By MARIE SAAVEDRA, EDIE KASTEN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An animal lover turned her North Side home into a haven for abandoned pets. Paige Bentley has raised thousands of dollars to help them, and she’s only 9 years old. “Cats probably need the most, they probably need love, and
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the 10 films that will receive an AFI Award in January, the American Film Institute said Thursday. The organization is recognizing a wide swath of the year’s best films, with blockbusters, an animated film, indies and movies released by both streamers and traditional
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SAVINI, MICHELE YOUNGERMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Patients, some from the Chicago area, at a residential treatment center in Arkansas claim in a recently filed lawsuit that they were sexually and physically abused when they were children. The facility, called Lord’s Ranch, is now shuttered for unrelated
Continue ReadingBy Margaret Kavanagh Click here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (WTKR) — The News 3 Investigative Team continues to report on an increase in mail theft both locally and nationally, especially this time of year. The one person you don’t expect to be the problem is the postman himself, but that’s exactly what
Continue ReadingBy Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Charles Ivy, who is accused of arson and murder after a mother and 10-month-old baby died in Daytona Beach, has officially been indicted, according to officials. On Tuesday, the Volusia County Grand Jury heard Ivy’s case. He allegedly stabbed Den’Jah
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One person is in custody after a standoff between Columbia Police Department and a suspect Thursday morning.
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CNN Opinion by CNN contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the third Republican presidential debate of the 2024 race. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Errol Louis: GOP candidates are ignoring the elephant in the room The wild, final Republican presidential debate of 2023, filled with
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A college student of Palestinian descent who was shot and seriously injured in Vermont last month has been released from the hospital. Hisham Awartani will undergo rehabilitation and is the last of the three students shot during their Thanksgiving break. Awartani is paralyzed from the chest down and left the University
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” will get a theatrical release in Japan after all. The Japanese distributor Bitters End said Thursday that it will play in the country’s theaters in 2024. In a statement, Bitters End wrote that the decision was made, “following months of thoughtful dialogue associated with the subject matter and
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two television networks on Thursday announced they would hold separate Republican presidential debates at the same location in New Hampshire just ahead of that state’s GOP primary next month, but officials at Saint Anselm College said they were only aware of one of the events. CNN said
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to generative AI technology, you can now listen to a soothing Christmas bedtime story told by the late legendary actor Jimmy Stewart. Stewart, star of “It’s a Wonderful Life” who died in 1997, is the voice behind a new audio story released Tuesday on the sleep and meditation
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will appeal the decision by a federal judge in Washington, DC, to reject his attempts to dismiss the election subversion case against him. Trump’s attorneys also asked for the judge to pause all proceedings in the case until the appeal is resolved. They notified the
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit was released from jail pending trial Thursday, after an Oregon judge approved it with conditions that include keeping away from
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By Jennifer Franciotti Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — With his big googly eyes, Mr. Trash Wheel has delighted Baltimoreans for nearly 10 years. Now, his story is the subject of a documentary. Taking the lead is Adam Lindquist, the vice president of Healthy Harbor Initiative at the Waterfront Partnership.
Continue ReadingBy Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story DUNDALK, Maryland (WBAL) — Baltimore County police were called to the same Dundalk neighborhood three times in the span of 26 minutes on Monday. “Around 7 p.m. last night, we had three crimes that were reported in our Dundalk precinct, two attempted carjackings and one-armed
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have completed a special session with the House voting 98-71 Thursday to give final passage to a congressional map that preserves a 9-5 edge for Republicans. Lawyers for the state and those who successfully sued to overturn earlier GOP-drawn maps will argue in court on
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans are waking up in a land of recreational marijuana limbo. Home growing and possession became legal for adults Thursday, but people still can’t legally buy cannabis. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine calls the state of affairs a “recipe for disaster.”
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The former head of information security at Twitter, now called X, is accusing the company of firing him after he objected to demands by owner Elon Musk and his associates to make cuts to safety systems. Shortly after Musk’s takeover of Twitter late last year, the billionaire’s
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The desire to care and give is strong with Adele. From advising up-and-coming singers to being a “class mom” for her 11-year-old son’s school, the superstar, who has far from a normal life, seems pretty normal when it comes to wanting to be of service to others. That
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle’s picks for the best movies of 2023: LINDSEY BAHR 1. “Oppenheimer” Christopher Nolan has had so many major films in a relatively short time, that “ Oppenheimer ” might seem like a given, rather than the
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