Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WALA) — Survivors of Thursday’s severe storms are counting their blessings after narrowly escaping danger. The National Weather Service says a series of tornadoes struck parts of Alabama, leaving at least five people dead and multiple people hurt. The destructive storms, barreling through several communities near
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOCUST GROVE, Georgia (WGCL) — A local elementary school got a very generous donation Thursday afternoon for students interested in music. “This is something that is very unique for us, because that’s not something that we generally have access to,” said Carla Montgomery, the Principal at Luella Elementary.
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Gayle Manchin, an educator and wife of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, has been nominated to serve as the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House said in a news release Friday. The commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments working toward
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Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — SWAT officials took a man into custody after climbing up a downtown Houston construction crane early Friday morning. Houston police responded to a call of suspicious activity at Crawford and Rusk, across the street from the Marriott Hotel and Discovery Green, around 3:08 a.m. When
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The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a Colorado gun shop told two Denver news outlets. The suspected gunman, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, purchased a Ruger AR-556 on March 16 — days before the shootings, a senior law
Continue Reading On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break from the grind of virtual schooling and working from home. But their laughs on the swings and shrieks on the trampoline belie a deep sense of sadness — because one person
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It took a lot longer than expected, but WeWork is finally set to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company — and at a huge discount to what the startup was once worth. WeWork announced Friday morning that is merging with BowX Acquisition, a blank check firm known as a SPAC,
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Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by Canadian energy giant TC Energy seemed tangible for residents of central South Dakota. Along I-90, small towns lie dormant waiting for warmer weather and a return of tourism to kick into
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the sound of someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. The witness rushed out of the bathroom and notified staff at the Publix Supermarket. When police arrived soon after, they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — One man is dead following a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer and a man at a gas station near 63rd and Prospect. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. As they investigate, several people have gathered to protest. The intersection
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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign of lies about a stolen election just delivered a huge victory with a new Georgia law that could suppress the votes of many of the citizens who helped eject him from the White House. Republican state lawmakers rushed through a broad law Thursday making it harder to vote that disproportionately
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Yes, Chrissy Teigen has left Twitter, but it’s not for the reason many believe. The model/author/entrepreneur is now a former Twitter power user. On Thursday she went to her verified Instagram account to explain why. “I want to say that this is absolutely NOT twitter’s fault – I believe they do all they can to
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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to whitewash the history of the January 6 Capitol riot by pushing the false suggestion that his supporters were “hugging and kissing” police officers and posed “zero threat” despite widespread violence, injuries to law enforcement officers and five deaths. It’s an outrageous attempt by Trump to rewrite the
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Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — The Iowa House recently passed a permitless carry bill that would give Iowans the right to purchase and carry handguns without a permit from sheriff’s departments. It would also shift the burden of background checks to gun dealers. The bill now awaits approval
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Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was first infected with the virus during the Ebola epidemic in the region five years ago. The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have
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There are very few firsts at a Passover Seder, the traditional holiday meal Jewish people have celebrated for centuries. But for second gentleman Doug Emhoff, this Passover is very different than any he has celebrated in the past. “Now this is a moment of many firsts,” Emhoff declared, sitting solo in front of the White
Continue Reading Provided extensive access to Pope Francis, “Francesco” is essentially a valentine to his progressive policies and the role he has played in spurring the Catholic Church to address major crises, including the abuse scandal within. There are few revelations in this feature-length documentary, arriving stateside via new streaming service Discovery+ in advance of Easter. Director
Continue Reading There have been so many variations on Sherlock Holmes that the idea of another — especially built around teenagers — didn’t provoke much enthusiasm going in. But “The Irregulars” proves unexpectedly fun, in what amounts to a Victorian version of “The X-Files,” revising the most familiar characters while introducing a major dose of the supernatural
Continue Reading Federal investigators identified more than half a billion dollars in fraud and charged 474 people with crimes related to theft of money from US Covid relief programs, the Justice Department announced Friday. The announcement came one year after the passage of the $2 trillion economic aid legislation known as the CARES Act, which aimed to
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