Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball’s World Series is upon us, and I can’t help thinking how little most of my friends care. You see, when I was a kid, the World Series was a big deal with over 20 million people tuning in every year to watch the average game.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A senior Iranian envoy has met with Hamas representatives in Moscow following talks with Russian diplomats that underscored Moscow’s efforts to expand its clout as a power broker in the latest Israel-Hamas war. During the meeting with Hamas’ representative Moussa Abu Marzouk on Thursday, Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve showed price increases remained elevated in September amid brisk consumer spending and strong economic growth. Prices rose 0.4% from August to September, the same as the previous month. And compared with 12 months earlier, inflation
Continue ReadingBy Danica Sauter and Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Rutherford County School District approved a resolution on Thursday to add another layer of punishment to stop students from making threats. The school district adopted the resolution asking the state legislature to take away a student’s driver’s
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Sari Beth Rosenberg was teaching a high school history class in New York City recently when a student interrupted her with a question: “Are you Team Israel or Team Palestinian?” Rosenberg had just started her lesson on the French and Indian War when the question came up. As a
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders believe it’s time to lay the foundations for a future relationship between Israel and the Palestinians where the militant group Hamas does not control Gaza. The 27-nation bloc is exploring ways to realize a long-held EU ideal — two states living peacefully side by
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel expects to launch a long and difficult ground offensive into Gaza soon to destroy Hamas, the country’s defense minister said Friday, describing a campaign that will require dismantling a vast network of tunnels used by the territory’s militant
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jillian Pretzel (CNN) — It was a brisk Halloween morning when my family moved into our home two years ago. “I put our costumes in a specific box so I’ll know exactly where they are tonight,” I told my new next-door neighbor, who’d popped her head over our shared garden wall to introduce
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Valeria East, the mother of John Drake Jr., spoke with WSMV4 the day after her son died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a three-day long search. East said Drake Jr. called her the day he died. She said he told
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Cooper Flagg, the consensus top player in the 2024 recruiting class, says his focus is on the tragedy of a mass shooting in his home state of Maine, an indication that an announcement on where he will play college basketball could be delayed. The 6-foot-9 small forward has been deciding between
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story HAZELWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — Hazelwood Police Chief James Hudanick says an internal investigation is underway after a traffic stop Wednesday night. It happened around 11:30 pm near Lindberg and McDonnell. Joseph Hibler was pulled over for an expired license plate on his way home from
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — House Republicans finally picked a speaker of the House when GOP members coalesced around Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson on Wednesday afternoon. With this decision, MAGA wins again. Johnson is no moderate. While free of any major known scandal and gentler in demeanor than Ohio’s Rep. Jim Jordan — the
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN Español) — Argentina celebrará la final nacional de la Red Bull Batalla este 28 de octubre. El campeón local representará al país en la gran final internacional en diciembre. La definición argentina de una de las competencias de freestyle más importantes de habla hispana tendrá lugar por primera vez en la provincia
Continue ReadingBy Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A battle over a new bathroom policy is underway in the Francis Howell School District. A new policy proposal would require students to use the restroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. It’s one that took Levi Hormuth,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WAIMEA, Hawaii (KITV) — Pet therapy is returning to Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital and the first members of the team include Adaka, a Brittany Spaniel mix, and Darby, a 16-year-old miniature horse! Adaka and Darby will be visiting patients and staff and provide them
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon and his family plan to sell one million of their shares in the bank starting next year, according to a new securities filing. Dimon — who will use his stock trading plans to offload his shares — and his family currently
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — At least 27 people are dead and Acapulco, Mexico, has been left in ruins after Hurricane Otis slammed into the coast Wednesday as a record-breaking Category 5 storm. Four people are also missing, Mexican Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said during a news conference on Thursday
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By JULIE PARR Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — A former school bus driver is facing charges after allegedly putting a middle school student in a headlock while forcibly removing him from the bus. School administrators say Adam Welcher had been a substitute bus driver for the district. He has
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break. Dubbed the “Hollywood of the South,”
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break. Dubbed the “Hollywood of the South,”
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