By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Interest won’t pile up as long as borrowers make regular payments. Millions of people will have payments of $0.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOGANSPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Texas teenager died late Friday night in the Sabine River in Logansport, Sheriff Jayson Richardson said. The drowning was reported just before 6:30 p.m. near the pavilion on the downtown riverfront. An adult and several teenage boys were fishing in
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A local man is sharing his experience with the real life events that inspired The Sound of Freedom on social media. The movie is based on the story behind Tim Ballard, a federal agent who conducted a sting operation to protect
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By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis reaffirmed in a local news interview that she will announce charging decisions by September 1 in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election result, while applauding the ramped-up security measures around
Continue ReadingBy Rheanna Wachter Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Missouri Botanical Garden has announced extended viewing hours for visitors wishing to watch the bloom of one of their Corpse Flowers. The flower, named Octavia, started blooming around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The blooms, which create a fragrant smell the
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story ASHLAND CITY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A deputy with the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Department passed away over the weekend, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into it. According to TBI, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested an investigation into the death of an off-duty
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An 84-year-old man is dead after police said Friday’s severe weather may have caused the power in his apartment to go out, leading his electric oxygen unit to fail. On Sunday, the Milwaukee medical examiner identified the man as Alton Smith
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Matthew McConaughey is still fighting to make America’s school’s safer more than a year after a gunman killed two teachers and 19 children at Robb Elementary School in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. McConaughey, who was a visible and vocal advocate for the community in the aftermath of the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Campaigners fighting to protect woodlands earmarked for coal-mining in southwest Turkey say they will maintain their fight as tree-felling comes to an end. Locals have held a four-year vigil in Akbelen forest to hold off logging that paves the way for a lignite mine near the village of Ikizkoy
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CNN By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Officials from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection on Monday morning observed that the new “X” on top of the building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters was being dismantled, according to Patrick Hannan, the department’s spokesman. The news comes after the company was issued a notice of
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By Jamiel Lynch, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — In a complaint, the city of San Francisco says they have visited the headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter twice since Friday regarding the new flashing “X” sign on top of the building. According to the complaint, a notice of violation (NOV) was issued for
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is out with a decision that provides critical relief for thousands of people who were badly injured in car wrecks. The court says people getting care for catastrophic crashes before summer 2019 won’t lose their lifetime insurance benefits. For decades, people injured in
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas,
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The fateful clash between former President Donald Trump’s legal imbroglio and the 2024 election is deepening amid new signs his GOP poll-topping campaign is partly designed to bankroll his defense and beat criminal charges. News that Trump’s leadership PAC, which raises most of its money from small-dollar donations,
Continue ReadingBy Alysia Burgio Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Metro Detroit woman is demanding justice after a ride to the hospital in an ambulance turned tragic. “All I remember is we hit something extremely hard at a high of rate speed,” said Brandy Holmes. It was at the intersection
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Stocks are drifting as Wall Street rolls toward the close of another winning month. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher Monday and on track for a fifth straight month of gains. It’s also close to its highest level in nearly 16 months after rallying on hopes
Continue ReadingBy FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Monday, killing four people and wounding scores of others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukraine’s interior minister said. One of the two missiles destroyed a
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Sunday is the 27th annual Christmas in July toy run! Santa Claus got on his Harley-Davidson and lead a pack of 500 to 600 motorcyclists to Shriners Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the city’s Hunting Park neighborhood. “A lot of the
Continue ReadingBy Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD has identified the man who was stabbed to death outside of a Brooklyn gas station on Saturday night and added the Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating. CBS New York spoke to one of the victim’s close
Continue ReadingBy John Dias Click here for updates on this story SCARSDALE, NEW YORK (WCBS) — The Happy Cat Hotel and Spa recently opened up in Westchester County, and its owners say it’s different than other pet boarding places. They say it’s perfect for cat parents looking to get away this summer. Creativity was key when
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