By JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Georgia (WGCL) — A woman was shot in the leg Thursday morning after being forced to drive to multiple ATMs in Decatur and withdraw money from her account. According to the Decatur Police Department, the woman was approached in the 200 block of North
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RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Justo en el medio de la penÃnsula de Qatar, un gran abismo se abre repentinamente desde el desierto rocoso, cayendo en picada unos 100 metros hacia la tierra. Es una vista impresionante, ya sea que estés parado arriba o abajo. Esto es Musfur, una enorme caverna antigua que se cree que
Continue ReadingBy TORRENCE BANKS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Police arrested two teens Thursday morning for carrying a handgun on John Overton High School property. According to police, Jonathan Duke, 18, and a 16-year-old male were arrested this morning for carrying a handgun on the school’s grounds at 4820
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials have warned revellers in Scotland and Wales to think twice before travelling to England to ring in the new year, highlighting how the four parts of the U.K. are again taking starkly different approaches to coronavirus restrictions amid record high infections and soaring hospitalizations. Prime Minister
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials have warned revellers in Scotland and Wales to think twice before travelling to England to ring in the new year, highlighting how the four parts of the U.K. are again taking starkly different approaches to coronavirus restrictions amid record high infections and soaring hospitalizations. Prime Minister
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LONDON (AP) — The Premier League says a continuing coronavirus outbreak at Newcastle has led to Sunday’s game at Southampton being postponed. Newcastle’s previous game against Everton scheduled for Thursday had also been called off. The Premier League said a combination of COVID-19 cases and injuries meant 19th-place Newcastle does not have the required 13
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz , CNN On January 6, rioters streamed past the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and descended upon the US Capitol. For weeks after the attack, DC’s chief judge said she could see National Guard troops from the window in her chambers. And in the year since the deadly riot, as divisive politics
Continue Reading By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni military officials say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has mistakenly hit a camp of pro-government forces in a southern Yemen province. The officials say at least 12 troops were killed and eight were wounded in the strike, which took place on Thursday in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Ikea said its customers will pay more when they shop at its stores in 2022. Like many companies with tight profit margins, the world’s biggest furniture seller is struggling to absorb higher costs because of ongoing global supply chain problems. Ikea said prices at its stores will increase by
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Ikea said its customers will pay more when they shop at its stores in 2022. Like many companies with tight profit margins, the world’s biggest furniture seller is struggling to absorb higher costs because of ongoing global supply chain problems. Ikea said prices at its stores will increase by an
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For decades, college athletes have been dumping Gatorade on their coaches after a bowl win, but with more food-related sponsorships of bowl games, the contents of those celebrations have gotten a lot more interesting. Some of the foods are dry, like French fries from the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl or
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As we close out 2021, we’re likely to see an increase in winds locally and a drop in temperatures. Low pressure moving in from the northwest is the catalyst for these changes. KESQ Areas directly surrounding the Coachella Valley are currently under a Wind Advisory, issued by the National Weather Service. This will start at
Continue Reading LILLE, France (AP) — French champion Lille is selling forward Jonathan Ikone to Italian club Fiorentina. Lille says in a statement that the 23-year-old France international has left to begin training with Fiorentina and will officially sign on Monday when the transfer window opens. No further details were given but the transfer was reportedly worth
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Even after Covid-19 cases fall from their current record-high levels, it’s unlikely the United States — let alone the world — will be able to completely eliminate the coronavirus that causes them. But there will come a day when it’s no longer a pandemic, when cases are no longer out
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says troops shot and killed a Palestinian man as he ran toward a bus stop in the occupied West Bank wielding a knife in an attempted stabbing attack. It said the alleged attacker got out of a car at a junction on Friday and advanced toward a
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French customers will be encouraged to adopt more environmentally friendly habits under a series of new regulations to take effect in 2022. Beginning Saturday, leeks and carrots, tomatoes and potatoes, apples and pears and about 30 other items will no longer be sold in plastic. Starting in
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked. The Postal Service and several other private shippers reported that holiday season deliveries went smoothly, for the most part. ShipMatrix, which analyzes shipping package
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked. The Postal Service and several other private shippers reported that holiday season deliveries went smoothly, for the most part. ShipMatrix, which analyzes shipping package
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Workers in 21 states will see a rise in the minimum wage in the new year. As 2022 begins, some states will enact pay bumps ranging from cents to dollars per hour. Many of the increases will go into effect on Saturday, but New York’s is set to begin on Friday.
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press From minimum wage increases to animal protection to police accountability to both cutting and increasing taxes a series of new laws are taking effect across the country on Saturday, the first day of 2022. Some of the laws such as abortion restrictions in New Hampshire or police reform measures in
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