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By Abigail Holmes and Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — A pond in Hawaii looks like something right out of a fairy tale. Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30, officials say, after its salt
Continue Reading CNN By Abigail Holmes and Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — A pond in Hawaii looks like something right out of a fairy tale. Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30, officials say, after its
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According to Cathedral City Public Works, 25% of debris removal post Tropical Storm Hilary is done. The contractor is taking the dirt to approved disposal locations per their contract agreement with the City of Cathedral City. The city is continuing: They are removing soil placed in the street on an “as needed” basis by City
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With new categories, SZA, and “Barbie” — there’s a lot to discuss regarding the 2024 Grammy Award nominations. Who didn’t make the cut? What were the best surprises of all? Let’s take a look. NEW BLOOD? There’s a lot to love about the nominations for
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With new categories, SZA, and “Barbie” — there’s a lot to discuss regarding the 2024 Grammy Award nominations. Who didn’t make the cut? What were the best surprises of all? Let’s take a look. NEW BLOOD? There’s a lot to love about the nominations for
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping her bid for the governor’s office to run for Congress. Franz, a Democrat who lives in Grays Harbor County, is running to replace retiring Rep. Derek Kilmer, who has served the 6th Congressional District since 2013. Franz has spent
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions
Continue ReadingBy ZINNIA MALDONADO Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A subway rider was stabbed with a screwdriver Thursday night in Manhattan. The stabbing happened around 10 p.m. on a southbound 1 train at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station. Police said the 61-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the lip
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Netflix has revealed the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The trailer shows how the live-action version of the characters look and also reveals a premiere date of Feb. 22. Featured in the series will be Katara (Kiawentiio), Sokka (Ian Ousley), Prince Zuko (Dallas
Continue ReadingBy JESSE ZANGER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Thousands of rabbis will visit a sacred site in Queens Friday. The rabbis from Chabad Lubavitch say they are praying for the people of Israel, Jews everywhere, and humanity at the resting place of the rebbe, rabbi Menachem Schneerson in
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An illegal voting scheme in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has become a rallying cry for former President Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing false claims about 2020 election security and trying to sow doubts ahead of the 2024 presidential contest. While election experts say this fearmongering about fraud in US elections is overblown, they say the
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An illegal voting scheme in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has become a rallying cry for former President Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing false claims about 2020 election security and trying to sow doubts ahead of the 2024 presidential contest. While election experts say this fearmongering about fraud in US elections is overblown, they say
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Environmental activist Jill Stein is launching another long-shot Green Party bid for the presidency. The physician from Lexington, Massachusetts, says she’s running to offer people a choice outside of what she calls “the failed two-party system.” The rise of third-party and independent candidates has sparked concerns among Democratic and
Continue ReadingALBION, Mich. (AP) — A man who was accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in southwestern Michigan is out of prison after 35 years. Authorities agree that Louis Wright was wrongly convicted. They’re convinced after DNA testing excluded him as the perpetrator. Wright’s convictions from 1988 have been set
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA PERLMAN, CHARLIE DE MAR Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Beverly family was carjacked at gunpoint outside their home in a brazen crime last week, and it was all caught on surveillance video. The violent intrusion happened just steps from the family’s door this past Thursday night. Two
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It’s going to be a very special Veterans Day for 100-year-old Corporal Dorothee Irwin, one of the oldest Marines in the Coachella Valley. It’s been 80 years since Corporal Irwin first enlisted in the United States Marines. She says it was a message on the radio that piqued her interest. It “interrupted the programs to say, ‘women give up
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame, elevating it from perpetual finalist to 2023 inductee, alongside baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF foam toys, the hall announced Friday. But Barbie’s kind-of boyfriend, Ken? He was left out, despite having a huge year and
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett struck a lighter tone Thursday evening as she reflected on her three years on the Supreme Court during a speech before the conservative legal group the Federalist Society. Appearing for a talk at the group’s black-tie dinner held in honor of the late Justice Antonin
Continue ReadingBy MARYBEL GONZALEZ Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the migrant crisis began more than a year ago, 20,500 migrants have arrived in Chicago. CBS 2’s Marybel González on Wednesday visited a church that has been going above and beyond from the start – and met a family who has
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