By Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story TERRY, Mississippi (WAPT) — A large wildfire broke out in Terry Wednesday afternoon. Flames burned through the brush off Interstate 55 Frontage Road across from Terry High School. Multiple fire crews responded to put the fire out. “It started from someone pulling a van,” said
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, California (KSBW) — A Greenfield teen who was a minor when he allegedly killed someone is now facing life in prison after he was ordered to stand trial as an adult. Jonathan Rojas was 17 years old when he allegedly went on a shooting
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services. A
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The series is organized by the St. Louis Sports Commission, according to the contract signed in October with the university which includes a $150,000 price tag for an event management fee.
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold in deeply red Texas, has dropped her lawsuit. Alexandra del Moral Mealer, who lost her bid to become Harris County judge, the county’s top
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Early voting has begun in Virginia’s costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative elections after a week in which elected officials and candidates rallied their supporters across the state. All 140 General Assembly seats are on the ballot. The Legislature is narrowly divided, and both parties say
Continue ReadingBy Kingston Rivera Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — On Monday evening, the Monterey Bay Youth Football League unanimously approved tighter security measures at games after a mother showed up at her son’s game drunk and armed with a gun. The Salinas Police Department says 36-year-old Alejandrea Rocha took a
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By Kristen Holmes and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Washington (CNN) — The third Republican presidential primary debate will be held on November 8, a source familiar with the event told CNN. The event will be held in Miami, as CNN previously reported. The Republican National Committee released new criteria Friday, making it tougher for the presidential
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman and Smith-Cotton will do battle in Week 5 of the high school football season, as both squads look for their first win of the year, on Friday night. The Kewpies and the Tigers are our KZOU game of the week. You can watch the game live on KZOU over the air
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Ed Sheeran centered on his relationships, a spinoff of “The Bachelor” starring a 72-year-old widower and Wes Anderson returns for a second time this year with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Jesse L. Martin returns to NBC in
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman’s vehicle, telling officers later that she had cut him off. Brian Lovell,
Continue ReadingSHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital. Forty-five-year-old Tommy Wayne Boyd was taken Wednesday from the Potosi Correctional Facility to Mercy Hospital South for medical treatment. St. Louis County police said in a news release that surveillance
Continue ReadingSHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital. Forty-five-year-old Tommy Wayne Boyd was taken Wednesday from the Potosi Correctional Facility to Mercy Hospital South for medical treatment. St. Louis County police said in a news release that surveillance
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By Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — A man, who spent more time behind bars than anyone who was eventually exonerated in American history, experienced his first full day of freedom on Wednesday. Glynn Simmons served 48 years behind bars before being exonerated. Now, he said he wants to
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday that the U.S. would provide logistics, including intelligence,
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Paris (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla have just wrapped up their long-awaited state visit to France, spending their final day in the southwest of the country. While in Bordeaux, a region with deep historical ties to Britain, the couple toured a Royal Navy frigate, met
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Composer Rene Orth’s “10 Days in a Madhouse,” based on the 1887 book by trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly, opened Opera Philadelphia’s O23 Festival. Orth was joined on the all-woman creative team by librettist Hannah Moscovitch and director Joanna Settle. Bly feigned derangement to gain admittance to the
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Apple’s iPhone 15 lineup hit stores Friday as people waited in long lines across China, Europe and the US to be among the first to get their hands on one of the company’s next-generation smartphones. Leading up to launch day, analysts at firms such as Wedbush Securities have
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With technological advancements in voice command programs, such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri, it’s become a new normal for people to speak into their devices to operate their home appliances and gadgets. But a Canadian technology
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — It’s almost the time of year when Canada’s forests become a colourful spectacle. Leaves on deciduous trees — maple, birch, oak and more — are starting their gradual shift toward reds, oranges and yellows as the fall equinox approaches.(opens
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