By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly 50-year-long mystery. The Berks County Coroner’s Office identified the remains of the missing man as Nicholas Paul Grubb, 27, from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Surprisingly, advanced technology played no role
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CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app that tracks prices at the pump — is projecting that the national average price of gas on Labor Day will be $3.27 a gallon. That’s a drop of 50
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app that tracks prices at the pump — is projecting that the national average price of gas on Labor Day will be $3.27 a gallon. That’s a drop of 50 cents
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British archer Jodie Grinham became the first ever athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant when she took bronze in the women’s individual compound open on Saturday, organizers said. Competing while seven months pregnant came with a unique set of challenges for Grinham, like asking her baby to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the toughest heartbreak of all: his own. Craddock and his family are mourning the loss of his 13-year-old son, Cohen, who died from brain trauma last month after making a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention audience how their vice-presidential candidate adapted to her vegetarian diet and even learned to cook Indian food from her immigrant mother. That image of her white, Christian husband making the spicy cuisine of her
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Lynzi Judish had decorated nearly every corner of her New York home, from the ceiling of her dining room to the tiny crow’s nest on her top floor. All that was left to spruce up was the inside of her refrigerator. So Judish started “fridgescaping,” or decorating the inside
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his distance from Donald Trump, whose brash style seemed to be the antithesis of a brand of politics Cox had carefully cultivated that centered on unity and respect. Cox did not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns about the potential for noncitizens voting in this year’s elections. In Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to link an extension of government spending authority to a proposal to require proof of
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Poor water quality in the River Seine has once again interrupted Paris’ summer of sport with the postponement of the Paralympic triathlon competitions. Hours before the events were scheduled to start on Sunday, World Triathlon released a statement saying that the latest tests revealed a “decrease in water quality”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Just hours after a dawn air raid alarm rang through the city, Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren have celebrated the traditional first day of school. With the front just 40 kilometers (25 miles) away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. Because of a ban on large
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a three-hour post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor architect rebuilding a life in America, is a fantasy. But filmmaker Brady Corbet wishes it weren’t. Corbet said at the Venice Film Festival Sunday that the film is about “the physical manifestation of the trauma of the 20th
Continue Reading By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Being the world’s most prodigious eater wasn’t quite the life or the career that Joey Chestnut had planned for himself when he was studying engineering and construction management at San Jose University, but a lobster-eating contest changed everything. He already had a reputation for being the fastest around his
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — While Taylor Swift is on the bleachers watching her boyfriend Travis Kelce play for the Kansas City Chiefs, she has already started drawing up plays for the team, according to quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “She’s really interested in football and she asks a lot of great questions,”
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German leaders have paid tribute to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist that has pushed immigration back to the top of the country’s political agenda. Eight people also were wounded in the attack at a “Festival of Diversity” marking the 650th anniversary of
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The NCAA has banned Oklahoma State football from using QR codes on player helmets, the school announced on Saturday. In a move that Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy had called a “revolutionary step forward,” the school announced earlier this month that a 1.5 square inch QR code decal would be applied to the
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have killed three Israeli police officers when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has carried out large-scale raids in recent days. The shooting early Sunday took place along a road in the southern West Bank. The raids have mainly been focused on urban
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The largest dam removal project in US history is finally complete, after crews last week demolished the last of the four dams on the Klamath River. It’s a significant win for tribal nations on the Oregon-California border who for decades have fought to restore the river back to its natural
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A medication that is currently used for chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes has been found to reduce the risk of worsening heart failure and cardiovascular death in certain people with heart failure, according to a new study. The medication, finerenone, could be an effective therapy in
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TODAY: Temperatures reach the low 80s this afternoon with constant sunshine. Winds out of the north could gust up to 15 mph. LABOR DAY: Milder air settles in for the holiday with morning temperatures in the 50s and highs sticking to the 70s. EXTENDED: Slightly below-average temperatures are expected throughout the week with plenty of
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