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By WAYNE EPPS JR Click here for updates on this story Henrico County, Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch) — Former VCU basketball player Rob Brandenberg, who was reported missing on Monday, has been found safe in North Carolina. Henrico Police issued the update Wednesday afternoon that Brandenberg was located with the assistance of law enforcement officials in
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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A man has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to the 2009 killing of a 17-year-old girl who disappeared while on a beach vacation in South Carolina. Sixty-two-year-old Raymond Moody pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder, rape and kidnapping in the death of Brittanee Drexel. Moody led police to
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says a Palestinian gunman who killed an Israeli soldier earlier this month was shot dead by security forces after opening fire at a security guard at a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem. Yair Lapid on Wednesday identified the Palestinian man as Uday Tamimi from the Shuafat refugee camp near
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA, YURAS KARMANAU and SABRA AYRES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Wednesday on his faltering invasion of Ukraine with a declaration of martial law in four illegally annexed regions and preparations within Russia for draconian new restrictions and crackdowns. Putin’s drastic efforts to tighten his grip
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un grupo de contribuyentes de Wisconsin solicitó a la Corte Suprema que bloquee temporalmente la entrada en vigencia del programa de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles de la administración Biden. La solicitud de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles se abrió oficialmente el lunes. La condonación de préstamos estudiantiles podría comenzar tan pronto como
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN STEINBRECHER Click here for updates on this story ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSL) — Two St. George mothers are recounting the sickening experience of tracking down the man they believe tried to randomly abduct their 8-year-old daughters. They were horrified to learn about the man’s past, and glad they acted upon the red flags.
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide next month whether to amend their state constitution to guarantee the right to bargain collectively. The fate of the Nov. 8 ballot measure is being closely
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide next month whether to amend their state constitution to guarantee the right to bargain collectively. The fate of the Nov. 8 ballot measure is being closely
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Deputies say a person inside the home woke up to someone at his door. He told deputies he got scared and fired a gunshot through the door. A woman has been hospitalized after being shot by a Fresno County homeowner. It
Continue ReadingBy Charly Edsitty Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother died in front of her two children at a Clear Lake-area hotel after allegedly being strangled by her common-law husband. Now, her husband will be charged with murder, according to Houston police. HPD said officers were called to a
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced down a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party over her botched economic plan. But within hours of Truss’ appearance at the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session,
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN A Wisconsin taxpayers group has asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis and temporarily block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program from taking effect. The application for student loan forgiveness officially opened Monday. Student loan cancellation — worth up to $20,000 per eligible borrower — could
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of emails from John Eastman, a former Donald Trump attorney, to House investigators, saying the communications were made in furtherance of a crime related to Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. “The emails show that President Trump knew that
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, has issued a stark warning to Silvio Berlusconi that he risked losing influence in any new government over his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meloni was responding to comments by Berlusconi to his Forza Italia lawmakers this week that were
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By Josh Campbell, CNN A Florida man and his teenage son have been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a woman sitting in her car, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference on Monday. Describing the Saturday incident as a “really, really stupid” crime that nearly led to the
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — In the “Entertainment Capital of the World” and in the Silver State, a quickly-growing new sport is coming, and we promise we’re not making this up: it’s called slap fighting. It is exactly what it sounds like. Professional fighters blast
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There’s really nothing nice to say about inflation when it comes to your bottom line. It’s hard on your wallet. It’s hard on your savings because it reduces the buying power of the dollars you socked away. And it’s hard on your paycheck, because chances are your last raise
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press In 2018, Democrat Katie Hobbs spent $1 million in campaign funds running to become Arizona’s secretary of state, narrowly besting Republican Steve Gaynor, who spent $3.2 million in what was the most expensive race in state history for the post that oversees elections. The record stood
Continue ReadingBy Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — One day after 44-year-old Agustin Coyotl was killed, his family is speaking out. His niece said Agustin was more than an uncle. To her, he was like her second dad. “I left to go to Santa Cruz and then that was
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is telling voters that he hasn’t given up on lowering gasoline prices. Biden says he has ordered the release of 15 million barrels from the U.S. strategic reserve and will consider additional withdrawals this winter. It’s a message with clear political
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