By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to offer a rationale for Ukraine to go on offense against Russia, notable rhetoric as the momentum around peace talks has stalled. “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country. It’s like a great team
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By Ryan Hogg, CNN London (CNN) — The Russian government will require the state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, in a move that could increase surveillance of Russian citizens. According to an official statement Thursday, Max will be installed on devices from September 1. The
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By PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Shelter officials and community members are searching for answers after a cat was shot and paralyzed in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. Jan Perry lives on Oakridge Street in Brookline. She’s been taking care of an outdoor cat that has spent time
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By Joe Buczek Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WWJ) — A man was arrested Wednesday morning after he allegedly attacked the staff of a Planet Fitness in West Bloomfield Township and later led police on a high-speed chase. West Bloomfield police responded to the Planet Fitness on Orchard Lake Road around 9:30
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WCCO By Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — Visitors to this year’s Minnesota State Fair might get sticker shock when buying some of their favorite foods. Tino Lettieri and his mom are prepping their stand, Tino’s, for “The Great Minnesota Get-Together.” He’s been selling pizza on a stick and
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WCCO, FACEBOOK, TYLER LARSON, CNN, Facebook/Tyler Larson By Derek James Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — A grandma’s quiet craft shop in Holdingford, Minnesota, got a big surprise thanks to her loving grandson and a viral Facebook post. Rosanne Forster has been selling her handmade gifts at Forster’s Craft Corner for
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart is getting hit by tariffs, like every other business in America. But customers are still flocking to Walmart because they believe the retailer offers them the biggest bang for their buck. The retail behemoth once again on Thursday showed how it uses its size to dominate
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By Victoria D Click here for updates on this story MARLBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Massachusetts dentist is facing charges after investigators said he hid a camera in the staff bathroom at his office in Marlboro. According to the Middlesex District Attorney, a dental assistant at the New England Dental Group found a camera taped
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By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story EDGEWATER, Maryland (WJZ) — Otters may look adorable, but scientists say their poop is a goldmine of information. A new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, found that otter poop, or “scat,” serves as a natural report card for the ecosystem.
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By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Even during his days off, Raul Morales gets spotted by fans. On a recent visit to Universal Studios Hollywood, Morales, owner of Taqueria Vista Hermosa in Los Angeles, was waiting in line when he heard shouting. “People called out ‘Chef Al Pastor! Chef Al Pastor!’” Morales said, laughing. Morales, who
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Cracker Barrel’s modern makeover doesn’t stop with redoing its restaurants. It’s dropping the barrel and the man from its logo, too. On Tuesday, the Southern-inspired casual dining chain unveiled a new logo “rooted even more closely to the iconic barrel shape,” but without the barrel itself —
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By Sophie Tanno (CNN) — Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the months that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The explosions nearly three years ago left gas billowing from Nord Stream 1 and 2 – two major conduits that transported Russian gas
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By Matias Grez, Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — The roar of a partisan home crowd can often be enough to lift tennis players out of precarious positions and help carry them to victory. Though perhaps not quite as vociferous as the French Open crowd, fans at the US Open have earned the grand slam a
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — This wasn’t just a victory for Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. It also felt like a victory for all doubles tennis players. Up against some of the game’s biggest singles stars, Errani and Vavassori successfully defended their US Open mixed doubles title, defeating Iga Świątek and Casper Ruud 6-3,
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump loves to boast about the sprawling size and scope of his domestic policy law. But the White House’s plan to sell voters on his signature, broadly unpopular legislation increasingly relies on the appeal of a single issue: Lower taxes. Trump administration officials have narrowed their rhetoric
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Business has never been this slow for Jovan Richards, who sells shirts, hats and souvenirs emblazoned with the likeness of the nation’s capital. Every day for the past four years, Richards and her husband have set up a table to sell merchandise near the Washington Monument. Richards, 56,
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Tennis superstar Coco Gauff has parted ways with her coach just days before this year’s US Open, according to reports, including ESPN, on Wednesday. The two-time grand slam singles winner has not publicly announced the decision, but reports suggest coach Matthew Daly will no longer be part of her
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched its largest drone and missile salvo on Ukraine in more than a month, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, as Moscow accused Kyiv of not being interested in a “sustainable, fair and long-term settlement.” Nine civilians were killed in the strikes
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Arnon Nampa’s youngest child runs toward the sound of shackles. The 3-year-old’s only memories of his father, a prominent human right lawyer and activist, are from seeing him in a courtroom – not from his work defending others, but from the numerous lese majeste cases against him, Thailand’s notoriously
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By Tal Shalev, Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — As the earliest stages of a massive assault on Gaza City take shape, Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists to take part in the impending military operation. The takeover and occupation of the largest city in northern Gaza, which Israel’s Prime
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — They roll down Beijing streets, some covered from prying eyes by huge tarpaulins, but the silhouettes of missiles, tanks and undersea vehicles are unmistakable as China prepares for its most revealing military parade in six years. For military watchers, the procession of veiled armaments is offering valuable clues to
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Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in Japan said. The fire aboard the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship with a crew of more than 360 sailors and capable of
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By Oscar Holland, CNN Bintan, Indonesia (CNN) — In 1914, two years after the Titanic embarked on its ill-fated maiden voyage, the steam-powered SS Medina rolled off the shipyard at Newport News, Virginia. The vessel has had many lives — and many names — since, in a career that eventually made it the oldest active
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By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — A Lake Tahoe area resident has tested positive for plague, California health officials said Tuesday. Officials said they believed the resident was infected after being bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. The person is recovering at home and under the care of
Continue Reading KTVN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — A Lake Tahoe area resident has tested positive for plague, California health officials said Tuesday. Officials said they believed the resident was infected after being bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. The person is recovering at home and under the care
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By Anabel Munoz, Michelle Fisher Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Calif. (KABC) — A mother of three was found dead after going missing in Lancaster. The sheriff’s department says her husband has now fled the country. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the body of 33-year-old Sheylla Gutierrez was found in
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By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) — The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says it’s aware of a reported possible sighting of a 7-month-old boy who’s been missing for nearly a week. Emmanuel Haro was reported missing last Thursday evening after his mother, Rebecca Haro, said she
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By Celeste Springer Click here for updates on this story TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) confirms their search alongside the FBI of rural grounds in Florrisant is related to the murder case of a Southern Colorado woman. On Monday, KRDO13 was the first to tell you about an investigation
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By Tori Luecking Click here for updates on this story ATHOL, Idaho (KXLY) — Fire crews came to the rescue of two dogs who were separated from their family during the wildfire burning near Athol on Tuesday afternoon, according to Idaho Department of Lands. While working to control flames on the western flank of the
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday announced what she has billed as a significant reorganization of the nation’s top intelligence agency that she promised would cut the workforce by nearly 50% and “save taxpayers at least $700 million per year.” Gabbard has already reduced the size
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