AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell is ready to drop the soup — at least from its official name. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name at an annual meeting of investors on Tuesday. The 155-year-old food seller, which is most famous for its assortment of namesake canned soups, says
Continue ReadingExtreme weather is striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon, flooding in Nigeria and a lethal typhoon in Vietnam. The death toll from Typhoon Yagi reached at least 155 after flash flooding tore through a hamlet in northern Vietnam. Homes were
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After five days of the Little Lava Fire racing across 10,000 acres and advancing miles a day toward populated areas, evacuation zones are being held steady for now, but a favorable change in the weather has helped firefighters stop its forward progress, and that’s boosting hopes people won’t have to leave.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons, prosecutors said. Details of the plea weren’t disclosed, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Timberlake has agreed to plead guilty to a less serious offense than the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — South Metro Fire Rescue crews rushed to the Meridian Golf Course on Wednesday morning where they found a Cessna 172 had crashed on the 7th tee box. The small plane ended up upside down. According to investigators, the plane had
Continue ReadingBy Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The City of Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter is waiving dog adoption fees through the weekend to help clear space after dozens of dogs were rescued from a hoarding situation. Front Street officials say the shelter took in over 30 dogs
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman, Blake Tyson Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Chicago may have its next “rat hole” level attraction. A clear purse filled with Lucky Charms cereal was spotted on the corner of Addison Street and Lawndale Avenue in Avondale earlier this week. On September 7, Sam Greszes posted
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Vaughen Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Two children were severely injured in a race car crash at a Michigan test track. The families are now demanding justice and filing multiple lawsuits. Lawsuits have been filed against Continental Automotive Systems Inc., the owner of the test track, and
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Swanson, WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office says it’s honing in on seven autopsies performed by former medical examiner Michael McGee amid a yearslong investigation. County Attorney John Choi launched a review in 2021 of 215 autopsies performed by McGee
Continue ReadingBy Madison Sawyer Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS, Texas (KTVT) — Friday night lights shine bright in North Texas as the high school football season gets underway, and nothing is stronger than a high school football rivalry. This weekend, eight of the biggest rival high schools in North Texas are putting
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Nelson Click here for updates on this story ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (WFTS) — Firefighters rescued a mother and her teenage daughter after a St. Petersburg home went up in flames early Wednesday morning. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said crews responded to the two-story home on Bayside Drive South around 12:30 a.m. When they
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story KENNEDALE, Texas (KTVT) — Police said they rescued a 2-year-old and a grandmother after a shooting in Kennedale Tuesday night, then were involved in a shootout with the suspect. It happened at an apartment complex around 11:45 p.m. near the intersection of Sublett Road and
Continue ReadingBy Larissa Scott Click here for updates on this story LUTZ, Florida (WFTS) — Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, when four commercial planes were hijacked, killing about 3,000 people in the aftermath. Most of us remember where we were on that day. However, current K-12 students do not— that’s
Continue ReadingBy Alecia Reid Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A number of pizzerias across New York City are honoring 9/11 first responders for answering the call 23 years ago. Half a dozen pizza shops – including Lombardi’s, America’s First Pizzeria, and Prince Street Pizza – have created “Walls
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Rozner, Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A teacher was arrested after allegedly putting a 5-year-old student in a chokehold at a Manhattan elementary school, police said. Anthony Wicks, 46, is charged with second-degree assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A federal judge in Utah temporarily blocked a social media access law aimed at protecting children’s privacy. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby issued a preliminary injunction against the law on Tuesday. The law would have required social media companies to verify users’ ages and limit features for Utah children to prevent excessive
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — There’s new hope for people with sickle cell disease, which affects mainly African Americans. It’s gene therapy research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that’s being called a game changer. The first patient to get the therapy outside a research
Continue ReadingBy Jessica MacAulay, Tom Dougherty, Tom Ignudo, Laura Fay Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Philadelphia leaders gathered to mourn the death of Officer Jaime Roman, who died Tuesday night after he was shot in the line of duty in June. Roman died on Sept. 10 at Temple University Hospital
Continue ReadingKYW By Jessica MacAulay, Tom Dougherty, Tom Ignudo, Laura Fay Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Philadelphia leaders gathered to mourn the death of Officer Jaime Roman, who died Tuesday night after he was shot in the line of duty in June. Roman died on Sept. 10 at Temple University
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Breen Click here for updates on this story NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The wreck of a passenger steamship that sank in 1856 in the Atlantic Ocean has been discovered about 200 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, a New Jersey-based salvage group said. Le Lyonnais was a trans-Atlantic steamship, built in England
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