Police say 1 teen dead, another injured in shooting at outside Michigan State Fair
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, just outside the Michigan State Fair. Gunshots were reported just before 10 p.m. Saturday.…
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Man arrested in Poland on suspicion of holding a woman captive and abusing her for over 5 years
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southwest Poland say a man has been arrested on allegations of imprisoning and physically and mentally abusing…
Continue ReadingStrikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work
AP Business Writer With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud’s job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels…
Continue ReadingA celebrity ‘Russian spy’ whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a…
Continue ReadingMystery of ‘Pinnacle Man’ found frozen in a cave solved after nearly five decades
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: 6 hostages in Gaza killed, Johnny Gaudreau, Fatman Scoop, Wells Fargo employee, Ricky Pearsall shot
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app that…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: 6 hostages in Gaza killed, Johnny Gaudreau, Fatman Scoop, Wells Fargo employee, Ricky Pearsall shot
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Jodie Grinham becomes first athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British archer Jodie Grinham became the first ever athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant when she took…
Continue ReadingYouth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players
Associated Press HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the…
Continue ReadingIs Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention…
Continue ReadingDecorating the inside of your fridge with picture frames and flowers? That’s ‘fridgescaping’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Lynzi Judish had decorated nearly every corner of her New York home, from the ceiling of her dining room to the…
Continue ReadingData indicates voting by noncitizens is rare. Republicans are pressing measures to make sure of it
Associated Press Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns…
Continue ReadingArlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s sudden embrace of Trump
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his…
Continue ReadingParalympic triathlon events postponed following poor water quality in the Seine
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Poor water quality in the River Seine has once again interrupted Paris’ summer of sport with the postponement…
Continue ReadingUkrainian front-line students celebrate back-to-school despite ever-present air raid alarms
Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Just hours after a dawn air raid alarm rang through the city, Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren have…
Continue ReadingVenice Film Festival debuts 3-hour post-war epic ‘The Brutalist,’ in 70mm
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a three-hour post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor architect rebuilding a life in…
Continue ReadingChampion eater Joey Chestnut talks to CNN about ‘grinding’ through competitions and being ‘drunk on food’
By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Being the world’s most prodigious eater wasn’t quite the life or the career that Joey Chestnut had planned for…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift has started ‘drawing up plays’ for the Kansas City Chiefs, according to QB Patrick Mahomes
By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — While Taylor Swift is on the bleachers watching her boyfriend Travis Kelce play for the Kansas City…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s military says six hostages ‘brutally murdered’ in Gaza, including Israeli-American Goldberg-Polin
CNN By Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed…
Continue ReadingGermany’s leaders pay tribute to victims of the Solingen knife attack
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders have paid tribute to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist that has…
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