By Brett Kast Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WXYZ) — A local Detroiter is pedaling for a purpose, riding his bicycle from Detroit to Chicago and back all to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Michigan in support of a friend. Local TikTok and Instagram personality Colin McConnell, who goes
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Michals , Marlon Falconer Click here for updates on this story BRIMLEY, Michigan (WXYZ) — How far would you go for a dog in need? In July of 2023, Deanna and Denny Suggitt from Sault Ste. Marie would find out. “The whole thing started when he got away,” said Denny. “Tahquamenon Falls is
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Chappell Roan’s huge summer just got bigger. The 26-year-old rising pop star garnered an unprecedented-sized crowd at the Lollapalooza music festival over the weekend, according to organizers. “Chappell’s performance was the biggest daytime set we’ve ever seen. It was a magical moment added to Lolla’s DNA,” a spokesperson for Lollapalooza
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration last week said it has approved Volume II of Missouri’s proposal for broadband funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.
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A Columbia man was charged with three felony counts Monday after he was accused in a Saturday shooting in downtown Columbia.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A Frontier Airlines flight that had been set to go from Houston to the Dallas area last week got canceled not because of weather, but because one of its pilots got arrested. Houston police say the pilot, Seymour Walker, was arrested by officers around 4 p.m. Thursday. The arrest happened before passengers
Continue ReadingMarkets on Wall Street and in Asia are stabilizing Tuesday following a mini-panic caused by an assortment of factors that stretched from late last week through Monday. Big Techs regained favor among investors after the sell-off that had knocked billions of dollars off their market values. Calmer voices that had urged patience and said a
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — En los buenos y en los malos momentos, en la salud y en la enfermedad, los beneficios de la amistad entre mujeres son física y psicológicamente innegables. La investigación demuestra lo que muchas mujeres saben intuitivamente que es cierto, afirma Danielle Bayard Jackson, autora del nuevo libro “Fighting for Our Friendships:
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two special prosecutors say they plan to charge a former central Kansas police chief with obstruction of justice over his conduct following a raid of the local newspaper last year. Prosecutors also said Monday that the newspaper’s staff committed no crimes. It wasn’t clear from the prosecutors’ lengthy report
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag that tracks closely with the state’s first flag. The design by contest winner Adam Lemire of Gardiner features a soaring pine tree and a blue star against an off-white background. It was unveiled by Secretary of State Shenna
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer Bloomberg News apologized and disciplined employees on Monday for prematurely publishing a story last week that revealed a prisoner exchange involving the United States and Russia that led to the release of detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich. Bloomberg’s story, released before the prisoners had actually been freed, violated the company’s ethical standards,
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Fear has set in on Wall Street, and stocks are having another miserable day. The Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points at the open, and the broader market plunged 3% Monday. The Nasdaq, full of risky tech stocks, dropped 3.7%. All of that comes amid a global
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CNN By John King, CNN Casa Grande, Arizona (CNN) — It is 101 degrees, the desert sun in full force. Yet Pablo Correa and Jacob Dials are smiling as they go door to door, foot soldiers in a progressive army that suddenly has a bouncy spring in its step. “There’s a lot more enthusiasm,” Dials
Continue Reading By John King, CNN Casa Grande, Arizona (CNN) — It is 101 degrees, the desert sun in full force. Yet Pablo Correa and Jacob Dials are smiling as they go door to door, foot soldiers in a progressive army that suddenly has a bouncy spring in its step. “There’s a lot more enthusiasm,” Dials said
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El miedo se apodera de Wall Street, y las acciones tuvieron un día miserable. El Dow cayó más de 1.000 puntos en la apertura, y el mercado en general se desplomó un 3% el lunes. El Nasdaq, repleto de valores tecnológicos de riesgo, cayó un 3,7%. Todo ello en medio de
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The artistic swimming competition begins today at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with one major change compared with previous games: Men are allowed to compete for the first time. Under rule changes announced by the International Olympic Committee in December 2022, a maximum of two men can form part of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Protests against hardship have continued for a fifth day in several states in Nigeria, a day after the president urged an end to the demonstrations over the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Protesters marched along major roads in a few states but in far smaller numbers compared to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou soccer coach Stefanie Golan in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawyers are defending him against a lawsuit that alleges he falsely claimed New York residency as he sought to get on the ballot in the state. The civil trial began Monday. The lawsuit alleges that Kennedy’s nominating petition falsely said his residence
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of secretaries of state blasted Elon Musk and his X platform Monday for providing “false information” about Vice President Kamala Harris’ supposed ineligibility to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot in several battleground states. The group flagged issues that emerged last month with
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