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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — In his darkest moments, Jason Hall felt worthless. During his childhood and early adulthood, he said, there were times when he would drink too much alcohol, pop pills at nightclubs and, inevitably, do something or say something that would hurt people he loved. Hall, 41, would never have thought
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, after more than a decade of illness, Lawrence Faucette and his wife, Ann, faced the hard reality that the end of his life was near. He was 58 and had end-stage heart failure. Peripheral artery disease made him ineligible for a heart transplant. After a particularly grueling
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By Mike Trim Click here for updates on this story LOXAHATCHEE, Florida (WPTV) — Kathleen Keane of Loxahatchee wears her “Proud U.S. Navy Mom” T-shirt with pride, showing support for her son, Aidan Barry. Barry serves in the U.S. Navy at Souda Bay Navy Base in Crete, Greece. “I raised my hero,” Keane told Navy
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Riverside County prosecutors charged a UC Riverside with two felonies after he allegedly built an AR-15-style rifle in his campus apartment. When campus police searched his home, they found an AR-15-style rifle registered to the student, as well as several
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Five years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital in Massachusetts. After treatment with targeted deep brain stimulation, she hopes to walk out soon and, for the first time in her adult life, live independently, in her own apartment. Hum, 24, has severe
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The bar is about to open again. A new podcast, titled “Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes),” is coming to SiriusXM, 30 years after Danson and Harrelson marked the end of their pub-set hit sitcom, “Cheers.” “Each week on ‘Where Everybody Knows Your
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A young girl is dead after police sources say her mother inadvertently struck her with a car in Philadelphia on Wednesday. It happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Comly Street in the city’s Crescentville neighborhood. According to
Continue ReadingBy Meghan McRoberts Click here for updates on this story FELLSMERE, Florida (WPTV) — A neglected mini-horse in Fellsmere may have been rescued just in time, according to his rescuers, to recover from starvation, malnutrition and more. At just a year old, Freddy appears to have had a tough life so far. But, rescuers say
Continue ReadingBy Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A Burbank elementary school teacher was found dead in her home Tuesday night and her 25-year-old son was arrested by police on suspicion of murder. Karyn Lombardo, 57, had been with Burbank Unified for just over 30 years and for the
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story CHESTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A picture of an American River Otter has conservationists across Pennsylvania buzzing with excitement. The river otter was caught posing for pictures at Ridley Creek in Chester County. This is the first time one has been spotted in that
Continue ReadingWPVI By WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story CHESTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A picture of an American River Otter has conservationists across Pennsylvania buzzing with excitement. The river otter was caught posing for pictures at Ridley Creek in Chester County. This is the first time one has been spotted in
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating after a loaded gun was found at a South Philadelphia playground Monday morning. It happened at Weccacoe Playground on Catherine Street around 8:50 a.m. Authorities responded after a mother said she found a fully loaded Glock 40 caliber
Continue ReadingWPVI By WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating after a loaded gun was found at a South Philadelphia playground Monday morning. It happened at Weccacoe Playground on Catherine Street around 8:50 a.m. Authorities responded after a mother said she found a fully loaded Glock 40
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN SMITH and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was fatally shot by deputies who burst into his apartment in the Florida Panhandle said Thursday that they wanted to clear his name and that authorities had put forth a false
Continue ReadingTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University officials say a postdoctoral research scholar remains on leave as the school investigates his videotaped confrontation with a hijab-wearing woman at a pro-Israel rally last weekend. Sunday’s event was held near the university’s Tempe campus and attended by Jonathan Yudelman, a scholar at ASU’s School of Civic and
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States warned on Thursday that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries out plans for an all-out assault on Rafah, the militants’ last major stronghold in Gaza. The warning was backed by a new threat from President
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — High-level meditation talks for South Sudan have been launched in Kenya with African presidents calling for an end to a conflict that has crippled South Sudan’s economy for years. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir who attended the launch thanked his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, for hosting
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which was released by the tech giant Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing just about every creative instrument artists and consumers have used over the years — from
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