By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 30 years after a six-year-old girl disappeared in Western Arkansas, authorities have identified a suspect in her abduction through DNA evidence. Morgan Nick was abducted from the parking lot of a Little League ballfield in the rural town of Alma on the evening of June 9, 1995,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — A week ago, few outside the labor movement or shipping industry knew Harold Daggett, the tough-talking, colorful head of the union now on strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts. That’s certainly no longer the case. Daggett is the president of the
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — Former football coach Les Miles’ lawsuit against LSU and the NCAA over a decision to vacate 37 of his teams’ victories from 2012 to 2015 has been moved from federal court to state court. Miles’ original suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge in June. It alleged
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He said “the details don’t matter” when told his election fraud claims would fail in court. And his response to learning that then-Vice President Mike Pence was taken to a secure location as rioters stormed the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Eminem is taking on a new role in his life: grandfather. The rapper announced that his daughter Hailie Jade, 28, is expecting her first child via a new music video on Thursday for his song “Temporary,” featuring Skylar Grey. At one point in the video, Jade – a musical
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to the lack of significant rainfall and continued warm temperatures, open burning within the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire districts remains closed as of Thursday, officials reminded. Central Oregon fire chiefs and partner agencies will meet again in mid-October to re-evaluate conditions and may open burning towards
Continue ReadingWECT, WTKR, CNN By 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
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two farmworkers in California tested positive for H5 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Thursday. The confirmation came hours after the California Department of Public Health announced the first two presumptive positive cases in humans in the state. Both workers’ specimens were submitted
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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Millions of people in the West are experiencing a dangerous and historic October heat wave, with temperatures so extreme they’d be considered hot during the peak of summer. The heat has been so potent the United States soared to and tied the highest temperature ever seen in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Month-old twin boys are the youngest known victims of Hurricane Helene. The twins died alongside their mother when a large tree fell through the roof of their home in Thomson, Georgia, last week. The woman’s father, Obie Williams, said one of his sons went to check on the mother and her babies after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has confirmed that its criminal investigators are looking into the removal of Wausau’s absentee ballot drop box by the mayor last month. The agency’s spokesperson said Thursday the Marathon County district attorney had asked for assistance from DOJ, and its Division of Criminal Investigation
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has raised $160 million for his campaign in September and entered October with $283 million in the bank for the campaign’s final sprint. Trump’s campaign released the figures on Wednesday. The $160 million Trump raised in September is up from $130 million he reported raising in
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an interview with a 17-year-old Ohio girl who concedes that the truck was forced off the road when she passed it with the minivan she
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Constitutional Court says it will hear a case next month brought by two opposition parties to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The court made the announcement on Thursday. The two opposition parties want Ramaphosa impeached over a scandal involving more than $500,000 in
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If snapshots of the dazzling “ring of fire” that danced across the skies of South America on Wednesday sparked eclipse fever, sky-gazers won’t have to wait too long for additional celestial spectacles in store for next year. While there won’t be another “ring of fire” event until 2026,
Continue ReadingBEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and firefighters in New Hampshire responded to an unusual call Thursday morning — a moose was trapped in a backyard swimming pool. A video shot by police shows rescuers removing a pool covering after arriving at the home at about 8:45 a.m. to reveal the adult moose standing in the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network is proud to highlight the difference its dedicated FAN advocates made in the lives of children and families in need during the 2023-2024 school year. FAN connected 7,903 people with essential resources, ensuring children had the tools to thrive in the classroom and families received the support
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Phil Chang, a Deschutes County commissioner with a long career in natural resources management, is joining the Oregon Transportation Commission. The Oregon Senate confirmed Governor Tina Kotek’s appointment of Chang to the five-member body on Wednesday, Sept. 25. “We’re fortunate to have someone with Phil’s experience and insight join the Commission,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging Donald Trump with an illegal scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss — if it ever gets to trial. In court papers unsealed Wednesday, Smith’s team details new evidence of Trump’s “increasingly
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a 21-day ceasefire just days before he was assassinated by Israel. The temporary ceasefire was called for by US President Joe Biden, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and other
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