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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s infrastructure minister is seeking to rally international interest in Italy’s latest attempt to build a bridge linking Sicily to the Italian mainland. Matteo Salvini vowed that the 10 billion euro project would create 100,000 jobs, accelerate transportation times and result in the biggest public works project in
Continue ReadingCNN, WVLT By Evan Perez, Mary Kay Mallonee and Dave Alsup, CNN Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s one-time chief of staff Roy McGrath has died after a nationwide, three-week manhunt for him ended Monday in a confrontation with the FBI in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to McGrath’s attorney. McGrath, who served as the top aide to
Continue Reading SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky high school football player who suffered a head injury during a scrimmage last week has died. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association said Monday in a statement on Facebook that it joined family, friends and teammates in mourning the loss of Pulaski County High School varsity football player Andrew
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN Charlie Javice, founder of the buzzy student financial assistance startup Frank, was arrested Monday night and charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding JPMorgan Chase in the $175 million acquisition of her company. The SEC said in a complaint filed to a New York District Court that
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse shareholders on Tuesday upbraided the Swiss bank’s leaders for years of mismanagement, scandal and obfuscation that sent its stock price into the gutter, while executives apologized and insisted that the only way forward for the once-venerable lender was a government-engineered takeover by rival UBS. A
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in New Mexico to roll out details of what federal officials are billing as the first-of-its-kind pilot program to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity. States will be able to apply for grants funded through the
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — So many people want to get out of jury duty because they think it’s boring or a waste of time. A new TV series shows it can be fun. Bonkers even. “Jury Duty” from Amazon Freevee is an elaborate ruse of a series that builds
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — Black-owned children’s bookstore Liberation Station will open its first brick-and-mortar location in downtown Raleigh this year. Owner Victoria Scott-Miller announced Tuesday that, after years of pop-up events, Liberation Station Bookstore will get its own physical space at 208 Fayetteville St. “I feel
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story ARRINGDON DRIVE (WRAL) — Ten people plus two cats and two dogs will not be able to return to their apartment homes after a Tuesday morning fire. Around 2 a.m., firefighters from Raleigh, Durham and Morrisville responded to the 5700 block of Arringdon Drive, where
Continue ReadingBy Lora Lavigne Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A plan to build towers as tall as 20 stories on the campus of Shaw University is getting pushback. Data obtained by WRAL News showed more than 100 people want to speak against it at a Raleigh city council hearing
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By Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they executed a search warrant at the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with more weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory of items seized. The search warrant and the list of items
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they searched the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory items authorities seized while executing a search warrant at the residence. The search warrant and the
Continue ReadingBy WILSON WALKER Click here for updates on this story NAPA (KPIX) — After struggling through years of drought stressed grapes, Napa Valley vintners are hoping this winter’s rainfall will be the harbinger of an excellent vintage of wine. “You know, in 2017 we had something very similar,” explained Rod Santos, General Manager at William
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A Sacramento urgency ordinance is aimed at protests outside Planned Parenthood in the city. The city is now proposing quiet zones outside that facility, and all healthcare facilities across Sacramento, to prevent patient harassment. Councilmember Katie Valenzuela is a supporter of the
Continue ReadingBy WAKISHA BAILEY, MATT PETRILLO, JASMINE PAYOUTE Click here for updates on this story UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The town fire chief summed it up: Tuesday is a very sad day for Upper Darby. Neighbors are now trying to make sense of a devastating, fast-moving house fire that killed two children and left their
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN The killing of Vladlen Tatarsky has put a spotlight on the murky world of Russia’s pro-invasion military bloggers and the outsized role they play in Moscow’s propaganda machine. Tatarsky — whose real name was Maxim Fomin — died on Sunday in an explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe where he was
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN MITCHELL Click here for updates on this story NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (WCCO) — Melting snow is feeding the Cannon River in Northfield, and triggering the first flood warning of the year in Minnesota. Northfield is already seeing some standing water, and the Cannon River – which runs right through downtown – is expected to
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of Twitter vendors on Tuesday filed a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that the company has failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in overdue bills. The four firms — captioning services company White Coat Captioning, consulting group YES Consulting and public relations firms Cancomm and Dialogue
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN About 5,000 General Motors white collar employees have taken buyouts, according to GM CFO Paul Jacobson. Jacobson, speaking at an investor conference in New York on Tuesday, disclosed the number of employees who have taken package offered last month. He said that the company will take about a $1 billion charge
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman jumped to her death reportedly trying to elude Miami police. Just before 9:30 p.m. Monday, officers were sent to the area of NE 5th Avenue and 30th Street after they received reports of a woman who may have been involved
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