Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by a Black high school student in Texas for a court order that the student’s lawyers say would have allowed him to return to his high school without fear of having his previous punishment over his hairstyle resume. Darryl George had sought
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A Honda Accord rear-ended a semi-truck Friday at the intersection of State Highway 33 and I-15 in Jefferson County. Driver of the Honda was airlifted to a local hospital.
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CNN By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The Bible parameters laid out in the state superintendent for public instruction’s request for proposals (RFP)– including containing the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace ya más de una semana que Helene se abalanzó sobre la costa del golfo de Florida como un gran huracán y empezó a trazar lo que se convertiría en una profunda cicatriz de pérdidas y destrucción hasta Virginia, dejando al menos 213 muertos y destruyendo innumerables hogares, negocios y valiosas pertenencias
Continue Reading Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury on Friday acquitted a former police officer in Virginia of involuntary manslaughter after he fatally shot a shoplifting suspect last year outside a busy shopping mall. But the jury in Fairfax County did convict the former sergeant, Wesley Shifflett, on a charge of reckless handling of a
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Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles that match one endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The request is part of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ ongoing efforts to require Bibles in every classroom. Walters is seeking to spend $3 million in state funds for Bibles
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will not extend a two-year program that allows migrants from certain nations into the U.S. if they came by plane with sponsorship. The program began in 2022 with Venezuelans and was an effort to provide an alternative legal pathway for migrants who were increasingly coming to the
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A cold front passing through the region for Friday night and Saturday morning will usher in cooler temperatures to start the weekend. High temperatures for Saturday afternoon in the Snake River Plain will reach the upper 60’s. Winds from the southwest around 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Continue Reading CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — After rushing to comfort Israel as it grieved the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, President Joe Biden last year pledged America would stand with the country in its dark days and the good ones he insisted would come. At the time, no one knew the
Continue Reading Associated Press Charles Dean loved living in his South Carolina neighborhood, with its manicured lawns and towering trees. It reminded him of his childhood growing up in a family that has run a lumber business since the early 1900s. It was one of those giant trees that ended up killing him when Hurricane Helene whipped
Continue Reading CNN By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israel has not given assurances to the Biden administration that targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities is off the table in retaliation for the Iranian ballistic missile strikes earlier this week, a top US State Department official told CNN on Friday. The official added that it
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with helping states and communities hit by disasters like Hurricane Helene. With Helene hitting during the homestretch of an election year, the agency has been criticized by some residents and politicians, like Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who question its response and are
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Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to help a fellow white supremacist gang member escape from prison was sentenced to life behind bars on Friday. Nicholas Umphenour, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this year to several felonies, including
Continue Reading Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to help a fellow white supremacist gang member escape from prison was sentenced to life behind bars on Friday. Nicholas Umphenour, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this year to several felonies, including
Continue Reading By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The Bible parameters laid out in the state superintendent for public instruction’s request for proposals (RFP)– including containing the Pledge
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols ended with a mixed verdict, surprising and perplexing some observers who questioned why the jury would acquit two of the officers on the most serious charges. Verdicts came down Thursday in the trial for
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The upcoming one-year anniversary of the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas and continued Middle East turmoil could serve as motivators for acts of violence by extremists, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint public announcement Friday. While not identifying any specific or credible threats
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; Catherine Russell, UNICEF’s executive
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Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Georgia businessman has been convicted of cheating former NBA stars Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of $8 million after a trial in Manhattan federal court. The jury returned its verdict on Friday against Calvin Darden Jr. The conviction has led a prosecutor to call for the immediate jailing
Continue Reading Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to stay an injunction against a portion of a new Alabama law that limits who can help voters with absentee ballot applications. Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor denied Alabama’s request to stay the injunction ahead of the November election as the state
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Just after midnight on October 4th, a routine traffic stop on Interstate 15 resulted in a significant drug seizure. While patrolling, an Idaho State Police (ISP) trooper stopped a 46-year-old male driver for traveling 69 mph in a 65-mph zone at milepost 122 in Bonneville County.
Continue Reading GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner has died nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice says 34-year-old Colton Walls of Bruceton Mills died Friday. Walls was injured while working as a longwall electrician at the underground Leer Mining Complex operated by Arch Resources in Grafton.
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on the self-governed island of Taiwan, but a new report raises a red flag about possible non-military tactics. The report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute, warns that
Continue Reading BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The New York Mets’ 4-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series averaged 4,017,000 viewers on ESPN and streaming, making it ESPN’s most-watched Major League Baseball game in three years. ESPN and Nielsen reported Friday afternoon that the audience peaked
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — You might be thinking, “Shut up!” but it’s officially true: the “Princess Diaries” franchise is finally growing. Anne Hathaway posted a fun video clip to her verified Instagram on Friday, where she was seen lounging outdoors before she made the number one with her hand. The video then cut
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Con el estreno de “Joker: Folie à Deux” este viernes, Lady Gaga presenta al público a Lee Quinzel, su versión del interés amoroso del Joker Harley Quinn, de los cómics de DC. En una entrevista con CNN, Gaga explicó cuánto tuvo que cambiar su enfoque típico de actuación para la
Continue Reading By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Local officials and relief agencies working in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene are urging residents to verify the information they are sharing or repeating, saying a deluge of false rumors is hindering recovery efforts. The hurricane tore a destructive path through the southeastern United States a week ago, killing
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El rey Felipe VI apeló este viernes a la “unidad” sobre las “discrepancias” en los países iberoamericanos, durante su participación en la inauguración del Encuentro de las Academias Iberoamericanas de la Historia en Trujillo, España. Las declaraciones del monarca se producen días después de que la nueva presidenta de México,
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israel has not given assurances to the Biden administration that targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities is off the table in retaliation for the Iranian ballistic missile strikes earlier this week, a top US State Department official told CNN on Friday. The official added that it is
Continue Reading AP Health Writer Experts say the fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter International plant in North Cove, North Carolina, that makes much of the country’s supply of sterile IV fluids. It also
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An international yoga business founder whose chain of yoga studios promoted themselves as “Yoga to the People” has pleaded guilty to a tax charge in a New York federal court. Gregory Gumucio apologized Friday as he admitted not paying over $2.5 million in taxes from 2012 to 2020. Judge
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested on a charge that he spray-painted graffiti on a monument in the nation’s capital during protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress in July. Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi was arrested Friday on a charge of destroying federal property. He was among thousands
Continue Reading ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — After 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time, striding in with a grin after a strong monthly jobs report and the temporary settlement of a strike by ports workers. The president has
Continue Reading Oil prices climbed this week as unrest in the Middle East escalated. Iran launched missiles at Israel and the Israelis threatened retaliation, raising the possibility of a disruption on the flow of oil from the region. A jump in oil prices automatically spurs fear of a spike in gasoline prices, but experts see reasons that
Continue Reading By Maria Staubs Click here for updates on this story TUSCAN, Arizona (KGUN) — Taco Stop food truck’s business is feeling the heat after Tuesday marked Tucson’s hottest October day on record, reaching 105 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. “Me and my husband are both Ubering at the moment. I’m going out during
Continue Reading By Mary Lee Click here for updates on this story STANFORD, California (KPIX) — Stanford University researchers have developed a new solution to fight wildfires and protect homes. They said their new sprayable gel technology can protect homes against wildfires, transforming into a solid air bubble shield of protection. Changxin “Lyla” Dong is a third-year
Continue Reading By Adam Klepp Click here for updates on this story ARIZONA (KNXV) — Scams aimed at seniors are on the rise and the financial losses are piling up. The FBI says, last year, over 100,000 seniors reported getting scammed, and that senior fraud totals over $3 billion. That’s why the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is
Continue Reading By Noah Cornelius Click here for updates on this story APPLETON, Wisconsin (WGBA) — A wild turkey, dubbed “Tom” by some and “Beeper” by others, has been seen blocking traffic, pecking at cars, and chasing after the police. Facebook users around the area can’t get enough of it. Neighbors in Appleton are amused by a
Continue Reading By Michelle Griego Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Look around Christina Gonzales’ house and you know she’s a Broncos fan. “I’m devoted and I watch them every week regardless of win or loss,” Gonzales said. “I don’t drop off the bandwagon when they’re losing.” She’s been on the bandwagon for
Continue Reading By Meredith Bruckner Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WWJ) — Mattel is celebrating the launch of its new Barbie by partnering with the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The new Barbie is an art therapist, the first doll with a mental health profession. The event on Thursday was
Continue Reading By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis police arrested a 10-year-old boy for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle near a school playground last month — and it’s not the boy’s first brush with the law, police said. The Sept. 20 incident was caught on video. The Minneapolis Police
Continue Reading By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Charges have been filed against a southern Minnesota postal worker who allegedly sent threatening messages and fatally shot a family dog in March. The 42-year-old Mankato man faces one felony count of intentional discharge of a firearm, one felony
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Al menos 70 personas, incluidos tres bebés, murieron en un ataque de pandillas en la localidad de Pont Sondé, en el centro de Haití, informó la Oficina de Derechos Humanos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas en un comunicado el viernes. Miembros de la pandilla “Gran Grif” usaron rifles automáticos
Continue Reading By Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Baylor University Medical Center has become the first transplant program to offer uterus transplants outside of a clinical trial, providing new opportunities for women to become mothers. Chelsea Thatcher, who was born without a uterus due to a condition known as MRKH,
Continue Reading By Shardaa Gray Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois (WBBM) — A smelly mess has been brewing in one northwest suburb and residents have been complaining about what they called an awful smell circulating in their air and seeping into their homes. Neighbors in Mount Prospect said the smelly problem has
Continue Reading Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of pilgrims have joined an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year in the central Ukrainian town of Uman, despite the war against Russia. Uman is transformed for the celebration of Rosh Hashana. The streets are plastered with signs in Hebrew for the pilgrims who come to
Continue Reading By Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fans are getting excited to see country music star Jelly Roll perform at PPG Paints Arena this weekend, but one woman from South Fayette Township said she is not OK because her seats were changed just days before the concert. Lakayla Andreis’
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, Priscilla Alvarez, Khalil Abdallah, Donald Judd and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — In a side room backstage at a Friday campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, Arab American advocates asked Vice President Kamala Harris to break from President Joe Biden’s Israel policy and push harder for an end to the war in Gaza.
Continue Reading By Mike Darnay Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh Police officer was injured during a fight with a man who crashed his car into a gas pump at a South Side gas station late Thursday night. The crash happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Coen gas
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La muerte de seis migrantes en un incidente relacionado con el Ejército de México ha abierto una vez más el debate sobre el uso de militares para tareas de seguridad pública en ese país. La Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena) informó el miércoles en un comunicado que dos soldados
Continue Reading AP National Writer A decade-long saga involving planned workforce housing for the Vail ski resort on land inhabited by Colorado’s bighorn sheep has been resolved, with the resort agreeing to build in another part of town. Vail’s town council voted this week to create a new partnership that will lead to more workforce housing for
Continue Reading By Joe Holden Click here for updates on this story VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — An Uber driver was arrested and charged Friday morning in the alleged rape of a Villanova University student that happened three weeks ago inside a campus dorm, sources confirm. Court records and sources show 26-year-old Mirvan Dinler, of Trappe, Pennsylvania, is
Continue Reading KYW By Joe Holden Click here for updates on this story VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — An Uber driver was arrested and charged Friday morning in the alleged rape of a Villanova University student that happened three weeks ago inside a campus dorm, sources confirm. Court records and sources show 26-year-old Mirvan Dinler, of Trappe, Pennsylvania,
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — El Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles (AIFA), ubicado en el municipio de Zumpango, Estado de México, en México, fue elegido como uno de los más bellos del mundo en el ranking del premio internacional de arquitectura y diseño Prix Versailles. Prix Versailles reconoce cada año a lo mejor en arquitectura y
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters has been sentenced to probation instead of prison. Videos captured Michael Daniele, 61, yelling and flashing a middle finger near police officers guarding the Capitol before he entered the building on
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Red Flag Warnings are in effect into tonight for southern Idaho. Low humidity and winds with gusts over 50mph make for high risk fire danger. High wind advisory in effect for Lemhi county, including Salmon and Leadore. Winds could gust to 50+mph. Wind advisories for the Snake River Plain and Arco Desert and Lake wind
Continue Reading By Doug Williams Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — Many New York City Public Schools parents and students say city school buses are often arriving too early, too late or not at all. Representatives of the Department of Education’s Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) testified in a City Council
Continue Reading TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court has convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms of up to 25 years for an attack on an airfield that damaged a Russian military radar plane. The Beriev A-50 plane was hit by a drone attack at the Machulishchy airfield near
Continue Reading By Hunter Geisel Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Police said Cuban reggaeton artist Jose Manuel Carbajal Zadivar, known professionally as El Taiger, remains in critical condition after he was found shot in the head in Miami on Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. when officers responded to
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the north-central Mexican state of Guanajuato say that 12 people are dead following coordinated and near-simultaneous attacks in the city of Salamanca on Thursday. The victims were found at multiple points across the refinery city of over 200,000. The massacre is the latest episode in a wave of violence
Continue Reading By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story October 04, 2024 (LAPost.com) — On Friday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass officially named former Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell, who also spent four years as county sheriff, as the next chief of the LAPD. McDonnell will be taking over the department
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton is doing her best to lend support to flood- and storm-ravaged areas in the aftermath of Helene. Parton, along with her companies Dollywood Parks & Resorts, The Dollywood Foundation, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage, will partner with Walmart to provide significant donations to flood relief across
Continue Reading Associated Press EVANS, Ga. (AP) — After making up privately, Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to put their détente on public display, with the former president praising a fellow Republican he blistered just months ago and promising to treat the state well if he returns to the
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Rexburg’s Exit 332 on US 20 is back open and cone-free. Something many Rexburg drivers have been looking forward to.
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her has decided to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the alleged rapes. Friday’s
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday. Members of the Gran Grif gang used automatic rifles to kill at least 70 people on Thursday, including 10 women and three
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, Way Mullery and Amy O’Kruk, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US has strengthened its military posture consistently in the Middle East over the last year following the breakout of the war between Israel and Hamas, with tensions increasing further in the days after Israel launched its operation against Hezbollah. Twice this year, US forces in the region have
Continue Reading AP Pro Football Writer The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year. The league’s revamped kickoff rule led to fewer injuries overall but there were some concussions on the play. Nearly
Continue Reading macamilarincon Nota del editor: Este artículo fue actualizado el 4 de octubre para corregir el alcance del decreto que suspende varias garantías constitucionales vigentes en El Salvador. (CNN Español) –– El Salvador cumple este lunes un año desde que se implementó el régimen de excepción, una política que lanzó el gobierno del presidente Nayib Bukele
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Being an armchair detective has turned into an American obsession, fueled by an abundance of true-crime content in podcasts and television series. But some of those projects have sparked actual legal developments. The latest example involves the high-profile case of brothers of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, and said he didn’t know whether the Israeli leader was holding up a Mideast peace deal in order to influence the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “No administration has helped Israel more than I have.
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — A spokesperson for second gentleman Doug Emhoff denied claims made in a tabloid report that he assaulted a former girlfriend in 2012. The Daily Mail on Wednesday reported Emhoff allegedly struck an ex-girlfriend while the two were leaving an event at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2012,
Continue Reading AP Health Writer North Carolina health workers are distributing Benadryl and epinephrine injections to communities after hurricane flooding has caused bees and yellow jackets to swarm from their underground nests. Hospitals, emergency responders and doctors have been requesting allergy medications as more people run into the insects in Helene’s wake. Anaphylaxis is a rare but
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — “Yo voy el 10 de enero a tomar posesión de mi cargo como presidente electo de Venezuela”. Con una convicción que no había mostrado desde su llegada a España, Edmundo González afirmó este viernes en el Foro La Toja, un espacio de debate político que se celebra en el noroeste
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are investigating how a man convicted of assaulting a woman was able to cut off his GPS monitor and escape from a restrictive housing complex in Washington state. The escape prompted a multistate search. The Seattle Times reports that 33-year-old Damion Blevins was arrested outside a Portland, Oregon convenience store after
Continue Reading CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut nursing home official says a man fatally shot his 81-year-old wife for reasons that aren’t clear and then took his own life. The shooting happened Friday at the Apple Rehab in Cromwell, south of Hartford. Company vice president Michael Landi says the woman was alone in her room when
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme. The move by school officials in the Long Island hamlet of Plainedge comes nearly three years after Long Island nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono was
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Another top aide of embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams is stepping down. First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who had her phones seized by federal investigators in September, is expected to resign, according to a source familiar with the plan. It is not yet known when
Continue Reading By Jennifer Maupin Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — A deadly crash closed Highway 169 from Pine to 36th Street North on Oct. 3. The Tulsa Police Department said a large truck carrying rocks overturned and caught fire, closing both north and southbound lanes. The crash took several hours to
Continue Reading By Forrest Sanders Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — When you’re in high school, life is all about getting a cool set of wheels. Well, the wheels out at East Hickman High Thursday were certainly catching attention. It’s the start of what may be a new homecoming tradition. “Anthony, what
Continue Reading Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted residents carrying 5-gallon containers, milk jugs and buckets to fill with what has become a desperately scare resource — drinking water. Flooding tore through the city’s water
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground, with members of the animal world under similar threat. Evacuations are underway at Elephant Nature Park, which houses around 3,000 rescued animals, including 125 elephants. Video posted online shows
Continue Reading Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors who will be picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack likely won’t hear about the fatwa that authorities have said motivated him to act. The case’s prosecutor said Friday that there is no reason to bring up Hadi
Continue Reading Associated Press A Pennsylvania school district has reversed course and boarded up window openings it recently installed that allowed people in a middle school hallway to peer into two gender-neutral-designated bathrooms. South Western School District Superintendent Jay Burkhart said Friday that the two windows were installed in recent weeks following an August vote by the
Continue Reading Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s geological service says that one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country. The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus was
Continue Reading Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — One Egyptian girl, 11, and her 18-year-old sister were among those killed after Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants earlier this week. Two Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying migrants in the southern state of Chiapas, killing the sisters and four other migrants
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen has been suspended for a minimum of six years for “sexual maltreatment,” Canada’s Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) announced on Wednesday. The suspension comes after an investigation by the OSIC into Sørensen’s alleged 2012 sexual assault of an American figure skater and coach, the alleged
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Three business have been evacuated due to a gas leak on Hitt Road.
Continue Reading By Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Every day, Doug Owen’s lively East Nashville neighborhood is on display as he works from a standing desk in his living room. “I’ve got a desk that the kids gave me for Father’s Day years ago that raises up, now it’s
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El crecimiento del empleo en EE.UU. se aceleró mucho más de lo previsto el mes pasado, proporcionando cierta tranquilidad extra a la actual estabilidad del mercado laboral. Los empresarios crearon unos 254.000 puestos de trabajo en septiembre, según los datos publicados el viernes por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. La
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 4, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a county as diverse and forward-thinking as Fort Bend, voters can see through thinly veiled attempts to discredit community leaders like Judge Tameika Carter – the presiding Judge of the 400th District Court. Recent attacks on
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for six men allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020. The court said Friday the warrants cover “war crimes allegedly
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has relocated its planned intrasquad scrimmage in western North Carolina due to damage from Hurricane Helene in that region and will instead hold it at home. The school had scheduled its Blue-White scrimmage for Oct. 13 at the Harrah’s Resort in Cherokee, located in the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Bastaron tres días para que una de las partes diera su brazo a torcer y la huelga potencialmente paralizante de los puertos de la Costa Este y del golfo de Estados Unidos llegara a su fin, con unos daños probablemente limitados para la economía estadounidense. Los miembros de la
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan authorities say four people in suburban Detroit intentionally voted twice in the state’s August primary election. Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against the St. Clair Shores residents as well as three assistant clerks who are accused of enabling it to happen. Nessel calls it “shocking and simply unheard
Continue Reading By Carolina Estrada Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KCRA) — Three former Memphis Police officers were convicted for their involvement in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. Nichols died three days after he was beaten during a traffic stop in January 2023. Jurors convicted Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith of
Continue Reading By Lauren Seaver Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — The Palma Brotherhood is changing. “Even though the brotherhood traditionally might’ve been going away, we were gaining a sisterhood and gaining a family,” Holly Harris said. Harris is the director of student activities at Palma School. Her son attends Palma School,
Continue Reading By Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story NASHOTAH, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Waukesha Co. District Attorney’s Office charged a Delafield man with 10 counts of recklessly endangering safety following an apartment fire. Police said the fire started in his unit, and he did not alert anyone, putting his neighbors in danger. The
Continue Reading By Brett Rains Click here for updates on this story CRAWFORD COUNTY, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Speeds reached more than 130 mph in the police pursuit that ended with two Florida men being arrested in Crawford County, Arkansas. Arkansas State Police dashcam footage obtained by 40/29 News shows troopers chasing a black SUV. According to
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