Month: May 2021

Here’s a look at the life of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, who is serving a life sentence in prison without parole for his part in plotting the 9/11 attacks. Personal Birth date: May 30, 1968 Birth place: St. Jean-de-Luz, France Birth name: Zacarias Moussaoui Father: Omar Moussaoui Mother: Aicha el-Wafi Education: South Bank University, London,

Click here for updates on this story     HALL County, GA (WGCL) — Investigators have found a missing person, who went missing at some point on Saturday after getting out of a boat in Lake Lanier. Authorities have identified the missing boater as Anthony Saintil, Jr., 23, of Stockbridge. On Sunday just before 1:00 p.m. Game

Wingate University, a private liberal arts college in North Carolina, has set up a committee to determine “next steps” after learning its namesake, Washington Manly Wingate, sold slaves a year before the Civil War. The committee of faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees, town officials and others will discuss next steps, the university said in a

Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) — Today, music filled the streets of downtown Kansas City as people recognized our city’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It was a moment of celebration, but also a testimony of the hardship many within this community have faced. “I was at a

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A local Asheville businessman who emigrated to Hendersonville decades ago has pledged $250,000 of his own money towards a $1 million goal to help his home country, India, which has been ravaged by COVID-19. The $1 million will go to buy 1,000 oxygen concentrators

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A 52-year-old man was arrested after police said he was involved in a road rage incident in Hermitage on Friday morning. Metro Police charged Robert N. Davis, who is also known as Robert Johnston, with aggravated assault and gun possession by a convicted felon.

Click here for updates on this story     EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — It’s the moment students wanted, but feared they were going to lose. Today, hundreds of UConn students turned their tassel and graduated in person. “We didn’t think it was going to happen. After last year, it was all online and we were all

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Mother’s Day celebrations will be somber for some. A candlelight vigil was held for moms who’ve lost loved ones to violence. When you’ve lost a loved one, certain holidays, if not all, can be hard for many. On Saturday, people used the loss of

Over one year into the pandemic, the southeast Asian country Laos has recorded its first Covid-19 related death, according to reporting from state-run news outlet Vientiane Times. A 53-year-old Vietnamese karaoke club worker died from the virus in the capital Vientiane, the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reportedly said Sunday. The woman’s condition

An overnight shooting at a hotel in downtown Phoenix left one dead and several others injured, police said Sunday morning. Police Sgt. Margaret Cox said during a news conference that one adult male was found dead inside the hotel and at least seven others were taken to the hospital with gunshot injuries. She said all

Click here for updates on this story     Saginaw, Michigan (WNEM) — Florists across the county are experiencing shortages ahead of the holiday. The cold snap that put Texas in the freezer earlier this year also hit South America. “We get 90 percent of our rose crop comes from Ecuador. And they not only had snow

Joshua Nelson landed a full-ride scholarship to Southeast Missouri State University. Now the Missouri native wants to pay it forward by donating his college savings to another high school senior. Nelson, a senior at St. Charles West High School, was one of only five students selected for the prestigious President’s Scholarship at the university. A

Click here for updates on this story     SEASIDE, OR (KPTV) — It’s a trend many industries are seeing right now – businesses like hotels and restaurants struggling to get applicants to fill job openings. According to the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, 54% of employers are having difficulty hiring people right now. Summer is right

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS, OR (KPTV) — Fire crews say a family cat died on Saturday morning after a house fire in Dallas. Just before 10 a.m. neighbors to 288 Southwest Applegate Trail saw smoke, heard the smoke alarms sounding from inside the house and called 911. Dallas Fire & EMS

At the age of 12, Yolanda King is a force. She has delivered dynamic speeches about racial equality and gun control. She’s advocating for youth activism and working to dismantle racism through her family’s organization, the Drum Major Institute. Yolanda is determined to promote her late grandfather the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of

When Alaina E. Roberts started piecing her family’s history together she made a surprising discovery that changed what it meant to be a Black American. Her father’s ancestors in Oklahoma were once enslaved by Native Americans. Nearly a century before Tulsa’s Greenwood District became a beacon of Black prosperity in the 1920s, Native American tribes

Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on

A female driver was shot and taken to the hospital after a verbal altercation with a male driver near Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday evening, police said in a news release. A preliminary investigation found that the woman was driving when she got into a “verbal altercation” with a male driver, things escalated

Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker George Lucas. Personal: Birth date: May 14, 1944 Birth place: Modesto, California Birth name: George Walton Lucas Jr. Father: George Lucas Sr., office supply store owner Mother: Dorothy (Bomberger) Lucas Marriages: Mellody Hobson (2013-present); Marcia Griffin (1969-1983, divorced) Children: with Mellody Hobson: Everest (daughter), 2013; adopted as

Here’s a look at Armed Forces Day, a holiday observed in some areas of the United States to honor all branches of the armed forces. Facts May 15, 2021 – Armed Forces Day. Is celebrated each year on the third Saturday in May. Other Facts Each year there is a theme. The theme of the

As protesters take to the streets to fight for racial equality in the United States, experts in digital technology are quietly tackling a lesser known but related injustice. It’s called techno-racism. And while you may not have heard of it, it’s baked into some of the technology we encounter every day. Digital technologies used by

Two women and a 4-year-old girl, believed to be innocent bystanders, were wounded in a shooting at New York’s Times Square on Saturday, according to New York police. Shots rang out at about 4:55 p.m. near 45th Street and 7th Avenue, and police officers already in the area responded, New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot

Several weeks after world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic, 40-year-old Sheri McCaskill decided to apply to a master’s program in public health. The decision, McCaskill said, stemmed partly from the sudden heightened awareness about the importance of public health as the virus spread in the US. “I started to see a lot more

A rare lobster almost ended up as someone’s dinner at a Red Lobster restaurant in Virginia before employees recognized its uniqueness and rescued it. The male calico lobster, named Freckles by the Red Lobster team in Manassas, arrived at the restaurant on April 25 as part of its Maine lobster delivery. When team members recognized

A woman raises a toast in a photo that appears to show four friends enjoying dinner together. The reality couldn’t be more different. The woman in the white ruffled shirt is Zumrat Dawut, an ethnic Uyghur from Urumqi, who fled China in 2019 to escape the alleged repression of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Her four

Three people are dead and another was injured in a shooting and fire at a townhome Saturday morning just outside Baltimore, officials said. Police and fire crews responded to calls of “an active fire, as well as an active shooter” around 6:40 a.m. in Woodlawn, Baltimore County Police spokesperson Joy Stewart said. “Our officers responded

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Like many people during the pandemic and lockdowns, Dr. Kara Wong Ramsey jumped on the TikTok trend. “I kind of got the idea myself like maybe this is something that I’d like to try and do to try and make a fun message about

It appears that Aubrey Plaza has married her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Baena. Plaza, 36, known for playing April Ludgate on the NBC comedy series “Parks and Recreation,” referred to Baena, 43, as her husband for the first time on Instagram on Friday. Her revelation came while announcing her role in Baena’s new movie “Spin

Click here for updates on this story     COVINGTON, Newton County, Georgia (Rockdale Citizen) — — It started as just a typical day at Liberty Middle School. Sixth-grader Christian Swope was eating his lunch in his class Wednesday when he sensed a classmate was in danger. He instantly recognized the signs that his friend was choking

Members of George Floyd’s family on Saturday praised the news that four former Minneapolis police officers will face federal charges in connection to his death, saying they were “very grateful.” Floyd’s nephew Brandon Williams said during a news conference held not far from the Houston apartments where his uncle grew up that the indictments “meant

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A turkey vulture that made its way inside the 8th floor of a Milwaukee office building, is now back in the wild. The female turkey vulture surprised employees at Rockwell Automation when they arrived at work a few weeks ago. The turkey vulture was distressed

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta Police Officer is vowing to return to his motorcycle unit, months after being hit by an ATV in the line of duty. Officer Max Brewer was hit during a protest last summer. On Friday he sat down with CBS46 Tori Cooper about his

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a water gun fight that turned deadly. Police said on Friday around 5:10 p.m. at Kenwood Park in unincorporated Fayette County, a young group of people was participating in a water gun and balloon game, when a

Olivia and Liam were America’s most popular names for baby girls and boys in 2020, according to the Social Security Administration’s annual list of top baby names, released on Friday. In 2020, the top three most popular female and male names remained the same for a second year in a row. Olivia, Emma and Ava

Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man fatally shot by deputies have called for a local district attorney to recuse himself from the case, citing “well-defined” conflicts between the prosecutor and the sheriff’s office. Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City on April 21 when they

“Courage over oppression” is the message the Louisiana Office of Tourism is pressing into with the installation of historical markers memorializing significant locations that were crucial to the Civil Rights Movement around the state. Similar to the US project of the same name, the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail already has the first three markers in

Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Manchester mother is facing charges following her 3-year-old’s death last November. Police have arrested 30-year-old Alesha Cain. The arrest comes following an investigation into the death of a 3-year-old that happened back on Nov. 26, 2020. Police were called to an apartment on

Click here for updates on this story     RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Rutherford County man has been charged with 53 counts of sexual activities involving girls aged from 11 to 14-years-old. Spencer Gray, 22, of Old Lancaster Road was indicted on the charges by the Rutherford County grand jury after a three-month investigation by

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — On Friday, multiple organizations in Nashville came together to paint the historic downtown buildings that were affected by the Christmas bombing. More than 100 volunteers came together in cooperation with local artists to support the beautification of the buildings. Many of the buildings impacted

Click here for updates on this story     COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In Putnam County today, there was plenty of entertainment this morning for those commuting to work who spotted a Zebra on the loose near a school. The zebra quickly captured the attention of everyone driving by and the surrounding community. “Good Morning Prescott Families

Click here for updates on this story     WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — The William County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday they have arrested an elementary school teacher for sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Spring

The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has condemned his own country’s rulers in a video recorded by the director of a US-based charity, saying “they want to destroy the people of Tigray” with actions of “the highest brutality and cruelty.” Abune Mathias, a native of the northern Tigray region who lived in exile

Click here for updates on this story     FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois (KMOV) — A fight between roommates in the Metro East turned deadly, police said. According to police, Carlton Underwood, 48, got into a fight with his roommate 39-year-old Thomas Turner on Potomac Drive in Fairview Heights, Illinois at 7:30 p.m. on April 30. During their