By Dakin Andone, Denise Royal and Alta Spells, CNN The gunman who carried out the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury last month failed to unanimously recommend the death penalty, disappointing and angering many of the families of the 17 people he
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business They came from very different backgrounds and different parts of the country, each with different reasons for seeking a job at Starbucks. Few of these workers had given any thought to unions when they started their jobs at the coffee chain. But now they are at the center of one
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, CNN Powerball players will be taking their shot Wednesday night at an estimated $1.2 billion jackpot — which would be the second-largest pool in the game’s 30-year history. The jackpot has grown to that level in part because no jackpot has been won for 38 consecutive drawings dating to early August. If
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Una madre que trabajaba en un centro de llamadas de emergencia en Nueva Orleans se sorprendió cuando respondió una llamada al 911 sobre un robo a mano armada en un McDonald’s y se dio cuenta de que era su hija de 16 años la que suplicaba por su ayuda. Teri Clark,
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Marklay Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — In recent weeks, several people have come here to the sheriff division booking and receiving station to self-report — after they receive a call from a scammer telling them they owe money. Scammers are claiming to be deputy sheriffs to trick
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN James Corden says he “inadvertently” told a joke originally made by fellow British funnyman Ricky Gervais. Some viewers of “The Late Late Show With James Corden” took to social media to point out that a joke Corden made during his monologue on the October 31 episode was almost identical to
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — If you’re looking for a great deal on a rental car, be careful where you click. John Zachary learned the hard way. He did a Google search on his smartphone for Budget Car Rental. When he didn’t like their rates, he
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Adele has shared how her name is actually pronounced. During a recent “Happy Hour with Adele” Q&A session, the singer noted that one of the women who asked her about songwriting “said my name perfectly!” Turns out while many people have been saying “Uh-dell” and she pronounces it “Uh-dale.” Duly
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local nonprofit organization now has a new way to get food out to people who need it most. BeLoved Asheville will now operate a food truck. It’s named ‘Mama’s Kitchen’ and will also focus on cooking up African-American, Latinx
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Simone Ledward Boseman is opening up about the death of her husband Chadwick Boseman in a new interview with Whoopi Goldberg. The “Black Panther” star died in 2020 at the age of 43 after a private battle with colon cancer. “It was been the most challenging two years I have
Continue ReadingBy Charles Perez Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The number of abortions performed in North Carolina has increased dramatically in the wake of the Supreme Court decision reversing Roe versus Wade. New data from two significant national studies, along with additional information released by Planned Parenthood, confirmed a
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN A criminal trial involving the boyfriend of a missing Wyoming woman has been postponed to next year, leaving her family frustrated over the second delay in the case in as many months. Irene Gakwa was last seen by her family during a video call on February 24 and reported missing in
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By ANDREW MELDRUM and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Diplomatic efforts salvaged a wartime agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain and other commodities to reach world markets, with Russia saying Wednesday it would stick to the deal after Ukraine pledged not to use a designated Black Sea corridor to attack Russian forces. The
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By Matt Foster, CNN Jackson State University head football coach Deion Sanders has told his players they can’t leave their hotel in Houston, Texas, this upcoming weekend in the wake of rapper Takeoff’s fatal shooting in the city. The undefeated Tigers (8-0) face Texas Southern in Houston on Saturday and in a video shared by
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As bereaved families and friends struggle to make sense of a Halloween crowd crush that killed 156 people in South Korea’s capital, their grief is mixed with anger about officials’ failure to employ crowd controls in a small nightlife district swarmed with tens of thousands
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam, CNN California’s climate crisis is quickly intensifying, impacting every resident and “increasingly taking a toll on the health and well-being of its people and on its unique and diverse ecosystems,” new state data reveals. The ominous findings are from the Indicators of Climate Change in California Report, which was published through California’s
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By Nimi Princewill and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Police are questioning a nanny employed by Nigerian music star Davido following the death of his three-year-old son on Halloween. The unnamed childminder was taken in for questioning along with seven other members of the performer’s domestic staff, six of whom have since been released, police have told
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles Wednesday, at least one of them in its direction and landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says rescue crews searching for dozens of migrants missing at sea after a sailing boat sank off the coast of a Greek island, have found another person alive, bringing the total number of survivors to 12. A coast guard helicopter spotted the man
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. futures trading on Wall Street appeared to be in a holding pattern ahead of a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on an interest rate increase in its attempt to curb inflation. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials were unchanged and the S&P 500 rose
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