By Sheryl Coonan Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Mich. (WJRT) — Matthew Shephard hopes the third time is the charm. Meridian Public Schools Director of Bands Matthew Shephard was named a finalist for a Grammy award for the third consecutive year. He’s hoping to walk away with the hardware this year. Shephard
Continue ReadingBy KADN Staff Click here for updates on this story CHURCH POINT, La. (KADN) — In Acadia Parish, the winter storm led to the collapse of the roof on a Church Point church gymnasium. It happened at the Point Church on South Main Street on Tuesday, January 21. Officials said it appears the roof buckled
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Slashing jobs in federal DEI positions is one move in a series of actions taken by
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CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump this week rescinded a nearly 60-year-old executive order that prohibited government contractors from discriminating in their hiring, firing, promotion or pay practices. Replacing it is a new requirement that those employers certify that they do not have what he termed “illegal” diversity, equity,
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By Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Lucas Lilieholm and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.” Israel’s military is using lessons from its offensive in Gaza in its new West
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Lawyers and advocacy groups advised members of the LGBTQ+ community to take precautions after President Donald Trump’s executive order
Continue ReadingBy Ayron Lewallen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — President Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,500 people involved in the January 6 Capitol riot on his first day in office. A Leeds man is celebrating forgiveness for his involvement. Joshua Black said he’s happy to be pardoned by Trump. He said
Continue ReadingBy Norah Hogan Click here for updates on this story AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) — In Maine, the state is required to notify domestic violence victims before their abusers are released from jail, but 8 Investigates found that some victims are being kept in the dark. People frequently get out of jail early, and many victims
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Por Jack Guy, CNN Cuando el editor de cine Dávid Jancsó admitió que había utilizado Inteligencia Artificial (IA) para cambiar algunas partes de las voces de los actores en la película “The Brutalist”, desató un acalorado debate en línea sobre el impacto de la tecnología en las artes. Sin embargo, esta no es la primera
Continue ReadingBy Norman Seawright Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Indiana (WLKY) — A week after Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by the state government, President Donald Trump rescinded a Biden administration order aimed at advancing racial equity through the federal government. This move has
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville man is facing charges after police say he shot a Wendy’s employee over cold fries. Monjah James-Wooten, 25, is accused of shooting the employee at the Wendy’s on Dixie Highway on Jan. 6. According to an arrest slip, James-Wooten
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By Tanner Kahler Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Milwaukee police released police body camera video Tuesday showing a police shooting that wounded a man inside a Milwaukee home on Jan. 6. An officer shot Emilio Arner-Ortiz, 19, while carrying out a search warrant at 7th Street and Arthur Avenue in
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CNN By Amanda Musa, Emma Tucker, Robert Shackelford and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters are tackling a new brush fire — dubbed the Sepulveda Fire — near Interstate 405 and Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles. The fire sparked hours after fire crews started to achieve some containment on the Hughes Fire, which spread rapidly
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Metts Click here for updates on this story NEWBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — On Sunday, a York County family took the trek to Philadelphia to attend their first Eagles game of the season. The playoff win against the Rams ended up being the only good thing to come out of the trip. Right
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By Bun Choum Click here for updates on this story Baton Rouge, Louisiana (WDSU) — Families across the Southeast are waking up Wednesday to the aftermath of a historic severe winter storm. Louisiana is one of several southern states grappling with hazardous driving conditions that are putting the safety of motorists at risk. State officials
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Businesses worldwide and mainstream economists are fretting about higher prices as President Donald Trump unveils his tariff-heavy economic strategy. But Jamie Dimon, CEO of the world’s largest bank, believes there’s perhaps too much worrying and not enough faith in Trump’s plan. Tariffs are “an economic tool” or
Continue ReadingBy Dylan Foreman Click here for updates on this story SAN LUIS OBISPO, California (KSBY) — Former Cal Poly football player Connor Heffler is trying to make sports safer with game-changing concussion evaluation technology. His friend and former teammate, Drew Sulick, is a prime example of how dangerous the game of football can be, especially
Continue ReadingBy Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A parole hearing was held Wednesday for a Dedham man convicted of raping and murdering a woman in her Hyde Park home more than three decades ago. Gerald Craffey, 54, killed 33-year-old Corinne Flynn in 1991 and was sentenced to life
Continue ReadingBy Mythili Gubbi Click here for updates on this story TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) — Hundreds of people were impacted by a scam involving ATMs and card skimmers, according to Taylorsville Police. “It’s one of the biggest ones that we’ve handled since we’ve been a police department since 2021,” said Lt. Aaron Cheshire. Police said the
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The case of Oklahoma’s only woman on death row received new attention on Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. Brenda Andrew, who was convicted for conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2001, has spent the last two decades appealing that
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