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By DAVID McHUGH and ARITZ PARRA MADRID (AP) — Wholesale prices for gas and electricity are surging across Europe, raising the prospect of increases in already-high utility bills and further pain for people who have taken a financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic. Governments are scrambling to find ways to limit costs to consumers as
Continue ReadingBy MIA VILLANUEVA Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man suspected of stealing catalytic converters from several Reynolds School District vehicles Saturday night. According to investigators, it was all caught on camera. The district says it caused about $70,000 in
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tommy Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history and current interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, had surgery following a weekend water-skiing accident. The 79-year-old Thompson said in a Facebook post Thursday that he needed to “have my bicep reattached to the tendon.” UW spokesman Mark Pitsch says Thompson
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An Antioch woman is using her hands, offering free hair-braiding services for families who can’t afford the services. Brittany Starks decided to offer to braid school-age children’s hair back in August after posting a Facebook message. The response was so overwhelming.
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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 6 Clemson has enjoyed squaring off against Georgia Tech on the football field in recent years. It has usually resulted in a very strong offensive performance by the Tigers. Clemson has won six in a row over the Yellow Jackets. They’ve scored 49 points
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Spring Hill mother of two packed up all her belongings after being told by her landlord she was being evicted after rent relief payments from a state agency didn’t arrive for months. The mother asked News4 to investigate but
Continue Reading HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker ordered to jail in a drunken driving case is accused of taping a handcuff key to his foot. The key was discovered when state Rep. Jewell Jones, a Detroit-area Democrat, was placed in jail Tuesday for violating bond conditions, authorities said. “He truly believes that he doesn’t have
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Commissioners in Fulton County have picked a former Atlanta City Council president to lead their election board as a state panel reviews how elections are conducted in Georgia’s most populous county. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to appoint Cathy Woolard to chair the five-person
Continue ReadingBy BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, OR (KPTV) — For the second year in a row, cruise ships will not dock in the Port of Astoria because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this, the area is seeing a major economic impact, and businesses in the area are dealing with
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian air force says it is investigating reports that shots fired from one of its jets in the northeast Yobe state killed civilians. The air force initially denied the incident but said in a second statement that it received reports that civilians “were erroneously killed”
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Forces loyal to a powerful Libyan commander say they are battling former allies, Chadian rebels who have sought refuge in southern Libya as they fight the government in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The self-styled Libyan army led by commander Khalifa Hifter said it launched an operation against Chadian mercenaries in the Libyan towns
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Morrow, Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Nicki Minaj fans rallied outside of the CDC headquarters in Atlanta Wednesday to protest the vaccine mandate, chanting “Nicki Minaj told me the truth. Fauci lied to me.” The masked protestors gathered in front of the health agency’s building after
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A local reality TV star has been sentenced to prison for his connection to a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Maurice Fayne, 38, of Dacula, who starred in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, received 17 years in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud, bank
Continue Reading A white catfish caught in Connecticut last month has smashed a state record and could also be a world record for the species — though the evidence has been eaten. Ben Tomkunas, 25, caught the 21.3-pound (9.66-kilogram) fish late at night in Coventry on Aug. 21. It was longer than 3 feet (about a meter).
Continue Reading A white catfish caught in Connecticut last month has smashed a state record and could also be a world record for the species — though the evidence has been eaten. Ben Tomkunas, 25, caught the 21.3-pound (9.66-kilogram) fish late at night in Coventry on Aug. 21. It was longer than 3 feet (about a meter).
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN At 91, Clint Eastwood’s long career as a filmmaker and longer one as a star are far more interesting than “Cry Macho,” an understated, uneventful slog of a movie that feels like a misguided merger of “Gran Torino” and “Bronco Billy.” Blame many of the problems on a woefully weak
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story LAGRANGE, Georgia (WGCL) — A man from LaGrange is in desperate need of lifesaving care after contracting COVID-19, but the device that could save him is in short supply. Curtis Jones’s wife, India, told CBS46 she and her husband have been careful throughout the pandemic:
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga have teamed up with ViacomCBS for a global cross-brand takeover that will include multiple projects across CBS, MTV and Paramount+. “We are honored to partner with the legendary Tony Bennett and the iconic Lady Gaga for ViacomCBS’ biggest cross-platform music talent collaboration to-date” said Bruce Gillmer,
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn and Anneken Tappe, CNN US retail sales increased last month as consumers continued to dish out on clothing, furniture and groceries despite rising cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Sales beat economists’ expectations, increasing 0.7% in August from the month prior, the Census Bureau said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Refinitiv had forecast
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