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By Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Students at The Covenant School got to celebrate a very special birthday Thursday morning. Metro Nashville police and the students celebrated therapy dog Sgt. Bo’s third birthday. Sgt. Bo visits the school once a week. On top of that, every student
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is promising to use a second term in the White House to defend Christian values and is suggesting he’ll protect the faith’s central icon, warning a convention of religious broadcasters that the left wants “to tear down crosses.” Trump spoke at the
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An unexploded World War II bomb is being transported through the southwestern English port city of Plymouth by a military convoy and disposed of at sea. The mission has prompted one of the largest evacuations in the United Kingdom since the war. Devon and Cornwall Police said
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. A team from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon to search for the previously undocumented northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima), following an invitation from the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Rod Stewart will not be slowed. At 79, he continues full-throttle. Some highlights in 2024 include his 200th show at his Las Vegas residency and a new swing album. “Swing Fever,” is a collaboration with Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, and tackles some of
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By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Three members of the University of Wyoming swimming and diving team were killed and two others injured when their sport utility vehicle veered and rolled over alongside a rural highway, bringing to at least 15 the school’s students killed in recent years on the perilous road.
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for its sixth winning week in the last seven. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, adding to the record it set on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 198 points,
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A woman found dead on the University of Georgia campus was a student at a nearby nursing school, said authorities, who were checking security cameras and advising students to travel in groups and avoid the wooded area where her body was found. Police do not have a suspect, University of Georgia
Continue ReadingBy Dorcas Marfo Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Falling temperatures are prompting extreme cold warnings in parts of Canada, according to CTV Your Morning’s meteorologist Kelsey McEwen. Provinces including Ontario and Quebec will experience a brief drop in temperatures as a strong arctic cold front sweeps south. McEwen said
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For the past few years, KESQ has highlighted a local Palm Desert teen, Natalie Tanner, who was diagnosed with brain cancer as a baby. But after treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and yearly checkups, Natalie is now 17 years old and giving the world a run for its money. “I really like Xavier High School,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Woods Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The St. Louis County Police Department said it is believed that a fire resulting in the death of a woman and her four young children was a murder-suicide. Police identified the five people Wednesday as Bernadine Pruessner, 39; Ivy Pruessner,
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Ghobrial Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Warning: This article contains a graphic image and details that may be disturbing to some. Research has shown that sex trafficking is rampant. For Canadians reading this story this means that within one kilometre from where you’re presently located, a young
Continue ReadingBy Rheanna Wachter Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis county man has been sentenced for attempting to bribe postal workers into letting him buy keys for mail collection boxes. Dwaundre K. Valley, 21, of Bridgeton, pleaded guilty in October to bribery of a public official. He
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes. Parliament’s lower house voted on Friday to back the legislation, a
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton is a proud Beyoncé fan. The country legend took to social media with a note for Queen Bey about her new album. “I’m a big fan of Beyoncé and very excited that she’s done a country album,” Parton wrote. “So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has postponed games involving Valencia and Levante after both clubs requested not to play in the immediate aftermath of a deadly fire in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia. Valencia was scheduled to visit Granada in the Spanish league on Saturday, the same day Levante was set to host
Continue Reading By Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The last moments of Mohammad Khdour’s life could be those of any American teenager: taking the car out during a study break, snacking on chocolate waffles, posing for Instagram. Those care-free moments with his cousin along the hillsides of Biddu, in the occupied West Bank, were
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes. Parliament’s lower house voted on Friday to back the legislation, a
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has announced the reopening of the Beiji refinery, the country’s largest, which had been shut down for a decade after being damaged in the battle against the Islamic State extremist group. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that the refinery’s return to operation
Continue ReadingBy ANDI JATMIKO AND NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Australia have held high-level talks in Jakarta as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a defense cooperation agreement in the coming months. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto who is set to become Indonesia’s next leader said Friday that
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