Highlights of this day in history: America faces the aftermath of the Sept. 11th attacks; Nazis rescue Italy’s Mussolini; JFK confronts critics of his religion; Student leader Steven Biko killed in South Africa; Singer Johnny Cash dies. (Sept. 12)
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ShowBiz Minute: JK Rowling, The Situation, NYFW
Author JK Rowling makes huge gift for MS research; Prison release imminent for reality star ‘The Situation,” Closing NYFW, designer Marc Jacobs hired the Hadid sisters and Kaia Gerber to walk in his unusually staged show. (Sept. 12)
AP-NORC: Trump gets low grades on global warming
A new AP-NORC Center poll finds Americans are most unhappy with Donald Trump on his handling of climate change. (Sept. 12)
Farmers, others worry about tainted sewage sludge
Experts are raising concerns that sewage sludge used as fertilizer around the U.S. could contaminate crops with potentially harmful chemicals (Sept. 12)
Deadly year for transgender people in United States
The death of a transgender person in North Carolina is one of 18 so far this year, and 17 of the victims are black women. (Sept. 12)
Last body found in fatal Calif. boat fire
Authorities say divers off the Southern California coast have found the body of the last missing victim in a fatal boat fire that killed 34 people. An investigation continues into the cause of the deadly blaze. (Sept. 11)
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Runway meets Broadway at The Blonds x Moulin Rouge
Paris Hilton, Billy Porter, Jordan Roth and more help The Blonds bring NYFW to Broadway with special performances by the Moulin Rouge musical cast. (Sept. 11)
Dems cry ‘cowardice’ as GOP overrides budget veto
Rep. Deb Butler leads Democrat protest as Republicans dominating half-empty North Carolina House chamber voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state’s two-year budget. (Sept. 11)
San Francisco’s iconic cable cars down for repairs
San Francisco’s historic cable cars will stop running for ten days starting Friday while they undergo repairs to the gearboxes that propel the world-famous system up the city’s notorious steep hills. (September 11)
Illegal vape-making operation found in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin sheriff encourages other agencies around the nation to contact him to see if a recently uncovered large illegal vape-making operation is connected to any serious illnesses or deaths. (Sept. 11)