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Click here for updates on this story GROTON, CT (WFSB) — One person was shot early Sunday at a hookah lounge in Groton. According to Groton Police, officers responded to a large disturbance at the Midnight Hookah Lounge. At about 2:48 AM, a Groton Police Sergeant patrolling the area of the Midnight Hookah Lounge, 403
Continue ReadingGasoline prices are at a seven-year high, just in time for travelers to hit the road for Memorial Day. A gallon of regular gas costs just under $3.05 on average across the United States, according to AAA. That’s up from $2.89 a month ago and $1.97 a year ago. But some Americans are feeling more
Continue ReadingThe search for 10 Cuban migrants, who were declared missing after their boat flipped over off the coast of Key West, Florida, last week has been suspended, according to the US Coast Guard (USCG). USCG and other partner agencies, including personnel from the Navy, Air Force, Customs and Border Protection and Florida Fish and Wildlife
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden said Sunday that he will discuss human rights abuses with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Switzerland next month. “I’ll be meeting with President Putin in a couple of weeks in Geneva, making it clear that we will not — we will not stand by and let him abuse those
Continue ReadingIt’s hard enough to beat defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal on the red clay courts of Roland Garros, where he has won a record 13 singles titles. But imagine the psychological hurdle of competing against a player so dominant that he is immortalized in a statue outside the stadium? That’s the challenge Novak Djokovic,
Continue ReadingCreated in 1971 from the creaking remains of the classic US railroads that helped build modern America, Amtrak has often lived a precarious existence. Subject to the whims of politicians in Washington D.C. and constantly under pressure from the well-funded and hugely influential oil, automotive and airline industry lobbies, the national passenger rail operator has
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GREENBRIER, TN (WSMV) — The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office searched for a convict who was granted a furlough by the courts to attend his sister’s memorial service on Friday afternoon. Casey Jamison was allowed to attend the service around 1:30 p.m. Following the visit with the family, the
Continue ReadingThe three Tacoma Police Department officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis are out of jail after posting bail Friday. Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine all face a first-degree manslaughter charge, while Burbank and Collins also are charged with second-degree murder after Ellis died when they tried to arrest him more
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SMYRNA, TN (WSMV) — Multiple agencies continued to search through the night for a small jet that crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna on Saturday morning. Emergency officials said there were major developments or discoveries as of Sunday morning. The lead investigator from the National Transportation Safety
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau arrested a man they said carried guns and other weapons onto a TriMet bus on Saturday afternoon. PPB said just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and Southwest Bertha Boulevard on a report of someone
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — It’s been a year since major marches hit the streets of Portland. Those marches for social justice, specifically those lead by Rose City Justice we saw last summer, are making a comeback. “We’re aiming for around once a month. It’s a lot of effort
Continue ReadingUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married fiancée Carrie Symonds in a wedding carried out in secrecy at Westminster Cathedral in London. The “small ceremony” took place on Saturday afternoon, a Downing Street spokesman said. The spokesman added that the couple will celebrate again with family and friends next summer. The stealth affair, described by
Continue ReadingTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that there needs to be “a clear direction” on infrastructure talks by the time Congress returns from its recess next week, calling ongoing negotiations over the administration’s sweeping proposal “encouraging” while stressing that the public expects action on the issue soon. “This week Congress is out of Washington, but
Continue ReadingOne of Charlton Heston’s greatest performances came not in a Hollywood film but on a convention stage where he electrified a crowd of gun-rights enthusiasts. Heston was president of the National Rifle Association in May 2000 when he spoke at the group’s national gathering in Charlotte. The actor described gun owners as patriots and said
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Texas Republican lawmakers moved closer Sunday to imposing a slew of new restrictions on voting, as state Senate members voted along party lines to adopt legislation that would make mail-in voting more difficult and prohibit the after-hours and drive-through options that voting rights advocates said helped Black and Latino voters in the Houston area cast
Continue ReadingA maskless Memorial Day weekend is a huge deal. People are traveling, Covid-19 cases are down across most of the country and vaccines have made their way into millions of arms. And while glimpses of normalcy are exciting to see, one health expert is warning that the millions of people who have not been vaccinated
Continue ReadingBy now, Simone Biles was supposed to be enjoying retirement at the ripe old age of 24. The 25-time world medalist previously said she would retire after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — capping an illustrious career in a sport in which many gymnasts struggle or retire by the time they turn 20. But the pandemic
Continue ReadingTravel is up, Covid-19 cases are down, and vaccines have been put in many arms. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but Memorial Day weekend is set to look more like it did before the virus upended life more than a year ago. Americans Saturday were experiencing their first holiday weekend since the CDC changed its
Continue ReadingSeven people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a lake near Nashville on Saturday, authorities said. The victims were identified in a press release issued Saturday night by the Rutherford County Government as William J. Lara, Gwen S. Lara, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters, and Brandon Hannah.
Continue ReadingOne person has died and six others wounded after a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts in Wynwood shortly before midnight found several people with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, Miami Police Department spokeswoman Kiara Delva said. Some shooting victims arrived at the hospital on their
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