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By Heather Middleton Click here for updates on this story MCDONOUGH, Georgia (Henry Daily Herald) — A five hour standoff in McDonough on Sept. 2 resulted in the arrested of a man wanted for murder. Jamil Gray, 30, was arrested at the Home2 Suites hotel on Mill Road after following the standoff that involved the
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Justin Suh was part of four college stars at the Travelers Championship in 2019, all playing on exemptions with big expectations. Matthew Wolff won two weeks later in Minnesota. Collin Morikawa won two weeks after that at the Barracuda Championship. Viktor Hovland earned his card at the Korn Ferry
Continue ReadingBy Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A big day for students in the Lower Merion School District. Not only are they kicking off a new school year, but some students will also start inside of the brand new Black Rock Middle School in Villanova. Rain or shine,
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO, FRANK BAJAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A ransomware attack targeting the huge Los Angeles school district prompted an unprecedented shutdown of its computer systems as schools increasingly find themselves vulnerable to cyber breaches at the start of a new year. The attack on the Los Angeles Unified
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN When Marilyn Loden first used the phrase “glass ceiling” at a women’s business conference in 1978, she didn’t imagine it would become a familiar metaphor for the challenges to career advancement faced by women in the workforce. “To be honest with you, I didn’t think it was a big deal,” Loden
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A new effort to recall three Salem-Keizer School Board directors is currently underway. The recall petitions were filed by the political action committee, Salem-Keizer Education First. The committee believes the three board directors -Ashley Carson-Cottingham, Osvaldo Avila and Karina Guzman-Ortiz –
Continue ReadingBy Meg McLeod and Elisse Ramey Click here for updates on this story CLARE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Nearly three weeks after being stranded on an island, Zaria appears to be on the verge of being rescued. The two-year-old Great Dane ran off from her new owners and ended up in the middle of Clare
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond has named its Chief Accounting Officer, Laura Crossen, as interim chief financial officer following the death of Gustavo Arnal. The home goods retailer said in a regulatory filing that Crossen will continue as its principal accounting officer while serving in the interim role. Arnal died
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Doorey Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A male swimmer is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a swim race at Waikiki Beach. Honolulu Ocean Safety, along with a private canoe club and private water safety company, responded to the swimmer who suffered a cardiac arrest,
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An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday for much of the Desert Southwest, including the Coachella Valley. Highs will top our near 113 today as they did yesterday. In addition smoke from nearby wildfires will likely create some AQI issues across the region today. A Smoke Advisory remains in effect through
Continue ReadingBy Jasmina Alston and Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Over-the-counter hearing aids will be available as soon as mid-October for those with hearing loss. The change is good news for millions because the average cost of one hearing aid is approximately $2,000, and most people need one for
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Two abandoned ships that sunk off Hayden Island are finally being removed; the Coast Guard announced last Wednesday it and other agencies plan to remove the Alert and Skarissa from the Columbia River starting this month. In a press release, the
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Warsaw has opened proceedings in a defamation case brought by Poland’s most powerful politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, against a journalist who publicly alleges the leader of the country’s ruling party is gay. Kaczynski is demanding an apology and a retraction from journalist Jan Pinski. Kaczynski did not show up
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession. The primary cause: Russia has choked off the supplies of cheap natural gas that the continent depended on for years to run factories, generate electricity
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Just six weeks ago, a thief assaulted and maced a longtime employee of KC Market, leaving the elderly woman’s eyes burning and injuring her back. But the incident was just the beginning of a series of thefts, including a burglary this
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have cleared a new approach in COVID-19 vaccination — two needle-free options, one a squirt in the nose and the other inhaled through the mouth. Regulators in India authorized Bharat Biotech’s nasal version on Tuesday as an option for people who haven’t yet
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader says she will bring in emergency legislation to introduce an immediate rent freeze to protect tenants as part of measures to tackle the U.K.‘s cost-of-living crisis. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the emergency law will “give people security about the roof over their head this winter through a moratorium on
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader says she will bring in emergency legislation to introduce an immediate rent freeze to protect tenants as part of measures to tackle the U.K.‘s cost-of-living crisis. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the emergency law will “give people security about the roof over their head this winter through a moratorium on
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By Dakin Andone, CNN More than 50 million people across the American West are under heat alerts Tuesday, as a prolonged heat wave continues to grip the region, prompting record high temperatures and upending daily life. Californians have been warned to prepare for rolling blackouts and asked to conserve energy. Wildfires have ripped across the
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association asked management Tuesday to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. Bruce Meyer, the union’s deputy executive director, sent a letter to MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem that claimed a majority of minor leaguers had
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