Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Neighbors held another vigil for the three-year-old girl killed in North Nashville Monday night, this time with all her daycare friends. At first glance, it didn’t look like a memorial. Pink and purple balloons dotted the sky, four of which spelled out ‘BINK,’ three-year-old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two adults are dead, and two are in critical condition after crews were called to check for hazardous material at home in Nashville on Friday morning. Upon arrival, fire crews located multiple patients “unresponsive” at mobile home park in the 2700 block of Dickerson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — As COVID restrictions continue to be loosened, there is a major problem affecting many restaurants in the area. It is a staffing problem. “It seems like nobody wants to work these days,” said Maurice White, Owner of Big White Wings in Prichard. White
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A massive upgrade to Florida Street disrupted commerce for 14 months and caused headaches for business owners and consumers, alike, but some say the work has reduced flooding. City officials hope to get similar results on an even more ambitious project under way on
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White House officials signaled in a conference call with refugee resettlement advocates late Friday that President Joe Biden is likely to raise the current refugee cap of 15,000 quickly, well ahead of the May 15 deadline set Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer told the advocates
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Disturbing news out of southwest Atlanta, police are investigating multiple incidents of child molestation at the West End Family Life and Community Center on Donnelly Avenue. “This case is heartbreaking because the people entrusted to protect children, our most vulnerable population, violated their trust, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Athens-Clarke County Fire responded to a shocking scene early Friday morning after a massive house party led to a floor collapse. The department was notified of an incident on Magnolia Bluff Drive near UGA around 1:00 a.m. When they received information on the
Continue Reading Authorities in Myanmar will release 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country on Saturday under a New Year amnesty, a Prisons Department spokesman said. But few, if any, democracy activists arrested since the February 1 coup are expected to be among them. Saturday is the first day of the traditional New Year in Myanmar and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — An extension of the state health department epidemic order means five more weeks of 50% capacity for restaurants. It’s the cost of doing business, as covid hospitalizations increase. The staff at Stables Martini and Cigar Bar on Midland Street in Bay City have
Continue ReadingFive months after the presidential election and nearly 100 days into President Joe Biden‘s term, the Supreme Court is still considering whether to take up a case related to voting rights in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. So far, the justices declined several requests to dive into one of the most litigious elections in history,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An officer-involved shooting left one man dead at Lents Park in Southeast Portland Friday morning. “It’s terrifying, because it’s right across the street,” Regina Waller-Darden, a neighbor, said. “We keep hearing about police brutality and these things keep happening. Ugh. It’s just hard to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANE COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Deputies say a Portland man is in custody after getting a report about the location of a stolen vehicle at McKenzie High School in Lane County. On Friday morning Oregon State Police and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the location
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Friends laid flowers next to the Eblen Intermediate School sign after the death of a music teacher stunned the community. Jason Minnix, 47, died after a collision with a West Buncombe fire truck Thursday afternoon. A short distance away from the scene
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Looking for something to do this Saturday? Artists and crafters from around the mountains will have their handiwork on display at the ‘Cabin Fever Craft Show’ in Waynesville! The Blue Ridge Artist’s and Crafter’s Association is hosting the Saturday event from 9 a.m.
Continue Reading An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a loaded magazine, police said. Saadiq Teague, of Canal Winchester near Columbus, was arrested Friday afternoon, the New York Police Department said. Teague was sitting down while charging his phone at
Continue ReadingLewis Hamilton celebrated his 99th Formula One pole position after seeing off Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday. Mexican Perez, in only his second race for Red Bull, lines up alongside Mercedes’ seven-time world champion for what will be his first front
Continue Reading A version of this story appeared in Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter, which launched Saturday. Subscribe here and be among the first to receive the week’s most fascinating stories, delivered straight to your inbox every Saturday morning. Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. Maybe you wanted to
Continue Reading When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing a plague of rising homicides. The killings mark the latest mass shooting in America — a troubling recurrence that has seen at least 45 such tragedies in the US since March
Continue ReadingThe sister of an American who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last year told CNN that she is worried that when the US troop withdrawal is complete, any leverage to get her brother home will vanish. The major announcements from the Biden administration this week on the future of the United States’ military presence in Afghanistan
Continue ReadingDoctors say they are honing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether vaccines cause it. Even though the link is not firm yet, they’re calling the condition vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia
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