By BRITTANY WHITEHEAD Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — larks Chapel Fire-Rescue, located in Franklin, said one of its youngest firefighters tragically died Saturday, July 23 in an off-duty accident. According to the fire department’s post on Facebook Sunday afternoon, July 24, Firefighter Joseph Orr was killed in
Continue ReadingBy SHARON DANQUAH and DANICA SAUTER Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Neighbors in Green Hill have been warning each other to watch out for coyotes after pets have come up dead. A woman and her family said their dog was attacked and killed by coyotes a few weeks ago
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By Katie Hunt, CNN A provocative study published earlier this year proposed that the world’s best-known and perhaps best-loved dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, was actually three separate species. Not so fast, says new research published Monday, which argues that T. rex shouldn’t be reclassified. Any variations in fossils merely reflect the fact that dinosaurs, like humans,
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was released from a Des Moines hospital on Monday and returned to his Tennessee home, where he will wait for an evaluation to determine if he can race this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Team Penske named Santino
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was released from a Des Moines hospital on Monday and returned to his Tennessee home, where he will wait for an evaluation to determine if he can race this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Team Penske named Santino
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Adele estará de regreso en Las Vegas. Después de posponer su serie de conciertos en The Colosseum en el hotel Casears Palace un dÃa antes de su inicio en enero pasado, la cantante anunció este lunes las nuevas fechas oficiales para sus presentaciones. Adele dice que se sintió devastada después de
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN David Warner, an English actor who played villainous supporting characters with aplomb in films like “Titanic” and “Tron,” died over the weekend. He was 80. Warner died from a “cancer-related illness,” his family said in a statement shared by his talent agency with CNN. He’d been sick for 18 months, his
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By Eric Levenson, David Williams and Chuck Johnston, CNN A woman allegedly fired several gunshots into the air at Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas on Monday before police shot her and took her into custody, Dallas Police said. The incident began at about 11 a.m. when a 37-year-old woman arrived at the airport and
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By RETT NELSON Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A local business owner’s unexpected diagnosis prompted a group of women to organize a fundraiser on her behalf. Flaminia Assirelli, a 50-year-old Italian immigrant who opened Mama Fla Authentic Italian Restaurant in Idaho Falls last fall, was diagnosed with breast
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — Estados Unidos no es ajeno a las respuestas de enojo de China por su apoyo a Taiwán, una isla autónoma que Beijing reclama como territorio propio. Pero la semana pasada, las advertencias de China contra un posible viaje de la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., Nancy
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, Chandelis Duster and Laura Ly, CNN Indiana lawmakers reconvened on Monday to consider more restrictions on abortion, the first state to hold a special session with the goal of potentially curtailing abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month. A special Indiana General Assembly committee met for more
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is $810 million worth $2? That’s a good question, given it costs $2 to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket that could pay off with an estimated $810 million prize — the nation’s fourth-largest jackpot — after the game’s next drawing Tuesday night. ISN’T IT
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By ELLIOTT POLAKOFF Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizon (KPHO, KTVK) — The Grid is a Mesa destination for gamers, music lovers, and foodies to come together. But the pandemic took a toll on the popular gamer pub, and the business is looking for help in making its rent this upcoming month.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — A bishop in Brooklyn was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of a church service. The entire robbery was captured during a live stream. Bishop Lamor Whitehead says three men waving guns stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
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By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director After the eight public hearings held by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the American public’s views on the state of democracy and the threat posed to it by that event have changed little, according to a new CNN poll conducted
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Google has fired the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient, the company confirmed, saying he violated employment and data security policies. Blake Lemoine, a software engineer for Google, claimed that a conversation technology called LaMDA had reached a level of consciousness after exchanging thousands of messages with
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Soccer fans who run onto the field or use objects like smoke bombs and pyrotechnics at matches in England will receive an automatic ban from clubs under new measures to tackle increased anti-social behavior. Concerns were raised about safety issues inside stadiums following a series of incidents which marred the end of
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Once regarded as the sole democracy to have emerged from the mass protests of the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia on Tuesday passed a newly minted constitution that analysts fear could be the final nail in the coffin of its democratic era. With no minimum voter threshold, only 30.5% of eligible
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By Annie Grayer, CNN Former President Donald Trump was reluctant to give a speech on January 7, 2021, that strongly condemned the violence at the US Capitol the day before and crossed out key lines in a draft, according to a new video released by the House January 6 committee that includes interview footage and
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner. The 2020 NASCAR champion said he won’t celebrate the victory awarded to him after Pocono winner Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his Toyota failed
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