CNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — At long last, the White House and House Republicans have reached a tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling. But a deal isn’t over yet: Congress still needs to vote on the deal – far from a guaranteed outcome – and President Joe Biden would need
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By ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — When Tina Turner died at age 83, I found myself drifting back to the fourth grade, to the day I truly discovered her voice. I was on Thanksgiving break — bored — when I decided to rummage through my parents’ old cassette tapes in search of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disclosed a potential threat to Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 trip to the United States. The documents were released this week on the FBI’s records website. Queen Elizabeth II died last September after a 70-year reign. The queen’s West Coast visit with her husband, Prince Philip, included a
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Cindy Campos’ 5-year-old son was so excited about the Winnie the Pooh book he got at school that he asked her to read it with him as soon as he got home. But her heart sank when she realized it was a tutorial about what to do
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A lunar lander likely plummeted 3 miles before smashing into the lunar surface after a historic attempt to make a soft touchdown on the moon, the Japanese company Ispace revealed Friday. The misstep can probably be traced to a software issue and an incorrect measurement of the spacecraft’s altitude
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The One Class At A Time winner for the month of May is Christopher Winslow, a music teacher at Landau Elementary School in Cathedral City. Helping his students master rhythm is among the numerous hands-on lessons Winslow takes pride in. He also composes songs that students can use to build on their math, science, and reading
Continue ReadingBy Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story St. CHARLES, Missouri (KMOV) — Preparing now so they’re ready when disaster strikes. Paramedic teams from all across the St. Louis Metro area participated in an intense disaster training scenario Thursday night in St. Charles County. The evening’s disaster was an earthquake simulation; paramedics worked
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, Pete Muntean and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It’s never fun to be locked out – whether it’s from your house, your car, or a commercial airliner. A Southwest Airlines pilot wound up crawling through a cockpit window on Wednesday after a customer inadvertently locked the flight deck door, the airline says.
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The Palm Springs Police Department is urging victims of package theft to report the crime. “Reported incidents are infrequent compared to what we see via the Ring Video Doorbell App,” says Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza. “We monitor discussions on the app and have developed leads on some of the suspects involved.” The images below were sent
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Watkins, an Army veteran and member of the far-right Oath Keepers, was sentenced Friday to 8.5 years in prison for participating in a plot to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election culminating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Judge Amit Mehta
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Swoope Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — “At the end of the day a curfew doesn’t really help much, because there’s killing going on throughout the day, all day, every day,” Darrien Livingston, former squeegee worker said. Livingston would know. The 17-year-old has grown up in the streets of
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Marion Click here for updates on this story WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSTU) — One person is dead and five homes were evacuated Thursday night after West Valley City police spiked a stolen vehicle with three teens inside that crashed into a home, causing a gas leak. The victim who died was later
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals released three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a salary cap move Friday after they failed to find a trading partner in the offseason. The Cardinals made the move three seasons after acquiring Hopkins in a trade with Houston and signing him to a $54.5 million contract extension.
Continue ReadingBy Scott McKane Click here for updates on this story KAYSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) — School is out across Utah and in Kaysville, police and firefighters are jumping into action to connect with kids over the time-old tradition of lemonade stands. A few years ago, young entrepreneurs of one stand in Kaysville invited local police to
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By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and debt ceiling negotiators have hit “crunch” time as they strain to make a deal with the White House to raise the nation’s debt limit, avert default and cut federal spending. McCarthy said Friday there is still
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people attended a rally in the Serbian capital in support of President Aleksandar Vucic. He is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation. Vucic’s supporters are being bused to
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a plane flight in South Korea on Friday, causing air to blast inside the cabin and slightly injure 12 people, officials said. The plane landed safely. Some people aboard the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 aircraft tried to
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now officially a candidate for president, is no longer tiptoeing around former President Donald Trump – nor is he being shy about his plans to flex the powers of the presidency like never before if he wins the White House. DeSantis
Continue ReadingBy Ashley McDowell Click here for updates on this story TOWSON, Maryland (WMAR) — There are many obstacles students face when getting a college degree, some facing more than others. But for one Towson University student, taking years to defy the odds was well worth it. Rakeem Bowdry is 30-years-old and ready with his cap
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to an upswing in banned or restricted books — not just in Florida schools but in an
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