By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Wendy Rush, the wife of the pilot killed in a Titanic-bound submersible that coast guard officials say suffered catastrophic implosion, is the descendant of a couple who perished on the ship in 1912. Rush is the great-great granddaughter of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, who
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Bud Light is trying to revive its slumping brand with a new marketing campaign aimed at – appropriately – overcoming adversity. The struggling beer brand unveiled a new ad following its Dylan Mulvaney controversy: The transgender influencer posed with a custom can of Bud Light, and
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Desert Hero and jockey Tom Marquand produced a thrilling performance at Royal Ascot on Thursday to land King Charles III his first win at the prestigious horse racing festival. Both King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, watched as Desert Hero stormed up the finishing straight to squeeze out
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By Christine Koh, CNN (CNN) — When a friendship hits a stumbling block, how do you know whether to work on the relationship or let it go? It can be tempting to let a friendship fade instead of facing conflict — especially when life feels overwhelming in other ways — because conflict is hard. But
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CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A US Coast Guard ship “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the US Navy. “The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time) through waters where
Continue ReadingBy JERAMIE BIZZLE Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A father will head to court on Thursday on child endangerment charges for leaving six children locked inside a hot van in the northwest suburbs. Someone called police last month when they saw all the kids locked in the van with the
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A German court has convicted a former ISIS member of war crimes for enslaving and abusing a young Yazidi woman, the victim’s counsel said Wednesday. The convicted German national, a 37-year-old woman referred to by the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz as Nadine K., was found guilty of “aiding
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY MUTASA Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Boston Police are testing a white powder that was found in the middle of the playground at Medal of Honor Park in South Boston Wednesday afternoon. It’s supposed to be a safe space for Southie kids, but now concerned parents are
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By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier to Boeing, shut down its factory in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday after workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted to strike. The suspended production comes after employees voted down Spirit AeroSystems’ “best and final offer” and then
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The rate of pregnant women dying of delivery-related causes in the hospital appears to have declined significantly – by more than 50% – across the United States in recent years, a new study suggests. That decline, seen among more than 11 million hospital patients, came over a 14-year period
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By Eva McKend and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Two-time Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein told CNN on Thursday that she is now assisting Cornel West, the former Harvard professor and longtime progressive activist, as he builds up his recently announced campaign for the White House. “I’m a transition coordinator helping his campaign move
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN BEACH, California (KCAL) — Police cars from Manhattan Beach are getting a new life in Mississippi where officers have been patrolling their thousand-person town with a single car. With a population of about 1,300 people and a median income of around $20,000, resources are
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B Jill Martin and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has lamented Ukraine and Russia’s “diametrically opposed” views on neutral athletes’ participation in a speech at the 140th IOC Session. In March, the IOC announced a widely criticized recommended pathway to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in
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By Chloe Marklay Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A few days after swimming at Richardson Beach in Hilo, Nani, says she started shaking, had chills, and noticed a big red mark under her toe. She says she got scraped up from rocks at the beach and one cut had
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Minneapolis (CNN) — US home prices fell in May at the largest annual rate in more than a decade, according to a National Association of Realtors report released Thursday. The median existing home price was $396,100 last month, down 3.1% from a year ago, marking the largest year-over-year price reduction
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden downplayed the impact of his comments likening his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to a dictator, even as the Chinese government warned of “consequences” for the remarks. “I don’t think it’s had any real consequence,” Biden said at a news conference Thursday, dismissing concerns that the
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story EUGENE, Oregon (KPTV) — A former federal police officer from Roseburg, Oregon was sentenced to prison this week for placing hidden cameras to record sexually explicit images and videos of children, according to the Justice Department. Robert Wayne Roady, 50, was sentenced to 168 months
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By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a federal prisoner who argued he should be able to challenge his 27-year sentence for firearms possession based on changes in the law since his trial. The court’s decision will make it harder for federal
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Navajo Nation, dismissing a lawsuit arguing that the federal government has the legal duty under treaties signed in the 1800s to develop a plan to provide the tribe with an adequate water supply. The ruling was 5-4
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By Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — In a land far, far away — or in the Kansas City metro — sits Ian Reeves and Kayla Mason’s home, which stands out. “Got a lead for this one,” Reeves said. “I went and looked at it and was
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