NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. The court ordered a new trial. His accusers could again be forced to relive their traumas on the witnes ..read more

SANDUSKY, Ohio — It's one of the most anticipated roller coaster debuts of 2024. Cedar Point is finally ready to open Top Thrill 2, a re-imagined version of their former Top Thrill Dragster ride. Top Thrill 2 features three launches and two 420-foot climbs. The first launch takes riders 74mph straight ahead, where you will climb about halfway up a 420-foot top hat. Then you will fall backwards and hit the same launch in reverse, hitting a top speed of 101mph. The train then travel backwards up a new 420-foot vertical spike. Riders will hang there until coming back down to Earth, hitting the la ..read more

CHICAGO — The purpose of the STEAM curriculum, short for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is to reach kids differently and innovatively. At Chicago’s Alexander Graham Bell School, it’s the kind of project that would make its namesake proud. Learning during the critical, formative years that will ring true for years, a group of middle schoolers' hole-in-one approach can be summed up in one word — teamwork ..read more

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Taco Bell is celebrating Taco Tuesday with a new $5 Taco Discovery Box available exclusively on Tuesdays. The $5 meal is available nationwide on "Taco Tuesdays" from April 23 to June 4. The offer includes a new Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco, a crunchy taco, a Doritos Locos Taco and a medium fountain drink. It offer is also being promoted with a star-studded ad campaign featuring LeBron James and Jason Sudeikis. Available exclusively on Taco Tuesdays from April 23 through June 4, the new $5 Taco Discovery Box, unites Taco Bell’s most iconic tacos: the Crunchy Taco, the Doritos ..read more

GLENDORA, Calif. (KTLA) - A San Gabriel Valley business is struggling after vandals broke into their parking lot, spent some time twerking atop their vehicles and caused thousands of dollars in damage over the weekend. The break-in at Pink Sponge Home Cleaning service in Glendora occurred in the early morning hours of April 20.   Surveillance footage of the rooftop parking lot showed at least three teens wreaking havoc, one who was blasting off a fire extinguisher and another two who were twerking on the hood of one of the company’s bright pink fleet of 25 Volkswagen Bugs.   “They ki ..read more

(NEXSTAR) – Airlines will soon be required to pay you back if they cancel your flight, delay you, make major changes to the itinerary, or don't deliver your checked bags on time. The change was made official Wednesday when the Department of Transportation issued a final rule. "Passengers deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them — without headaches or haggling," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a written announcement of the new standards ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by the organization that shows how a graying America is worrying more and more about how to make ends meet even as economists and policymakers say the U.S. economy has all but achieved a soft landing after two years of record inflation. Everyday expenses and housing costs, including rent and mortgage payment ..read more

(WPHL) - Did you know Wednesday's date is a palindrome? Just look at the numbers: 4-24-24. Now try reading backward. It is still 4-2-4-2-4. April 20 through April 29 is a week of palindrome dates, meaning the dates can be read forward and backward with the same result. Oxford Languages defines a palindrome as a "word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward." According to the Farmer's Almanac, palindromes are considered rare and even lucky for some. Since the U.S. uses the mm/dd/yyyy format, palindromes are more frequent in the United States, than in other parts o ..read more

(NEXSTAR) — It can be hard to tell if you rank as middle class, especially when it feels like your paycheck doesn’t go as far as it once did (one government analysis suggests you need at least $10,000 more just to live like you did three years ago). A new report from personal finance site SmartAsset reviewed data from the U.S. Census Bureau as well as the Pew Research Center to determine what it does take — at least on paper — to be considered middle class in all 50 states and 345 of the nation’s largest cities.  The analysis used the Pew Research definition of “middle income,” which says ..read more

(NEXSTAR) – A character who debuted on the third-ever episode of “The Simpsons” was killed off on Sunday’s episode. Larry Dalrymple, one of several barflies who frequented Moe’s Tavern, dropped dead on his barstool during the April 21 episode, called "Cremains of the Day." The rest of the show centered on Homer, Lenny, Carl and Moe — Larry’s supposed friends, though they knew very little about him — attempting to honor Larry’s memory by scattering his ashes at a waterfall ..read more