By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Concerned residents packed a meeting in Greektown Wednesday night, filling up two levels of seats. They demanded the city give the details of its plan to house hundreds of migrants in a hostel as soon as Friday. The Parthenon Guest House, 310
Continue ReadingWBBM By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Concerned residents packed a meeting in Greektown Wednesday night, filling up two levels of seats. They demanded the city give the details of its plan to house hundreds of migrants in a hostel as soon as Friday. The Parthenon Guest House,
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system. A medical worker says 78-year-old Suu Kyi, who was arrested in 2021 when
Continue ReadingBy Rosie Nguyen Click here for updates on this story FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A migrant held against their will after being smuggled into the United States made a harrowing escape to help free four other victims, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Immigration advocates said this is one part of
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there’s no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations. A government watchdog group says
Continue ReadingTITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A windsurfer who went missing off Florida’s Space Coast on the day Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state’s second death from the Category 3 storm. Officials said Wednesday that the 60-year-old man went missing while windsurfing in the Banana River on Aug. 30, the day Idalia
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A young mother was shot and killed early Thursday morning in front of her 3-year-old son in Acres Homes, Houston police said. The woman, who police said was between 20 to 30 years of age, was found dead inside her crashed
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By Thomas Schlachter and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? It’s the debate that has kept soccer fans entertained for over a decade. While some are content to appreciate both players, others sit very firmly on one side or the other of the debate. But according to Ronaldo himself, the “rivalry”
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By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Ryan Salame, a former top executive of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday afternoon. He has also agreed to forfeit $1.5 billion. The plea comes less than one month before Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Snapchat says it’s working to make its app even safer for teen users. Parent company Snap said Thursday that it is rolling out a suite of new features and policies aimed at better protecting 13- to 17-year-old users, including restrictions on friend suggestions and a new system
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — An adult grizzly bear with “a history of conflict” was euthanized Saturday after breaking into a home through a kitchen window while with a cub and taking a container of dog food, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said in a news release. With permission from the US Fish &
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates ticked down for the second week in a row but remain above 7%. It’s the fourth consecutive week rates have been above 7% as inflation pressure lingers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.12% in the week ending September 7, down from 7.18% the week
Continue ReadingBy IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Police in Rwanda say a suspected serial killer has been arrested after the discovery of the bodies of more than 10 people in a pit dug in his compound. Neighbors told The Associated Press on Thursday that the suspect spoke very little. The spokesperson for the
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — During this summer of dangerous, record-shattering heat almost no one on Earth escaped climate change-fueled temperatures, a new analysis has found. Researchers from climate research group Climate Central mapped the influence of climate change on temperatures in more than 200 countries and territories. They found that between June and
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrives in New Delhi on Friday for the annual gathering of the Group of 20 with plans to counter mounting military and economic aggression from Russia and China, while also demonstrating the US’s commitment to developing countries. That the autocratic leaders
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — While House Democrats are confident they can defend President Joe Biden against a potential impeachment inquiry, many wish for a clearer strategy against GOP allegations on a known sensitive topic in the West Wing: Hunter Biden. A new CNN poll out Thursday shows the
Continue ReadingBy Tessa DiTirro Click here for updates on this story EASTLAKE, Ohio (WEWS) — A Westlake senior knows exactly what he wants to do after high school. His goal is to be a sports broadcaster, specifically a color commentator. The way he’s honed his craft is quite surprising. It’s not by seeing but by listening.
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore. According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami the Coast Guard spotted 51-year-old Reza Baluchi Aug. 26 off the
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Carl Nassib, the first out gay NFL player, is retiring from the league after seven seasons. Nassib made the “bittersweet” announcement on social media on Wednesday. “This is a bittersweet moment for me but after seven seasons and just over 100 NFL games I am officially retiring from football
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden may hope the United Auto Workers union will not strike the nation’s three unionized automakers. But right now about all he can do is hope. Biden doesn’t have the legal authority he would have if a freight railroad or airline was threatening to strike.
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