By KTBS Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Getting a child to put down a digital device and pick up a book is no easy task. But imagine a child not only reading — but also writing a book. Harmony Lee, a ten-year-old fifth grader at W.T.
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody who arrived in the United States alone, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning who described the scope of the effort as unprecedented. It’s the latest in a series of moves since President Donald
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump met with Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III for lunch at the White House on Thursday. “The White House lunch meeting was productive and cordial,” a White House official told CNN. The meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times, comes as Trump has
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said the two bridges near the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were being used by the
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CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That
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By Martin Goillandeau, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a Houston-bound United Express flight operated by SkyWest met with severe turbulence and was forced to divert to Austin, Texas, officials said. “We’re going to need a stretcher, and there is bleeding as well. SkyWest 5971,”
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That period
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UPDATE 8/29/2025: Traffic was delayed on the eastbound I-10 in Banning near the 8th Street exit on Friday morning after a semi truck overturned and caught fire. The California Highway Patrol reports the crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. and a SIG Alert was issued for the temporary shut down of all eastbound lanes. Traffic
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CNN, KARE, WCCO, MOYSKI FAMILY | MERKEL FAMILY By Shimon Prokupecz and Rachel Clarke, CNN Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) — For a few hours, as she slept with her parents in their bed, Chloe Francoual’s mind told her that the bullets, the screams and the terror at Annunciation Catholic Church weren’t real, and she was able
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has barred Israeli officials from attending a major arms fair in London next month, citing Israel’s escalation of its military campaign in Gaza. “The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its military operation in Gaza is wrong. As a result, we can confirm that no
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By Tamar Michaelis, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, Tareq Al Hilou, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” ahead of a major assault, as it recovered the body of one hostage and the remains of another in Gaza on Friday. Israel said there will no longer be “tactical pauses” of military
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. McLeod is issuing rapid instructions to her 7-year-old daughter Ella, who is sprawled on her back on a bedroom floor. “Stop breathing so heavy. Don’t move … little breaths, less, less,” she tells the girl. “Relax your
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CNN, WCCO, KARE, YOUTUBE, SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY , YOUTUBE, CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, Saint Thomas Academy / Youtube By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Allison Gordon, Audrey Ash, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — As a teenager, Robin Westman claimed to have been suspended after discussing school shootings with classmates – later
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump keeps saying the same false things over and over. Trump’s lying has always been notable for its audacity – his willingness to make obviously untrue claims that can be very quickly debunked. But it has also been distinguished by its repetitiveness – his unwillingness to stop
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When evaluating how secure a location is, experts generally talk about “soft” targets like schools or “hard” targets like police stations. The deadly shooting in Minneapolis – at a combined church and school – was at the extreme end of that spectrum. “Certainly houses of worship and schools are
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July. “We had a bold goal of single-digit wait time on the calls when they were at 40 minutes,” he said in
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By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political turmoil. Paetongtarn, a member of the powerful Shinawatra political family
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A woman was seriously injured in a bear attack just steps from her home in southern Alaska, a state where all three North American bear species roam and thrive. At 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, the 36-year-old woman left her house for a jog in Kenai, a coastal city southwest
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz and Rachel Clarke, CNN Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) — For a few hours, as she slept with her parents in their bed, Chloe Francoual’s mind told her that the bullets, the screams and the terror at Annunciation Catholic Church weren’t real, and she was able to sleep. But when she woke Thursday, two
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio police report that a motorcyclist died in a crash with an automobile at the intersection of Jackson Street and Avenue 41 on Thursday. Officers were called to the area at 9:43 p.m., and upon arrival, located a 34-year-old man who was the driver of the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead
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