By JAY REEVES Associated Press HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A new book shows the personal side of the late “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee. Wayne Flynt’s new book “Afternoons with Harper Lee” is based on stories that Lee told during multiple visits with Flynt, a longtime Southern historian. Lee died in her hometown
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A 42-year-old substitute teacher is facing charges. Jason L. Carey is accused of sending inappropriate social media messages to students in the Belton School District. Carey is charged with felony enticement or attempted enticement of a child, felony second-degree child
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Santostasi Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. It was created to raise awareness about childhood cancer, which remains the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 14. The color gold and the gold ribbon are symbols
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By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — It was a rough night for two teams expected to be World Cup contenders when England lost at Italy 1-0 and was relegated from the top tier of the Nations League while Germany lost at home to Hungary by the same score. Italy went ahead at
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will start Dennis Daley at left tackle Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders with three-time Pro Bowler Taylor Lewan ruled out. The Titans (0-2) also will be without starting outside linebacker Bud Dupree (hip), outside linebacker Ola Adeniyi and cornerback Ugo Amadi (ankle). Daley took over at left
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin recently released a proposal that intends to streamline the federal permitting process for energy projects, as well as fast-track a pipeline that would impact his home state. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intends to add the legislative text to a short-term spending bill that must pass
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is weighing two lawsuits against a new state law on voter photo identification and civic engagement rules. Attorneys argued over how and whether the lawsuits should proceed during a hearing before a judge on Friday. The first lawsuit probes the constitutionality of
Continue Reading By Jason Morris, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Friday that his office is replacing the voting equipment in Coffee County following “unauthorized access” of its election system after the 2020 presidential election. Installation of the new voting equipment will begin on Monday and is expected to be completed in a day,
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama to preserve all records and medical supplies associated with an aborted lethal injection after the state acknowledged multiple attempts to access the inmate’s veins before calling off the execution. U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. issued the order
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, Phil Mattingly and Sam Fossum, CNN A growing number of White House officials are publicly criticizing David Malpass, the Trump-appointed World Bank President, after he caught flak for dodging a question about climate change. Malpass has faced calls to resign after appearing on a panel during which he did not directly answer
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An alarming trend is emerging in south Florida where officials are seeing a rising number of migrants, primarily Haitians and Cubans, journeying to US shores on makeshift boats. US Coast Guard crews have intercepted more than 6,000 Cubans since last October, according to the agency, the most in a fiscal year
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers will be working without some of their top receivers Sunday when the seven-time Super Bowl winner and four-time MVP face off. The injury report released Friday ruled Green Bay’s Sammy Watkins and Tampa Bay’s Chris Godwin out for Sunday’s game at Tampa.
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Police arrested a man suspected of driving while intoxicated in a crash early Thursday in central Columbia.
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has paid tribute to predecessor Jacqueline Kennedy for her pivotal role in preventing the teardown of historic buildings on iconic Lafayette Square near the White House decades ago. Biden on Friday helped the White House Historical Association unveil a new medallion of Kennedy
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An alarming trend is emerging in south Florida where officials are seeing a rising number of migrants, primarily Haitians and Cubans, journeying to US shores on makeshift boats. US Coast Guard crews have intercepted more than 6,000 Cubans since last October, according to the agency, the most in a fiscal year
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The intelligence community is restarting work on both the classification review and the so-called damage assessment related to former President Donald Trump’s storage of classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago residence and resort, according to a statement of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The ODNI had temporarily paused
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has reported a record loss of 254.3 million euros for the 2021-22 financial year at a board of directors meeting. It’s the fifth consecutive year that Juventus has reported a loss. It is 44.4 million euros more than in 2020-21. Juventus says the increase in losses is mainly due to
Continue Reading By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors have recommended against charging Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter. The recommendation comes in part because prosecutors have questions over whether the central witnesses in the long-running investigation would be perceived as credible before a jury,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Estados Unidos comunicó en privado a Rusia durante los últimos meses que habrá consecuencias si Moscú decide utilizar un arma nuclear en la guerra en Ucrania, según funcionarios estadounidenses. Se desconoce cómo o cuándo se enviaron las advertencias. El Departamento de Estado estuvo involucrado, según un funcionario. El gobierno de
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Bridgerton’s” Queen Charlotte is getting an origin story. On Friday Netflix and Shondaland shared the first-look photo and official title for Shonda Rhimes’ limited series, “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” The news came as part of a preview clip for the Tudum fan event, where the series will be featured.
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