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Month: September 2024

Harris campaign guarding against overconfidence after her debate performance sent Democrats’ spirits soaring

By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Kamala Harris just roasted her opponent on national television. After months of anticipation, the world’s biggest pop star finally endorsed her. She is swimming in a veritable ocean of cash. So why is Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell still feeling anxious about November’s election? “I

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Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his stabbing, ‘Knife,’ is a National Book Award nominee

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” his explicit and surprisingly resilient memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, is a nominee for the National Book Awards. Canada’s Anne Carson, one of the world’s most revered poets, was cited for “Wrong Norma.” The National Book Foundation on

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Janet Jackson reveals she had another wardrobe malfunction… and it involved Queen Elizabeth

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Janet Jackson is sharing a story that proves her infamous Super Bowl halftime show moment with Justin Timberlake wasn’t her only “wardrobe malfunction.” The legendary singer and actress served up the royally delicious tea in a video with British Vogue for their “Life in Looks” franchise posted Thursday,

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A linebacker at West Virginia State is fatally shot on the eve of a game against his old school

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A football player at Division II West Virginia State was fatally shot during what the university says is being investigated by police as a home invasion. Charleston police say the body of linebacker Jyilek Zyiare Harrington was found inside an apartment Wednesday night. Police say several gunshots were fired during a

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US consumer watchdog moves to permanently ban Navient from federal student loan servicing

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has filed a proposed order to permanently ban Navient from directly servicing federal student loans, which the agency says will end years of abusive lending practices. Under terms of the order, which Navient agreed to without admitting any wrongdoing, the Virginia-based financial

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Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves two critically injured and others presumed dead

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and fire destroyed a gas station in a small north-central Idaho town Wednesday afternoon. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s office says the explosion at the Atkinson Distributing station in Cardiff was reported

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East Valley High School’s manufacturing class teaches students professional skills

By Madeleine Mullins Click here for updates on this story     SPOKANE, Washington (KXLY) — A new class at East Valley High School is preparing students for life after graduation. The Knight Manufacturing Class is part of East Valley’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program. In the class, students learn professional and technical skills. “I’ve learned

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