By Erika Tulfo, CNN New York (CNN) — Dynastic hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut will not compete in this year’s Nathan’s hot dog eating contest after he struck a deal with plant-based food company Impossible Foods. “We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plant-based
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the lower to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Heat index values in the low 90s. EXTENDED: Our upper pattern begins to shift as a high pressure ridge nudges in our direction. We’ll be on the northern periphery
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By Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — American intelligence officials believe that Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza who is thought to be the group’s key decision-maker on any potential ceasefire deal, likely believes the group can survive Israel’s attempt to destroy it and feels confident it is well-positioned
Continue ReadingBy Zac Harmon , Daren Bower Click here for updates on this story GOLDEN TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — The frantic efforts of relatives, first responders and Good Samaritans helped save the life of a young boy who was trapped feet under the sand at Silver Lake State Park over the weekend. The Oceana County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dennis Aftergut (CNN) — With Hunter Biden’s conviction Tuesday on federal gun charges in Delaware, there’s one huge takeaway and one huge mystery. The takeaway is that the rule of law is working. The Department of Justice, in an administration led by Hunter‘s father, President Joe Biden, prosecuted his son and convicted him. It’s
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story June 11, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Union Pacific, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the City of Houston, and Harris County, has embarked on a comprehensive soil sampling initiative in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was accused of pouring boiling water on a woman is facing an additional eight felony charges. James Lamore Glass, 29, was charged on Monday with seven counts of tampering with a witness in a felony prosecution and one count of first-degree harassment. He was charged in
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By Kenny Darr Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — A local business narrowly avoided potential tragedy Friday morning when a truck crashed into a dry cleaners at 515 E. Grant Road. Kenny Hwang, owner of Super Cleaners, expressed gratitude that no one was injured in the incident. “I just got
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press, CNN Concord, New Hampshire (AP) — Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage student to have her husband killed in 1990, accepted full responsibility for his death for the first time in a videotaped statement released Tuesday as part of her latest sentence reduction request. Smart,
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay-Z is putting his weight behind an effort to fund private school vouchers in Philadelphia. The entertainment mogul’s Roc Nation announced it is funding a campaign this month to drum up support for the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success, a statewide legislative proposal to spend taxpayer money on private school scholarships for
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The NAACP in Virginia and five students filed a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County school board in response to their vote last month to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders – nearly four years after a decision was made to change them. ”By
Continue ReadingBy Bri Pacelli Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — For the past decade, Jesse Martinez has been battling kidney failure and decided to take matters into his own hands by reaching out to the Tucson community, hoping to connect with potential donors. “I didn’t notice it until I started swelling—my
Continue ReadingBy Adam Klepp Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Pajamas, books and blankets are small gifts making a big impact in our community. The Angel Heart Pajama Project is a local charity, and their goal is to give these bedtime gifts to as many kids as possible for free. They
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story MONROVIA, California (KABC) — Residents in Monrovia are no strangers to bear sightings, but some concern bubbled up after one large furry animal made themselves comfortable under one house for more than a week. The homeowner, Jaimey Tate, says the bear broke into the crawl
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s transitional council has appointed a new Cabinet. It’s the final step in rebuilding the government in a country under siege by gangs. Carlos Hercules, the attorney for new Prime Minister Garry Conille, is the minister of justice and public security. Conille will
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged on Monday with statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. Joshua Allen Haggerman, 42, is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. Haggerman appeared in court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty. He has a bond hearing set for 9 a.m.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El ascenso de Jordan Bardella a la cima de la política francesa ha sido tan rápido que todavía le preguntan sobre los años de su adolescencia que pasó jugando “Call of Duty”. Este domingo, con sólo 28 años, podría convertirse en primer ministro de Francia y el más joven de
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The last remaining street signs that were used to target the LGBTQ+ community in Silver Lake in the ’90s were removed Monday. City leaders along with local LGBTQ+ organizations and community members gathered near Griffith Park Boulevard and Hyperion
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Like graduating seniors everywhere, members of Newtown High School’s class of 2024 expect bittersweet feelings at their commencement ceremony — excitement about heading off to college or careers and sadness about leaving their friends and community. But about 60 of the 330 kids graduating Wednesday will
Continue ReadingBy Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story WHEATRIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — More than 50 firefighters from several Colorado fire departments worked for hours to contain a fire at the Rocky Mountain Bottle Company on Sunday morning. That fire appears to have been caused by hot liquid glass spilling in the facility,
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