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By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Both of the hijacked jetliners that slammed into the World Trade Center towers flew out of Boston. But only subdued remembrances are planned at Boston’s Logan International Airport to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It underscores how Boston has never truly come to
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN The Biden administration has told 11 officials appointed to military service academy advisory boards by former President Donald Trump to resign or be dismissed, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN’s KFile. The officials asked to resign include prominent former Trump officials like former White House press
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN The Biden administration has told 11 officials appointed to military service academy advisory boards by former President Donald Trump to resign or be dismissed, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN’s KFile. The officials asked to resign include prominent former Trump officials like former White House
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch launched her campaign for governor by likening herself to former President Donald Trump and deriding the Democratic incumbent as a weak failure. Kleefisch is seeking to take on Gov. Tony Evers next year in a top race for Republicans who
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Investigators have carried out searches at the German finance and justice ministries in a probe of suspected obstruction of justice by employees of a unit of the country’s customs service that fights money laundering. Thursday’s searches come just over two weeks ahead of a parliamentary election in
Continue ReadingBy Marla Carter Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Just last year alone, 179 youth in Harris County aged out of the foster care system. From there, it can be a difficult journey to transition into adulthood but there are programs aimed to help, and one of those programs has led
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s been three years since Jennifer Maria Sanchez, a mother of six, went missing after leaving her north Houston apartment, telling her son she’d be right back. Her family in 2018 was desperate to find Jennifer, holding searches and hanging posters. “We
Continue ReadingBy Steve Campion Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Texas TikToker helped take down a controversial website designed to report abortions. The group that launched the website vowed they will bring it back online. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Olivia Julianna promised the fight is far from over. She
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Invest, is reportedly slashing her exposure to China, and switching to stocks that are in Beijing’s good books. The Wall Street superstar revealed Thursday that her fund has significantly reduced its exposure to China amid sweeping regulatory changes that have made the investment environment
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — As we prepare to mark 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks, five female members of the FDNY who continue to move forward after the trauma are speaking out. “I don’t think you can work at a New York City firehouse
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry. American, United, Delta, Southwest and others reported setbacks in regulatory filings Thursday. American says a slowdown that started in August has continued
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry. American, United, Delta, Southwest and others reported setbacks in regulatory filings Thursday. American says a slowdown that started in August has continued
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — The Suez Canal authorities say a bulk carrier vessel became wedged and briefly blocked traffic in one lane of the crucial global waterway. Egyptian officials said the Panama-flagged Coral Crystal ran aground Thursday in a double-lane stretch of the canal. The brief blockage forced authorities to redirect other vessels in the convoy
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CNN, WKYT By Amir Vera, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Vera Middleton wishes she had gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. The 66-year-old great-grandmother from Olive Hill, Kentucky, said she and her husband discussed the vaccine, but kept putting it off and ultimately decided against it. She couldn’t explain why. Middleton spoke with CNN on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The Affordable Care Act’s upcoming open enrollment period is going to look very different this year. It will be the first since 2016 that the official in charge is actively supporting efforts to get people coverage under the landmark law, rather than trying to undermine it. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A 21-year-old Uber driver struck in the head during an attempted robbery in Harlem last weekend has died. Authorities say Kuldip Singh succumbed to his injuries Wednesday after he was shot during an apparent robbery attempt on street just before 10
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A Long Island man recently reunited with his wife and children after they successfully fled Afghanistan was welcomed Wednesday by Congressman Tom Suozzi, who helped make the evacuation possible. Mohammad Wali, an American citizen who lives in Plainview, had sought Suozzi’s
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The Italian Coast Guard has rescued 125 migrants who took refuge on the rocky edge of a tiny uninhabited isle after one of their boats sank near Lampedusa island. The coast guard said the migrants, including 20 minors, were “in a clear state of shock” when they were spotted on Isola dei
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN No “Jeopardy!” host-type drama over on “Wheel of Fortune.” While Mike Richards is out as executive producer of both of those game shows, “Wheel of Fortune” longtime hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White have reportedly signed on to stay through 2024. According to Variety, the pair will remain at least
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Imagine a giant all-you-can-eat buffet, row after row of hot, steaming offerings. The thing is, there are only 12 items on the menu, cooked by 53 different chefs. That, in a nutshell, is what you’ll get with “The Metallica Blacklist” a box set of covers of the 1991 Metallica self
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