By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This week, by far the most feverishly discussed outfit didn’t come from a member of the Kardashian clan or an off-duty model. In fact, it wasn’t worn by a celebrity at all. Instead, it was Kristina Avakyan (known on TikTok as @subwaysessions), a New York resident who pushed the
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By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even longer stint in jail after being sentenced to 19 years in prison on extremism charges, Russian media report, a fresh blow to a fierce critic of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that comes amid
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By Brynn Gingras and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after announcing the arrest of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, authorities in New York on Friday revealed the identity of a woman whose remains were among those found during the course of the investigation over a decade ago. Karen Vergata, a 34-year-old escort
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department expects to be able to evacuate some Americans who wish to leave Niger on a charter flight transporting non-emergency diplomats and family members out of the country, a senior State Department official said. The official said that the State Department has been
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Hailey Dandurand’s extended sentencing hearing began Thursday morning. The jury is deciding whether or not to recommend Parole for her. Dandurand was found guilty of taking part in brutally murdering Telma Boinville and tying up Boinville’s daughter, along side Stephen Brown,
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas and Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon (KPTV) — A Klamath Falls woman who is the ex-partner and still current housemate of the man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Seattle woman, denies the charges against him. In a criminal complaint released Wednesday, the FBI
Continue ReadingBUENA, N.J. (AP) — An explosion has destroyed a house in southern New Jersey and left three people dead and two children seriously injured. The third victim was found Friday. Authorities are still searching for one other person they believe was inside. The cause of Thursday morning’s explosion in Buena is being investigated. It damaged
Continue ReadingMIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — The latest summer storm dumped a month’s worth of rain in one Vermont community, leading to the rescue of three people from a car roof, and more rain is on the way. The National Weather Service says the highest rain totals were in Addison County, in the western part of the
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story WATERLOO, Illinois (KMOV) — The Hazelwood teen who has gone viral for paying off lunch debts for students at his elementary school has received a special gift for his generosity. “I’m trying not to cry,” says 14-year-old, DeJuan Strickland. “I know all those kids are
Continue ReadingBy Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story WATERLOO, Illinois (KMOV) — Parents of students in a Metro East school district are gathering signatures to encourage the school board to reverse an updated policy regarding transgendered students using the bathroom. Parents of students in the Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 are promoting
Continue ReadingBy RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Serbia’s president says his country will ignore U.S. sanctions recently imposed on top Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a 1995 peace agreement that ended a war that left more than 100,000 dead and millions homeless. Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday that “Serbia will treat the sanctions as
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By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Tupperware was left for dead; a relic of a lost time when leftovers storage had but one dominant market player. So why is its stock up 47% today? The company, which just four months ago said it had doubts about whether it can remain afloat announced late
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — A woman whose remains were among discoveries that became known as the Gilgo Beach killings has been identified after 27 years, authorities said Friday, disclosing the latest in a series of recent revelations about the long-cold case. Known until now to the
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Iesha Reynolds shared happy videos on her phone from her daughter’s 7th birthday on May 6. Her 13-year-old son treated the family to two hours at Chuck E. Cheese using money he’d saved from mowing lawns. Less than two months
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted. Many primary care services at facilities run by Prospect Medical Holdings remained
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville has some new homeowners thanks to a local nonprofit. On Thursday, four people in Asheville became homeowners through the local Habitat for Humanity. Sponsors, volunteers and neighbors came together at New Heights in West Asheville to celebrate the families’
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls in recent years, with regulators imposing a record $300 million fine on what authorities said is the largest such network it has ever investigated. The globe-spanning illegal operation
Continue ReadingBy Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — It was September 2022 when an infant was taken to Mission Hospital with a fentanyl overdose. Almost a year later, the mother of the now-deceased child has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Samantha Higgins took her 8-month-old to the
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Greece has announced that it will limit the number of daily visitors to the Acropolis in order to guarantee the safety and longevity of the ancient monument. From September, the UNESCO World Heritage site in Athens will admit no more than 20,000 visitors a day, according
Continue ReadingBy Tim Darnell and Doug Reardon Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A series of downtown Atlanta road closures were announced Thursday afternoon ahead of what are widely expected to be charges coming from the Fulton County district attorney’s office investigation into former President Donald Trump. According to the Fulton
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