A detour was in place for several hours while cleanup occurred and a repair crew worked to replace the pole. The driver, a 71-year-old
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