By Averie Klonowski Click here for updates on this story GRANTSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) — After a bit of a skeleton decoration scandal in Grantsville last year, the city has taken it upon itself to embrace Halloween decorations this year. The city asked businesses to put out their best skeleton decorations this year. And soon, residents
Continue ReadingKSTU By Averie Klonowski Click here for updates on this story GRANTSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) — After a bit of a skeleton decoration scandal in Grantsville last year, the city has taken it upon itself to embrace Halloween decorations this year. The city asked businesses to put out their best skeleton decorations this year. And soon,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is highlighting former President Bill Clinton’s comment Sunday that Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s death “probably wouldn’t have happened” if migrants, including her alleged killer, had “all been properly vetted.” Clinton’s remark came as he lambasted Trump for scuttling a bipartisan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears arrived late Tuesday morning. The three-year old
Continue ReadingBy WTVD Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Raleigh Police announced an arrest in a 1998 sexual assault case. RPD said 58-year-old David Lee Toney has been charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, assault inflicting serious bodily injury and attempted first-degree sexual offense in the decades-old cold case. All
Continue ReadingCNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Dujiangyan, China (CNN) — Two giant pandas are on their way from China to Washington’s National Zoo, kicking off a much-awaited return of the beloved bears to the American capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years old, left the giant panda research base in Dujiangyan, a city near
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A mission to study one of the solar system’s most promising environments that may be suitable for life has lifted off. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft — designed to explore its namesake, Jupiter’s moon Europa — launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Monday at 12:06 p.m. ET from NASA’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A mission to study one of the solar system’s most promising environments that may be suitable for life has lifted off. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft — designed to explore its namesake, Jupiter’s moon Europa — launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Monday at 12:06 p.m. ET from
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, Paula Newton and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after the police accused agents of the Indian government of being linked to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Expect to see fewer promotions at Starbucks. The coffee chain is scaling back promotional offers through its mobile app to get customers to pay full price for its coffees and teas, the Wall Street Journal first reported Monday and confirmed by CNN. The move is part of
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — At least half a dozen new lawsuits were filed Monday against musician and producer Sean Combs, accusing him of sexual assault against men, women and a 16-year-old boy. The suits were all filed anonymously by John Doe and Jane Doe plaintiffs in federal court in the Southern
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Hurricane Milton passed through Florida days ago, but the devastating storm is still causing chaos at gas stations. Hundreds of gas stations in Florida still don’t have gas, including roughly half of the stations in the hard-hit Tampa area. Floridians who are fortunate to access working gas
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Florida’s government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before voters. The group promoting the ballot measure says the state is attempting to “silence voters.” The state contends that the ad is false and dangerous and that the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s political action committee. Adelson’s money is being used to fuel Kemp’s Hardworking Americans PAC, which is aimed at helping former President Donald Trump tap into a state where the Republican finds himself in a close battle
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The smoke continues to drift over the region from the Little Lava fire in Deschutes County. This has been an ongoing smoke producer for the past several days and this week is no exception. The air quality in Bend and Sunriver has been unhealthy and the unfavorable southwest and west flow of wind transports the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian health ministry says a bus crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring 33 others. Students from the Suez-based Galala University were on board. Local media reported they were returning from their classes to their dormitory in Ain Sokhna resort, using the new Galala
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump suggested using the military to handle what he called “the enemy from within” on Election Day, saying that he isn’t worried about chaos from his supporters or foreign actors, but instead from “radical left lunatics.” “I think the bigger problem are the people from
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders. A naval ship departed on Monday with 16 men — 10 from Bangladesh and six from Egypt — who were rescued at sea after departing from Libya. Italy’s
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Air travelers have become all too accustomed to flight delays and cancellations lately. Air traffic controller shortages caused major issues during the US government shutdown, triggering the Federal Aviation Administration to mandate flight cuts. While those cuts have been lifted, the busy holiday season could spell more disruptions, particularly
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