A Texas dad wrangled an alligator — just before his daughter’s first day of school
An alligator blocking his doorstep was no obstacle for one Texas dad making sure his daughter got to her first day of middle school on time.
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Over 100 firefighters respond to massive fire at boatyard in Massachusetts
A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay with black smoke and damaged dozens of boats and cars as well as several structures, CNN affiliate WCVB reported.
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Police put Catholic bishop under house arrest after raid on diocese in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan police on Friday detained a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians, after a 16-day standoff, in an escalation of tensions between the country’s government and the Catholic Church.
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Texas is sending migrants to New York and Washington, DC, by bus. Many are glad to go
Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the US border, an exhausting journey interrupted only briefly when she was hospitalized with pneumonia in Guatemala.
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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces new financial charges
The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh, roughly a month after he pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the killings of his wife and son.
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Florida officials seize $12.8 million worth of drugs, arrest 85 in a two-year undercover investigation
Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug trafficking investigation, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.
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Former attorney general of Mexico arrested over multiple charges related to disappearance of 43 students
The former attorney general of Mexico was arrested on Friday in relation to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a tragedy that captured the world’s attention nearly eight years ago.
Continue ReadingFormer attorney general of Mexico arrested over multiple charges related to disappearance of 43 students
By Fidel Gutierrez, CNNE The former attorney general of Mexico was arrested on Friday in relation to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a tragedy that captured the world’s attention nearly eight years ago. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that it considers former attorney general Jesús Murillo Karam a suspect in “the crimes
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Police arrest suspect after swastikas found painted on Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalks
A suspect is in custody who is suspected of defacing the city’s rainbow crosswalks with swastikas on two separate occasions, according to TaSheena Brown, spokeswoman with the Atlanta Police Department.
Continue ReadingPolice put Catholic bishop under house arrest after raid on diocese in Nicaragua
By Marlon Sorto and Caitlin Hu, CNN Nicaraguan police on Friday detained a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians, after a 16-day standoff, in an escalation of tensions between the country’s government and the Catholic Church. Police entered the headquarters of the Matagalpa diocese and arrested Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the others, authorities said
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2 Ohio fraternity members sentenced in hazing death of Bowling Green State University student
Two Ohio fraternity members have been sentenced in the hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz.
Continue ReadingLinda Evangelista stars on new Vogue cover, opening up about disfiguring cosmetic procedure
Oscar Holland, CNN Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has opened up about the mental health toll of her disfiguring cosmetic procedure, telling British Vogue that she struggled with depression and at one point even stopped eating. The 57-year-old also revealed she had been influenced by repeated TV commercials, saying she would have refused the fat-freezing treatment
Continue ReadingButtigieg to airlines: Summer flight cancellations ‘unacceptable’
By Pete Muntean, CNN With millions of travelers expected to rush airports over the Labor Day holiday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling major airlines that this summer’s thousands of flight cancellations are not acceptable. The Department of Transportation plans to better inform passengers of their recourse when facing a significant flight disruption, the secretary
Continue ReadingMedieval monks were ‘riddled’ with worms, study finds
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of more than just cakes and ale. According to a study released on Friday, Augustinian
Continue ReadingThe hotel that inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ has burned down
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Somebody put Baby in a corner: the remains of an upstate New York hotel that inspired the movie “Dirty Dancing” have burned down, according to the local fire department. The property, which was called Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel, closed its doors in 1986. An August 17 notice posted on the Facebook
Continue ReadingBrazilian President Bolsonaro tries to grab cell phone from YouTube heckler, video shows
By Rodrigo Pedroso and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got physical with a YouTuber who heckled him in the capital Brasilia on Thursday, according to video from Brazilian news station Globo. As Bolsonaro took selfies with his supporters near the Planalto Palace, the President was questioned by Wilker Leao, an army corporal known
Continue ReadingHere’s what the Wendy’s of the future looks like
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is getting a makeover. The burger chain has unveiled a redesign that places an “emphasis on convenience, speed and accuracy.” Restaurants will have new pick-up windows, a more technologically advanced kitchen and a spruced up interior. Wendy’s first redesign will debut in spring 2023 in Ohio. Following the lead
Continue ReadingTourists fined for surfing up Venice’s Grand Canal
By Julia Buckley, CNN Just when you thought swimming in canals, vandalizing property and posing topless on a war memorial were as bad as tourist behavior got in Venice, think again. Two people decided to go surfing on Wednesday morning. The spot they chose to do so: not the beaches that the city enjoys —
Continue ReadingScottish local authorities come under fire for appointing man as ‘period dignity officer’
By Jack Guy, CNN Local authorities in Scotland have come in for criticism after they appointed a man to the role of period dignity officer, responsible for coordinating the region’s response to a new law that makes menstrual products free to access in the country. A group of colleges and local councils in Tay region
Continue ReadingSee Papa Johns new pizza bowls: Just toppings, no crust
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Early in the pandemic, people couldn’t get enough pizza. Now, not so much. Papa Johns’ sales are still up, but growth is slowing. In the second quarter, sales at its North American restaurants open at least a year grew just under 1%, down from 5% in the the same period
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