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By Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Banning books in schools has been happening nationally over the past few months. The Newtown School Board held a vote tonight to potentially ban two books. In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the two graphic novels will stay in circulation as long
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CNN By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In the 10 minutes before a Davenport, Iowa, apartment building collapsed Sunday, new surveillance video obtained by CNN shows a support brace bending, with portions of the brick façade crumbling around it. The video, taken from the roof of a nearby building, shows what
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Work requirements in two safety net programs for low-income Americans are set to change under the compromise debt ceiling package negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Broadening work requirements was one of the main sticking points of the deal, with House Republicans demanding additional mandates,
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of Chase’s online banking services were seeing double transactions, fees and/or payments in their accounts, with the situation not immediately being resolved as of early afternoon on Friday. Numerous Chase customers were posting on social media that their rent or bill payments were taken
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A group organized in part by the Oregon Food Bank held a rally outside the state capitol on Thursday to call for lawmakers to pass a bill that would expand food assistance for refugees and immigrants. More than 100 local groups
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In the 10 minutes before a Davenport, Iowa, apartment building collapsed Sunday, new surveillance video obtained by CNN shows a support brace bending, with portions of the brick façade crumbling around it. The video, taken from the roof of a nearby building, shows what was
Continue ReadingBy Nick Krupke Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — In this High School Spotlight, FOX 12 highlights a para-athlete from Hillsboro High School who possesses the will to win and the drive to be better than yesterday. Elizabeth Keen always has an eye on the finish line. “Being in a
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country’s first-ever government default, which would have sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economies. The measure
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — Kansans who identify as trans are preparing for a new law that takes effect in July, which could make it difficult to change gender markers on birth certificates and identification cards. The Kansas legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the
Continue Reading An Amazon worker in Alabama that has been vocal in unionization efforts, has been terminated by the company, according to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The union says Jennifer Bates is dealing with injuries she received while working at Amazon and that her termination comes shortly after reaching three years of service with
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster, Cyndi Fahrlander and Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KCTV) — When Thad and Robin Krasnesky bought a 140-year-old home in Leavenworth two years ago, they got more than they bargained for — but in a good way. The home has original woodwork, open staircases and stained
Continue Reading CNN By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, correctly spelling the word ‘psammophile’ to take home the $50,000 first prize. Eleven students made the finals after 11 million people entered spelling competitions throughout the world. In an interview Friday
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmaker Jay Roach usually has a moment of panic and doubt before production starts on a project. It’s something Sydney Pollack, who was a mentor of his, once assured him was normal. He’d also read something similar about Mike Nichols in Mark Harris’s biography. Good company to be in,
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The mother of a man shot and killed at a Prichard nightclub on Mother’s Day wants more people held accountable for her son’s death. Mary Blevins filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of Lotus Gentlemen’s Club, the people who
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home and will not bring any charges, according to a letter from the DOJ obtained by CNN. The decision comes ahead of Pence’s planned announcement
Continue Reading NATICK, Mass. (AP) — The Wegmans supermarket chain is closing one of its largest and most unusual stores because it has not attracted enough business, the company said. The Natick, Massachusetts store will close on an undetermined date this summer, the Rochester, New York-based company said in a statement on Thursday. “Making these decisions is
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Ongoing stress caused by higher interest rates, uncertainty around property values, and questions about fundamentals in some property markets are beginning to show up in
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns secretly traveled to China last month, a US official told CNN Friday, amid efforts by the United States to reset relations with Beijing after a year of extremely heightened tensions. According to the US official, Burns “met with Chinese counterparts
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James continues paving the way for his post-basketball media career, this time by producing a superstar origin story adapted from his book, “Shooting Stars,” about how his hoops heroism came with an assist from a close-knit group of friends. Basically “It takes a village to raise an
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