WPTV, ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Kayla McDermott, Samantha Roesler Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — WPTV is learning more about a semi-truck crash that shut down the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck
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By George Ramsay, Aleks Klosok, Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Polish president Karol Nawrocki has denounced a “scandalous” banner displayed by a group of Israeli soccer fans at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match on Thursday. Supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa held a large banner reading “murderers since 1939” close to the front of
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CNN By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in
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By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Attorneys for a trucker behind several viral videos showing a chaotic altercation at a North Carolina landfill plan to file a federal lawsuit, alleging civil rights violations by landfill and sheriff’s office staff. Matheson & Associates, PLLC, a Raleigh-based
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By Dalia Faheid, Kelly McCleary, Rebekah Riess, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — A man who fled as an immigration raid unfolded at a Home Depot in Southern California was killed when he ran onto a freeway as federal agents moved in, local officials said. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network identified the man as Roberto
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By Ashley Grams, WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — In Sartell, Minnesota, an investigation is underway with ties to a decades-old cold case. Investigators spent hours removing a car that was 20 feet under the Mississippi River on Tuesday, all thanks to a tip. “When he caught the fish,
Continue Reading WCCO, BRODY LOCH, THE ST. CLOUD DAILY TIMES ARCHIVE, CNN By Ashley Grams, WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — In Sartell, Minnesota, an investigation is underway with ties to a decades-old cold case. Investigators spent hours removing a car that was 20 feet under the Mississippi River on Tuesday,
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — “And Just Like That”…it’s over. After nine seasons of television, two movies and a few dozen suitors, Carrie Bradshaw’s story is done. For now, anyway. The latter disclaimer is necessary for several reasons, including it’s 2025 and we’ve learned that gone is far from goodbye in television. The other
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are still opening their wallets, with unemployment remaining low and businesses blunting the effects of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs. But consumers remain skittish over Trump’s erratic trade war, according to recent surveys. Still, they haven’t cut back and consumer prices have remained somewhat tame. Businesses have
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By Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida (WFTS) — It’s been a summer filled with kicking, punching and winning for one Pasco County teenager. He just won a handful of medals in Sweden representing Team USA. From karate kid to karate champion, Jacob Little broke out on the
Continue Reading By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in just
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, many people in the United States who want to protect themselves against the flu this respiratory virus season can order a vaccine to give themselves at home. AstraZenca’s FluMist, the only nasal spray flu vaccine in the US that has been approved by the US
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — An early rally faded on Friday and the Dow just missed out on closing at its first record high of the year. US stocks were mixed on Friday. The Dow closed higher by 35 points, or 0.08%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 fell 0.29% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained bitterly divided how to tackle the crisis. The summit, held at the United Nations headquarters and attended by delegates from more than 180 countries, was supposed to end Thursday
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By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment, given for the first time today, that “keeps away woke indoctrinators,” according to Oklahoma’s top education official. Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s superintendent for public instruction, told CNN that if
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — On October 12, 1977, banking giant Citicorp opened the tallest new skyscraper in New York City since the early 1930s. From afar, the 915-foot tower’s distinctive sloped roof cut through the Midtown skyline like a scalpel. Close up, at ground level, its 59 floors appeared to levitate above a
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and
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By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — The writing has been on the wall for a long time: South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global conflicts simmer. Now, a new report has found that the number of South Korean
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By Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — A record low number of Americans are drinking, according to a new Gallup poll released this week. Just 54% of Americans said they consume alcohol at all. Gallup has been tracking Americans’ drinking behavior since 1939, and their views of the health implications of drinking since 2001. For the
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By Jada Williams Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — In a cozy home nestled in the heart of Tampa, a simple ballpoint pen sits behind glass. a piece of history framed and hung on the wall. For Mark Bias-West and Carrie West, that pen represents the moment they helped make
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, Police Chief Pamela Smith signed an executive order Thursday allowing DC police officers to share information about people not in their custody with federal immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE — as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital and
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By Matthew Rehbein, Alexandra Skores, Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s biggest airline is poised to start canceling several dozen flights Thursday ahead of a weekend lockout of flight attendants that threatens to throw travel plans for tens of thousands into chaos during the peak summer season. Air Canada said it will gradually suspend operations
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By Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Two separate lawsuits over “Alligator Alcatraz” could ensure detainees have proper access to their legal counsel or shut down operations at the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy Everglades. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump have touted the location of the
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By Meg Tirrell, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-establishing the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a panel of US health officials tasked with making recommendations on vaccine development, distribution and monitoring. The task force, which will be helmed by US National Institutes of
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By Maggy Wolanske Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Colorado (KMGH) — A coffee shop in Parker is working to change the public’s perception of people who were previously incarcerated, one cup of joe at a time. Dan Klehm opened the Convict Coffee Company in April 2024 and previously held executive titles with
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CNN By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.. As Newsom and his
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By Todd Feurer Click here for updates on this story Illinois (WBBM) — Nearly 30 years after an 11-year-old girl disappeared in her hometown in western Illinois, a man has been charged with her murder. Trudy Appleby was last seen on Aug. 21, 1996 near her home in Moline. Moline Police Chief Darren Gault said
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered geomagnetic storms because of the effect climate pollution has on Earth’s atmosphere, a new study found. The increasing volume of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere is likely to make the
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By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies will not be granted another competency hearing. On Thursday, 3rd District Judge Matthew Bates denied the latest petition by Menzies’ attorneys to take another look at their client’s mental competency. While Bates agrees with
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The next time you get your blood pressure checked, expect your medical provider to be a bit more aggressive about high levels. And if you like a glass of wine with dinner or a cocktail on the weekends, brace yourself: New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the
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