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By Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WXYZ) — On Wednesday, Detroit’s top leaders will come together to announce a sweeping plan to fight gun violence. This comes after five shootings happened in just 24 hours in downtown Detroit. Many agree that enough is enough. “I’m all for gun-free zones where
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Sherrod Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — An adult tutoring program in Grand Rapids is working to empower lives through literacy. It’s a mission made possible with the help of volunteers wanting to help strengthen literacy levels in our community. Around 85,000 adults in Kent County cannot
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Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc. The decision came late Tuesday at the end of a two-day summit in Trinidad on crime. The leaders would
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The brother-in-law and close political ally of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has warned that Italy’s low birth rate and an increase in irregular immigration could lead to “ethnic replacement,” sparking anger from the country’s opposition. Francesco Lollobrigida remarks comes in response to a recent report which found Italy has
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two people are dead after UTV smashed into a tree Tuesday night. The Lake County Sheriff said a man was driving and a woman was in the front passenger seat, headed west on Dressel Road just west of Douglas Avenue around 9:45
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Remember Murphy? He’s the bald eagle in Missouri who found a rock in his enclosure last month and mistook it for an egg. Murphy has been caring for his rock ever since and the internet thought he’d make a great real dad.
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Thompson Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Richmond city leaders touted a line item in Mayor Levar Stoney’s proposed FY2024 budget Tuesday to maintain criminal justice reform and victim/witness support programs in the Commonwealth Attorney’s office (CAO) after a drop in federal funding. “We hope this investment is
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida’s state education board voted Wednesday to ban teaching students about sexual orientation and gender identity through high school, expanding the scope of a contentious state law that last year thrust Gov. Ron DeSantis to the forefront of the cultural clash over classrooms. The law DeSantis signed last year prohibited the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN McDonald’s announced changes to its signature burgers earlier this week, including adding more Big Mac sauce. Now, it’s giving fans a way to get even more sauce. Starting next week, for a limited time, customers who order through the app will be able to get Big Mac sauce in a dip
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a car that crashed into a group of Southern California high school students, killing one and injuring three, was arrested for investigation of murder and other crimes, including an earlier stabbing, authorities said Wednesday. The students were struck while on a sidewalk Tuesday afternoon near Westlake High
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. But so far, they have failed to unify behind a plan,
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. But so far, they have failed to unify behind a plan,
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Dominguez Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — You may have seen it around the Valley and thought it was a wildflower, but Globe Chamomile, or ‘stinknet,’ is an invasive plant. Over the years, more and more Arizonans have been complaining about how much there is, given that when
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Felipe Monforte (CNN Español) — Para los inmigrantes indocumentados en Florida, la vida diaria podría convertirse en una pesadilla si un controvertido proyecto de ley que se promueve en el estado sale adelante. Aquí, lo que debes saber. Estados Unidos es el país con el mayor número de inmigrantes del mundo. Según el último censo
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Brandt Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WTXL) — Leon County Sheriff’s Office aims to give inmates a fresh start with a new, agriculturally focused reentry program starting with teaching beekeeping skills. Inmate Dustin Nixon said this beekeeping training is something that will not only help him in the long-term,
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Broderick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — The Mayors of Nashville, Knoxville, Shelby County and Chattanooga have come together to write a letter to state leaders calling for a reduction in gun violence. The letter was addressed to Governor Bill Lee, Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Governor Randy
Continue ReadingBy Madison Goldbeck Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) — A charcoal grill might have caused a massive fire that killed a woman and her baby and damaged four homes on Milwaukee’s south side. According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office (MCMEO), a preliminary investigation reveals that a tenant might have
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In the latest push for workers’ rights, Starbucks employees at the store at Monroe Street and Highway 111 in Indio have filed for a labor union. The move comes months after a La Quinta Starbucks became the first in the Coachella Valley to unionize. The workers at the Indio location said the majority of the
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers. Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion
Continue ReadingBy Russell Shellberg Click here for updates on this story EAST LANSING, Michigan (WSYM) — Michigan State University has selected a partner to run an independent review of the university’s response to the mass shooting on Feb. 13. This review will evaluate not only the immediate response to campus but also take a broader look
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