By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they risk losing their children. The job is never easy, but in the past she knew what she was up against when squaring off against child
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TONIGHT: Dry and partly cloudy until the overnight hours. Storms moving back in after midnight. A few storms may bring locally heavy rain and gusty winds. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. TOMORROW: Showers and a few storms early, with clouds gradually decreasing through the day. Highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Showers
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers have approved a measure that would prohibit Kansas or its cities, counties or school districts from imposing mask mandates to control the spread of any infectious disease. But the measure’s supporters fell far short early Friday of the two-thirds majorities necessary in both chambers to override a veto
Continue ReadingBy Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert
Continue ReadingBy Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert
Continue ReadingBy Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert
Continue ReadingBy Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert
Continue ReadingBy Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A woman who lost two sons to overdoses says she hopes a federal court clears the way for a settlement of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. Chery Juaire, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, said Friday she hopes judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule soon “because lives are
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — Después de que el muro fronterizo entre EE.UU y México se elevara a 9 metros de altura, la cantidad de caÃdas y muertes de migrantes en un centro de trauma de nivel 1 en California aumentó significativamente, según una nueva investigación publicada este viernes en JAMA Surgery. “Elevar el muro
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Fair housing advocates on Friday announced a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage Redfin that will expand housing opportunities for consumers in communities of color in numerous major cities. Under the agreement, Seattle-based Redfin will change its minimum housing price policy, alter other practices, and
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Fair housing advocates on Friday announced a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage Redfin that will expand housing opportunities for consumers in communities of color in numerous major cities. Under the agreement, Seattle-based Redfin will change its minimum housing price policy, alter other practices, and
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed the “Beatles” was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by US District Judge T. S. Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia, after gut-wrenching statements in court from family members of victims. Alexanda Kotey had pleaded guilty in September to taking part in a hostage
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The US military delivered a new birthday cake to an Italian woman, exactly 77 years after American soldiers fighting in her local village ate the original gateau that was made for her 13th birthday. Sgt. Peter Wallis and Col. Matthew Gomlak presented Meri Mion with an icing-covered cake topped with
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By Katia Hetter, CNN What should parents know about the Moderna vaccine results? How soon could vaccines be available for young kids? Where should parents go to get them? What are tips to keep children protected in the meantime? To help answer these questions, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women’s basketball player Caroline Ducharme has undergone surgery on her left hip. The school says Thursday’s procedure repaired damage from an injury the rising sophomore suffered before arriving at UConn. Ducharme, who made the All-Big East second team as a freshman, was to begin a rehabilitation program Friday. She is
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By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Brian Stelter, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox’s Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration, communications that show Hannity’s evolution from staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump’s election lies to
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks basketball standout Luke Northweather announced his commitment to Oklahoma via social media on Friday. The Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year picked Oklahoma over offers from Mizzou, Wyoming, and Wisconsin. Northweather will join the Sooners after averaging about 29 points and 11 rebounds per game game for the Falcons through
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The widely beloved, ever-humble Dolly Parton said in a new interview that she’d “accept gracefully” if inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, one month after she said she wanted to withdraw her nomination. Speaking to NPR about her new book with James Patterson, “Run, Rose, Run,” Parton said
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Botic van de Zandschulp has upset the second-seeded Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the BMW Open. The Dutch player saved the only break point he faced and won 50 per cent of his first-serve return points to win in one hour and 34 minutes. Van de Zandschulp next
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