2 arrested in knife attack at Germany festival
Two people have been taken into custody in connection with a knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen that killed three people and left at least eight others wounded.
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners of war
Two-and-a-half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv has taken the fight into Russia, seizing nearly 500 square miles of the Kursk region. Ukraine captured hundreds of young Russian conscripts, and Moscow and Ukraine made a trade Saturday, swapping a total of 230 prisoners of war.
Atlanta accountant choreographs iconic Bellagio fountain display
Scott Krupa, an Atlanta accountant, received the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to choreograph a portion of the famous Bellagio fountain show in Las Vegas, his reward for redeeming 2.4 million hotel points. Carter Evans went behind-the-scenes of Krupa’s extraordinary experience.
San Francisco bookstore pushes back on book bans
A wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation and book bannings in states nationwide has one San Francisco bookstore fighting back, shipping many of those very same titles to the places that prohibit them, for free. Itay Hod has the story.
How one group is leading the nationwide effort to track antisemitic threats
The Secure Community Network tracked over 5,000 threats last year, sending more than 1,600 tips to law enforcement.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at airport near Paris, French media reports
Pavel Durov is suspected of failing to take action to curb the criminal use of his platform, Telegram.
Meet Nevaeh: Superfan stars in Green Day’s St. Louis concert
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – Something unpredictable, but in the end, it felt right. One young Green Day superfan in St. Louis had the time of her life. Rather than to the tune of band’s signature hit “Good Riddance,” however, it was to “Know Your Enemy.” Nearly midway through their Aug. 15 show at Hollywood Casino […]
NASA won’t bring home astronauts on Boeing Starliner
What was supposed to be an eight-day trip appears to have turned into a nearly nine-month journey, as NASA announced Saturday that it will not bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth aboard the troubled Boeing Starliner. Instead, they will have to wait until February 2025 to return on the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Mark Strassmann […]
Group leads nationwide effort to track antisemitic threats
In the Chicago command center of the Secure Community Network, threats to the nation’s Jewish community are mapped from coast-to-coast. The organization tracked more than 5,000 threats last year, sending more than 1,600 tips to law enforcement. Nicole Sganga has more.
Fauci recovering from West Nile Virus
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is recovering from a bout of West Nile Virus. The 83-year-old Fauci was hospitalized for several days, but is now at home.
