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By Kennedi Harris Click here for updates on this story PENDELTON South Carolina (WHNS) — Weeks ago, an Anderson County woman complained that an animal control officer lost her dog. After police launched an investigation Tuesday, we learned the officer was fired after lying about where he took the dog on May 8th. “We call
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for the federal government, Mississippi and the state’s capital city have agreed to request to delay litigation from a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that says the city hasn’t been meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water. In a Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Illi-Anna Martinez Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Several home bound veterans in the Coastal Bend veterans were given a special visit. On Tuesday, the Veterans Band of Corpus Christi traveled to the homes of eight veterans to recognize them for their service. Each of the veterans visited
Continue ReadingBy Pat Simon Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A few weeks ago, a shiny object caught the eye of Dora Mireles as she had just finished shopping at the H-E-B store in Moore Plaza. She walked up to it and picked it up. It was a coin that
Continue Reading By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — A man who spent a night in jail for smacking Rudy Giuliani on the back and calling him a “scumbag” is suing him and several New York City police officers for false arrest and defamation. The federal lawsuit stems from a June 2022 incident in which
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is preparing for what could be the most hotly contested election of the year. And the first-term Democrat says in an Associated Press interview that he won’t cede so-called family values issues to his Republican opponent. In his first sit-down interview since
Continue ReadingBy Travers Mackel Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — In New Orleans, we bury the dead above ground. Many times though, their spirit survives in the hearts and minds of the loved ones in their lives. But in some cases, the deceased actually do live on – in property tax
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish is looking to the future as she moves on from her relationship with singer-songwriter Jesse Rutherford. A representative for Eilish, 21, confirmed to CNN in a statement on Wednesday that the “Happier Than Ever” singer and Rutherford have broken up. “We can confirm Billie and Jesse did
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota says it settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.5 million. Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday that it works out to two to four times more per-capita than any other state that sued Juul over youth vaping
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota says it settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.5 million. Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday that it works out to two to four times more per-capita than any other state that sued Juul over youth vaping
Continue Reading By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is more protective of abortion access than most any state. But Democrats are looking for ways to bolster its practice and availability. And that includes approving legislation to prevent penalizing out-of-state residents who come to Illinois. The General Assembly has adopted proposals to require
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KMBC) — Jackson Mahomes is back in court Tuesday to discuss modifying his bond agreement. The 22-year-old social media influencer, and brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The mysterious 1912 sinking of the luxury passenger liner, the Titanic, has long served as a source of fascination for many. Historians now believe that a new underwater scanning project may provide answers to some of the unanswered questions regarding the tragedy that killed more than 1,500 people. A
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up toxic waste from coal-fired power plants. A proposal Wednesday would require safe management of coal ash dumped in hundreds of older landfills, “legacy” ponds and other inactive sites that currently are unregulated at
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer An animal rights group says a Virginia farm that raised chickens for Tyson Foods mistreated the animals. But Tyson says it cut ties with the farm in January after it uncovered animal welfare issues there on its own. The Animal Outlook group says it had an investigator working undercover
Continue ReadingBy Josh Kristianto Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — Two months ago, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln wrestler noticed an odd bruise on his shin while competing at the national tournament in Tulsa. He ended up at the hospital, facing weeks of treatment for an aggressive bacterial infection that threatened to
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Reinwald Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WISN) — Brenda Poulos remembers working in Kenosha last Friday when she received a series of texts from her son. “I know he’s not supposed to use his phone in school, so the fact that he texted me was already, something’s up right,”
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the first state in the U.S. to completely ban TikTok on Wednesday when the state’s Republican governor signed a measure that’s more sweeping than any other state’s attempts to curtail the social media app. The measure is expected to be
Continue ReadingBy DaVonté McKenith Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A Greyhound bus has left passengers stranded in Winston-Salem for more than 15 hours (as of 8 a.m. Wednesday). Passengers tell WXII 12 News the bus arrived in Winston-Salem around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. They were supposed to depart at
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Book publisher Penguin Random House, along with several parents, authors and the literary and free speech advocacy group PEN America, are suing a Florida school district to challenge the removal of several books on race and LGBTQ issues from school libraries. The suit was filed Wednesday in the Northern
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