Birthdays highlighted on Wake Up from August 19 – 25th
(KION-TV) – With August coming to a close, we want to recognize those who are celebrating their birthdays this week. Here are the people who got a…
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Dow closes more than 450 points higher after Fed’s Powell hints rate cuts are coming
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks rose Friday as Wall Street cheered a signal from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that…
Continue ReadingBiden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
Associated Press Just a week after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order prioritizing environmental justice. He committed the…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a…
Continue ReadingPeter Dinklage to walk Canadian red carpet in support of Alberta-shot ‘The Thicket’
By Brendan Ellis / CTV News Calgary Digital Producer Click here for updates on this story Calgary, Alberta (CTV Network)…
Continue ReadingCanada needs to spend more on defence faster to make inroads with next U.S. administration: former finance minister
By Brennan MacDonald / CTV News Senior Producer, Question Period Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Ontario (CTV…
Continue ReadingGermany’s president approves the date for next year’s national election
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s next national election has been set for Sept. 28, 2025. Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will run for a second term, but…
Continue ReadingBusinesses in Oklahoma partnering to make sure pets don’t go hungry
By Dacoda Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story YUKON, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Local businesses in Yukon are…
Continue ReadingPallet homes program aiding the homeless population in Arizona
By Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — “I’m not just existing…
Continue ReadingCouple says pickleball noise keeping people from buying beach home
By David Bienick Click here for updates on this story BOURNE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Sagamore Beach couple say they…
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Cool to Begin the Weekend, Warm to End It
After midweek, a rare August cold front will sweep in for late week and we’ll see a return of low stratus clouds in the coastal areas and nearby…
Continue Reading‘It’s our time’: As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful…
Continue ReadingFormer Florida teacher sentenced to life in prison for drugging, raping teen
By Allison Petro Click here for updates on this story LAKE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An Orange County teacher will spend…
Continue ReadingTire fire in Jackson could burn through the weekend
By Scott Simmons Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A massive tire fire in Jackson has…
Continue ReadingNew Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new Dutch prime minister has banned cell phones and other mobile devices from the weekly meetings of his Cabinet…
Continue ReadingAP Source: Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months
Associated Press BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to dispatch his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China as the White…
Continue ReadingLast body from sunken superyacht has been recovered off Sicily
ROME (AP) — Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. The…
Continue ReadingArbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision on back-to-work order
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A workers union on Friday threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major freight railroads, only hours after…
Continue ReadingWith their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waver
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Missouri nonprofit founded in 2015 to help address the issues that contributed to the police shooting death of…
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Presidente de la Asamblea de Venezuela plantea prohibir las candidaturas de personas consideradas como “fascistas”
Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, planteó este jueves que una nueva ley de…
Continue Reading Halliburton confirms a cyberattack forced its systems offline
By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Halliburton confirmed on Friday that it was hit by a cyberattack that forced the major oilfield services company to…
Continue ReadingScientists identified the ‘ManhattAnt’ — and they have theories on why it’s taking over NYC
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Under the feet of millions of New Yorkers, a species of ant — originally not found anywhere else in North…
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Subway announces a new price for footlong as it enters the value menu wars
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s not $5, but Subway is bringing back cheap footlongs and joining the fast food value menu wars.…
Continue ReadingISIS-affiliated inmates kill four prison officers at Russian penal colony
By Radina Gigova and Sergey Gudkov, CNN (CNN) — Four officers at a maximum security prison in Russia were killed after inmates who identified…
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Final body, believed to be that of tech tycoon’s daughter, recovered from wreck of sunken Sicily superyacht
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Christian Edwards and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — The body believed to be that of Hannah Lynch,…
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Forgotten radios and missed warnings: New details emerge about communication failures before Trump rally shooting
By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — The day before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a tactical…
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5 things to know for Aug. 23: DNC, Voting laws, Covid-19 vaccines, Smuggling operation, Ukraine
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, more than 200 social media influencers received prime access to the Democratic National…
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RFK Jr.’s supporters could still alter a tight presidential race. Trump is banking on it
By Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — For the better part of the past year, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built and…
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New Covid shots are coming available. Here’s what experts say about when to get yours
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Newly updated vaccines against Covid-19 will be in pharmacies soon, just as the US is experiencing a surge of…
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Scottie Scheffler plays down ‘sore’ back after injury concerns at BMW Championship
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler appeared to struggle with tightness in his lower back after shooting 1-under during…
Continue Reading Felony charges dismissed against 2 former Louisville officers charged in the Breonna Taylor raid
By Paradise Afshar and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge dismissed felony charges Thursday against two former Louisville Metro Police…
Continue Reading Trump’s businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns – including his own
By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Nelli Black, CNN (CNN) — Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car…
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Trump’s businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns – including his own
CNN By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Nelli Black, CNN (CNN) — Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of…
Continue ReadingGettysburg National Military Park falls victim to vandalism
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Vandalism has come to another US historic site, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park, where a…
Continue ReadingWoman from India disappears down a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police in Malaysia say that an Indian woman disappeared in Kuala Lumpur when pavement collapsed beneath her and she…
Continue ReadingAs more floods batter Bangladesh and India, death toll rises to 30
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Floods wreaked more havoc in India’s northeast and neighboring Bangladesh’s eastern region, raising…
Continue ReadingThe twins are here! A second set of giant panda cubs has arrived in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin Zoo has announced that longtime resident giant panda Meng Meng has given birth to twins — for a second time. The cubs were…
Continue ReadingLong-hidden family scandal in Jamestown colony revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — An investigation of human remains from the 17th century British settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, has…
Continue ReadingSecurity is stepped up at a NATO air base in Germany due to a ‘potential threat’
BERLIN (AP) — NATO says security at an air base in western Germany has been raised because of intelligence information pointing to a “potential…
Continue Reading14 killed, 16 injured and more missing after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims has driven off a highway in Nepal, leaving 14 killed, 16 injured…
Continue Reading Un avión con 9 personas se estrella en un bosque cercano a la capital tailandesa
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Un avión en el que viajaban nueve personas se estrelló este jueves cerca de la capital tailandesa, Bangkok, lo que…
Continue ReadingSearchers dig in muddy swamp near Bangkok where plane carrying 5 Chinese tourists, 4 Thais crashed
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Searchers dug into the mud of a flooded mangrove swamp outside Bangkok for plane fragments and the remains of the…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street climbs ahead of speech by Fed chief Powell
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are climbing on Wall Street, but the market’s focus is thousands of miles to the west, where the head of the Federal…
Continue Reading Modi llega a Ucrania para entrevistarse con Zelensky semanas después de la reunión con Putin
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El líder indio, Narendra Modi, llegó a la capital ucraniana, Kyiv, donde se dispone a mantener conversaciones con el…
Continue ReadingIndian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingPowell at Jackson Hole: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates
AP Economics Writer JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start…
Continue ReadingTeam with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — A team with ties to the ethnic Korean community for the first time has won Japan’s famous summer high school…
Continue ReadingHouse fire in northern Serbia kills 6
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A house fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from bandit attack on police in Pakistan rises to 12
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from Pakistan’s deadliest bandit attack on police has risen to 12 after one of the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting
By Simone McCarthy and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv on Friday for talks with Ukrainian…
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