By Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story MARYLAND (WJZ) — Maryland leaders are moving to revise storm drain regulations following the death of a 13-year-old boy who was swept into an uncovered drainage pipe during heavy flooding last month. Mason Kearns died after being pulled into the drain during a severe rainstorm,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is denying a visa to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for next month’s UN General Assembly – a significant and controversial move ahead of the global summit where multiple countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state. The State Department announced Friday it is “denying and
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By KTBS Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Getting a child to put down a digital device and pick up a book is no easy task. But imagine a child not only reading — but also writing a book. Harmony Lee, a ten-year-old fifth grader at W.T.
Continue ReadingPor Priscilla Alvarez, CNN El Gobierno de Trump está tomando medidas para repatriar a cientos de niños guatemaltecos bajo su custodia que llegaron solos a Estados Unidos, según varias fuentes familiarizadas con el plan, que describieron el alcance de la iniciativa como sin precedentes. Esta es la última de una serie de medidas desde el
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By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story SUSSEX, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The family of Finn Katona, the five-year-old boy who was killed in January when a school bus ran him over, will soon file a lawsuit against his school district and the bus company. It comes a short time after the Waukesha
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By Frankie Jupiter Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, leaving destruction across the Gulf Coast and changing New Orleans forever. Dr. Courtney Jackson, who was 19 at the time, recalled the moment water began rushing into her grandmother’s home after the levees
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody who arrived in the United States alone, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning who described the scope of the effort as unprecedented. It’s the latest in a series of moves since President Donald
Continue ReadingPor Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN El presidente Donald Trump revocó la protección del Servicio Secreto para Kamala Harris el jueves, según una copia de una carta revisada por CNN. Los expresidentes reciben protección del Servicio Secreto de por vida. Harris, como ex vicepresidenta, recibió seis meses de protección después de dejar el cargo, según la ley
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump met with Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III for lunch at the White House on Thursday. “The White House lunch meeting was productive and cordial,” a White House official told CNN. The meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times, comes as Trump has
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Continue ReadingPor Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español El nuevo capítulo de la guerra arancelaria del presidente Donald Trump ha pausado el intercambio de envíos postales y paquetería entre México y Estados Unidos. Es otra muestra de cómo las tarifas han trastocado múltiples sectores y están afectando a consumidores y empresas. La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said the two bridges near the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were being used by the
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By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story ZIRCONIA, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Zirconia man has set a new North Carolina record – and nearly a world record – with a colossal cantaloupe. This marvelous melon, grown by Wayne Morgan of Zirconia, weighs a whopping 72.94 pounds, making it the largest cantaloupe
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By Elijah Skipper Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene ripped apart Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) say the scale of the rebuild is unlike anything the state has ever attempted. On
Continue Reading WLOS By Elijah Skipper Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene ripped apart Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) say the scale of the rebuild is unlike anything the state has ever attempted.
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech stocks dragged the market lower on Friday and Wall Street wrapped up a wild summer on a relatively quiet note. The Dow fell 92 points, or 0.2%. The broader S&P 500 fell 0.64%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1.15%. Despite the dip, the Dow, S&P and
Continue ReadingCNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That
Continue ReadingPor Jill Martin, CNN Después de la victoria en sets consecutivos de Taylor Townsend contra Jelena Ostapenko, el miércoles en el US Open, se escuchó a las jugadoras intercambiando palabras acaloradas al costado de la cancha. En la discusión, la letona le dijo a la estadounidense que no tenía “clase” ni “educación”. Mientras las reacciones
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(UPDATE: Interview with Deputy Fire Marshal, business owner) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, residents from around Central Oregon reported hearing a loud explosion. After numerous 911 calls, officials were attempting to locate the area of the incident when they received another call, reporting debris was being struck by vehicles on the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — When a United Airlines “technology issue” halted several thousand flights a few weeks ago, it added another incident to a cascade of problems the airlines and national aviation system have seen in recent years. Southwest Airlines had one of the most significant technology meltdowns in recent aviation history three
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