By Chelsea Beimfohr Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A new community of micro-homes is starting to take shape in College Park. Growing up in southwest Atlanta, Booker Washington didn’t think homeownership was attainable for everyone. “A lot of what was presented to me in southwest Atlanta was you could live
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de que el huracán Ian destruyó comunidades en Florida, los equipos de rescate que van de puerta en puerta en busca de sobrevivientes están informando más muertes, y los residentes que luchan con las pérdidas enfrentan una recuperación larga y desalentadora. Hasta este martes, al menos 109 personas murieron
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Lori Loughlin joined John Stamos for a sweet TikTok trend. Loughlin appeared alongside her former “Full House” co-star in a video posted to Stamos’ account in a series of pictures of the two going back years set to the 2000 song “Teenage Dirtbag.” The two played Aunt Becky and Uncle Jesse
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By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist who staged a daring protest live on state-run television, has been declared a fugitive after going on the run, Russian media reported. Ovsyannikova was placed under house arrest in August. She had been charged with disseminating false information about the Russian military after
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Cada estado tiene sus propios requisitos, procedimientos y plazos para el voto por correo en las elecciones intermedias del 8 de noviembre. Si vives en California, Florida, Nueva York o Texas, esto es lo que debes saber. El primer requisito que comparten todos los estados es estar registrado para
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By Chelsea Beimfohr Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — Firefighters have a tough job. They’re constantly putting their own lives at risk to save others. But now, Atlanta firefighters need your help. Shirley Anne Smith, Executive Director of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, says since fire stations are in operation 24/7,
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tiffany Jackson, a former standout at the University of Texas who was the No. 5 pick in the WNBA draft in 2007 and played nine years in the league, has died of cancer, the school announced. She was 37. Jackson, who was first diagnosed with
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Parag Agrawal took over as Twitter’s CEO last November following co-founder Jack Dorsey’s surprise resignation from the role, he was little known outside the company. Ten months later, Agrawal has featured prominently in a whistleblower disclosure, been rebuked by name in a Congressional hearing and fielded criticism from the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Patrick Cantlay last year didn’t play after the Ryder Cup. That won’t be the case this year because he is in the lineup for the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas. Cantlay has a win, two runner-up finishes and a tie for eighth in the tournament. LIV Golf goes overseas to
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By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the company operating Europe’s largest nuclear plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, says Ukraine is considering restarting the facility to ensure its safety — just weeks after fears of a radiation disaster prompted its shutdown. Run by Ukrainian state
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press Elon Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the tech billionaire floated a divisive proposal to end Russia’s invasion. The Tesla CEO, who on Tuesday revived a $44 billion deal to take control of Twitter, argued in a tweet that to reach peace Russia
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Elevated home prices, rising interest rates and steep competition are interrupting millennials’ plans to get that quintessential piece of the American dream — their first home, or an upgrade from a small starter home. If you were planning on buying a home over the past year or so, you may
Continue Reading BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Even though a destructive hurricane tore through his community just days earlier, nothing was going to stop Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz from holding prayer services Tuesday night for the start of the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Throughout a southwest Florida devastated
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A city in southeastern Finland on Tuesday removed the country’s last publicly displayed statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin following pressure from residents in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine. A group of construction workers in Kotka, a port city of 52,000 not far from
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Will Smith has shared a first look at his next big project. Smith posted a powerful trailer on Monday for the upcoming Apple TV+ film, “Emancipation.” The actor plays a slave who “embarks on a perilous journey to reunite with his family” in the film, which is inspired by a
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Sheryl Sandberg opened her next chapter as a full-time philanthropist Tuesday with a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight state abortion bans across the country. Sandberg, who officially left her position as Facebook’s parent company Meta’s chief operating officer last week after 14 years, donated $3
Continue Reading By MEREDITH KOLODNER and ANNIE MA The Hechinger Report/Associated Press The phone call from her son’s school was alarming. The assistant principal told her to come to the school immediately. But when Lisa Manwell arrived at Pioneer Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan, her son wasn’t sick or injured. He was sitting calmly in the principal’s
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Jack Guy, CNN A Chinese vase expected to fetch €1,500-€2,000 (around $1,470-$1,960) at auction has sold for more than €9 million ($8.8 million) after a bidding war between collectors. The blue-and-white Tianqiuping vase went under the hammer at the Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, near Paris, on Saturday, and achieved a final price of €9.121
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Mientras los afectados por el huracán Ian se enfrentan a las secuelas de la tormenta, una multitud de agencias federales, estatales y locales, junto con grupos caritativos y sin fines de lucro, están interviniendo para satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas de los residentes de Florida y ayudarlos a comenzar a reconstruir
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