FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally beating his ex-girlfriend’s mother with a golf club. Mark David Russell, 31, of Fort Dodge, will not be eligible for parole under the sentence imposed Monday, the Des Moines Register reports. Jurors found him guilty in February of first-degree
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — Black-owned children’s bookstore Liberation Station will open its first brick-and-mortar location in downtown Raleigh this year. Owner Victoria Scott-Miller announced Tuesday that, after years of pop-up events, Liberation Station Bookstore will get its own physical space at 208 Fayetteville St. “I feel
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An extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story ARRINGDON DRIVE (WRAL) — Ten people plus two cats and two dogs will not be able to return to their apartment homes after a Tuesday morning fire. Around 2 a.m., firefighters from Raleigh, Durham and Morrisville responded to the 5700 block of Arringdon Drive, where
Continue ReadingBy Lora Lavigne Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A plan to build towers as tall as 20 stories on the campus of Shaw University is getting pushback. Data obtained by WRAL News showed more than 100 people want to speak against it at a Raleigh city council hearing
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has testified against a Mallorca fan accused of racially insulting him at a Spanish league game, saying he will not accept an apology. Vinícius provided testimony to a judge analyzing evidence against the fan accused of calling the Brazil forward a
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they executed a search warrant at the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with more weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory of items seized. The search warrant and the list of items
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders signed quarterback Brian Hoyer on Tuesday. He will be Jimmy Garoppolo’s potential backup. Hoyer is the latest player with New England ties to sign with the Raiders. Former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is the Raiders coach. Former Patriots executive Dave
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Jasmine Carson was nearly perfect from the field to help LSU put on a record-breaking performance in the NCAA Tournament championship game. Carson scored 21 of her 22 points in the first half as the Tigers torched Iowa’s defense in a 102-85 victory on Sunday. The 102 points was the most ever
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they searched the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory items authorities seized while executing a search warrant at the residence. The search warrant and the
Continue ReadingBy WILSON WALKER Click here for updates on this story NAPA (KPIX) — After struggling through years of drought stressed grapes, Napa Valley vintners are hoping this winter’s rainfall will be the harbinger of an excellent vintage of wine. “You know, in 2017 we had something very similar,” explained Rod Santos, General Manager at William
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — Peruvian soccer official Manuel Burga has been banned for life for the second time by FIFA. That’s despite being acquitted of racketeering in a United States federal court in 2017. FIFA says its ethics judges ruled again that Burga “participated in bribery schemes” that implicated a swath of South American soccer leaders.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A Sacramento urgency ordinance is aimed at protests outside Planned Parenthood in the city. The city is now proposing quiet zones outside that facility, and all healthcare facilities across Sacramento, to prevent patient harassment. Councilmember Katie Valenzuela is a supporter of the
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has had plenty of memorable moments on the back nine on Sunday, but two of the best have had nothing to do with the four-time major champion holding up a trophy at the end. One came in 2018, when McIlroy was paired with
Continue ReadingBy WAKISHA BAILEY, MATT PETRILLO, JASMINE PAYOUTE Click here for updates on this story UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The town fire chief summed it up: Tuesday is a very sad day for Upper Darby. Neighbors are now trying to make sense of a devastating, fast-moving house fire that killed two children and left their
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The killing of Vladlen Tatarsky has put a spotlight on the murky world of Russia’s pro-invasion military bloggers and the outsized role they play in Moscow’s propaganda machine. Tatarsky — whose real name was Maxim Fomin — died on Sunday in an explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe where he was
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN MITCHELL Click here for updates on this story NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (WCCO) — Melting snow is feeding the Cannon River in Northfield, and triggering the first flood warning of the year in Minnesota. Northfield is already seeing some standing water, and the Cannon River – which runs right through downtown – is expected to
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of Twitter vendors on Tuesday filed a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that the company has failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in overdue bills. The four firms — captioning services company White Coat Captioning, consulting group YES Consulting and public relations firms Cancomm and Dialogue
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman jumped to her death reportedly trying to elude Miami police. Just before 9:30 p.m. Monday, officers were sent to the area of NE 5th Avenue and 30th Street after they received reports of a woman who may have been involved
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Florida’s state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after the gestational age of six weeks, or about four weeks of pregnancy. The bill’s advance, which still needs to pass the state’s GOP-led House, comes one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week
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