By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump mingled and posed for pictures with firefighters on Wednesday – one of several stops to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States – a small entourage of the former president’s inner circle
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — A 21-year-old Michigan man was found unresponsive after allegedly driving his motorcycle at speeds over 150 mph and crashing into a vehicle, state police said. At 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Michigan State Police received reports of a crash on northbound I-75, south
Continue ReadingBy Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Twelve students are reportedly in the hospital after a school bus crash in northern Minnesota Thursday morning. Northern News Now reports that a motorist T-boned a school bus with 20 students on board shortly before 8 a.m. near Town
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Harris campaign is launching a new abortion-focused ad Thursday, capitalizing on what officials believe was one of the most pivotal exchanges between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate. Harris’ team prepared the vice president to confront Trump on
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest point since February 2023, in a welcome sign for Americans grappling with a tough housing market. The standard, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.20% in the week ended September 12, mortgage financing giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s down from last
Continue ReadingBy Kelsy Mittauer, Katie Standing Click here for updates on this story ALLEN, Texas (KTVT) — This summer, police in Allen spent weeks making undercover purchases at smoke shops across the city, then sending the THC products for testing at a certified lab in North Texas. Investigators wrote up warrants for nine stores; in August
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Karen Read’s lawyers have filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court challenging a judge’s decision not to dismiss two of three charges against her. The 44-year-old Read is accused of hitting her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her SUV during a snowstorm in January 2022 and leaving him for dead. Her
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story PETALUMA, California (KPIX) — Threats of violence against two Petaluma schools posted on social media on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a 14-year-old, authorities said Thursday. Petaluma police said in a press statement that the threat against Casa Grande High School and Petaluma High
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Brynn Gingras, and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned, he said Thursday in a statement, marking the first high-profile departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration since the start of four separate federal investigations into Adams’ office and the NYPD. Adams appointed
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal regulator said Thursday that it is banning Navient from servicing federal student loans and ordering the company to pay $120 million. The agreement settles a lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2017, which claimed the company misled student loan borrowers and processed their payments
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — At Tuesday night’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump was asked about his stance on abortion access, he offered a now-familiar explanation for his support for gestational abortion limits early in pregnancy and for overturning Roe v. Wade: the idea that, otherwise, after-birth execution of newborns would be
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Authorities have identified and arrested a Riverside County man for allegedly sparking the devastating Line Fire, which has torched nearly 35,000 acres of brush and destroyed at least one home. While details surrounding their investigation remain scarce, Cal Fire
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Devon Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The 14-year-old shooter who confessed to killing four people last week at Apalachee High School in Georgia was allowed to leave his classroom with his belongings before returning with a rifle in his backpack, the state Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. The revelation supports previous
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Darya Tarasova, Svitlana Vlasova and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has launched a counter-attack in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian forces last month launched a surprise cross-border incursion. “The Russians have started counteroffensive actions,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a news conference Thursday, his first comments since reports emerged
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others have gathered in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Azman, who was killed in battle. The funeral service was seen to underline unity among Ukraine’s diverse communities in the fight against Russia’s invasion. Anton Samborskyi, 32, was reported missing in
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri judge on Thursday rejected an effort by the St. Louis prosecutor to vacate the conviction of Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate who has long claimed he’s innocent of the murder for which he’s scheduled to be executed in less than two weeks. Williams,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Police say a woman has been fatally shot and a man has been arrested in a shooting at an apartment building in the Denver suburb of Broomfield. A police spokesperson says officers negotiated with the suspect for 3 1/2 hours on Thursday before using force to enter an apartment.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998. A St. Louis County circuit judge presided over an August evidentiary hearing challenging Marcellus Williams’ guilt in the stabbing
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 16 Venezuelan officials aligned with embattled President Nicolas Maduro for what the Biden administration claims is their role in obstructing a free and fair election in the country. The sanctions come more than a month after Venezuela’s presidential election and days
Continue ReadingKCBS By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been detected in California’s Ventura County, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake, which struck at 7:28 a.m., was centered about 4 miles north of Malibu, the USGS said. The USGS recorded at least five aftershocks, with the largest one –
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