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By Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Virginia (WESH) — When a plane crashed near the nation’s capital on Sunday, killing all four people on board, it impacted two generations of a Melbourne family. Officials at Melbourne Orlando International told WESH 2 News that the Cessna Citation jet took off
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By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has entered a courtroom witness box and sworn to tell the truth in testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A key innovator is warning that artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity. During a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, Sam Altman suggested an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee the ground-breaking technology. The OpenAI CEO
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Bluesky, the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. Musk is not on it — and this might be part of the appeal for
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Bluesky, the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. Musk is not on it — and this might be part of the appeal for
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By Derek Van Dam and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — New York City topped the list of the world’s worst air pollution for parts of Tuesday as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec. Smoke from Canada’s fires has periodically engulfed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for more than a
Continue ReadingBy Brendan King Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Richmond Public Schools is in the process of renaming city schools “named for individuals or symbols that represent racist ideologist, including individuals who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and/or owned slaves,” according to the school district’s website.
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Thompson Click here for updates on this story CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — When lead zookeeper Jessica Gring found out the Metro Richmond Zoo was on fire, she jumped into her car and drove to work to help. During her frantic drive to the zoo Sunday night, she crashed, got out of the
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An official with Poland’s state broadcasting authority says it has received multiple complaints over the way state media covered a huge anti-government protest. State broadcaster TVP played down the size and significance of the weekend protest led by main opposition leader Donald Tusk in Warsaw. Hundreds
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RUSSELL Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Texas (KTVT) — Do you know what stereotypes are? They are often beliefs formed about what a certain group of people can or cannot do when it comes to race, gender, age, physical disabilities and more. One graduate from Mansfield ISD just smashed a
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — More than $100 million in funding has been distributed for repairs to Jackson, Mississippi’s beleaguered water system, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday, the first tranche of more than half a billion dollars appropriated by Congress. “For years, the people of Jackson, Mississippi, have suffered the consequences of aging water
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal magistrate ruled Tuesday to make public the names of the cosigners on indicted Rep. George Santos ’ $500,000 release bond, but said she’ll keep them secret for now to give his lawyer time to appeal the decision. U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Shields’ ruling
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Venture capital titan Sequoia is splitting its business into three independent partnerships, each with separate brands. The Silicon Valley-based firm’s expansive investments in China, which have drawn attention from US lawmakers amid growing geopolitical tensions with Beijing, will become their own unit. Sequoia Capital executives briefed investors
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Colleville-sur-Mer, France (CNN) — Thousands gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Tuesday to remember those who died fighting for freedom in World War II, ceremonies that had renewed meaning as speakers, including US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, pointed to parallels with Ukraine’s war against Russia. Seventy-nine years
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Bree Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — Tom Patton has been a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 22 years. “All the people on my route have been so good to me for many years and look after me,” he said. “I’ve made great friends
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — Utah’s Hogle Zoo welcomed a brand-new baby Zebra to their herd less than a week ago and one lucky bidder will be able to name the little guy. The healthy male baby zebra was born on Friday and weighed 98
Continue ReadingBy Anne Shannon Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — One of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust shared her story in the Susquehanna Valley. Tova Friedman was just 2 years old when World War II started. “But I remember a lot, a lot, a lot,” she said. She and her
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Tavss Click here for updates on this story PAGE, Arizona (KSTU) — Days after several houseboats caught fire at a Lake Powell marina near the Utah border, new details have been released on what started the blaze. The National Park Service said they were first alerted to a fire on one boat moored
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The number of daily encounters along the US-Mexico border has remained low nearly a month after a pandemic-era restriction used by authorities to swiftly turn away migrants was lifted, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Authorities had been bracing for a surge in illegal crossings following the expiration
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (WBAL) — Two teens who were born into difficult situations are making their mark on the world thanks to a generous mother. Brothers Dennis Parker and Gordon Burrell are graduating from New Town High School. Their mother, Cecelia McFadden, helped them get
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