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Month: September 2024

Watch: Law enforcement briefing on apparent assassination attempt against Trump

Law enforcement officials held a briefing with the latest on the investigation into the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. You can watch the briefing below: According to reports, it’s expected that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Southern Florida will speak along with law enforcement. The suspect in the assassination attempt, Ryan Wesley

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Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies. The coalition aims to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to negotiate a transition from power. An adviser to Edmundo González Urrutia’s campaign made the appeal Monday. González represented the Unitary Platform coalition in

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‘We’ve still got so much work to do’: People honor lives lost 61 years after 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

By Bryce Oselen Click here for updates on this story     BIRMINGHAM (WVTM) — A bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963, killing four little girls, one of which was Kimberly McNair Brock’s sister, Denise McNair. McNair Brock said the community should never forget its history. “It’s a lot, you know,

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Woman plugged drain pipe with concrete causing neighborhood flooding. She has to pay daily fines or remove it

By Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story     FLORIDA (WESH) — Residents of the Shadowbay Boulevard community in Longwood called for action to address ongoing flooding, which they said worsened after a neighbor plugged a drain pipe with concrete. A recent code enforcement hearing in Seminole County concluded with an order for homeowner

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Ohio state police to protect schools after furor over Haitian immigrants in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio state police will help protect schools in a city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants, the governor announced Monday, while local officials canceled an annual celebration of cultural diversity in the fallout over former President Donald Trump’s false claims about pet-eating. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is in chaos as federal probes target his inner circle

By Gregory Krieg, Mark Morales and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is unraveling. Late Saturday night, the mayor abruptly announced the resignation of his top lawyer and most ardent public defender. Days earlier, his police commissioner stepped down under pressure as a quartet of federal probes targeting numerous

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Writers Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Organizers made the announcement on Monday. Five of the six finalists are women, marking a record in the prize’s 55-year history. Everett, a 2022 finalist, is nominated for “James,” a reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn.” Kushner, a former finalist,

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