By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — If you told me four years ago that I’d be living a sustainable life, I wouldn’t have known what that meant. With the planet getting warmer and more people viewing global warming as a serious threat, there is no better time to act than now. At least, that’s the
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By Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — Officials are calling it a “spiritual delusion” following the drowning deaths of a father and his 4-year-old son in northeast Ohio. It all happened over the weekend at a lake in Tuscarawas County, south of Akron. According to the sheriff,
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By Abner Sosa Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Students at the University of Arkansas are speaking out after false reports of an active shooter left the campus on edge Monday afternoon. While police responded within minutes, many say the university’s communication during the events left them in the
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of Season 51 of “Saturday Night Live,” another cast member has announced his departure. Emil Wakim revealed on Wednesday via Instagram that he will not be returning to the NBC sketch comedy show after the summer break, writing, “it was a gut punch of a call to get
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By Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin (WISN) — More than $1 million in tools was stolen from Milwaukee Tool, allegedly by an employee who shipped the tools to himself and others without paying, according to investigators. Brookfield-based Milwaukee Tool, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year and recently added
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By Mariana La Roche, Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story GREEN LAKE, Wisconsin (WISN) — A man who staged his drowning death and fled to Eastern Europe appeared in Green Lake County court Tuesday for a plea and sentencing hearing on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer. Ryan Borgwardt pleaded no
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By Kiley Vaughan Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan served a 10-count indictment against two self-proclaimed religious leaders for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized people in Florida, Michigan, Texas and Missouri. According
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By Annette Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story DADE CITY, Florida (WFTS) — The court hearing of a man who was killed in a DUI crash last year, has been been pushed back once again. Anthony Pivacek was 26 years old when troopers said a drunk driver hit and killed him last summer.
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KMBC, MISTY HEGGENESS, CNN By Brian Johnson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The engagement of Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is sparking celebrations across the metro, with local businesses and fans cashing in on the excitement. At Best Regards Bakery & Café in Overland
Continue Reading By Brian Johnson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The engagement of Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is sparking celebrations across the metro, with local businesses and fans cashing in on the excitement. At Best Regards Bakery & Café in Overland Park, owners Robert and
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CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT contributed to their son’s suicide, including by advising him on methods and offering to write the first draft of his suicide note. In his just over six months using ChatGPT,
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s plan to combat crime in Washington, DC, with more federal force has led to a deluge of cases flooding already maxed-out courts in the city. The DC US attorney’s office, led by former Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro,
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By Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Tori B. Powell, Andi Babineau, Matt Lait, Maureen Chowdhury, Dakin Andone, Arit John, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales MINNEAPOLIS – The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting in Minneapolis during a Catholic school Mass as “an act of domestic terrorism and hate crimes targeting Catholics,” the agency’s director, Kash Patel, announced
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By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story OAK BROOK, Illinois (WBBM) — At a fashion show in Oak Brook, Illinois, the models don’t need designer looks to show off their style. For them, fashion is about feeling. “Intrinsically, I have the knack for fashion and I did not lose that when I
Continue Reading WBBM By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story OAK BROOK, Illinois (WBBM) — At a fashion show in Oak Brook, Illinois, the models don’t need designer looks to show off their style. For them, fashion is about feeling. “Intrinsically, I have the knack for fashion and I did not lose that when
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By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Oak Park and River Forest High School has taken the doors off some student restrooms — and school leaders say there is a reason behind it. But some students were not pleased at all when they found the exterior doors gone from
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By Dakin Andone, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 10:48 a.m. ET] The suspected shooter at a Catholic school in Minneapolis is deceased, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter. [Previous story, published at 10:39 a.m. ET] Authorities have “contained” a shooter after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
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By Amarachi Orie and Philippe Cordier, CNN France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one believed to be that of a 19th-century Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops. The repatriation of the skulls to the island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa marks
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By Aki Nace; WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting at a south Minneapolis school Mass Wednesday morning. The gunman is also dead. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooting triggered a massive law enforcement
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is planning to have Trump administration officials testify in early October about the government’s efforts to re-deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is prohibiting his removal from the US for several more weeks. US District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday set an evidentiary hearing for October 6.
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By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Two new polls find a broad partisan divide over whether the federal government should be involved in fighting crime in US cities, even as a large share of Americans say they see crime in urban areas as a major problem. Just 36% of Americans support “federal officials bringing the
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By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnetonka Police Department officially launched Minnesota’s first drone-as-first-responder program Monday morning, showcasing how unmanned aerial systems will be used to improve public safety. At a media event outside the police department, city and police leaders demonstrated how six rooftop-housed drones can
Continue Reading WCCO, MINNETONKA POLICE, CNN By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnetonka Police Department officially launched Minnesota’s first drone-as-first-responder program Monday morning, showcasing how unmanned aerial systems will be used to improve public safety. At a media event outside the police department, city and police leaders demonstrated how
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Emma Heming Willis is opening up about the challenges facing her husband, Bruce Willis, as he lives with frontotemporal dementia. Three years after Willis stepped away from his career after having been diagnosed, his wife spoke with ABC’s Diane Sawyer for a special titled, “Emma & Bruce Willis:
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By Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — Schools nationwide are facing teacher burnout and staffing shortages, leaving classrooms stretched thin. But here in North Texas, a 19-year-old and an 11-year-old believe they may have found a solution — through artificial intelligence. Nineteen-year-old Janak Panchal and 11-year-old Rishan Dutia have
Continue Reading KTVT, CO-GUIDE, CNN By Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — Schools nationwide are facing teacher burnout and staffing shortages, leaving classrooms stretched thin. But here in North Texas, a 19-year-old and an 11-year-old believe they may have found a solution — through artificial intelligence. Nineteen-year-old Janak Panchal and 11-year-old
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog have returned to Iran, the head of the agency and Iranian officials said, despite an Iranian ban on cooperation with it. “We are about to restart… there are many (nuclear) facilities, some were attacked and some were not. We are discussing what
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By Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A driver walked away with only minor injuries after a tree fell on his car in Lincoln, Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon. With his medical bracelet still on his wrist, Paul Murphy returned to Bedford Road to find out where his crushed car
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By Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore Oyster Partnership, a joint initiative between the Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor Initiative and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, announced plans to expand oyster restoration efforts in Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River on Tuesday. The partnership has a new goal
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By Ethan Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Democrats secured a consequential victory in a special election on Tuesday, CNN projects, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state Senate by flipping a seat in a district President Donald Trump carried last year. Democrat Catelin Drey defeated her Republican opponent, Christopher Prosch, in a special
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