By Alli Rosenbloom, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship is going from “so high school” to officially getting married. The couple announced Tuesday that they are engaged via concurrent posts on Instagram, with a caption reading, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” The post included five
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Ohio State denied Tuesday that it banned Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from Ohio Stadium as a part of Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” show on Saturday, as the prominent University of Michigan alumnus called the Buckeyes out for focusing more on him than the Texas Longhorns. The Buckeyes
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By Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The first game of Valley High School’s football season ended in a frightening scene Friday night when senior defensive back Joshua Dunlap was injured on the final play and later diagnosed with a severe concussion, his mother said. Dunlap said
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By Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Law enforcement investigated reports of an active shooter at the University of Arkansas on Monday. No threat was ever found. Police received 308 landline calls and more than 30 911 calls reporting an active shooter at seven different buildings across
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By Kelby Wingert Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Iowa (KCCI) — A Newton woman is charged with child neglect after her infant fell from a second-story window. Angelia Varner was arrested on Monday. Court records show she left her three young kids, who are all under the age of 9, alone in
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By KCCI Web Staff Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — Authorities are investigating what they say were two false reports of an active shooter on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Students returned to classes at ISU on Monday — as well as the state’s other regent universities, the
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By Isabella Ledonne Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — A grieving mother is demanding answers and justice in the wake of her son’s death. Jonathan Rodgers was killed in October 2024 near East 6th Street and Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Rodgers suffered blunt force trauma and died
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By Kamilah Williams, WTKR News Staff Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) — More than 200 birds have been seized by Virginia Beach police connected to what they say is a suspected cockfighting ring, according to a release. After complaints were made about aggressive dogs loose on the property, VBPD
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By Anvar Ruziev Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida (WFTX) — A Fort Myers man was arrested Sunday morning after deputies say he broke into a mobile cannabis van on Fort Myers Beach and stole more than $7,000 worth of edibles, mushrooms and vapes. Zachary Jolly was charged with burglary,
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By Alex Orenczuk Click here for updates on this story PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX) — Charlotte County school leaders say new vape sensors installed in middle and high school bathrooms are helping cut down on student vaping, showing a more than 26% drop in incidents over the past school year. According to the district, there
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — David Spade has no issue with fans, but professional autograph hunters may want to beware. During a recent episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast, Spade told his cohost, friend and former “SNL” costar Dana Carvey, about a scary moment in which he thought he was about
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Apple is holding an event on September 9, the company said in an invitation to the press Tuesday, where it will likely announce the iPhone 17 and new Apple Watches, among other potential new devices. Apple rarely shares details about future products before announcing them, but the company has
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, announced on Tuesday he is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her on Monday evening. “President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. His attempt to fire her, based solely on a
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WBBM By Sara Tenenbaum, Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A brazen crew was caught running out of the Nordstrom right off the Magnificent Mile with designer goods. The crew is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in high-end purses from the Nordstrom store. Police said they were called
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By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to
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By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by members of the Proud Boys who claim their convictions related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack were the result of “political prosecution.” In a court filing Monday, the Justice Department argued
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By Carli Petrus Click here for updates on this story BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 56-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle while riding her electric bike and then left in a ditch for hours in what police are calling a hit-and-run crash. Monique Rathbone was found on
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By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) – “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a phrase enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence. But a couple of the Founding Fathers might have considered skinny dipping another inalienable right. Benjamin Franklin was known to have stripped down to his birthday suit to demonstrate what were apparently
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — It might not feel like fall. Beaches are still full this week ahead of Labor Day, and school hasn’t started in much of the country. Temperatures are still in the 80s in some places. But at Starbucks, fall arrives Tuesday, with the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte –
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s decision late Monday to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook escalated his yearlong effort to consolidate executive power and could open a new high-stakes legal battle at the Supreme Court. The 6-3 conservative court has repeatedly allowed Trump to fire the leadership at independent agencies, but
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WXYZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, PAULETTE CARSON, FACEBOOK, CNN, PAULETTE CARSON/FACEBOOK By Jolie Sherman Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN PARK, Michigan (WXYZ) — A Vietnam veteran from Lincoln Park has received an overwhelming response after his family asked the community to send him birthday cards for his 80th birthday. Robert Carson, who turned 80
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By Alayna Treene, Jeff Zeleny, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — A group of Republican legislators from Indiana are scheduled to visit the White House Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, where the group is likely to discuss redistricting. The White House sent the invitation to the state’s lawmakers in July, one of
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By Braden Bates Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Imagine driving down the street and hearing a loud bang then seeing your windshield spider out. One Tulsa County man had that experience when driving by a golf course recently. “Straight off that tee block, it’s like a gunshot,” said Brian
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By Isabel Flores Click here for updates on this story MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The Muskogee County District Attorney’s Office said an 11-year-old girl gave birth over the weekend, and the girl’s stepfather is the baby’s father. Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson told 2 News DNA testing revealed a 99% certainty Dustin Walker is the
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CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A combination of a lower-calorie Mediterranean diet, exercise and nutritional support kept overweight to severely obese people between the ages of 55 and 75 from progressing to type 2 diabetes, a new study found. “Our study shows that modest, sustained changes in diet and lifestyle could prevent millions
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By Matias Grez (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t the grand slam return Venus Williams will have dreamed of, but the 45-year-old said she is leaving the US Open feeling “very proud” of the level of tennis she found at times during her 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 first-round defeat to Karolína Muchová. A lively crowd on Arthur
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning director Woody Allen has defended his appearance at a Moscow film festival following strong criticism from the Ukrainian government. “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused is appalling,”
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By Ali Halit Diker, CNN (CNN) — Calling Turkish coffee “just a drink” undersells it. It’s a ritual, a conversation and, as arguably the ancestor of all modern coffees, it’s a nearly 500-year-old piece of history, inscribed by UNESCO on its intangible cultural heritage of humanity list. Coffee’s roots go back even further. Lani Kingston,
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CNN, POOL, GETTY, FOX BIZ By Elisabeth Buchwald, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday said he has fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a letter addressed to her posted on his social media — the first instance of a president firing a central bank governor in the central bank’s
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CNN, WBBM, POOL, WUSA, WJLA By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across the country, with the administration making moves to once again use the US military for its anti-crime agenda. Trump is afforded certain presidential powers
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