By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Christian Broadcasting Network says Pat Robertson is stepping down as host of the long-running daily television show the “700 Club.” The 91-year-old televangelist says Friday was his last show as host of the weekday program, and his son, Gordon, is taking over as full-time host.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — School officials in New Britain warned parents about a new social media “challenge” that involves students slapping teachers. The challenge has appeared on the Tik Tok app. School officials addressed it during a virtual town hall Wednesday night that was
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The giant Powerball jackpot has grown even bigger, with officials raising the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. The grand prize was raised Friday from an earlier estimate of $620 million, reflecting a surge in sales from players attracted by the potential payoff. While the jackpot
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The giant Powerball jackpot has grown even bigger, with officials raising the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. The grand prize was raised Friday from an earlier estimate of $620 million, reflecting a surge in sales from players attracted by the potential payoff. While the jackpot
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grammy-winning bluegrass musician Billy Strings won entertainer of the year at the genre’s top awards show, a major feat for the 28-year-old guitarist who beat out veteran performers. The Bluegrass Music Awards were handed out Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Strings was also named guitar player of the year. Also
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A 10-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after a car ran over her lower body while she was waiting for a bus in Lincoln County. Around 7:30 a.m. Friday the girl was sitting on the side of the road
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After being vaulted into the New York governor’s office two months ago, Democrat Kathy Hochul is preparing to run for the job in her own right next year. But as Hochul works to carve out her reputation, a cohort of rising New York Democrats are
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas residents can now register to vote at the state agencies where they receive public benefits under an agreement with civil rights groups that brings the state back into compliance with federal election law. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Dos personas han muerto después de una colisión en el aire entre un helicóptero y un avión en Arizona este viernes por la mañana, según el portavoz del Departamento de Bomberos de Chandler, Keith Welch. Welch dijo a KTVK/KPHO, afiliados de CNN, que su departamento recibió la llamada alrededor de las
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Personal property recovered from the destroyed units of a South Florida condo building that collapsed will be divided into two categories: soft items and hard items. Only the hard items collected at the site where the Champlain Towers South building once stood will be returned to survivors and family members
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Durante décadas, las autoridades en China impusieron estrictos límites a la cantidad de hijos que las familias podían tener, obligando a millones de mujeres a abortar embarazos considerados ilegales por el Estado. Esa dura práctica se ha vuelto menos común desde que China relajó su política de hijo único en 2015.
Continue Reading BELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) — The Bella Vista Bypass has opened to drivers, marking the end to a decades-long plan to link sections of an interstate in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The new roadway opened to
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The governments of 15 countries in the Northeast Atlantic have created a new protected area of the sea they say is bigger than the combined area of Germany and the United Kingdom. The countries designated a marine protected area for seabirds covering nearly 600,000 sq. km.. It is part of their
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Good morning, Lenny! Lenny Kravitz, clad in an unbuttoned leopard shirt and sunglasses, treated fans to a sexy selfie in his kitchen where he was making coffee. It was actually afternoon, although Kravitz slept in, writing, “2:37pm. Good morning. All nighter in the studio last night. 3 albums on the horizon.
Continue Reading WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — Pottawatomie County officials say computers systems are being restored after the county was hit by a ransomware attack. The county said in a news release Friday that hackers launched the cyberattack against several servers on Sept. 17. County Administrator Chad Kinsley said the county resolved the attack by paying less than
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A former ally of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader ousted in a February military takeover, has testified at her corruption trial that he had handed to her large amounts of cash and gold in proceedings supporters say are meant to discredit her. A special court is hearing four corruption cases against
Continue Reading PAUL DAVENPORT CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Arizona say two people are dead after their helicopter crashed following a mid-air collision with a single-engine plane outside a suburban Phoenix airport. Chandler police say the collision happened Friday morning near Chandler Municipal Airport. The plane was able to land safely, and the flight instructor and
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus and Meridith Edwards, CNN A Christmas tree full of ornaments inside Lt. Brian Zach’s office tells you Christmas is his favorite time of year. But the police officer knows presents aren’t always perfectly wrapped under the tree. Zach, 40, met one of life’s greatest gifts during a welfare check four years ago
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By Adrienne Broaddus and Meridith Edwards, CNN A Christmas tree full of ornaments inside Lt. Brian Zach’s office tells you Christmas is his favorite time of year. But the police officer knows presents aren’t always perfectly wrapped under the tree. Zach, 40, met one of life’s greatest gifts during a welfare check four years ago
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (KHN) — El condado de San Juan, en Colorado, puede presumir de que el 99,9% de su población elegible ha recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, lo que lo sitúa entre los 10 mejores condados del país, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la
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