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By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story CREOLA, Alabama (WALA) — On August 15, 2021 at around 9 p.m., Mobile County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting that occurred at home on Skidmore Road in Creola. Two men had been shot and both were being transported to a local hospital to treat
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released Don Muhlbach, ending his 17-season career with the franchise. Detroit made the move to create a roster spot to sign former XFL quarterback Jordan Ta’amu. The 40-year-old Muhlbach played in 260 games, trailing only former kicker Jason Hanson on the team’s career list. The former
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 30 years after an infant girl’s stabbed body was found floating on a South Carolina river, authorities have announced the arrest of the child’s mother in connection with the death. News outlets report 48-year-old Stacy Michelle Costner Rabon, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, faces a charge of homicide by
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors today authorized continuation of the Riverside County Emergency Rental Assistance Program, with $61.63 million in additional funds now available to aid residents impacted by coronavirus public health lockdowns that left them struggling to pay their bills. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board directed the county Department
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health officials in Las Vegas are reporting a spike in deaths related to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, including five overdoses in a 24-hour period last Thursday. The Southern Nevada Health District on Tuesday repeated a warning first issued in April and said the 92 fentanyl overdose deaths it has seen
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern will delay this week’s planned shareholder vote on Canadian National’s $33.6 billion offer to buy the railroad because regulators haven’t ruled on a key part of the acquisition plan. The vote scheduled for Thursday was put on hold while investors wait to
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Pete Buttigieg, secretario de Transporte de Estados Unidos, y su esposo Chasten se han convertido en padres primerizos, anunció el martes el político. “Durante algún tiempo, Chasten y yo hemos querido hacer crecer nuestra familia. ¡Estamos encantados de compartir que nos hemos convertido en padres!”, escribió Pete Buttigieg en un tuit.
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The embattled chair of the Minnesota Republican Party says she won’t resign amid the uproar over the indictment of a major GOP donor on sex-trafficking charges. Jennifer Carnahan said on KNSI and WCCO Radio that the people calling for her ouster are the same ones who opposed
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Conservative groups and Republican lawmakers say they will ask Arizona voters to approve a voter-identification requirement for mail-in ballots. The initiative proposed Tuesday could create a significant new voting requirement in a crucial battleground state. The measure is the latest GOP effort to impose new voting
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Kingdom is calling for an immediate and sustained pause in clashes and unrest that have followed the military takeover in Myanmar in order to allow vaccinations against a third wave of COVID-19 that is ravaging the country. Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador told reporters
Continue Reading EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have sent Isaac Yiadom to the Green Bay Packers for Josh Jackson in an exchange of fourth-year cornerbacks. Yiadom spent one season with the Giants after being acquired in a trade with Denver for a 2021 seventh-round draft choice. The Packers had high hopes for Jackson
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students, at least four school districts have had to temporarily close campuses due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The shutdowns are taking place as more school districts and communities continue this week to defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask
Continue ReadingBy Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Serena Williams is pairing up with Nike to try to bring more people of color into the world of fashion design. On Tuesday, the 39-year-old tennis legend joined Nike in unveiling a collection of women’s athleisure wear and accessories, created by a group of 10 up-and-coming designers known as the
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By Steve Almasy, CNN Trenton Dale, who has driven a school bus in Atlanta for 23 years, loves his job. “To see the kids grow up and graduate, I mean, that’s the most beautiful sight you will see,” he told CNN affiliate WXIA earlier this month. But Dale, like other bus drivers across the country,
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN A Utah animal trainer is recovering after the alligator she was feeding during a girl’s birthday party chomped down on her hand and refused to let go until after one of the adult guests jumped on its back to help her. Lindsay Bull, 31, said that she’s fed Darthgator hundreds of
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A major Thai asphalt company has been implicated for money laundering in a criminal complaint against a Miami businessman accused of violating U.S. sanctions for doing maintenance work on Venezuela’s fleet of Russian fighter jets. Jorge Nobrega was arrested Sunday at Miami’s international airport. A criminal complaint
Continue Reading By Christina Carrega, CNN A licensed pharmacist was arrested in Chicago on Tuesday for allegedly selling dozens of authentic Covid-19 vaccination cards on eBay, the Justice Department said in a news release. Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold 125 Covid-19 vaccination cards from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 11 different buyers for
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Alrededor de 1,2 millones de personas, entre ellas 540.000 niños, se han visto afectadas por el terremoto de 7,2 grados de magnitud que sacudió el suroeste de Haití el sábado por la mañana, según la Unicef. El terremoto dejó al menos 1.419 muertos y más de 6.900 heridos. Se espera que
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reinstated rookie slugger Ryan Mountcastle from the concussion injured list. Mountcastle was in lineup batting fourth and playing first base at Tampa Bay. He had been out since he took a hard tag to the head while trying to steal second against the Rays on Aug.
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El terremoto de este 14 de agosto en Haití, que hasta este martes dejó más de 1.900 muertos, no solo hizo recordar el devastador sismo de 2010 (en el que murieron alrededor de 200.000 personas y de cuyos efectos aún no se recupera el país) sino que obliga a muchos a preguntarse
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