By Caroline Coleburn Click here for updates on this story CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — Chesterfield County is working to help local families care for their little ones as inflation continues to make it difficult for many parents to make ends meet. “The diaper drive is more important than ever as food costs go up,
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ben Savage, who starred as a child in the ABC teen sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for a U.S. House seat in California, marking his latest attempt to make the jump from Hollywood to politics. Savage, a Democrat, said in an Instagram post Monday that “it’s time to restore
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By Gregory Wallace Citing the “number and significance of recent Norfolk Southern accidents,” federal investigators said Tuesday they will open a special investigation into the railway’s safety culture. The National Transportation Safety Board said the probe encompasses multiple incidents and three deaths since December 2021, including the toxic East Palestine derailment and the employee killed
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank Tuesday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned it could turn the dial back up on its hikes to interest rates if pressure stays high on inflation. The warning shook markets and raised worries about a possible recession down the line. The
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has told jurors during closing arguments that three men accused of the 2018 slaying of rapper XXXTentacion were “predators” who waited outside a motorcycle shop to rob and shoot the rising star. Prosecutor Pascale Achille played cellphone videos Tuesday of the defendants
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer will keep on pushing the sport’s international rules-makers to allow a trial of temporary substitutes for players suspected of concussions. The International Football Association Board, which decides rules, says it will continue with trials of permanent substitutions for players suspected of head injuries. MLS and England’s Premier League
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt was injured and substituted after just five minutes of his team’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg against Chelsea. The 26-year-old Brandt rubbed his left hamstring as he limped off after receiving treatment on the field. He was replaced by United States international Gio Reyna in the match
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By Joel Lopez Click here for updates on this story LAKE WORTH BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — Lindi Holland is sharing the story of her husband, the pilot killed in a small plane crash at Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana. “He said, ‘Hey baby, on the final leg of the trip and I love
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sixteen former students at a now closed Missouri Christian boarding school have settled lawsuits alleging they were abused while attending the school. The Kansas City Star reports that about two dozen lawsuits had been filed against Agape Baptist Church, which operated the former school near Stockton in southwest Missouri. The
Continue Reading By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse and veteran coach Jim Boeheim head to the ACC Tournament after a lackluster season. The Orange went 17-14 and winning the tournament would likely be the only way for the team to advance to the NCAA Tournament next week. Boeheim is 78 but says he
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By Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez, CNN One of the four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico last week was traveling for medical tourism, a friend said. A growing number of US residents are traveling internationally to seek more affordable medical care, more timely care or access to certain treatments or procedures that are unapproved
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez, CNN One of the four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico last week was traveling for medical tourism, a friend said. A growing number of US residents are traveling internationally to seek more affordable medical care, more timely care or access to certain treatments or procedures that are unapproved
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A fisherman made an unexpected discovery in FDR Park over the weekend when he found an alligator-like reptile lurking in the water. Experts with Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT) later determined the animal was actually a caiman, which unlike an alligator,
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By Rosa Flores, CNN Nearly two years after US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Mexico is seeing a small but unusual spike in Afghan migrants who are seeking asylum or traversing through the country. In January 2023, nearly 13,000 people registered applications for asylum in Mexico. Among them were
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Months after Jeremy Renner was in a devastating snow plow accident, Disney+ has unveiled the trailer for a new docuseries that shows the actor behind the wheel of large vehicles in the name of doing good. The trailer for his feel-good project “Rennervations” was released on Tuesday, showing Renner and a
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens say they are designating Lamar Jackson as their franchise player. That prevents him from becoming an unrestricted free agent this month after the expiration of his rookie contract. A person with knowledge of the situation says Jackson is receiving the nonexclusive version of the franchise tag.
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By Brian Fung, CNN A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide, marking the latest in a string of congressional proposals threatening the social media platform’s future in the United States. The legislation, called the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — One of the things we remember most from 9/11 was the bravery of first responders. Honoring that heroism was the genesis for a mural in West Philadelphia. But that intent has been disrespected. Vandals spray-painted the faces of a firefighter and a
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By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN New York City will open a 24/7 arrival center for asylum seekers, create a specialized office dedicated to the issue and work to resettle people in other cities, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. It’s an effort that City Hall described in a statement as transitioning from “an emergency response-approach to a
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By The Associated Press The six-month battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far. Little known outside Ukraine before the Russian invasion, Bakhmut has become a symbol of the country’s fortitude and perseverance in the face of the Kremlin’s onslaught. The Ukrainian leadership vowed
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