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WOODSTOCK, Ala. (AP) — In a story published December 4, 2023, about the shooting of Tyler Goodson, based on information from authorities, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Joseph Tyler Goodson, 32, was killed by police in Alabama on Sunday. Goodson, who was featured in the hit podcast “S-Town” that chronicled events in a rural
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The thorniest issue at the global climate summit in Dubai is clear: Fossil fuels. More precisely, the role they should play in our rapidly warming future. As negotiators thrash out the terms of core agreements that will emerge from COP28, the big question is whether countries will ultimately agree
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Prosecutors say a man accused of fatally stabbing a tourist and injuring two other people over the weekend near the Eiffel Tower has been placed under investigation on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist organization. The suspect went before an investigating magistrate Wednesday who ultimately decides preliminary
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Less than three weeks until Christmas and the Grinch has already making a stop in Midtown Mobile. One homeowner discovered their Christmas decorations were stolen early Monday morning. They had been out less than a week — three lighted reindeer in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The chair of a congressional committee with oversight of U.S. federal elections says ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county could undermine voting and election confidence in 2024 if local officials don’t make changes. Rep. Bryan Steil, a Republican from Wisconsin who chairs the Committee
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOIBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Wednesday in the center of the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, the military said, pressing a ground offensive that has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory’s southernmost edge and prevented aid groups
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at pushing back against nationwide efforts to ban books in schools. The Fight Book Bans Act, formally known as H.R. 6592, would allow the Department of Education to provide school districts with grants to cover the costs of fighting book challenges, “including costs such as attorney fees and court fees,” according to the
Continue ReadingBy Mike Brantley and Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The 9-year-old girl who was killed after shots were fired overnight into a home in Mobile has been identified as Cailee Knight, according to a family member. Her grandmother, Shelisa Alfred told FOX10 News Cailee was a 4th
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police said a suspect was found dead Wednesday as officers responded to an active shooter and reports of multiple victims at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The university said on X, formerly Twitter, the shooter was at the Beam Hall, Frank and Estella Building,
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Donald Judd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his support for a new team – and flag – competing in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Delivering remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, Biden said his administration would back a request
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia special session to redraw congressional and legislative voting district maps is likely to end Thursday. That is after a House committee on Wednesday advanced a Republican-favored congressional map that targets Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s current district. But challengers are poised to argue in court
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. federal authorities say they have detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that park rangers on Mona Island alerted authorities to the arrival of 41 men and seven
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Brennan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — High school students in the Northland are helping city officials brainstorm ways to get drugs off the streets. Many students met with Mayor Quinton Lucas to have a conversation about reducing opioid overdoses. Students traveled to homeless shelters, group homes,
Continue ReadingBy Grace Smith Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — One local family is giving gifts as a way to turn tragedy into triumph. They plan to spread Christmas joy through the streets of Kansas City after losing nearly everything in a car crash. Two years ago, two days after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom won’t host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year because of concerns that protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza would disrupt the annual event. Instead, the Democratic governor and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, will host the event in
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education said Wednesday that it has approved the cancellation of nearly $5 billion more in federal student loan debt, bringing the total amount of student debt relief provided under the Biden administration to $132 billion for more than 3.6 million borrowers. Though the Supreme Court struck
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Parker Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WANF) — A former South Fulton police officer and devout Rastafarian has filed against the city after he alleged he was forced to his hair. In the lawsuit, Milton Myrie claims he was told to cut his locs he had growing for
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GAINESVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — A Gainesville High School senior baseball player who has been in a coma from a batting cage accident is now considered brain dead, according to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Jeremy Medina, a pitcher and catcher for the high school’s 2022 team,
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Juanita Castro died Monday, nearly 60 years after she fled their communist revolution. She said in a 2009 book that she became disillusioned with Fidel Castro’s
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access
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