ATLANTA (AP) — A sheriff says a 14-year-old Georgia girl was killed when her younger brother was trying to sell a homemade gun and he fired a shot at people who took the weapon without paying. The shot struck Kyra Scott on Saturday and she died as her mother was trying to take her to
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson’s return from a four-game absence finished on the right foot. Cleaning up his footwork is the next step for the New York Jets rookie quarterback. And it’s a not-so-simple task for a player who was known for pulling off off-balance
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota.
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor considering criminal charges against the parents of a boy accused of killing four students at a Michigan school says their actions went “far beyond negligence”. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald says a gun “seems to have been just freely available”
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Disorder and confusion erupted outside the New Jersey Assembly as Republican lawmakers defied a requirement to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test. Ten lawmakers were blocked for several minutes by state troopers from entering the chamber. Lawmakers compared the situation to something that
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Walker Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Dallas billionaire businessman Ross Perot, Jr. gifted the Dallas Police Department a new helicopter on Wednesday, Dec. 1. It will be used to help find criminals, property and missing people. The helicopter can carry loads of up to one ton and can
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Kaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American. And just like that, the U.S. medal hopes for bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics just got much stronger. The reigning world champion in both monobob and women’s bobsledding was sworn in as a citizen in San Diego on Thursday, ending her long
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Justo cuando pensábamos que los requisitos de viaje de Estados Unidos empezaban a estabilizarse, entra en escena la variante ómicron. Las fichas de dominó empezaron a caer rápidamente después de que las autoridades sanitarias de Sudáfrica informaran al mundo del descubrimiento de la variante ómicron del coronavirus a finales de noviembre.
Continue ReadingBy Anica Padilla Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — A man armed with a knife tried to stab a K9 officer in Fort Collins — and the dog might have been seriously injured, if he was not wearing a protective vest that was donated by a local family. On
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Sam Blakely found out she was pregnant, she balled up her shower curtain and put it in her mouth so she could scream as loud as she needed to without her roommates hearing. After a night out, a coworker had brought her to her home and raped her, an experience
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Sam Blakely found out she was pregnant, she balled up her shower curtain and put it in her mouth so she could scream as loud as she needed to without her roommates hearing. After a night out, a coworker had brought her to her home and raped her, an experience
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Arad Arbasi and James Dawson have been classmates for years, but only recently became friends. “The whole choking situation, you know, made our friendship quite better,” said Arad. The two were at lunch last month at Robinson Middle School in Plano,
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has been cleared to return to the Los Angeles Lakers after missing one game under the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The league said Thursday that James is not positive for COVID-19. Additional testing cleared James to play when the Lakers host the
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — After six years with Pittsburgh, Alejandro Villanueva joined the Baltimore Ravens this season. The offensive lineman goes up against his old team for the first time when Baltimore visits the Steelers on Sunday. The stakes are high, as they often are between these teams,
Continue ReadingBy CBS 2 Chicago Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Once in doubt, some 13-year-old football players from Chicago’s south side are headed to Florida, to compete for a national championship. They needed $30,000 to make the trip and they were running out of time to raise the money. CBS
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds at three of the coffee chain’s locations in Buffalo, New York. Union organizers from three additional Buffalo-area stores appeared before the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday, asking to hold
Continue ReadingBy KDKA News Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A dozen workers are getting $41,000 back after a Pittsburgh restaurant illegally shared their tips, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday. Provision PGH at Federal Galley’s operator is accused of improperly using a tip pool, requiring workers to share tips
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By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s military honored Chancellor Angela Merkel with their highest ceremony for a civilian on Thursday, complete with an eclectic mix of music personally selected by the outgoing leader and punctuated by an emotional speech. During the “Großer Zapfenstreich,” or the Grand Tattoo ceremony — which was pared back due to the
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block US chipmaker Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion takeover of UK chip design firm Arm, saying it would stifle competition and give the combined company too much control over chip technology and designs. The lawsuit threatens to scuttle the world’s biggest ever semiconductor
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Bartos Click here for updates on this story BRACKENRIDGE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A man is facing charges after a Brackenridge homeowner said he found him eating ice cream at his kitchen table on Thanksgiving Day. The victim told police he locked the door to his house on Cleveland Avenue before running an errand,
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