By La’Nita Brooks and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story INGHAM CO., Michigan (WNEM) — A family farm that’s been around since before the Civil War was toppled by a tornado on Thursday night. Several tornadoes that developed Thursday night, Aug. 24 are now blamed for the deaths of five people across
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Yale University is settling a federal lawsuit that said the Ivy League school discriminated against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw. The settlement agreement between Yale and an alumni and student group was announced Friday. Yale says it will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence,
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — High school football fans withstood the heat as they watched rivalry teams Ensworth School versus the Montgomery Bell Academy Friday night. The temperature read 91 degrees just 20 minutes before kickoff. Many people came prepared by either hydrating before or carrying
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Allen Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — With week one of the legislative special session on public safety wrapped up, WSMV4 wanted to know how The Covenant School families feel about how it is going. After all, the session was called in response to the shooting at their
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — For seven years, a family in Wisconsin was on waiting lists for a service dog to help their son with Down syndrome. Turns out, a pup with a rough past from Madison, Tennessee ended up being the perfect fit. It was
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Al menos siete personas resultaron heridas el sábado por la mañana en un tiroteo durante un desfile en Boston, dijo la policía. Los heridos fueron trasladados a hospitales locales con heridas que no ponen en peligro su vida. Se realizaron varios arrestos y se recuperaron armas de fuego, dijo la policía.
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Police in Boston say a shooting has wounded at least seven people during the city’s Caribbean carnival. Officer Michael Torigian says all seven were taken to hospitals with non life-threatening injuries. Boston police received a call at 7:44 a.m. Saturday reporting that multiple people had been shot in the Dorchester neighborhood. Police
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Never Back Down, the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign, made major additions to its advertising reservations Friday, spending more than $12 million booking airtime in the fall, mostly in Iowa. According to AdImpact data, the group has spent more than $12.3 million on the new ad buy
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Franklin ahora tiene vientos máximos sostenidos de 120 km por hora, lo que lo convierte oficialmente en un huracán de categoría 1, según la actualización de las 11 a. m. del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Esto fue confirmado mediante reconocimiento aéreo por parte de la NOAA y los Cazadores de Huracanes de
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — We live in a time where new missions of exploration set off to the cosmos on a regular basis. But just because rocket launches have become more common doesn’t make it any less exciting to see a spacecraft lift off to the heavens. On Saturday, NASA launched its most internationally diverse
Continue Reading CNN By Samantha Beech, Ray Sanchez and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said. The victims were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Two arrests were made and multiple firearms recovered, police said. Boston Police Sgt. Det.
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The British Museum has begun recovering some items that were taken from the prestigious institution and sold online, museum chair George Osborne said on Saturday. Osborne’s comments follow revelations that the museum failed to properly heed warnings that items purportedly from its collection had been appearing for sale online.
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school district – regardless of
Continue Reading CNN, WFTV By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school district –
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court’s decision to extend his pretrial detention in Russia until the end of November. The American journalist was arrested on espionage charges in March during a work trip to the city of Yekaterinburg. An order that authorized keeping Gershkovich in jail before trial was set
Continue ReadingBy LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A crush of people at a stadium in Madagascar left at least 12 dead and 85 injured as sports fans attended the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, authorities said Saturday. The stampede at the Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo, the capital of the East
Continue ReadingROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — An oral surgeon has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend who overdosed on anesthetic drugs that he administered at his Maryland home. Fifty-year-old James Ryan faces a maximum of 55 years in prison when he is sentenced at a date to be determined. Jurors who convicted Ryan on Friday heard testimony
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Some parts of the valley are recovering well from Hilary, while other areas like Palm Desert’s Spanish Walk neighborhood are still dealing with a major disaster. Several crews and bulldozers were clearing mud off the streets, while restoration companies were taking care of the damage indoors. Technicians tell us this flooding has the same water
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire department officials say two men have been arrested in different parts of Greece on suspicion of deliberately starting wildfires. One man was arrested on Saturday on the island of Evia for allegedly setting fire to dried grass. The fire department said he confessed to having
Continue ReadingTUNICA, Miss. (AP) — A new electric car factory in northwest Mississippi has produced its first vehicle, and California-based Mullen Automotive is celebrating the fresh investment in the Mid-South’s growing EV industry. Mullen’s plant employs 61 people in Tunica — a community mainly known for agriculture and casino gambling — who are primarily making a
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