By Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been a tough 24 hours for Alethea Finch. “It’s an emotional roller coaster, I’m sorry,” said Finch. “I don’t know how to put it into words, I’m just numb, I’m numb.” Her mother, 69-year-old Evelyn Player was stabbed to death Tuesday
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Presd UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning “in the strongest terms” the intrusion and seizure of the now-closed U.S. Embassy in Yemen’s capital by Houthi rebels and their detention of dozens of local employees. A statement approved by the U.N.’s most powerful body on Thursday called
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Julius Jones’ execution has been halted, four hours before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injection. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday commuted Jones’ death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Numerous questions have raised doubts about Jones’ guilt. He has
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By ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with fraudulent claims during the pandemic. But so far states have reported few fraud attempts among their rental assistance programs. Congress has approved $45 billion to help eligible tenants pay their rent during the pandemic. More
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with fraudulent claims during the pandemic. But so far states have reported few fraud attempts among their rental assistance programs. Congress has approved $45 billion to help eligible tenants pay their rent during the pandemic. More
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By ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with fraudulent claims during the pandemic. But so far states have reported few fraud attempts among their rental assistance programs. Congress has approved $45 billion to help eligible tenants pay their rent during the pandemic. More
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown seemed to have everything going his way in 2020. The receiver was having his best season yet in the NFL on the way to earning his first Pro Bowl honor. Brown said Thursday he was battling so
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Thanksgiving holiday travel could be a messy one, as forecast models continue to show the potential for plunging temperatures and a “significant storm“ in the coming week. Depending on where you live, it may be best to leave early. Not everyone has flexibility in their travel plans, but if you
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Next year’s NAACP Image Awards will be held in-person Feb. 26 in Los Angeles with a live audience, the group announced Thursday. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast live on BET. Nominees for the awards that honor entertainers and writers of color will be announced Jan.
Continue Reading By PARKER PURIFOY Associated Press The New Orleans Audubon Zoo has taken in a 7-month-old female jaguar that was rescued from wildlife trafficking. The jaguar was rescued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums then asked the New Orleans zoo to care for it because it already has the
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have ordered an investigation into a police raid that killed four people and later exhumed two bodies and returned them to families who say Indian troops shot them in cold blood. Police earlier said the two civilians died in crossfire when government forces on Monday attacked suspected
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Academy of Country Music awards show is getting a NFL-sized upgrade next year, moving to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The country music awards show will be held on March 7 and exclusively live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video. The ACM Awards show was held for several years in the MGM
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Academy of Country Music awards show is getting a NFL-sized upgrade next year, moving to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The country music awards show will be held on March 7 and exclusively live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video. The ACM Awards show was held for several years in the MGM
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Most minor league players will get their own beds provided in team housing under a new Major League Baseball policy. Stepping up improvements for minor leaguers after widespread criticism, MLB’s housing policy will require teams provide furnished accommodations, with a single bed per player and no more than two players per bedroom.
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI, ROB GILLIES, and MARIA VERZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has kicked off the North American Leaders Summit with a one-on-one meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling the relationship one of the easiest in the early going of his presidency. But as Biden and Trudeau sat down
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Prince Boateng is back at his hometown club Hertha Berlin for possibly the final chapter in a colorful career. He returned 14 years after leaving on an odyssey through teams in England, Spain, Italy and Turkey. The 34-year-old former Ghana international rejoined Hertha in the offseason
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La supervisora de guiones del rodaje de “Rust” Mamie Mitchell presentó una demanda contra el actor y productor Alec Baldwin y otras figuras de la producción por el tiroteo en el rodaje que terminó con la vida de la directora de fotografía de la película. La demanda, presentada en Los Ángeles,
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the health care giant adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats. The company said Thursday that it will close about 300 stores a year for the next three years as it looks
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A Washington state florist who refused to make an arrangement for a couple out of religious objections to same-sex marriage is withdrawing a pending petition before the Supreme Court after announcing that she has settled her dispute, according to her lawyers. The settlement means the justices won’t
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CNN By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks, Brian Stelter and Carma Hassan, CNN The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial concluded its third day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict in a day that featured the judge’s decision to ban MSNBC from the courtroom for allegedly following a jury bus. The 12-person jury, made up of
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