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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests — dubbed the “Super Bowl of Surfing” — went forward Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years with towering wave faces and a gigantic swell that was expected to grow throughout the day. And
Continue ReadingBy Miles Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATHENS, Georgia (WANF) — The family of Devin Willock held a private celebration of life service in Athens on Saturday, less than one week after he died in a car crash. Athens-Clarke County officials confirmed to Atlanta News First that around 2:45 a.m. on Jan.
Continue ReadingBy Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story COON RAPIDS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Neighbors in a Coon Rapids mobile home park are battling with a bird. They say the lone turkey appeared in their park around Thanksgiving of 2021 and hasn’t left since, becoming more aggressive as the months go on. “This turkey
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Food Connection is celebrating a milestone in its battle against food insecurity. The nonprofit has surpassed delivering half-a-million meals to community members in need. “More families are in need of assistance,” Marisha Macmorran, executive director of Food Connection, told News
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Pripyat, Ucrania (CNN) — A pocos kilómetros de la frontera con Belarús, las fuerzas ucranianas se entrenan para lo que esperan sea una primavera brutal. Los viejos tanques T-72 — algunos con el doble de la edad de sus tripulaciones — disparan rondas en la niebla, mientras que las tropas terrestres practican el
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities say 12 people were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, early Sunday. One of the victims is in critical condition, while the rest are listed as stable. No arrests have been made in the shooting. The shooting occurred inside the Dior Bar & Lounge
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Democrats, dismayed by a steady stream of startling disclosures, expressed criticism Sunday of how President Joe Biden handled classified material after leaving office as vice president and disappointment that the White House has not been more forthcoming with the public. Lawmakers who
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Jeff Zients, who ran President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 response effort and served in high-ranking roles in the Obama administration, is expected to replace Ron Klain as the next White House chief of staff, according to three people briefed on the matter. Klain is expected to step down in
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB). France has exactly one month to remove its troops from Burkina Faso, according to the terms of the 2018 agreement, AIB reported, citing sources.
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON and JAE C. HONG Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then probably tried — but failed — to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An hourslong manhunt led police to surround and enter
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON and JAE C. HONG Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then probably tried — but failed — to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An hourslong manhunt led police to surround and enter
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Women’s marches demanding the protection of abortion rights are set to draw thousands of people to the streets across the country on Sunday. The day marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision for abortion rights that was overturned
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris declared Sunday that “this violence must stop” in her first on-camera remarks about the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, that has left at least 10 people dead. “I do want to address the tragedy of what happened in my home state,” Harris, a former California senator
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in the capital. The founder of an ambulance service told The Associated Press his team collected at least 16 wounded people from the scene of Sunday’s attack. A staff member at
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON and JAE C. HONG Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid a day of Lunar New Year celebrations and then may have tried – but failed – to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An urgent search was underway
Continue ReadingBy Talgat Almanov Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — Six people were arrested Saturday evening after hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Atlanta in response to Manuel Teran’s death who was shot at the future site of the Atlanta police training facility Jan.19. At the press conference later Saturday
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON and JAE C. HONG Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California say they are investigating the possibility that a male suspect believed to have shot and killed 10 people at a Lunar New Years celebration may have entered a second dance hall nearby about 30 minutes later. The weapon
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin agreed Sunday that Joe Biden has lost the “high ground” in the political back-and-forth over classified document storage following the discovery of additional material at the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. But he rejected any comparisons between Biden’s situation and that of former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin agreed Sunday that Joe Biden has lost the “high ground” in the political back-and-forth over classified document storage following the discovery of additional material at the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. But he rejected any comparisons between Biden’s situation and that of former President Donald Trump‘s
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sought Sunday to tamp down speculation that the new GOP majority will be less likely to fund aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia, though he did suggest some members of his party may need to be convinced
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