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TV News Shakeup: Christiane Amanpour Leaving CNN, Major Changes Ahead
Christiane Amanpour is preparing to sign off from CNN, closing a defining chapter in a career spent bringing the world’s biggest stories home to viewers.
The network’s chief international anchor, 68, announced Monday, Oct. 19, that she will leave in June 2027, CNN reported.
Her departure will unfold in stages. Her CNN International interview program, “Amanpour,” will shift to once a week in January 2027, then end in May 2027. She will continue reporting and traveling for CNN through June 2027.
Her PBS program, “Amanpour & Company,” will end in December.
Amanpour plans to continue “The…
Details Emerge After Pickup Truck Drives Through Soccer Fields, Killing 2 In Kansas
New details are emerging after a pickup truck drove through youth soccer fields, killing two people and sending 11 others to hospitals, according to multiple reports.
Police in Kansas identified those killed at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Saturday, Oct. 17, as Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35. Both were from McPherson, Kansas, and were not related, CBS affiliate KCTV in Kansas City reported. Both died at the scene.
The driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, was released from custody without charges as investigators awaited toxicology results and a mechani…
Unusual Symptom Linked To Widely Circulating Covid-19 Variant
The COVID-19 variant picture is shifting again, with one widely circulating strain drawing attention for an unusual symptom.
CDC genomic surveillance identifies SW.2 as the leading US strain. The latest available estimates place it at 21 percent of cases, followed by XFG.1.1 at 16 percent and RW.1.1 at 9 percent, according to a Nebraska Medicine report.
XFG, commonly called “Stratus,” has been associated with a hoarse, scratchy, or raspy voice. Patients may also develop a sore throat, dry cough, fever, fatigue, and other familiar COVID-19 symptoms.
Wired reported that doctors identified ho…
Mass Casualty Incident: Truck Plows Through Youth Soccer Fields In Kansas
A pickup truck drove through youth soccer fields, turning an afternoon of games into a deadly emergency, according to multiple reports.
Click here for a new, updated story: Details Emerge After Pickup Truck Drives Through Soccer Fields, Killing 2 In Kansas
A child and an adult were killed, and multiple others were injured at the Stryker Sports Complex in northeast Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, Oct. 17. A suspect is in custody, according to CNN.
Emergency crews responded around 3:25 p.m. after reports that a vehicle had driven through an active youth soccer game, according to NBC affiliat…
USPS Flags Possible Delivery Disruptions: What To Know
Waiting for something important in the mail? The US Postal Service warns that some deliveries could take longer to reach your doorstep.
The agency’s service alerts, updated Saturday, Oct. 17, flag weather-related disruptions that could delay mail processing, transportation, and delivery in several parts of the country.
The warnings cover affected areas in Hawaii, the Gulf Coast, the Southeast, the West, and the Mariana Islands. USPS also maintains state-by-state notices about local post office closures and service changes.
For Northeast customers, the distinction matters: a suspension at a…
College Football Player Dies Days After Being Injured During Game
A college football player has died days after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a game.
Tyler Ulrich, a 21-year-old sophomore safety at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, died Thursday, Oct. 15, after being injured during the team’s game against Ouachita Baptist University on Saturday, Oct. 10, ABC News reported.
Southern Nazarene University, an NCAA Division II school about 15 minutes west of downtown Oklahoma City, confirmed Ulrich’s death in a statement.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our SNU football player, Tyler Ulrich,” the SNU Athletic De…
‘Today’ Show Co-Host, NJ Native Dylan Dreyer Shares Deeply Personal News
A familiar face on morning television has offered a candid glimpse into a major change behind the scenes at home.
NBC “Today” co-host and meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, 45, confirmed during the Thursday, Oct. 15, episode of her podcast, “The Parent Chat,” that her divorce from Brian Fichera is final.
“Why does my mom live with me?” Dreyer asked during the podcast episode. “What is happening in my house that I have now taken up residence and have my mom as a roommate? As you know, I’m recently divorced,” Dreyer said. “So, my mom has been staying with me for months at a time.”
Dreyer said her m…
Congressman Lectures Reporter On Law, Appears To Get It All Wrong Himself
A Maryland congressman who berated a reporter over the state's two-party recording law and threatened to have her arrested appeared to have the law wrong himself.
The confrontation involving Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican congressman, happened Tuesday night, Oct. 13, during a press briefing following a debate.
"You do not have my permission to record," Harris, a physician, told the reporter, in footage shared by the Baltimore Banner. "If you record, we will refer you to the prosecutor."
Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as t…
