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Woman says jury duty scam cost her $5,000. Now she's warning others

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) -- An Asheville woman is sharing her story after she says she was scammed out of $5,000 by a person pretending to be with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.The woman was so shaken up that she didn’t want to reveal her identity. She said it started with a phone call on Wednesday, April 8, when a man accused the victim of failing to appear for jury duty and said she was in contempt of court.“Two warrants for my arrest were active, and that I needed to pay in order to get those dismissed and suspended,” she explained, addi

The Iran war is making life more expensive for Americans

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Average US long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.37% after rising five weeks in a row

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, a modest relief for prospective homebuyers who have been facing higher borrowing costs as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in nearly seven months. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate dropped to 6.37% from 6.46% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.62%. This week’s decline in rates follows five straight increases. When mortgage rates rise, they can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for home shoppers, limiting what t

IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth

Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash

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Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts

The Israeli security cabinet secretly approved the legalization of over 30 new settler outposts and farms in the occupied West Bank last month, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the decision.Unlike similar decisions in the past, the approval was not publicly announced by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who did not respond to CNN request for comment. Two of the sources told CNN the approval was kept quiet to avoid international criticism against the backdrop of surging settler violence toward Palestinians in the West Bank since the outse

Kentucky couple makes special wheelchairs to help people with disabilities explore outdoors

Inflation stayed stubbornly high heading into the Iran war, Fed’s preferred gauge shows

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Parking garage collapses in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia; 1 dead, search for 2 others underway

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) -- One person has died and at least two people are missing after a partial parking garage collapse in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, police said.Police said emergency crews are searching for at least two people trapped. One construction worker was rushed to an area hospital, where police said he later died.Reports of the building collapse came across dispatch shortly after 2 p.m., Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson said.The seven-story parking garage is located at 3000 Grays Ferry Avenue. Thompson said the

Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist

A North Carolina woman has been charged with sharing classified defense information to a journalist following her work as a civilian operational support technician at Fort Bragg, a large US Army base in the state.Courtney Williams worked in a Special Military Unit from 2010 to 2016 and had top secret clearance with access to a significant amount of classified material, charging documents say.Federal prosecutors allege that from 2022 to 2025, Williams shared classified information that the journalist used in reporting for an article and book on Fort Bragg.While court records do not name the jou

Judges keep knocking down weak DC gun cases brought by Jeanine Pirro’s office

Husband’s arrest in disappearance of American woman in the Bahamas puts his account under scrutiny

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Angels' Jorge Soler and Braves' Reynaldo López receive suspensions following brawl

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl. Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations, also announced that the players received undisclosed fines. The suspensions were scheduled to begin with Wednesday's game but were put on hold pending appeals from each player. MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association reached an agreement to have

What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to

A tenuous ceasefire deal in the Iran war allowing negotiations for a longer-term peace between the United States and Iran appears to be in jeopardy after Tehran accused the Trump administration of major violations. Such a swift collapse may not entirely come as a surprise, however, because neither side had seemed able to agree on even the basic contours of the key issues being discussed. Would Iran using its military to regulate the flow of ships on the Strait of Hormuz mean it still effectively controls the waterway? What about Iran’s stockpile of enriched urani

Justice Department says Bondi won’t appear for Epstein deposition now that she’s no longer attorney general

Dodgers great Davey Lopes, an infield fixture and record-setting base stealer, dies at 80

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Polish man arrested following undercover CNN investigation into online rape networks

Polish authorities have arrested a man in connection with the alleged rape of an “unknowing victim” that was recorded and shared online, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin said Thursday.The arrest follows an undercover investigation by CNN into online networks of men teaching each other how to drug and rape their partners.Polish media outlets have identified the man arrested as “Piotr,” the pseudonym given to the Polish man at the center of CNN’s investigation.Marek Zych, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office, would not confirm the suspect’s name to CNN but did con

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Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts

In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he authorized direct negotiations “as soon as possible” with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors. The two countries have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948. There was no immediate response from Lebanese authorities. But Israel-Lebanon negotiations were expected to begin next week at the State Department in Washington, according to a person familiar

The first predictions for hurricane season are in and El Niño’s fingerprints are all over it

Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

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After Trump’s Iran ultimatum and a fragile ceasefire, Iranian Americans brace for what’s next

Zainab Haider was making the drive home after work with her two young children Tuesday as she contemplated what might come from the deadline President Donald Trump had set for Iran to concede to U.S. demands. Would her relatives in Iran be safe or would they be wiped off the map? Her emotions were heavy, ranging from anxiety and fear to even loneliness as others seemed to be going about their lives as normal despite what could have been pending doom. Ultimately, Trump did not make good on his threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” instead agreeing

The secret history of the fortune cookies you’ve been eating all your life

Every Friday night of his childhood, Kurt Evans and his mother would order cartons of Chinese takeout, the cardboard boxes filled to the brim with classics like shrimp lo mein, egg foo young, General Tso’s chicken and beef and broccoli.After each meal the Philadelphia native, now in his late 30s, would crack open a fortune cookie, reading the tiny paper with its words of wisdom on one side and a string of lucky numbers on the other.“You know, the lottery is very important in Black culture,” says Evans, recalling his earliest introduction to Chinese food.Today, he’s on the other side of