CNN By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russian soldiers have been heard raising concerns about how North Korean soldiers will be commanded and provided with ammunition and military kit, leaked intercepts obtained by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine and released on Friday show. The Russian soldiers talk disdainfully about the
Continue ReadingBy Nate Stanley Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A Transylvania County family is still recovering after a mudslide from Hurricane Helene destroyed their home, trapping an 11-year-old under rubble for three hours. “Then it crashed on my face, and I couldn’t see anything,” 11-year-old Jamie Parker recalls
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By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — It’s been a long time coming for 11-year-old Henry Hinson, but he’s finally going to see Taylor Swift after his Halloween costume inspired by the pop star went viral. Swifties will instantly recognize Hinson’s elaborate costume as part of the intro
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By Lauren Adams Click here for updates on this story NELSON COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A drone is being credited with helping to lead law enforcement to a fugitive who, only hours before, allegedly assaulted a family member and led police on a high-speed chase. Authorities say they knew Ashton Rogers, 19, was armed when
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By Addie Meiners Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Central High School has added a second robot to its fleet of STEM learning tools. The robot, whom the students have named Ryan, is a pepper robot. It can move, dance, and answer questions when properly programmed. But, students like freshman
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Romero Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — Just over two weeks after Hurricane Milton ripped through Southwest Florida, residents are still dealing with power surges frying appliances. Fort Myers resident Donna Porter says she lost appliances like her oven and dishwasher. Porter said she heard a popping
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By Savannah Younger Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE, Georgia (WJCL) — A Pembroke animal rescue is under investigation after the Georgia Department of Agriculture found animals in poor conditions at Georgia Animal Rescue and Defense (GARD). The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office arrested Joy Bahannon, the director at GARD, for aggravated cruelty to
Continue ReadingBy Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Editors note: This article discusses sensitive topics such as suicide. An Orlando mother is suing a popular artificial intelligence chatbot service after she claims it encouraged her 14-year-old son to take his own life in February. According to a lawsuit filed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids and he can’t help immediately thinking about making it into a bit. The comedian and host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” has morphed several of those amusing stories
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further revealing the ornate way in which Romans decorated their homes. Situated in the central district of the ancient city, the house is smaller than normal and
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — A baseball rivalry steeped in tradition and lore will be rekindled starting Friday. The 2024 World Series will pit the two best teams from their respective leagues and the shoe-ins for league MVPs against each other; the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are storied franchises with
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Highs remain in the middle and upper 90s today through the weekend, but significant changes arrive late Sunday into Monday. A vigorous trough of low pressure developing in the Gulf of Alaska will push through the Pacific Northwest, ushering in gusty winds late Sunday and Monday, but dropping temps down into the 70s for much
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Family Dollar has announced 677 store closings this year. Walgreens is closing 259. Big Lots is closing 360. LL Flooring is shutting down entirely. Major retailers have announced 6,189 store closures so far this year, already outpacing last year’s total of 5,553, according to Coresight Research. Chains
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will take decades to recover, if it ever does, according to a new satellite assessment. The breadth of forest that has been lost or degraded was revealed as smoke that has blanketed
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The two test pilots for the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — left Earth for the International Space Station under the impression their trip would last only about one week. Months later, after determining that the technical issues the Starliner
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By Helen Regan, Yoonjung Seo, Mike Valerio, Brad Lendon, Victoria Butenko and Maria Kostenko, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — There is growing intelligence that North Korea has been readying itself for a more direct role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, a move that could reverberate far beyond the frontlines of the war raging in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980s. Thomas Kwoyelo — a former child soldier who later became a rebel commander — will serve only 25
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of $1,000 on Friday. The nonprofit GiveDirectly is using AI to find low-income households in badly damaged areas and reaching out to them via an app used to manage SNAP benefits. GiveDirectly hopes the tech-forward model can inspire more
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war. Those killed were camera operator Ghassan Najjar and broadcast technician Mohammed Rida of the Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV, and camera operator Wissam Qassim, who worked for Al-Manar TV of Lebanon’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American flag all once worshipped on the now centuries-old wooden pews of Christ Church. It’s the site of colonial America’s break with the Church of England — and where the U.S. Episcopal Church was born.
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