HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue producing “gusty, damaging winds,” hail and tornadoes
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CNN en Español Una serie de “oleajes anómalos” han dejado pescadores atrapados en sus embarcaciones y daños en viviendas y caminos en el departamento de Piura en el norte de Perú, dijo el Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (Indeci) de ese país el viernes. “Se ha reportado daños a medios de vida relacionados al comercio,
Continue ReadingBUTNER, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina federal prison supervisor has been convicted of instructing a correctional officer to physically punish a man incarcerated at the institution. Daniel Mitchell pleaded guilty earlier this week to a federal charge of conspiring to violate civil rights. Investigators say the beating took place in 2021 after a correctional
Continue ReadingBy Nick Lentz Click here for updates on this story ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — Authorities in St. Clair County are warning residents of a scam involving a fake Amazon package and a QR code that installs malware. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office says a resident recently received what appeared to be an
Continue ReadingBy Terrance Friday Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Detroit comedian Jay Cotton says he started a bit of an uproar on social media, but he didn’t mean to. In the video he found online, he claims 13 lions are roaming the city of Detroit. Cotton says the video has
Continue ReadingHAHNVILLE, La. (AP) — A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her up from her home after the two met online. Authorities say 28-year-old Alexander Materne drove the girl to his home in St. Rose, Louisiana, on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspended consular services Saturday, a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports. Also on Saturday, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrians — including former officers in the Syrian army under Assad —
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. And this wasn’t on a whim: He knows how to play and even brought his own chess set. Before the
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By Nicole Linsalata, Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — An 11-year-old boy is speaking out and sharing his side of the story, days after he was recorded on cellphone video being restrained by a teacher during a field trip in downtown Fort Lauderdale — actions that the
Continue ReadingBy WSVN Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Florida (WSVN) — A plane’s wing collided with a food truck at Miami International Airport. The United Airlines jet was being towed to a gate when a wing hit the catering truck, Thursday morning. The collision caused the catering truck to be
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By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A stolen white Ford pickup truck was recovered and a suspect was taken into custody Friday afternoon in Southwest Miami-Dade, thanks to a tracking device inside the vehicle. According to Miami-Dade police, the vehicle’s owner reported the truck stolen shortly before 4
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye received a nice ovation from the Gillette Stadium crowd when he returned to Saturday’s game after it appeared the New England Patriots had lost their rookie quarterback to another head injury. By the fourth quarter, those fans who chose to stick around until the end of a
Continue ReadingBy Dean Hensley Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A familiar metal fish sculpture popped up recently at a vacant car lot located at the intersection of Leicester Highway and Eliada Home Road. News 13 wanted to find out where the fish came from, and it didn’t take long
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By Neal Riley, Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The four victims found dead in a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Wakefield, New Hampshire on Christmas have been identified as a family from Newton, Massachusetts. The New Hampshire fire marshal on Friday identified the victims as 52-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A statement on his website says Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners. The announcement Saturday comes amid claims of persistent oppression in the run-up to presidential elections next month that are likely to extend Lukashenko’s decades-long rule. Belarusian
Continue ReadingROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Republicans will start off the year with at least a temporary majority in the Minnesota House. Democrat Curtis Johnson announced Friday he would not appeal a judge’s decision that he failed to establish residency in the district he was elected to represent. The Republican majority may not last long. Gov. Tim
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By Samantha Chaney, Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A business owner in Brockton, Massachusetts is moving his tech support company out of the city, saying he’s fed up with homelessness and the associated issues plaguing downtown. Concerned about safety For more than 20 years, Howard Wright ran
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WBZ By Samantha Chaney, Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A business owner in Brockton, Massachusetts is moving his tech support company out of the city, saying he’s fed up with homelessness and the associated issues plaguing downtown. Concerned about safety For more than 20 years, Howard Wright
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Audiences have wondered for years how the family in “Home Alone” was able to afford their beautiful Chicago-area home and now we know. Chris Columbus, the director of the film, recently told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that he and the late producer John Hughes had a
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Department of Public Works plans to use a contraceptive, ContraPest, to reduce intrusive rat populations, the department said in a statement. “The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) will be utilizing ContraPest to address areas experiencing rodent challenges
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