By Rachel Trent, CNN An Atlanta woman woke up to a surprise when a cat — that was not hers — jumped onto her bed Wednesday morning. She was even more shocked to discover the cat was a serval — an exotic cat native to Africa. Kristine Frank, who lives in the Brookhaven neighborhood, told
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By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN With so many areas in the United States witnessing low vaccination rates, the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus will make it that much harder for the country to reach herd immunity, a top expert says. “We don’t exactly know what the herd immunity percentage would
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN A California rowing team is celebrating after it claims its journey from San Francisco to Honolulu set a new record for the fastest Mid-Pacific crossing. Lat 35 Racing says it took the four-man team 30 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes to complete the journey. The team’s feat tops the previous
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon around 1:00 p.m. near the St. Charles Lake of the Woods exit on I-70. Both westbound lanes of I-70 near the exit were closed due to the vehicle fire. One lane opened up a short time later. Brad Frazier, with the Columbia Fire Department, said
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President Joe Biden grew irritated when questioned about the state of Afghanistan, where a formal withdrawal is nearly complete, and a major US air base was officially handed over even as US generals warn of a looming civil war.
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By Kylie Atwood and Barbara Starr, CNN US officials are actively updating emergency evacuation plans for the US embassy in Kabul, as concerns grow about the potential for escalating violence in the country while US troops near a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a US official and another source familiar with the planning. The
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray, CNN Talk about luck. Stephen C. Toto of Framingham, Massachusetts, made a last-minute decision to buy a lottery ticket, and for the second time in his life, collected a $1 million prize, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. He bought the winning ticket at an A-1 Gulf gas station in Framingham for
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Jobless residents of Maryland and Texas have filed lawsuits in state courts seeking to force their governors to reinstate pandemic unemployment benefits. They join an effort begun by out-of-work Indiana residents, who have yet to see their payments restart despite a court ruling last week ordering the state to continue the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Este sábado la tormenta tropical Elsa azotará el sur de La Española y Jamaica con fuertes lluvias y vientos fuertes y llegará a Cuba más tarde durante el fin de semana. Elsa amenaza con inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos de tierra en partes de esas islas. El pronóstico es menos seguro
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 7-year-old child was grazed by a bullet in north St. Louis City Friday evening. The shooting happened in the 4200 block of W. Evans, which is in the Vandeventer neighborhood, just after 5:30 p.m. The child was inside her
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By John Sinnott, CNN Briton Emma Raducanu is enjoying quite the start to her professional tennis career as the 18-year-old reached Wimbledon’s fourth round on Saturday. A wild card entry to the tournament, Raducanu is yet to drop a set on her grand slam debut as she saw off Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5 on Wimbledon’s
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Four people were injured and a dog had to be euthanized following a multi-vehicle crash on US-10 Friday morning. It happened about 10:45 a.m. on westbound US-10 just after the Mackinaw Road exit. The driver of a green Chrysler Pacifica was traveling
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By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The death toll has risen in Multnomah County after the medical examiner identify more deaths related to the historic heat wave. On Friday, the county says the medical examiner has identified 59 deaths in which the suspected cause is hyperthermia,
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The increase in positivity comes along with additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 526,631. In total, 94,819 probable cases of COVID-19 were discovered through antigen testing. DHSS has recorded a total of 9,339 deaths in the state since the start of the virus. The state dashboard says new cases are up
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Jackson County health officials believe a church camp held in Morgan County, Mo. was the origin of more than 40 local cases. The camp included young people from several different church congregations in the region, put on by the Southern
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Un enfrentamiento nocturno entre la policÃa estatal de Massachusetts y «varios hombres fuertemente armados» en un bosque concluyó este sábado por la mañana con 11 personas arrestadas, dijeron las autoridades. La terrible experiencia, que comenzó durante una detención de tráfico de la policÃa, provocó el cierre de una parte de
Continue ReadingBy Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A Lawrenceville man was arrested after Gwinnett police said he pointed a laser at their helicopter as it was flying near Twin Brook Way Thursday. Theodore Rowe, 50, was charged with Laser Use Against an Aircraft. Police Officer Senior
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A standoff overnight between Massachusetts State Police and “several heavily armed men” in the woods ended Saturday morning with 11 people arrested, authorities said. CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses.
Continue ReadingBy Terrance Kelly Click here for updates on this story CHATHAM COUNTY (WGCL) — Two Chatham County police officers kicked their training into high gear Saturday morning as they handled an alligator. Chatham County police posted a Facebook video of Lt. Bill Sharpley and Sgt. John Woodcock wrangling with an alligator at U.S. Highway 80
Continue ReadingBy Terrance Kelly Click here for updates on this story JOHNS CREEK, Georgia (WGCL) — A metro Atlanta mother hopes a renewed effort will help police find the person who hit her and killed her son with a car. The fatal accident happened on June 2, at McGinnis Ferry Road near the bridge that crosses
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