By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story BURNSVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — Emily Kratz, 45, is a premier ultra-endurance athlete who’s dedicated her latest race to helping military families. Kratz just finished the Cocodona 250 in Phoenix. It’s a 250-mile run, which is a marathon nine times over and then some, in the
Continue ReadingBy John Dodge Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — At least one University of Chicago student who participated in protests over the war in Gaza will not receive his degree at graduation on Saturday. Youssef Hasweh, a political science major, said he received an email from Jeremy W. Inabinet, associate dean
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By Mark Prussin, Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — A man is accused of setting a subway rider on fire on Saturday afternoon and the NYPD says he was behind a similar attack a few months ago. Officers were called for an assault in progress on the
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By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Alex Kruger-Dobrota has come to plant flags at the Miami City Cemetery for the last 11 years on Memorial Day weekend. “I don’t see any other reason to celebrate besides honoring those who gave everything to sacrifice,” Alex said. Each is a
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By Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Movie theater chain AMC said it is conducting a “thorough review” after four girls were stabbed during an apparently random attack inside a Braintree theater. Jared Ravizza, 26, is charged with the Saturday night attack at AMC Braintree 10. Police said
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By Dennis Valera Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sunday will mark two months since the cargo ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse. Since then, there have been several milestones marking progress in the salvage efforts. The memorial set up on Fort Armistead Road also hit
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — It was supposed to be a celebration, but one family’s unique meal of black bear meat sent several members to the hospital instead. The celebration happened in summer 2022, according to the account in the latest edition of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma is the wild card in Wednesday’s election for Africa’s most advanced country. He leads a new political party that’s draining support from the ruling African National Congress that he once said would rule until “Jesus comes back.” He leverages
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The office of Poland’s president says Andrzej Duda has spoken on the phone with Congolese president in an effort to obtain the release of a Polish traveller sentenced there for life in prison on charges of espionage. The 52-year-old Pole, Mariusz Majewski, was detained by Congolese forces in February and last
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By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Mykola first thought it was a dream. The windows of his home blown out. The whistle of a shell landing. An explosion. But as the 10-year-old younger son of Larisa and Mykola Glushko staggered in the dark, toward his mother’s room, he realized he was
Continue Reading CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Mykola first thought it was a dream. The windows of his home blown out. The whistle of a shell landing. An explosion. But as the 10-year-old younger son of Larisa and Mykola Glushko staggered in the dark, toward his mother’s room, he realized he
Continue Reading CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Mykola first thought it was a dream. The windows of his home blown out. The whistle of a shell landing. An explosion. But as the 10-year-old younger son of Larisa and Mykola Glushko staggered in the dark, toward his mother’s room, he realized he
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawyers for nine Egyptian men cleared by a Greek court of involvement in a migrant shipwreck disaster say they remain unfairly held in administrative detention days after being freed from jail. A judge in the southern town of Nafplio on Tuesday is expected to hear a legal appeal for their release,
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt for two young men who broke out of a Louisiana jail is ongoing after two other escapees were found hiding in a dumpster behind a Dollar General store, authorities said. The four inmates, all held in connection with violent crimes, escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail
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TODAY: Conditions clear out right in time for the holiday with mostly sunny skies and seasonal temperatures today. Highs top out in the upper 70s with a UV index up to 9 meaning sunburn is possible in less than 20 minutes. TOMORROW: Skies stay sunny getting back to work on Tuesday with repeat temperatures in
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, a two-time champion in the NBA, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, an on-court icon in every sense of the word.
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By Eva Rothenberg and Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The summer movie season typically starts with a bang during the month of May and, particularly, during Memorial Day weekend. This year, it’s a whimper. Memorial Day weekend (Friday through Monday) movie ticket sales are estimated at $128.3 million, according to Comscore data provided to CNN.
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By Kevin Dotson, Steve Almasy and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Bill Walton, the basketball Hall of Fame center who won two national titles at UCLA, two NBA championships in Portland and Boston and later put the “color” in color commentator, died Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced. Walton was 71.
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CNN By Donald Judd and Jack Forrest, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday commemorated Memorial Day during remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, where he marked the solemn and personal occasion by thanking those killed while serving their country in the name of democracy around the world. “Freedom has never been guaranteed –
Continue ReadingBy CNN Impact your World (CNN) — A particularly intense storm system and searing heat has gripped the central US and plowed east. Tornadoes and other severe weather killed more than a dozen people across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky before sunrise on Memorial Day. Harsh weather now threatens property and power towards the east coast.
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