By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Peek inside Jackie Akerberg’s refrigerator and you’ll see a rainbow-hued array of fresh fruits and vegetables, all washed, dried and transferred to glass food storage containers. They’re about to get featured in the bountiful bowls and salads that have become her signature on her Jackfruitful Kitchen Instagram account. But
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, will be shown to the jury in his criminal sex trafficking trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. After numerous attempts to exclude the 2016 hotel footage, which was first reported on by CNN,
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Starrantino Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — A bookstore’s front entrance in Westchester is now destroyed after a car barreled through it overnight. The Los Angeles Police Department said they responded around 1:09 a.m. to the Westchester Triangle at the corner of West 87th Street and Sepulveda Eastway
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Police are in a standoff of an alleged hit-and-run driver in Hollywood Hills after the driver, with deflated tires, came to a rolling stop. The alleged non-injury hit-and-run that led to the slow-speed pursuit occurred at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue
Continue ReadingPor Priscilla Alvarez, Sunlen Serfaty, Marshall Cohen y Tami Luhby, CNN Los empleados del Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental (DOGE, por sus siglas en inglés), de Elon Musk, están construyendo una base de datos maestra para acelerar la aplicación de la ley de inmigración y las deportaciones al combinar datos sensibles de todo el Gobierno federal,
Continue ReadingBy Verónica Calderón and José Álvarez, CNN (CNN) — Two Mexican activists who publicized a grisly “extermination camp” linked to organized crime were killed on Wednesday in Jalisco, according to Mexican authorities and the advocacy organization they were affiliated with. The victims are María del Carmen Morales, 43, and her son Jaime Daniel Ramírez Morales,
Continue ReadingBy Isabella Ledonne Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — A New York architectural firm will oversee a major expansion at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. WEISS/MANFREDI is the winner of a months-long competition that received nearly 200 entries from architectural firms around the world. Museum goers Thursday got to
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — A unique exhibit at the Von King Cultural Arts Center in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood is shining a spotlight on artists not typically seen in gallery spaces – people in custody at Rikers Island. The exhibit, a first-of-its-kind for the center,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Francis, who was the first pope
Continue ReadingBy Claire Bradshaw Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KSHB) — For almost a month now, a Blue Springs neighborhood has had an ornery pair of turkey vultures causing property damage. Neighbors have tried airhorns, running out waving their hands, mylar balloons, $60 effigies from Amazon, and now, dead turkey vultures
Continue ReadingBy Kim Hudson Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — April is National Donate Life Month, and four organ recipients will raise awareness by celebrating their now lifelong bond in a group called The Four Heartbeats. A simple gathering at the Elkins Park home of 73-year-old Rose Schmidt served up love to
Continue ReadingBy Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — This is the fascinating tale of a twentysomething suburban Chicago man who won $800,000 in sports bets, which he traveled as far as Iowa to place. When it came time to cash in, the casinos refused. Thomas McPeek, 24, shares a
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Denny Clow, Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — The Texas Historical Commission has removed the historical preservation easement from the 1914 Nueces County Courthouse, clearing the way for the potential demolition of the 109-year-old landmark that has long teetered between preservation and destruction. The development
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Trevino Click here for updates on this story ORANGE GROVE, Texas (KRIS) — A new initiative at Orange Grove Elementary School is taking reading outdoors, giving students a chance to connect with nature while developing literacy skills. Fifth-grader Jackson Machen is one of many students enjoying the school’s new hammock garden, a space
Continue ReadingBy Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago tourist has won over $3.1 million after buying a FastPlay lottery near O’Hare Airport. The winner, nicknamed “Traveling Treasure,” bought an Ultimate Diamond Jackpot FastPlay game at Komal Wine and Liquors at 4628 N. Cumberland Ave. and hit the jackpot
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(Update: Second outage planned in same area) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power says it plans a 15-minute power interruption late Thursday night for 6,530 customers in northeast Bend to carry out maintenance work – the second such outage affecting the same area in less than two weeks. The interruption will start at approximately 11
Continue ReadingBy WXYZ Web Staff Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WXYZ) — Michigan State Police are asking drivers to be cautious after a turkey flew through a driver’s windshield along I-96 this week. According to MSP, a 19-year-old man from Sterling Heights was going eastbound on I-96 near Fowlerville Rd. when a turkey
Continue ReadingBy Jolie Sherman Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — Willie Smith, a 90-year-old gardener from Ann Arbor, has been cultivating plants his entire life. It’s a tradition that began during his childhood in Mississippi. “It was a thing I’ve done all my life,” Smith said. Born and raised on
Continue ReadingWXYZ, NATALIA MUNOZ, CNN By Jolie Sherman Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — Willie Smith, a 90-year-old gardener from Ann Arbor, has been cultivating plants his entire life. It’s a tradition that began during his childhood in Mississippi. “It was a thing I’ve done all my life,” Smith said.
Continue ReadingBy Duaa Israr Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A woman is now being charged in connection to the death of a local dentist shot and killed in Brown Deer. Twenty-seven-year-old Keionna McGowan is now being charged with second degree reckless homicide. On Saturday night, Brown Deer police responded to a
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