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By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former top military chief Gen. Mark Milley and former head of U.S. Central Command testified before Congress Tuesday on policy failures by the Biden administration to adequately plan for or direct an evacuation in time to avoid the chaotic final days of the U.S. withdrawal from
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster has held a ceremony marking a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. McMaster signed the bill into law 12 days ago as soon as it hit his desk.
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After seven seasons of success and setbacks as a starting NFL quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo decided it was time to take a step back to recharge his career. He couldn’t think of a better place to do it than with Sean McVay and the Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street notched another record high as traders wait to hear what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates. The S&P 500 shook off an early loss and closed 0.6% higher Tuesday, beating the all-time high it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Obituaries for writer Deborah Vankin popped up online in January, complete with morbid images and flattering prose. In videos accompanying the announcements, “news anchors” discussed her death and used background photos of a car wreck, a coffin leaving a funeral home and a flickering candle next to her portrait. They did not specify how
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer As March Madness is set to tip off, three of the most recognizable names in college basketball are in the women’s tournament: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. Clark drew record crowds and ratings all season long. Reese has LSU in contention for a second straight national championship.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — The Detroit Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a man who was caught on video throwing a brick into the window of a car and then setting it on fire. At 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 3,
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA HOLLY, JULIAN QUINTANA Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — Two adults were arrested on Tuesday, accused of fighting a child at a South Florida school. Germikia Denise Freeman, 32, and Charles Nathaniel Webb Jr., 37, were charged with child abuse with no great bodily harm, trespassing on school
Continue ReadingVIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the brother of Michigan congressman has been fatally shot at his home north of Flint. Tim Kildee was the 57-year-old brother of Dan Kildee, a congressman representing the Flint area. Sheriff Chris Swanson said Tim Kildee was shot and killed early Tuesday at his home in Vienna Township
Continue ReadingBy Morayo Ogunbayo and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — Rumors surrounding the next James Bond were shaken and stirred after the British tabloid “The Sun” published a story saying 33-year-old British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson had been offered the role of 007. The Sun reported, citing an unnamed source, that “Bond is Aaron’s job, should he wish
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula filled both teams’ vacant chief operating officer positions by hiring Pete Guelli, who returns to his roots after spending the past five years as the New York Giants chief business officer. The 59-year-old Guelli will oversee the business
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing thousands of doses of opioids including oxycodone and fentanyl in return for money and sex. Jeffrey W. Young Jr., was sentenced Monday
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication. That’s up from 53% in 2020. The Guttmacher Institute is a research group that supports abortion rights, and put out the new research. Its data shows about
Continue Reading By Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted by the country’s federal police on suspicion of fraud over allegations that he falsified Covid-19 vaccination data while he was still president, affiliate CNN Brasil reported Tuesday. Police say the far-right leader allegedly ordered one of his closest
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Chapel of Four Chaplains was full of many American heroes Monday as U.S. military veterans filled the pews, but it was one hero in particular who they came to support: World War II veteran Corporal Benjamin Berry. During Berry’s lifetime, which
Continue ReadingBy Luca Caruso-Moro Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canada’s public health agency says it is investigating an apparent link between a salmonella outbreak that began at least two years ago and contact with snakes and feeder rodents. As of March 19, there were 70 confirmed cases of salmonella linked
Continue ReadingBy Garrett Behanna Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A game-worn Roberto Clemente jersey from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1960 World Series recently sold for over $256,000 at a Lelands auction. During that season, Clemente batted .314 with 94 RBI, as the Pirates boasted a 95-59 record en route to the trophy.
Continue ReadingBy Nick Beres Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — The focus remains on finding 22-year-old Riley Strain even after a week of searching downtown Nashville and the Cumberland River. But as the search continues, many still wonder about the circumstances that led to the young man’s disappearance. There are questions
Continue ReadingBy Amy Watson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — A Putnam County boy who loves animals turned his birthday last week into a fundraiser for shelter animals. You won’t believe what he collected! Keith Pattison turned ten last Tuesday, March 12th and for a month leading up to it he
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An unprecedented exhibition opening Wednesday at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan reunites for the first time in over 450 years eight surviving panels of the Augustinian Altarpiece by the early Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, while possibly solving one of its enduring mysteries. Museums have
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