By Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Saturday, July 30, marked International Friendship Day, which is recognized as a day for people to celebrate those closest to them. In Asheville, two ladies shared with News 13 what it means to them to be friends through thick and
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Interest won’t pile up as long as borrowers make regular payments. Millions of people will have payments of $0.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOGANSPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Texas teenager died late Friday night in the Sabine River in Logansport, Sheriff Jayson Richardson said. The drowning was reported just before 6:30 p.m. near the pavilion on the downtown riverfront. An adult and several teenage boys were fishing in
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A local man is sharing his experience with the real life events that inspired The Sound of Freedom on social media. The movie is based on the story behind Tim Ballard, a federal agent who conducted a sting operation to protect
Continue ReadingBy Rheanna Wachter Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Missouri Botanical Garden has announced extended viewing hours for visitors wishing to watch the bloom of one of their Corpse Flowers. The flower, named Octavia, started blooming around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The blooms, which create a fragrant smell the
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story ASHLAND CITY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A deputy with the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Department passed away over the weekend, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into it. According to TBI, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested an investigation into the death of an off-duty
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An 84-year-old man is dead after police said Friday’s severe weather may have caused the power in his apartment to go out, leading his electric oxygen unit to fail. On Sunday, the Milwaukee medical examiner identified the man as Alton Smith
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Matthew McConaughey is still fighting to make America’s school’s safer more than a year after a gunman killed two teachers and 19 children at Robb Elementary School in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. McConaughey, who was a visible and vocal advocate for the community in the aftermath of the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Manchester United and Adidas are extending their apparel-sponsorship contract in a record-breaking £900 million ($1.2 billion) deal that lasts for another decade. The German sportswear company will continue making kits and other apparel for the British football team, in one of the biggest Premiere League sponsorships that
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky and Dylan Fearon Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Activists protested at this weekend’s Jason Aldean concert in Hartford. Kamora’s Cultural Corner organized the event for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Xfinity Theatre. It was called “Small Towns Against Hate.” Organizers encouraged attendees to
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Campaigners fighting to protect woodlands earmarked for coal-mining in southwest Turkey say they will maintain their fight as tree-felling comes to an end. Locals have held a four-year vigil in Akbelen forest to hold off logging that paves the way for a lignite mine near the village of Ikizkoy
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is out with a decision that provides critical relief for thousands of people who were badly injured in car wrecks. The court says people getting care for catastrophic crashes before summer 2019 won’t lose their lifetime insurance benefits. For decades, people injured in
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CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of
Continue ReadingBy Alysia Burgio Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Metro Detroit woman is demanding justice after a ride to the hospital in an ambulance turned tragic. “All I remember is we hit something extremely hard at a high of rate speed,” said Brandy Holmes. It was at the intersection
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Sunday is the 27th annual Christmas in July toy run! Santa Claus got on his Harley-Davidson and lead a pack of 500 to 600 motorcyclists to Shriners Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the city’s Hunting Park neighborhood. “A lot of the
Continue ReadingBy Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD has identified the man who was stabbed to death outside of a Brooklyn gas station on Saturday night and added the Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating. CBS New York spoke to one of the victim’s close
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mike Shields (CNN) — A proverb often attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra is, “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” And yet, the entire industry of politics is built around trying to do just that. Fortunately, Republicans now have sophisticated data tools to help guide us in making extremely educated guesses about what is
Continue ReadingBy John Dias Click here for updates on this story SCARSDALE, NEW YORK (WCBS) — The Happy Cat Hotel and Spa recently opened up in Westchester County, and its owners say it’s different than other pet boarding places. They say it’s perfect for cat parents looking to get away this summer. Creativity was key when
Continue ReadingBY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw
Continue ReadingBy Melonne McBride Click here for updates on this story SAINT JOSEPH, Missouri (KCTV) — Lifelong Chiefs fan, Jessica Tangen, Riverside Missouri, passed away on Sunday while attending the Chiefs training camp. Mosaic Life Care, healthcare partner to the Chiefs, provided medical attention along with Buchanan County EMS and Missouri Western State University staff Sunday
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