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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are 17 weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season remaining, but there are some things we can learn from Week 1 of the new campaign. A few of the favorites had strong starts and several of the teams who had been hoping for improvement struggled. Here are the
Continue ReadingCalMatters In a major milestone, state regulators announced in July that nearly a million more Californians now have safe drinking water than five years ago. But across the state, the problem remains severe: More than 735,000 people are still served by the nearly 400 water systems that fail to meet state requirements for safe and
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By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — September is National Literacy Month. According to the National Literacy Institute, about 21% of adults in the US are illiterate, and 54% read below a sixth grade level. In some cases, those adults were born in other non-English speaking countries. Poverty also plays a role, since economically disadvantaged school
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after he appeared on the stage supporting Sheryl Crow’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Peter Frampton finds the doors of the hallowed institution open to him. The guitarist-singer-songwriter has been eligible for the hall since 1998 but says he thought “it just
Continue ReadingBy JD Franklin III Click here for updates on this story CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (WXII) — A Charlotte woman can fulfill her dream of buying a home after winning big in the lottery. Arely Martinez said her husband bought a $10 Multiplier Mania ticket at Shopton Commons BP on Steele Creek Road in Charlotte and
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa anunció este lunes que como medida “preventiva”, convocaría de forma virtual sus clases en todos los niveles por la ola de violencia. La UAS tiene unos 5.333 alumnos, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales de 2019. “Como medida preventiva y ante los hechos violentos que se
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Tracy Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Flooding is still top of mind for many homeowners in parts of Orlando. They are taking their concerns to a city council meeting Monday afternoon. Flooding is not officially on the agenda, but some residents will be there demanding answers. Anyone
Continue ReadingBy Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Students at the University of Pittsburgh have been complaining that undercooked food in one of their dining halls is making them sick. In a letter to students, the University of Pittsburgh acknowledged the social media claims. They wrote, in part: Given the
Continue ReadingBy Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Sacramento police are investigating a disturbing incident that’s being investigated as a hate crime. Police say a severed pig’s head was found Monday morning at a home on Naponee Court in Natomas. KCRA 3 spoke to the homeowner of where the
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Al menos 40 personas murieron en un ataque aéreo israelí durante la noche contra una zona que Israel había designado como zona humanitaria para desplazados en el sur de Gaza, según funcionarios locales de rescate. Israel declaró que la operación iba dirigida contra combatientes de Hamas. Más de 60 personas resultaron
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El último teléfono inteligente de Huawei ya recibió más de tres millones de pedidos anticipados, lo que generó un revuelo significativo para el gigante tecnológico chino solo horas antes de que se espera que presente oficialmente nuevos productos el martes en un intento de eclipsar al iPhone 16 de Apple. La
Continue ReadingBy Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, North Carolina (WXII) — Kevin Gillespie, head football coach of Page High School from 2006 to 2016, says he met Diondre Overton in 2013. “Diondre came to us his sophomore year and had never played football, just played basketball,” Gillespie said. “He got in
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Apple presentó este lunes una serie de nuevas tecnologías, como el iPhone 16, que incluye algunas actualizaciones impresionantes que la compañía espera que convenzan a los clientes, muchos de los cuales se han aferrado a sus dispositivos más antiguos. Desde el lanzamiento en 2020 del iPhone 12, que fue el primer
Continue ReadingBy Jason Seher, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to get 42 states to agree on much. But a bipartisan group of attorneys general on Tuesday demanded that Congress require Surgeon General warning labels on social media apps to help curtail addiction and a mental health crisis among young adults. “As state Attorneys General, we sometimes
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power. The proportion of Americans living in poverty also fell slightly last year, to 11.1%, from 11.5% in 2022. But the
Continue ReadingThe Russian military has launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers. Russia’s Defense Ministry says the “Ocean-24” exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 war ships, submarines and support vessels, more than 120 planes and helicopters
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has announced plans to visit Australia and Samoa next month on a trip that will span a dozen time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. The Oct. 18-26 tour, which Buckingham Palace outlined Tuesday, marks a watershed moment for the 75-year-old
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s defense ministry says a fighter jet crashed during a nighttime training exercise on Tuesday but the pilot who ejected has been found safe. The ministry says the Mirage 2000 jet lost power. The pilot was conscious and taken to a military hospital for an exam. He had been flying off
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A mother says she and her newborn son are lucky to be alive after helpers were unable to reach 911 in Kansas City, Missouri, for emergency help. After a difficult birth with her daughter Olive in the hospital, resulting in
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