Year: 2024
Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis…
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Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its…
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Officers for the CBP San Diego Field Office seize narcotics worth over $21 million
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Diego Field Office ports of entry ended the month of August by seizing 10,827 pounds of…
Continue Reading More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 230 migrants crossed the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa to Greece’s…
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A Cut Above: Chef Jonathan’s Chocolate Cake
Sunrise anchor Samantha Byrd spoke with Chef Jonathan Palacio in the tenth episode of News 11’s cooking segment exclusive to Sunrise at…
Continue Reading Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A hearing has started in North Carolina over the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner…
Continue ReadingFederal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as…
Continue Reading Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is in campaign mode in opposing a ballot measure that would allow…
Continue Reading The Titan’s former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
Associated Press The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he felt pressured to get…
Continue ReadingNo. 22 Pitt is encouraged but hardly satisfied with the program off to its best start since 1991
AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi gathered his players on Sunday night, just like always. And just like always, the longtime…
Continue Reading As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?
Associated Press The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy…
Continue Reading Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology…
Continue Reading Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have…
Continue Reading Ahead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice
Associated Press Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount. And for many Floridians,…
Continue Reading National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
Chronicle of Philanthropy The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and…
Continue Reading Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said…
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