By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The family of a western North Carolina couple killed in a 2022 plane crash has filed a federal civil complaint against the United States, the FAA, and the Department of Transportation. The complaint alleges pilot and area doctor William Gist
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in K-12 education. The funds must be used by the end of September, creating a sharp funding cliff as schools
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER, JOSH FUNK and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday’s powerful solar storm was likely on Sunday. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that “coronal mass ejections” — clouds of ejected solar plasma that can cause power grid irregularities and issues with high-frequency
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KPIX By Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A San Francisco man has found success in an unexpected field and he’s helping local businesses survive. Matt Seliga once had his sights set on medical school. “I graduated college then moved to Baltimore,” he said. “I was working at
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By Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A San Francisco man has found success in an unexpected field and he’s helping local businesses survive. Matt Seliga once had his sights set on medical school. “I graduated college then moved to Baltimore,” he said. “I was working at Center
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Temperaturas bajo cero. Vientos gélidos. Nieve cayendo a través de una llanura “similar a la tundra”. Esas fueron las condiciones a las que se enfrentaron los soldados en la Batalla del embalse de Chosin. Durante unos 17 días a finales de 1950, lucharon en medio de un frío implacable en las
Continue ReadingBy Madisen Keavy Click here for updates on this story NATOMAS, California (KOVR) — A family with two young children doesn’t feel safe in their own home after a drive-by shooting and an onslaught of bullets shot directly into their home. Sacramento police are investigating the shooting off of Greg Thatch Circle, near Magnolia Park
Continue ReadingKOVR By Madisen Keavy Click here for updates on this story NATOMAS, California (KOVR) — A family with two young children doesn’t feel safe in their own home after a drive-by shooting and an onslaught of bullets shot directly into their home. Sacramento police are investigating the shooting off of Greg Thatch Circle, near Magnolia
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press First lady Jill Biden is telling graduates of an Arizona community college to tune out the people who tell them what they can’t do. Biden is delivering the commencement address Saturday at Mesa Community College. The first lady is sharing how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn’t
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal said he is unsure whether he will be able to play at the French Open for likely the final time later this month, after he was defeated in the second round of the Italian Open by Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday. “The decision (to appear at the French
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — In case you missed the stunning nighttime spectacle of multicolored auroras dancing in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, there is still a chance Sunday evening to catch a glimpse – but not for everyone. The auroras that have been visible starting Friday are a
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By Niamh Kennedy and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — At least 300 people have died in flash flooding that has ravaged northern Afghanistan in recent days, the Word Food Programme said Sunday. The provinces of Badakhshan, Ghor, Baghlan, and Herat have all experienced heavy flooding, which has also damaged nearly 2,000 homes, a communications officer from
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari, CNN Abuja (CNN) — Prince Harry joined in – but lost – a game of sitting volleyball against wounded army veterans as he and his wife Meghan were well received on the latest leg of their tour of Nigeria. The two attended an event Saturday held by Nigeria’s Defence Staff and ‘Nigeria:
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. The new flag and accompanying state seal were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest and displacement. The new symbols eliminate an
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 election cycle got a lot weirder this week when it was revealed that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once had a worm enter and eat part of his brain. Kennedy, who says he has recovered from the worm injuries, went on to claim that he
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Con más de 1.200 años de historia, el “hadaka matsuri”, o Festival del Desnudo, es una muestra de la masculinidad japonesa. De forma bastante literal. En todo Japón, durante el gélido invierno, miles de hombres se desnudan -excepto por un delicado taparrabos blanco que cubre la entrepierna- para corretear por sus
Continue ReadingOpinion by Roy Schwartz and Kimberly Rae Miller (CNN) — On Mother’s Day, millions of families around the world celebrate the mothers in their lives, giving them cards, flowers, gifts and taking them out to prix-fixe brunches. It’s a happy occasion, and a good opportunity, like most holidays, to be grateful for what we have.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats are trying to decide which Senate candidate is best positioned to beat Republican Larry Hogan, a popular former governor. The leading choices for voters Tuesday in the crowded Democratic field are David Trone, who’s in his third term in Congress, and Prince George’s County
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and it’s often Donald Trump’s that he’s citing. In recent appearances around the country, Biden has been reminding voters about Trump’s presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent’s latest campaign statements. Biden
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The leader of a recently formed Cambodian opposition party has been charged with inciting social disorder in the third major legal action this month targeting critics of the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet. The lawyer for Sun Chanthy of the Nation
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