By T.W. Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — The latest census bureau data shows Caddo Parish shrunk by about 17,000 people or 6.7% between 2010 and 2020. With shrinkage comes less children in schools, which leads to school closures and vacant properties. It’s not a new problem for the
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tim Tebow was visiting with Auburn athletic director Allen Greene along with fellow members of ESPN’s SEC Nation crew when he got a text message from a friend last week congratulating him for becoming the head coach at Florida. The confusion began when former NFL quarterback and current
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — One of the striking parts of Monday’s testimony in the Ladd-Peebles Stadium shooting case was the role police said gangs played in the Oct. 15 incident. A Mobile police detective testified that the three defendants and four of the victims were
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A beam-signing and topping-off ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Columbia Regional Airport.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A longtime Missouri Republican political consultant and lobbyist has been sentenced to three years of probation for a federal tax crime. David Barklage was indicted in April for failing to report $443,633 in income from 2012 through 2014. The indictment said that as a result, he failed to pay nearly $152,000
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By Allegra Goodwin and Jack Guy, CNN An Austrian court has fined a surgeon 2,700 euros ($3,050) for mistakenly amputating the wrong leg of a patient. The 43-year-old surgeon was fined at the Linz Regional Court on Wednesday, with half of the amount suspended, “for committing grossly negligent bodily harm,” Walter Eichinger, the court’s vice
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Someone stole Christmas trees from a fundraising troop of Boy Scouts in Hamden. However, Boy Scout Troop 600 said it is not letting a Grinch get it down. It’s hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser over the weekend. “All we can say
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By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists are using human stem cells to create a structure that mimics a pre-embryo and can serve as a research alternative to a real one. They’re called “blastoids.” Researchers say they provide an efficient, ethical way to study human development and pursue biomedical discoveries in fertility and contraception. The
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TONIGHT: Temperatures have already climbed into the mid-to-upper 60s this morning. Our record high is 72 and plenty of sunshine will help us make a run at that this afternoon. Overall, the warmth and clear conditions continue into the overnight, with temperatures dropping into the mid-40s by early Friday. TOMORROW: Friday is another well warmer
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Todo terminó en apenas una hora y 15 minutos. Más de 350 aviones japoneses, anunciados apenas por el zumbido ensordecedor de sus motores radiales y cubriendo temporalmente los cielos de Hawai, emergieron desde el norte y se lanzaron sobre el puerto de Pearl Harbor en la isla de Oahu. Aunque
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Bloyd Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Unable to pay for a medical bill, an Indianapolis man hoped to kill a police officer and have another officer kill him in return. That’s according to court documents acquired by News 8. Deonta Williams, 20, is accused of stabbing two Indianapolis
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 60 organizations are urging the U.N. General Assembly to establish an investigative body to gather and preserve evidence of serious human rights violations during Yemen’s seven-year conflict – including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. The organizations, including Amnesty International and Human
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Un atacante armado de 15 años sembró el terror con un tiroteo en una escuela secundaria de Michigan. El atacante disparó “a quemarropa” contra estudiantes y personal de la escuela secundaria Oxford en Oakland, Michigan, esta semana. Cuatro personas murieron y varias resultaron heridas. Esto es lo que sabemos.
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren’t vaccinated will soon be excluded from nonessential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues. The restrictions announced Thursday are part of an effort to curb coronavirus infections. New cases in Germany again topped 70,000 in a 24-hour period. Merkel
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren’t vaccinated will soon be excluded from nonessential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues. The restrictions announced Thursday are part of an effort to curb coronavirus infections. New cases in Germany again topped 70,000 in a 24-hour period. Merkel
Continue ReadingBy Lakyn McGee Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Autumn Carver, a mother who battled COVID-19 while giving birth, is home after almost 100 days in the hospital. Autumn Carver contracted COVID-19 when she was seven months pregnant. She went to the hospital on Aug. 27 and had a cesarean section
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By Ben Morse, CNN Christian Eriksen is training at the Danish club where he played as a youth footballer as the Denmark midfielder continues his recovery from a cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020. Eriksen collapsed during his country’s opening game of the tournament against Finland on June 12 in Copenhagen, and received life-saving
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By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid and Sara Murray, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ new cooperation with the January 6 House select committee could give investigators a valuable window into how former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to enlist government officials to pursue baseless election conspiracy theories — an effort
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in a Minnesota man who attended an anime convention in New York City in November. Officials said Thursday that the man tested positive after returning home and that his
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s legal team is suggesting a star state witness who testified about how the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to stage a fake attack was trying to further his career and make money off the actor. A defense attorney asked
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