By WVTM Staff Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Hurt, outrage and concern from Birmingham City School board members Neonta Williams and Walt Wilson after two Jackson Olin students were shot and killed in two separate shootings just days apart. “It is heartbreaking to think we’re losing our babies,” Wilson
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina couple is charged after a child died who had enough Benadryl in his system to kill an adult male, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. “The victim, who was 6 years old and weighed 45
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., down 14 cents to 20 cents. Richard Branson’s satellite launch company is letting go of almost its entire work force. Pineapple Energy Inc., up 16 cents to $1.59. The broadband network services company beat analysts’ fourth-quarter financial
Continue ReadingBy Brett Rains, Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story Franklin County (KHBS) — A probable cause hearing was held for a Franklin County detention center employee Friday after she was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting an inmate. Gabriella Morena, age 20, of Hartman, was booked into a nearby facility pending
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story IOWA (KCCI) — Researchers at Iowa State University say a fossilized skull found recently in southwest Iowa offers evidence that prehistoric sabertooth cats may have roamed the area. ISU associate professor of archaeology Matthew Hill and Dave Easterla, emeritus professor of biology at Northwest Missouri
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Andrew Tate, the controversial former kickboxer turned social media influencer, and his brother Tristan will be moved out of jail and placed under house arrest in Romania, amid an ongoing criminal probe into allegations of organized crime, human trafficking and rape. The move was ordered by a Romanian court on Friday,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los líderes de más de 30 organizaciones de noticias de todo el mundo firmaron una carta el jueves al embajador ruso en Estados Unidos, Anatoly Antonov, exigiendo la liberación del reportero encarcelado del Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich. “Gershkovich es un periodista, no un espía, y debe ser liberado de inmediato
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Flores Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCRA) — Helen Fabela Chavez, wife of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, was not a fan of the spotlight, but played a critical role in establishing farm workers’ rights in California. It’s her husband who was known to lead marches, but Cesar and Helen’s
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Updated Post at 6:45 p.m. Cal fire said the scene was cleared around 3:00 p.m. There were no reports of injuries. Updated Post at 1:45 p.m. A Gas Company repair crew was on scene around 1:10 p.m. It was reportedly working to mitigate the leak. Original Post at 1:00 p.m. Cal Fire reported that firefighters
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Perez Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — There’s a new effort to restore the historic Bryant Resource Center building and turn it into a community hub in north Omaha. Omaha Skills Connection and the Bryant Resource Center are leading the efforts. The building stood empty for the last
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday morning that allows people to carry a concealed weapon in public without a government-issued permit, a top priority for the Republican governor. The legislation also ends an existing state requirement to undergo training before carrying a concealed weapon outside the
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By Josh Campbell, CNN Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of child violence that may be disturbing. Two Washington state fugitives wanted on murder and multiple child abuse charges have been arrested in Mexico, the US Marshals Service announced Friday, noting it was the first case involving a couple being placed on the agency’s Top
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A registered sex offender in Allegheny County is facing indecent exposure and open lewdness charges after complaints from people at a water park in Virginia led police to a GoPro camera. According to the criminal complaint, Baldwin police reached out to
Continue ReadingBy KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting in the northeast neighborhood of the city. Neighbors called 911 around 6:30 a.m. to report hearing gunshots. They found a man in the street next to an open
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world’s deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters. The International Seabed Authority on Friday
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By CLAIRE GALOFARO, JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a highly unusual ruling, a state court judge on Thursday voided a U.S. Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan, more than a year after he took the little girl away from the Afghan couple raising her. But her future remains uncertain.
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By LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the country look to restrict their rights and care. Carys Mullins, 19,
Continue ReadingBy TORI APODACA Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — An elevator in a downtown Sacramento apartment complex has been down for nearly a week, essentially trapping some of the elderly or disabled in their units. “It has been terrible because my dad needs daily care,” said Tasha Nieto, whose father, Jack
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