AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year’s show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to be just
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to federal regulations. The justices in a 5-4 vote on Thursday rejected arguments by the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled states that the plan was cutting
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By GAIL LEVY, CHANTAL COOK Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A group of juveniles set off fireworks inside a Walmart store in Fort Lauderdale, causing clothes to catch fire, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to a fire inside the large retailer located at
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — If you’re in need of a good cry, release your tears and rewatch “The Notebook” as it turns 20 on Tuesday. The beloved romance movie, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple separated by class, released on June 25 2004. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, the movie
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By Dean Hensley and Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Three women accused of stealing bats from the company D-BAT were apprehended by Asheville police on June 23 near its Asheville store. “Officers responded, and one of the employees of D-BAT was pursuing three women who had
Continue ReadingBy JULIE PARR Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KTBS) — A Texarkana mom is honoring her son’s life with the creation of a PTSD support group for military veterans and their families. The faith-based group, Ben’s Heart Ministry, was started in October. It’s named for Suzy Kroll’s son, Ben Kroll, whose
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say might not work due to challenges of funding and division within the regional bloc. The plan, which will cost $2.6
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — La ilustración original de la primera edición de la novela de J.K. Rowling de 1997 “Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal” se vendió por la cifra récord de US$ 1,9 millones. Se esperaba que se vendiera por un máximo de US$ 600.000, el valor de preventa más alto jamás alcanzado por
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it.
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It might be an impossible task to find a traveler who loves crowds and long lines. However, they’re part of the price that most tourists have to pay to visit some of the world’s most famous attractions, especially during peak times. It used to be that someone looking for
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The number of Americans receiving jobless benefits for multiple weeks climbed to its highest level since November 2021, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The latest data is an indication that unemployed Americans may be having more trouble in landing work: The number of continuing claims, which are
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Cases of a tick-borne illness called anaplasmosis are on the rise globally,(opens in a new tab) according to the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), and that includes across Canada. Like Lyme disease, anaplasmosis is a bacterial infection
Continue ReadingBy Hunter Crowther /CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Most teenagers spend their summer vacations at camp or with friends. Fay De Fazio Ebert could be spending hers representing Canada on the world stage. The 14-year-old was one of four athletes named to Canada’s Olympic skateboarding group,
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fifth straight time as inflation remains low and the economy shows signs of recovery. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 4.75%. The cut, which had been predicted by analysts, brought the interest rate
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK, Hawaii (KITV) — A Hawaii County judge ordered an “illegal” house, built by mistake on the wrong lot, to be removed. The house itself cost roughly $300,000 to construct on a one-acre lot worth approximately $100,000, on the current market with clear
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A fossilized ear bone unearthed in a cave in Spain has revealed a Neanderthal child who lived with Down syndrome until the age of 6, according to a new study. The find suggested that members of the community cared for and looked after the vulnerable child, who lived at
Continue ReadingOpinion by Michael Ruhlman Spannocchia, Italy (CNN) — I’m writing from an organic farm and ecotourism site in Tuscany called Spannocchia. I’ve just made myself a couple of mollet eggs — whites cooked, yolks runny. Delicious — but also perhaps slightly worrying, given the emerging reports of bird flu on poultry and dairy farms. Should I be concerned? And
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Rescue crews were dispatched near Bender Park in Oak Creek on Wednesday, June 26, after receiving a report of a possible drowning incident. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, three juveniles were in distress in the water. Two of
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Vaughen Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan lawmaker wants to ban bump stocks across the state. Senate Bill 942 was proposed less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on bump stocks. Bump stocks are attachments that enable a semiautomatic rifle
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say an appeals court has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful. The decision drew strong condemnation from Khan’s supporters and his party who were expecting the couple
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