By Jessica Patrick Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — You won’t believe your eyes when you see the realistic portraits Kenny Krause carves into pumpkins each Halloween. But for Krause, who claims he has no artistic background whatsoever, these jaw-dropping Jack-o-lanterns are just a fun, albeit challenging, hobby. It
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Commission’s top official says a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the bloc could vastly improve the region’s economy. But she also stressed that the assistance is conditioned on required reforms by these countries. EU Commission President
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Perry’s former fiancée has paid tribute to the late actor, remembering a man who had a “profound impact” on her life. Molly Hurwitz, who was in a relationship with Perry from 2018 to 2021, posted a tribute to the “Friends” star Monday on Instagram. “He would
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Morgan Fairchild, who played Chandler Bing’s mother on “Friends,” paid tribute on Monday to the actor who portrayed him, Matthew Perry. Perry died Saturday at his Los Angeles home. He was 54. During an appearance on “CNN This Morning,” Fairchild shared memories of her first day on the
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The rise of Rep. Mike Johnson in the House, coupled with the fall of former Vice President Mike Pence and the dominance of ex-President Donald Trump, shows that 2020 election denialism is a prerequisite for winning Republican power. Johnson, who played a leading role in the effort
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The rise of Rep. Mike Johnson in the House, coupled with the fall of former Vice President Mike Pence and the dominance of ex-President Donald Trump, shows that 2020 election denialism is a prerequisite for winning Republican power. Johnson, who played a leading role in the effort to
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Facing the loss of another $200 million this week to a lengthy strike, General Motors CEO Mary Barra wrapped up her weekend by going to the United Auto Workers’ Detroit headquarters intent on getting a new contract. Joined by manufacturing chief Gerald Johnson at the meeting that
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Southwest Airlines is bracing itself for a fine from the US government for last year’s operational meltdown over Christmas that canceled 16,700 flights and left two million passengers stranded. The carrier said that it “could be subject to fines and/or penalties resulting from investigations by the Department
Continue ReadingBy Eric Miller Click here for updates on this story WAKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — Drivers were horrified to see an electronic traffic sign displaying a racial slur on Friday night. Multiple viewers sent photos of the sign to WRAL News. Some said they called 911 after seeing the sign. According to the North
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s administration this weekend pressured Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and to restore internet connectivity to the enclave, a concerted effort to ease a growing humanitarian crisis that comes amid fears of a widening regional war. In Biden’s first phone call
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British cyberespionage agency employee who viciously stabbed an American intelligence worker has been sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder. Joshua Bowles will have to serve at least 13 years in prison. He admitted attacking the woman March 9 in the western England town
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictmen t by an Illinois grand jury. Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Beimfohr Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A park in Peachtree City is one of Heather Tucker’s happy places. It’s where she goes to walk when she’s not working or undergoing cancer treatments. Last December the then 28-year-old went to an urgent care after a week of feeling sick.
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is announcing it will spend $1.3 billion of new federal funding to help create three new, massive electrical transmission lines in the Southwest and New England, in an effort to improve the nation’s power grid and get more renewable energy into America’s homes and businesses. The
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez, Ashley R. Williams and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — At least 45 people have died after powerful Hurricane Otis tore through southern Mexico’s Guerrero state as a devastating Category 5 storm last week, the region’s governor said Sunday. At least 47 people remain missing, Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado Pineda said in a
Continue ReadingBy Adam Reed Click here for updates on this story RICE LAKE, Wisconsin (WQOW) — An ordinary day at jiu jitsu class for one Rice Lake man turned into a brush with death. Now, his bond with his martial arts family is stronger than ever after he says his teammates, and jiu jitsu itself, saved
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops due to the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. The advisory from the Food and Drug Administration applies to lubricating drops sold by six companies, including CVS Health, Rite Aid and Target. The
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the capital, Dhaka, to denounce what they called violence by the main opposition party as tensions soar ahead of the elections expected in January. Since Saturday, at least four people were killed and
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By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 52-year-old man was arrested after he pointed a laser at Michigan State Police’s Trooper 3 helicopter Saturday night. State police say Trooper 3 was on patrol over Detroit when a suspect in a top hat and pea coat pointed a
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Coast Guard says a ferry boat that ran aground twice off the southeastern coast of Sweden is leaking oil and has suffered “extensive damage.” The Marco Polo ferry, which was running between two Swedish ports on the Baltic Sea, touched ground on Oct. 22. It sustained damage and started leaking
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