KARE, CNN By Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse, as communities across the Upper Midwest deal with major flooding from heavy rains. The Blue Earth County government announced Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” in a Monday
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOMER, Louisiana (KTBS) — A former Caddo Schools principal pending prosecution for felony theft has landed a new job with a neighboring school district. The Claiborne Parish School District on Monday introduced Marco French as the elementary instructional supervisor. The social media post describes French
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The world’s tallest male dog, a Great Dane named Kevin, has died just days after his title was announced, Guinness World Records (GWR) said on Monday. The 3-year-old record holder died after becoming ill and undergoing an unplanned surgery. His family, who live in West Des Moines, Iowa, have
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. A couple hundred police officers from Kenya landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince,
Continue ReadingSALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Alabama man accused in a string of killings in Oklahoma and Alabama has pleaded not guilty to two Oklahoma killings. KHBS-TV reports that the pleas were entered Monday on behalf of 50-year-old Stacy Lee Drake at a court appearance in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He faces two charges of enhanced murder. Relatives
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (KTBS) — A multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court to block H.B. 71, a new state law requiring all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every
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WABC, WCBS, CNN By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Rocklin, California (CNN) — When I visited Rocklin Elementary school, I sat in on a lesson with a third-grade class – a lesson I would never have imagined as a father, a journalist or a trauma surgeon. “Chances are, you’re never ever going to have to use this.
Continue Reading By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Rocklin, California (CNN) — When I visited Rocklin Elementary school, I sat in on a lesson with a third-grade class – a lesson I would never have imagined as a father, a journalist or a trauma surgeon. “Chances are, you’re never ever going to have to use this. If you do,
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain will temporarily eliminate the sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices, the government said Tuesday. Spain is the world’s leading producer and exporter of olive oil, but its cost for domestic consumers has risen dramatically due to global inflationary pressures and a prolonged drought that decimated
Continue Readingmarpichel (CNN) — El fundador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, salió este lunes de una prisión británica y emprendió el camino de regreso a su país de origen, Australia, después de que su batalla de 12 años contra la extradición a Estados Unidos concluyera con un acuerdo de culpabilidad. He aquí un vistazo a lo que hay
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — The 607 thousand gallons of sewage water that accidentally flowed out into Hilo Bay had not been through the final step of chlorination. The Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management took Island News down to the Hilo Wastewater Facility to see
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Twin red pandas now call the Detroit Zoo home after being born there last week, officials said. Ravi, a 7-year-old red panda, and Ginger, a 3-year-old red panda, a first-time mom, welcomed the cubs on June 17. Zoo officials say the
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a “famous teenage hacker” following what he called an “ itinerant minstrel childhood” beginning in Townsville, Australia. But the story of Julian Assange, eccentric founder of secret-spilling website WikiLeaks, never became
Continue ReadingBy Luke Laster Click here for updates on this story MARYSVILLE, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan home went viral on TikTok after the homeowners documented what they discovered under their indoor jacuzzi. “I want to jump in first off, I guess, to be honest,” said Trevor Gilmartin as he recalled the moment he and his
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Paris (CNN) — Paris may be readying itself for the Summer Olympics, but sporting events are not the only buzzy affairs taking place in the French capital. This past week, fashion designers converged in the city for Paris Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2025 menswear collections — but nothing was business as usual. Both
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the search for more victims continues, residents of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were allowed to enter the village Monday for the first time since a pair of wildfires converged on the community, causing massive destruction. “The search and rescue teams are in there. They’re with canines, and they’re still
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit offering the best in pomp and circumstance. The U.K. seeks to bolster its role as the most influential European nation in the Indo-Pacific region. Both countries look to each other as a source
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday. A White House report obtained by The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA MEDINA, TYNISA SENIOR, KEVIN BOULANDIER Click here for updates on this story CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (WSVN) — Monday marked the first day of summer school and the launch of Broward County Public Schools’ pilot program to implement the use of walk-through metal detectors throughout the county. The first two schools participating in the
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades. That’s raising doubts about Trudeau’s leadership ahead of next year’s general election. Canada’s largest city is a traditional Liberal stronghold. The
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