By BRUCE SCHREINER and JOHN RABY Associated Press HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — The number of deaths from massive flooding in Kentucky climbed to 26 on Sunday and several dozen people remained missing amid the threat of more heavy rain. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said that the death toll had risen by one since Saturday from
Continue ReadingBy Reuters A union representing nearly 2,500 employees at three Boeing defense locations in the St. Louis area said on Saturday they will vote on the company’s revised contract offer, canceling a strike that was set to start early Monday. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said an overnight bargaining session had led
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with the emergency response to deadly flooding this week in Kentucky. The team will be deployed to eastern Kentucky and will depart Missouri at 8:30
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mobile church is helping set a good example and spread positivity among youth in the community… PrayerHouse Ministries in Mobile held a father-son workshop to show young men the importance of working and how to be productive. The group of
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has retired after 33 years of serving in the U.S. Forest Service. Deputy Forest Supervisor Michelle Paduani will be the acting forest supervisor as the Southwestern Regional Office searches for a replacement for West, who officially retired Saturday. A temporary forest supervisor will likely
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By Sharif Paget and Zoe Sottile, CNN Amid disastrous flooding in eastern Kentucky, one anonymous man’s good deed helped rescue a grandmother and her family trapped inside a water-filled home. Randy Polly was driving to get gas on Thursday morning when he encountered floodwaters that left him stranded on a patch of dry land in
Continue ReadingBy Adam Duxter Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Art and color now fill the liquor store parking lot at one of north Minneapolis’ most trafficked intersections. It’s part of a plan to bring color, vibrancy and hope to an area that has been a hotspot for crime. Volunteers from Love
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters The Commonwealth Games morning cycling session was canceled Sunday and spectators were asked to leave the velodrome after a serious crash during the second heat of the men’s scratch race. Team England’s Matt Walls and Isle of Man’s Matt Bostock were involved in the crash along with several other riders. Walls was
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story BURKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — National Forest service rangers are sounding the alarm about potential dangers at some area hot spots. The warning comes after a recent fatality and serious injuries at waterfalls and swimming locations across Western North Carolina. According to a release
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El neerlandés Max Verstappen, de la escudería Red Bull, ganó este domingo el Gran Premio de Hungría de Fórmula 1 y con ello amplía aún más su ventaja en el campeonato de pilotos. Verstappen logró una enorme carrera para llevarse el GP a pesar de los inconvenientes en el camino, entre
Continue ReadingBy ORhonde Chapman and Miles Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Grammy award-winning singer and TV personality Kandi Burruss and her foundation Kandi Cares provided supplies to 500 children at the back-to-school giveaway at the Jefferson Park Recreation Center in East Point on Saturday. Kandi Cares collaborated with Goodr, Nouveaux,
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. PETERS, Missouri (KMOV) — This week’s heavy rain and flooding across the Metro left many stranded in their vehicles, begging for a rescue. Fire departments all over responded to the calls, saving people’s lives. Debris is covering the fence and bridge on Mexico Road
Continue Reading RONALD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Two bicyclists are dead in western Michigan after an SUV driven by a suspected drunken driver struck a group of riders. They were on an endurance ride Saturday for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The vehicle crossed a center line in Ionia County and hit the bicyclists on a rural road. The
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Aaron Pellish, CNN Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Sunday pushed back against Senate Republicans blocking passage of the administration-backed PACT Act, warning that if the chamber passes GOP senators’ proposed amendment to the legislation aimed at providing care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, “we may have to ration
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat. The northern block of the silos toppled after what
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There was already plenty of trouble to talk about when a major U.N. meeting on the landmark Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was originally supposed to happen in 2020. Now the pandemic-postponed conference finally starts Monday as Russia’s war in Ukraine has reanimated fears of nuclear confrontation and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La ciudad de Mykolaiv, en el sur de Ucrania, fue objeto de intensos bombardeos en las primeras horas de la mañana de este domingo, según funcionarios, cuando el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, aprovechó el Día de la Armada de su país para emitir más amenazas militaristas a cualquiera que socave
Continue ReadingBy Rhythm Sachdeva Click here for updates on this story July 30, 2022 (CTV Network) — Despite widespread concerns about the potential negative impacts of video games on gamers, a new study from the University of Oxford has found “little to no evidence for a casual connection” between time spent playing video games and well-being.
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story July 30, 2022 (CTV Network) — A new study has found that not getting enough sleep could have a detrimental impact on brain development for children and lead to cognitive difficulties down the road. The study, published in peer-reviewed journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent
Continue Reading By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Difficulties in finding affordable child care cost Enoshja Ruffin her job three years ago. The mother of six was let go from her position as a counselor for kids with cerebral palsy after she missed three shifts because she had trouble finding babysitters. After
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