The Associated Press’ managing editor is speaking out after a firestorm that followed the ousting of former AP journalist Emily Wilder. Wilder was fired last week after serving just two weeks on the job. The AP said a series of Wilder’s pro-Palestinian tweets violated its social media policy, although the AP has not said which
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Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — Two people in a privately owned aircraft experienced a hard landing Saturday morning around 9:15 a.m. at Flint Bishop Airport according to an airport spokesperson. A pilot and the pilot’s father were in a piper aircraft Saturday morning leaving Flint Bishop Airport. After takeoff,
Continue Reading Arizona police have arrested a man on suspicion of killing a woman who investigators believe was found dead in a duffel bag in her own storage unit last week. Brett Daniel Puett was arrested Friday on charges including second-degree murder in connection with the death of Debra Childers, police in the western Arizona city of
Continue Reading A North Carolina woman is $1.4 million richer after buying a lottery ticket for a drawing she was not trying to enter. Elizabeth Johnson of Lucama, about 50 miles east of Raleigh, rushed to get her numbers into a Wednesday night Powerball drawing but missed the 9:57 p.m. cutoff by one minute to buy a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Asheville, NC (WLOS) — Memorial Day Weekend got off to a tragic start in West Asheville. Asheville Police say one man is dead after a gunfight at a West Asheville pub in the early hours of Saturday, May 29. Police say it happened outside Westville Pub, at 777
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) — CCSU is speaking out after a loop that resembled a noose was found on campus over the weekend. According to CCSU spokesperson Janice Palmer, campus police became aware of the situation shortly before 8 Saturday night. Police found that a construction company that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Saturday’s Hartford Athletic game has been postponed. Team officials made the announcement Saturday afternoon. The decision was made after a positive COVID case within the Real Monarchs organization was reported. There haven’t been any positive COVID cases reported among the Hartford Athletic players and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GROTON, CT (WFSB) — One person was shot early Sunday at a hookah lounge in Groton. According to Groton Police, officers responded to a large disturbance at the Midnight Hookah Lounge. At about 2:48 AM, a Groton Police Sergeant patrolling the area of the Midnight Hookah Lounge, 403
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) — Memorial Day ceremonies are happening all weekend, and the rain didn’t stop one of them from being held in Middletown Saturday morning. More than 12,000 veterans were honored at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown with a flag near their gravesite, placed by the
Continue ReadingGasoline prices are at a seven-year high, just in time for travelers to hit the road for Memorial Day. A gallon of regular gas costs just under $3.05 on average across the United States, according to AAA. That’s up from $2.89 a month ago and $1.97 a year ago. But some Americans are feeling more
Continue Reading The search for 10 Cuban migrants, who were declared missing after their boat flipped over off the coast of Key West, Florida, last week has been suspended, according to the US Coast Guard (USCG). USCG and other partner agencies, including personnel from the Navy, Air Force, Customs and Border Protection and Florida Fish and Wildlife
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden said Sunday that he will discuss human rights abuses with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Switzerland next month. “I’ll be meeting with President Putin in a couple of weeks in Geneva, making it clear that we will not — we will not stand by and let him abuse those
Continue Reading Here’s your shot at getting paid to play video games. Internet provider FrontierBundles is offering $2,000 to pairs of friends willing to play 21 hours of video games together and report back on their experience. The company wants to know if people play video games better solo or with someone on their side. It says
Continue ReadingThe parents of an American journalist detained in Myanmar have a message for local authorities: Release him now. “It’s a total nightmare; it’s a total feeling of no control. It’s heart-wrenching,” said Rose Fenster, mother of Frontier Myanmar editor Danny Fenster, on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” Sunday. “I just want my son home no matter what
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FULTON County, GA (WGCL) — Sandy Springs police officers saved a driver’s life after their car crashed into flames. The fiery car crash occurred on Friday just around 2 a.m. near the area of Roswell Road and Long Island Drive. Police said it was a single-car crash. When
Continue ReadingIt’s hard enough to beat defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal on the red clay courts of Roland Garros, where he has won a record 13 singles titles. But imagine the psychological hurdle of competing against a player so dominant that he is immortalized in a statue outside the stadium? That’s the challenge Novak Djokovic,
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Created in 1971 from the creaking remains of the classic US railroads that helped build modern America, Amtrak has often lived a precarious existence. Subject to the whims of politicians in Washington D.C. and constantly under pressure from the well-funded and hugely influential oil, automotive and airline industry lobbies, the national passenger rail operator has
Continue ReadingNew York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized the restrictive voting bill moving through the Texas Legislature as “shameful,” saying the legislation and efforts from Republicans in other states to impose strict election measures amount to a “voter suppression epidemic.” “Well the Texas law is shameful and Republicans clearly in Texas and throughout the country
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HALL County, Ga. (WGCL) — Authorities are searching for a man who went missing in Shoal Creek on Lake Lanier after leaving an inflatable raft trying to retrieve an oar, said investigators. On Saturday at 9:20 p.m. the Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens along with multiple
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENBRIER, TN (WSMV) — The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office searched for a convict who was granted a furlough by the courts to attend his sister’s memorial service on Friday afternoon. Casey Jamison was allowed to attend the service around 1:30 p.m. Following the visit with the family, the
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