By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to continue to avoid recalled applesauce pouches amid an ongoing investigation and a growing number of illnesses linked to lead in cinnamon. There have been at least 57 reports of illnesses linked to apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches sold under
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — At a moment of record visibility and influence for Black attorneys in the United States, debates over race, criminal justice and democracy are increasingly at the center of the public conversation. Many of these Black litigators and law enforcement officials have made history, from the White House
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week pressing for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release of hostages held by Hamas and limit Palestinian civilian casualties if fighting with Israel resumed. He left Friday with
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7 left Israel flat-footed, sparking a backlash that is still rippling through the country. The operation saw at least 1,500 Hamas fighters pour across the border into Israel, in an assault that killed at least 1,200 Israelis, while others are
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El ataque sorpresa de Hamas del 7 de octubre dejó a Israel desprevenido, provocando una reacción que aún se extiende por todo el país. En la operación, al menos 1.500 combatientes de Hamas cruzaron la frontera e irrumpieron en Israel, en un asalto en el que murieron al menos 1.200 israelíes,
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking low clouds and small chances (20%) to run into light rain or drizzle. Temperatures will be cooling off into the mid 30s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking chances for patchy fog in the early hours tomorrow morning having the potential to cause low visibility. Low clouds are sticking
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — George Santos is gone from Congress, but his disastrous tenure will not be forgotten by party leaders as they prepare for what is expected to be a fiercely contested and expensive special election to replace him in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Voters will not have a say in
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Muslim mother of two, who was detained at a Kentucky jail earlier this year, says she was forced to remove her hijab and underwent “an unnecessary full body strip search,” which was “filmed and projected” on a TV screen for men and women in the jail’s lobby to
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An attorney for former President Donald Trump said Friday it would amount to “election interference” if his client is the Republican nominee for president while on trial in Georgia in the months running up to the general election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee opened the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Traci Lovitt (CNN) — On the day of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s swearing-in at the Supreme Court, many girls and women, including 12-year-old me, started thinking for the first time about legal careers. One couldn’t help but wonder: If she could succeed in the legal field, why can’t I? Justice O’Connor received no offers for an attorney
Continue ReadingBy ELITSA BIZIOS Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A TAP Air Portugal flight from Miami to Europe faced a mid-air scare compelling it to return to Miami International Airport after a cracked windshield was discovered. Kathleen Leach, one of the passengers, shared her experience, emphasizing the calm demeanor of
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Tyler Walker has been picked by the Hallsville Board of Education to be the district’s next superintendent, according to a Friday press release. Walker’s first day will be July 1, the release states. Superintendent John Downs will retire on June 30. Walker has been the superintendent of the Higbee R-8 School District
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall. The state’s Department of Water Resources said Friday there was not much rain or snow in October and November. Those months are critical to
Continue ReadingBy SHELDON FOX, RUBÉN ROSARIO Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — Cellphone video captured the harrowing moments when, police said, a Miami Beach restaurant owner and employees beat up a man who had defaced their food truck, leaving the victim critically injured. The footage, obtained by 7News, captured the assailants
Continue ReadingWTVF, TYLER MCDOW, CNN By Nick Beres Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEBURG, Tennessee (WTVF) — It was a race against time to save a farmer’s life in Lawrence County. This was after he fell into a grain bin and was buried up to his neck. Video from inside the rescue operation shows
Continue ReadingBy Nick Beres Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEBURG, Tennessee (WTVF) — It was a race against time to save a farmer’s life in Lawrence County. This was after he fell into a grain bin and was buried up to his neck. Video from inside the rescue operation shows first responders working to
Continue ReadingOpinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — America is the “shining city on a hill,” a moral force for good whose ideals should be spread worldwide, according to the idealistic interpretation of US foreign policy. Backers of that view cite President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s push for the creation of the United Nations, President Harry Truman’s
Continue ReadingSarah Dewberry, Sara Smart and Taliah Miller (CNN) — Orange fingernail polish helped investigators identify a missing 17-year-old whose remains were found Tuesday in the backyard of her neighbor’s home in Indiana, authorities said. Valerie Tindall’s family reported her missing on June 8, more than five months earlier, the Rush County Sheriff’s Department said in a
Continue ReadingBy ERIN HASSANZADEH Click here for updates on this story ALBERT LEA, Minnesota (WCCO) — Living to 100 may seem like a major feat, but there are communities around the world where it’s common — they’re called “Blue Zones.” Minnesota native Dan Buettner is one of the foremost experts on how they work. Buettner’s new
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Tennessee’s decades-old aggravated prostitution statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The department warned on Friday that the state could face a lawsuit if officials don’t immediately cease enforcement. Tennessee is the only U.S. state that imposes a
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