By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Met Gala has inspired pajama-clad New Yorkers to fundraise for medical debt relief at an alternative benefit called the Debt Gala. Some 200 attendees dressed for its “Sleeping Baddies” theme to raise money for medical bill relief on Sunday. Hosted in Brooklyn one night before
Continue ReadingBy Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story TRIBBEY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Fifteen minutes proved to be pivotal after a nearly 15-hour search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing Thursday evening in Pottawatomie County. During those 15 hours, 3-year-old Walker was wandering somewhere in the trees near Tribbey. More than 100 first
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Warren Buffett is worried about artificial intelligence. At his annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, the 93 year-old co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway issued a stark warning about the potential dangers of the technology. “We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed
Continue ReadingBy Scott Reister Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Being in a wheelchair didn’t keep these two Iowans down. In fact, it has brought out their best. As Scott Reister reports in this week’s Sunday Sports Extra, Dean Furness and Evan Correll continue to defy the odds. Correll, a
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TODAY: Skies remain mostly cloudy this afternoon. Expect highs in the upper 70s, about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, with winds from the south at about 10-15 mph sustained. TONIGHT: ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for tonight, as a round of severe storms is expected overnight tonight, into early Tuesday morning. For
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor’s request to withdraw charges against five more people in connection with the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno. Otieno was a young Black man who was pinned to the floor while being admitted to a state psychiatric hospital. His death prompted outrage
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for re-election, squelching speculation that he might retire at a difficult moment for Democrats The 82-year-old liberal icon from Vermont announced Monday that he’s seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate. He says in a video announcement that American democracy is in
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A factory in Mexico, Missouri, that makes commercial linens was back up and running Monday after a fire Friday night.
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of fish on the government’s overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an updated analysis of American fisheries late last week via its annual “Status
Continue ReadingBy Drew Tuma and Tim Didion Click here for updates on this story HALF MOON BAY, California (KGO) — You can’t miss the dramatic view at Pilar Point near Half Moon Bay. But look a little closer, and you just might discover a hidden world. “And this little hermit crab right here, it’s the greeny
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Two NASA astronauts had reached the final hours before a long-awaited launch attempt aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, the first crewed mission of the new spacecraft. But the mission was scrubbed about two hours before the countdown clock hit zero because of an issue with a valve on the Atlas
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A frightening new development for the Black Alamo Square man who found a doll with a noose around its neck on his doorstep last month: On Sunday morning, it had happened again, and this time the imagery and slurs accompanying the
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Monday released an ambitious new cybersecurity strategy that seeks to curb Russia and China’s digital influence in the developing world and blunt those countries’ alleged efforts to interfere in elections. With roughly half of the world’s population holding elections in 2024, their vulnerability to
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — What is fast becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has a willing participant in Kyle Larson. After beating Chris Buescher in the closest finish in history in Sunday’s Cup Series race at Kansas, Larson said he would’ve been OK with being second because
Continue ReadingOpinion by Casey Michel (CNN) — On Monday, for the first time in American history, a sitting senator is going on trial for allegedly conspiring to act as a foreign agent. The trial centers on the allegations swirling around New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who faces a range of accusations about his connections to Egypt and Qatar. Earlier this month, Rep. Henry Cuellar of
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies. The cases have devastated hundreds of already grieving families, and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Randy Travis credits “God’s grace” with his return to the music industry, along with artificial intelligence. The country singer suffered a severe stroke in 2013 that left him unable to walk or speak. He’s regained both of those abilities, though he still struggles. His wife Mary does most
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Michals, Chad Britton Click here for updates on this story OAK PARK, Michigan (WXYZ) — Most neighbors don’t think twice when a dog or cat walks past their house, but in Oak Park homeowners are sharing a video of a peacock strutting it’s stuff down the sidewalk. Our team had to go out
Continue ReadingDOVER, Del. (AP) — Authorities say two suspects arrested in a fatal shooting on the Delaware State University campus are not students at the school. Dover police said Monday that 20-year-old Destry Jones and 18-year-old Damien Hinson, both of Dover, were arrested Thursday. They are suspects in the killing of 18-year-old Camay Mitchell De Silva
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The summer performance lineup at the amphitheater on Manhattan’s Little Island park will open June 6 with Twyla Tharp’s “How Long Blues.” It’s the choreographer’s first full-length work in a decade. Little Island is built atop the Hudson River on a series of tulip-shaped concrete columns. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will
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