By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Investigators believe a toddler accidentally shot a man to death in 2022 in the Twin Cities, and the child’s father is now facing criminal charges. Marlon Jermaine White, 22, was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree manslaughter in connection to the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — The circulation of explicit and pornographic pictures of megastar Taylor Swift this week shined a light on artificial intelligence’s ability to create convincingly real, damaging – and fake – images. But the concept is far from new: People have weaponized this type of technology against women and girls
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors are portraying the mother of a Michigan school shooter as an aloof parent more interested in horses than the mental health of her teenage son. They said Friday that Ethan Crumbley was apparently having hallucinations months before killing four students at Oxford High School in
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By Juliette Goodrich Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Eleanor Wikstrom graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland in 2020 and is now the recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. “I graduated in the pandemic. Tom Hanks was my commencement speaker. It was a virtual graduation,” said Wikstrom. A proud
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WYFF) — Construction crews in South Carolina have ‘unearthed’ a piece of history while preparing for the future in one city. The city of Spartanburg posted a photo on social media showing an ornate piece of what city officials called “an iconic
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Imagine getting a huge bonus sent to your bank account, and then you’re told to pay it back. It’s a situation several Oklahoma teachers now face. Oklahoma Watch and StateImpact Oklahoma report that at least nine teachers are being ordered
Continue ReadingBy Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — San Francisco 49ers fan Sean Inglis may have gone to the same high school in Kentfield as Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, but that isn’t going to dampen his enthusiasm as he cheers on the Niners from the stands at Levi’s
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A judge has given a green light to a controversial plan to reduce the width of Atlantic City’s main street from four lanes to two. Superior Court Judge Michael Blee rejected arguments Friday from five casinos and a hospital that the half-finished project to narrow
Continue ReadingNORTH BELLMORE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities have seized about a hundred animals from a Long Island home packed with exotic species — including a giant African snail, degus, a sulcata tortoise and a South American ostrich. The animals were discovered by state and local authorities Tuesday night in the basement and backyard shed of a
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Goodman Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, West Virginia (WLKY) — A Kentucky man was saved from freezing to death at a state park in eastern West Virginia by a group of Boy Scouts. Greg Painter, 67, said he has camped at Cranberry Glades State Park many times before, but he
Continue ReadingOpinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Democrats should not make the mistake of underestimating former President Donald Trump. This is exactly what the party did in 2016, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was the Democratic nominee, and there are some who currently risk repeating the error. Following Trump’s strong showing in the
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — John Doole with Ultimate Athletic Sportswear has one of the coolest jobs in Kansas City. “Actually, it’s the sixth time going into an AFC championship game where we do a Patrick Mahomes playoff shirt,” Doole told KMBC 9 on Thursday
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Alabama ejecutó este jueves a Kenneth Smith, condenado a muerte por un asesinato en 1988, con el método de hipoxia de nitrógeno. Esta es la primera vez en Estados Unidos que una ejecución se realiza con el procedimiento de gas nitrógeno. Ejecutan a Kenneth Smith en Alabama, el primero en morir por gas nitrógeno
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from a former Franciscan friar who was convicted in 2022 in the 1990s sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school. The court’s decision was announced Thursday. It means the conviction of Paul West remains in place. The Mississippi Court of
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Hegarty Click here for updates on this story WOODBINE, Iowa (KCCI) — No school can have eyes on every camera feed at once. But using artificial intelligence, Woodbine Community School District believes it has the next best thing to get a head start in responding to an active shooter situation. “What we’re trying
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — In a story published Jan. 22, 2024, about a Georgia antisemitism bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar’s last name. It’s Bahar, not Baher.
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign manager has traveled to Michigan, where many Arab American leaders are enraged over the administration’s policy toward Israel, and found some top activists unwilling to meet. The backlash on Friday exposes a growing rift between the White House and
Continue ReadingRIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, has been charged with assault and other counts in connection with two domestic altercations. Authorities say the charges filed Wednesday are in connection with an argument he had with the congresswoman in a restaurant, and a physical fight with the former couple’s son.
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By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. In a matter of months, they will dig their way out from underground, red eyes shining, deafening song filling the air. It will be a confluence of creatures the likes
Continue Reading By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — The UN relief agency operating in Gaza said Friday that Israel had accused some of its staff of being involved in the October 7 attacks, and that their contracts would be “immediately” terminated. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said Israeli authorities provided the
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