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By Ethan Humble Click here for updates on this story URBANDALE, Iowa (KCCI) — Gloria Dei Lutheran Church’s ‘Christmas with a Cause’ event over the weekend drew in thousands of visitors. The holiday shopping experience served 28 different local and global nonprofit organizations. Gloria Dei Pastor Ben Johnson said there were plenty of items to
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States can expect to live nearly six years longer than men, as disparities in deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive the life expectancy gap to the widest it’s been in decades. Overall, life expectancy in the US fell more than two and a half
Continue ReadingBy Ananda Pellerin, CNN (CNN) — Madder, cochineal, Mauveine; these words may be unfamiliar but they’re the names of dyes made from a plant, an insect and a chemical that have shaped our world. While indigo is arguably the most recognized dye — the plant which colored King Tutankhamun’s burial shrouds and more recently makes
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. Notable US Events January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of the House in three rounds of voting. On January 7, McCarthy is elected House speaker after multiple days of negotiations and
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 100 civilians were reportedly killed during a massacre on a village in the West African country of Burkina Faso, the European Union’s diplomatic service said Monday. “Nearly a hundred civilians, including women and children, are reported to have been killed in a massacre in the village
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississipi (WAPT) — Nineteen-year-old Joshua Brown, accused of killing a Jackson State University student, has been released from jail. Brown, a Jones College football player, was charged with the murder of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns, who was shot and killed on Jackson State’s campus at
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command on Monday identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend, calling each a “national treasure” whose loss cut deeply. The military’s European Command said the UH-60 helicopter went down
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command on Monday identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend, calling each a “national treasure” whose loss cut deeply. The military’s European Command said the UH-60 helicopter went down
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As political comebacks go, former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s return to government as foreign secretary is more dramatic and unexpected than most. After unsuccessfully campaigning during the 2016 Brexit referendum for Britain to vote to “remain” in the European Union, Cameron resigned immediately and has been
Continue ReadingCNN By Coy Wire and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — From the first moment Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young began coaching his daughters’ high school flag football team, he was captivated. “I was blown away at their sense of, ‘Oh my gosh, I no longer love football because I get to watch it.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina had a historic jump to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after a chaotic opening week in women’s basketball that saw nine of the top 14 teams in the preseason poll lose, including defending national champion and preseason No. 1 LSU. The Gamecocks weren’t the only
Continue ReadingMCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a small plane overshot the runway while trying to land at a Texas airport and struck a car that was driving along a nearby road, injuring one person. Video shows the propeller plane smashed through a fence during the emergency landing in the Dallas suburb of McKinney on Saturday.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers were tested Monday during the first commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown. Many commuters appeared to have heeded warnings. TV news helicopter views generally showed less traffic than normal on some freeways encircling downtown but exits and area
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers were tested Monday during the first commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown. Many commuters appeared to have heeded warnings. TV news helicopter views generally showed less traffic than normal on some freeways encircling downtown but exits and area
Continue ReadingMCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a small plane overshot the runway while trying to land at a Texas airport and struck a car that was driving along a nearby road, injuring one person. Video shows the propeller plane smashed through a fence during the emergency landing in the Dallas suburb of McKinney on Saturday.
Continue Reading By Jacque Smith, CNN (CNN) — Crooked cops. Drug dealers. Secret agendas. The rumor mill churned after the body of 18-year-old Jessica Currin was found burned and decomposing behind Mayfield Middle School in 2000. People in the small Kentucky town still talk about the case – or don’t want to talk at all, if an
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to halt a march seeking to stop construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center. The clash came Monday at the end of a 2-mile protest march to the training center site. Opponents call the project
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — You can add Taylor Swift to the list of things like wars, storms and other natural disasters that can prompt an airline to waive a change fee. LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in South America, announced Saturday it was waiving its change fees for customers who wanted
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The full trailer for Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire” promises an other world adventure. According to the official synopsis for the Netflix film, “After crash landing on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe, Kora (Boutella), a stranger with a mysterious
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Montgomery Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A family of nine escaped to safety after a fire sparked early Monday morning at a northwest Oklahoma City home. Shortly before 1:30 a.m., crews responded to a house fire near Northwest 25th and MacArthur Boulevard. Firefighters told KOCO 5 that
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