By Bennett Robinson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Fifteen years ago Jason Martin learned how to blow glass with a blowtorch in the back of a Frito-Lay van. Today, he uses a high-powered acetylene torch and a steady hand to create unique pieces of durable and vibrant glassware.
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By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo kept up his sharp shooting, tying his career high with 20 points as No. 24 UConn beat Coppin State 89-54. R.J. Cole added 16 points and Tyrese Martin 15 as the Huskies improved to 2-0. Sanogo made 10 of 13 shots and had nine
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s private Cham Wings Airlines says it’s suspending flights between Damascus and the Belarus capital of Minsk because of the “critical circumstances” along the border between Belarus and Poland where thousands of migrants have been trying to cross into the European Union. The company said on Saturday that most of its
Continue ReadingBy Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — As the uptick in local violence continues one family is fed up with the crime. The Johnson’s lost their son Clint last month he was fifteen. Now his parents are on a mission to make sure no one else stands in
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be nearing the end of a COVID-19 outbreak. Captain Sidney Crosby, defenseman Brian Dumoulin and head coach Mike Sullivan are expected to rejoin the team in Washington after exiting the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Crosby and Dumoulin went into the protocol on Nov. 3. Sullivan followed them a
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Tam Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — Black Friday is just two weeks from now. Besides the expected shopping frenzy that will keep retailers in the black, it’s also the time to be on high alert. Law enforcement with Homeland Security Investigations are keeping a close eye out for
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden alleges in a lawsuit that the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell sought to destroy his career and reputation through a malicious and orchestrated campaign. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Clark County, Nevada District Court. Gruden resigned in October as head coach
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Unions and management at Kaiser Permanente have reached a tentative agreement that avoids a strike that was to start Monday at 14 West Coast hospitals and hundreds of more clinics and medical offices. The strike would have been by 32,000 nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and other health care professionals who
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israeli and Polish government officials have condemned an antisemitic incident that occurred in Poland this week involving Polish nationalists on Independence Day. Participants at the gathering in the central Polish city of Kalisz on Thursda chanted “Deaths to Jews” and burned a copy of a medieval document that offered Jews protection.
Continue Reading By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prolonged gun battle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison has left at least 68 inmates dead in the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country’s worst prison bloodbath. The fighting lasted for almost eight hours in the lockup in
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN EL KHOURY Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Two motorcyclists were thrown from their bike after hitting a hole created by a Missouri highway project. Now they want answers from the state. On Oct. 3rd, Rick Gish and his friends were riding their motorcycles down Highway
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was activated from injured reserve, giving Cleveland back a key defender for Sunday’s game at New England. Owusu-Koramoah missed the past three games with a high ankle sprain, an injury that came as he was playing his best ball this season.
Continue Reading CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s most famous dolphin Winter died of twisted intestines. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium said Saturday that necropsy results revealed the dolphin’s intestines were impossible to reach through surgery. Winter died Thursday. The star of the 2011 movie “Dolphin Tale,” which chronicled the amputation of her tail and struggle to swim with
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN LOWREY Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Nashville has long been known as the city where musical dreams come true. But those dreams may not be realized quickly. Husband and wife country duo, The Dryes, have carved out a place for themselves over the years by writing songs
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) — Bobby Rahal’s expansion in motorsports will continue in 2023 when BMW Team RLL will field two prototypes in the new LMDh hybrid-class of IMSA sports car racing. The team will enter two BMW M4 GT3s in the new GTD Pro category next season. Rahal
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SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation police say a body found Friday in a Shiprock canal is that of a man who disappeared after being detained by police while highly intoxicated over two weeks earlier. A police statement said 21-year-old Jevon Descheenie disappeared Oct. 25 after being seated on the rear step of a transport
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By David Williams, CNN This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree got a well-earned police escort into New York City Saturday morning to cap off a lengthy road trip from Maryland. The 79-foot-tall Norway Spruce arrived Saturday morning on a flatbed semi-trailer and the NYPD Highway Unit helped it negotiate the city streets from the highway
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the injury says Los Angeles Rams receiver Robert Woods tore a knee ligament in Friday’s practice. The NFL person spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Rams hadn’t yet announced the injury. The injury coincidentally
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the injury says Los Angeles Rams receiver Robert Woods tore a knee ligament in Friday’s practice. The NFL person spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Rams hadn’t yet announced the injury. The injury coincidentally
Continue Reading LECH-ZÜRS, Austria (AP) — Slovenian skier Andreja Slokar has won the only women’s World Cup parallel race of the season. She edged Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway in the final of the floodlit event. Slokar lost the first run of the final in dense snowfall but beat Stjernesund in the decisive heat to win by
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