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Republicans in key states intensified their push to roll back access to the ballot this week — with the GOP-led Texas House passing new voting limits Friday, a day after Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law an array of new restrictions in his state. Republicans in the Texas House pushed past objections from
Continue ReadingAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ announcement that she would not seek reelection shocked many in her home city and Democrats around the country, but she insisted at a press conference on Friday that the decision was a long time coming. Bottoms revealed her plans late Thursday, touching off a spate of rumors over why she
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It may seem unimaginable: having a major heart operation and going home the same day. But that is now an option at St. Clair Hospital. Jack Hudson was short of breath because of a bad heart valve. He had a procedure to replace it without
Continue ReadingThomas Wong graduated from West Point, joined the Army and deployed to combat zones for the United States, but when he became a diplomat, the State Department restricted the New Jersey native from serving in China, citing security concerns. “I felt like my loyalties were being questioned,” he said, adding, “I’m convinced race was a
Continue ReadingA judge in North Carolina has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. The Pasquotank County Sheriff now says some family members will be allowed to view specified videos of that encounter on May 11. Brown was fatally
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Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Boston (WBZ) — He’s 96 now, but the fall of 1944 still burns brightly for Private Anthony Grasso and the young lieutenant who saved his life. “Artillery fire, and next thing I knew I was flying through the air,” said World War II Veteran Anthony Grasso. An
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Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — The fight for women to go topless in Maryland’s most popular beach town is back in court. A federal appeals court has heard arguments from advocates who want to overturn Ocean City’s ordinance that bans women from going topless. A ruling was made
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, California (KFSN) — California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a deadly rollover crash in Fresno County on Friday morning. It happened around 2:00 am on Dewolf near South Avenue, east of Fowler. Officials say a man in a Mercedes was speeding northbound on Dewolf and lost
Continue ReadingA Capitol riot defendant has been given permission by a federal judge to call his mother, his Capitol riot co-defendant, on Mother’s Day. Eric Munchel, the so-called “zip tie man,” and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, are charged in the January 6 Capitol riot, with prosecutors alleging they picked up zip ties inside the building and
Continue ReadingLive from New York, it’s … a market-moving corporate liability. This weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hosting “Saturday Night Live,” which, in case the name wasn’t clear enough, is broadcast live. That means NBC relying on Musk to filter his thoughts in real time, despite little evidence, historically, of him holding back on just
Continue ReadingA judge in North Carolina has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. The Pasquotank County Sheriff now says some family members will be allowed to view specified videos of that encounter on May 11th. Brown was fatally
Continue ReadingJury selection will begin October 18 for the state trial of three men facing charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year, according to Glynn County, Georgia, court records. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in
Continue ReadingYou would think that federal safety regulators would have broad powers to order the recall of products they find dangerous or even deadly. You would be wrong. Agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration typically can only request — not demand — that companies order a recall
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A wedding in the works is abruptly over after a drag racer hit and killed the groom-to-be and his dog last Wednesday along a Plymouth road. The bride left behind, Kary Sweeney, is now trying to figure out how to move forward without her soulmate,
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The first time I felt someone making assumptions based on my ethnicity, I was no older than 7, standing outside my ballet class in Foster City, California. A woman asked me a question about the dance studio, and I hesitated because I was sometimes shy when speaking to strangers. “Oh, do you not speak English?”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HILLSIDE, Illinois (WBBM) — For 23 years, the gravesite of an 11-year-old girl sat undisturbed – a peaceful place for her family to honor her memory. But recently, something disturbing happened at her final resting place in Hillside. And as CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra reported Thursday night, the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Fifty-five people have been killed this year in Kansas City. At every crime scene, not only do police answer the call, but also mothers. “Our community was hit last night,” said Rosilyn Temple, founder of KC Mothers in Charge. Most of the time
Continue ReadingBad economic news was once again greeted with cheers on Wall Street as two top indexes closed out the week in record territory. Investors brushed off Friday’s surprisingly weak jobs report, which showed far fewer jobs were added last month than expected. The Dow gained about 230 points Friday. It and the S&P 500 both
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Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — California’s drought is impacting more than how you water your lawn, but also the way your food is grown on hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sacramento Valley. Growing rice is a multi-billion dollar industry that supports 25,00 jobs. “Farmers are eternal optimists to
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Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The aftermath of a paintball hit can be breathtaking with bruises and broken skin. After a few quiet days, more random drive-by paintball attacks are being reported in Sacramento. Yvonne Ugarte sees a crowd at Lawrence Park in South Sacramento and she worries. Ugarte
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