By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Gloria Fila was a kid, airplanes were a home away from home. The daughter of an Austrian Airlines flight attendant and pilot who met on the job, Fila often tagged along on her parents’ work trips. There are photos of her playing happily while in an airplane seat.
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff there. That’s according to an internal email and several current employees, who say the decision is painful and perplexing. The planned European cuts would represent a historic break with the roots of
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press POTTER, Neb. (AP) — When Reed Cammack hears the first meadowlark of spring, he knows his family has made it through another cold, snowy winter on the western South Dakota prairie. Nothing’s better, he says, than getting up at sunrise as the birds light up the area with song. “It’s
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the foreign minister of the Netherlands is “the right man” to to fill a European Commission vacancy after Frans Timmermans quit this week to lead a center-left bloc into the country’s November general election. Rutte’s ruling coalition proposed Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra as the
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Additional interest rate hikes are still on the table and rates could remain elevated for longer than expected, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Delivering a highly anticipated speech at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell again stressed that the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Su hija Mia tenía apenas tres años cuando el matrimonio canadiense Edith Lemay y Sébastien Pelletier notó por primera vez que tenía problemas de visión. Unos años después de que llevaran a Mia, la mayor de sus cuatro hijos, por primera vez a ver a un especialista, le diagnosticaron retinosis pigmentaria,
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By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Patients tell First Alert 4 they waited 12 hours to be treated at Mercy South Hospital’s emergency room on Tuesday. “You can’t do this to people,” says patient Sharon Kohler. “I just said, ’I want to go home. Please
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Samantha Jones returned for one brief, shining moment and it was glorious. Kim Cattrall revived her “Sex and the City” character for the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That…” via a cameo at the beginning of the episode. In it, Samantha calls Carrie Bradshaw (played by
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — In the midst of tragedy caused by fires, a strong sense of community support and healing has emerged. Beyond human connections, even dogs are contributing to providing comfort to those affected. Eleven therapy dogs associated with the Maui-based non-profit “Assistance Dogs of
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By Leah Asmelash and Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — It’s like the “Barbie” v. “Oppenheimer” of concert tours. For months now, fans have been packing stadiums for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance World Tour” and Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour, paying up to thousands of dollars for premium seats to see two beloved performers at the top of their
Continue ReadingTROY, Mo. (AP) — Two suspects are dead and two police officers have sustained injuries after separate confrontations in Missouri. In the eastern Missouri town of Troy, a man shot a Lincoln County deputy Thursday night during a domestic disturbance investigation. The suspect was later found dead inside a shed. Police have not disclosed how
Continue ReadingBy Madison Beam Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport City Councilwoman Ursula Bowman said she’s being bullied by other council members. Bowman made that claim Wednesday morning during an interview with KEEL Radio. It followed a rather contentious City Council meeting on Tuesday when council members voted 4 to
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By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A federal judge has sentenced a Haywood County woman to two years in prison for sending threats to elected officials in Western North Carolina. According to federal investigators, Darris Moody filed false paperwork with the Haywood County Register of Deeds
Continue ReadingOpinion by Bill Carter (CNN) — Fall TV! Premiere week! Promos everywhere. Who’s going to be a breakout star? Magazine covers. Predictions of what’s a hit; what’s a flop. So much excitement! Wait; is this the History Channel? Surely this is not a description of fall TV, circa 2023. If somebody is doing a magazine
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CNN By Samantha Delouya and Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — Maui County filed a lawsuit Thursday against Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries, alleging that the utility company’s negligence caused the devastating wildfires that burned thousands of acres of land in the state and killed more than 100 people earlier this month. The lawsuit alleges
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San Diego has been confirmed dead, according to a statement from the unit. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft. Search and rescue teams sent out after the
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By Eleni Giokos, Xiaofei Xu and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly wildfires – the largest ever recorded in the European Union – rage across the country. Wildfires in Mount Parnitha, north of the Greek capital Athens, are still out of control Friday, with
Continue ReadingMcKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor says he won’t seek the death penalty for a man convicted of killing two elderly women and suspected of killing nearly two dozen total. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement Thursday that he believes 50-year-old Billy Chemirmir deserves the death penalty, but noted he
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El jugador de fútbol masculino de España Borja Iglesias anunció que no volverá a formar parte del equipo tras el discurso de Luis Rubiales en el que afirmó que no renunciaría a su cargo como presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. “Estoy triste y defraudado”, escribió Borja en
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Given the can’t stop/won’t stop pace that Liam Neeson has brought to churning out later-in-life action thrillers post-“Taken,” there’s something particularly appropriate about his latest, “Retribution,” which involves a guy who can’t stop moving. Set in Berlin, the “Speed”-like conceit possesses a crisp and efficient stupidity before, predictably,
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