By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Elected officials from across the region and industry leaders came together Wednesday, Nov. 8, for the French Broad River Partnership’s fifth annual meeting on the main campus of A-B Tech. The FBRP is a collaboration of stakeholders — nonprofits, businesses
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — As of Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Poplar Drive Fire in Henderson County has burned 431 acres — which has stayed the same since Sunday — and was still 15% contained. There are still 222 personnel working the fire at
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1950 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Charles Ellis Schumer Father: Abe Schumer, exterminator Mother: Selma (Rosen) Schumer Marriage: Iris Weinshall (1980-present) Children: Jessica,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at philanthropist and environmentalist Ted Turner, founder of CNN and Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). Personal Birth date: November 19, 1938 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: Robert Edward Turner III Father: Robert Edward Turner Mother: Florence (Rooney) Turner Marriages: Jane Fonda (1991-2001, divorced); Jane (Smith) Turner (1964-1987,
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a suspect is in custody in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader. Samantha Woll’s death has raised questions about whether it was motivated by antisemitism. Police have said there’s no evidence of that. The 40-year-old was president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. She was found dead outside
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters in some of the highest-profile school board elections across the U.S. rebuked conservative candidates in local school board elections who want to ban books and restrict classroom conversations on race and gender. In recent years, down-ballot elections have become proxy votes for
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Los daños causados por el huracán Otis, que hace dos semanas impactó en el puerto de Acapulco, al sur de México, podrÃan ascender a entre US$ 15.000 y US$ 16.000 millones, de acuerdo con estimaciones de cámaras empresariales compartidas con CNN. Mira las fotos tras el paso del huracán Otis en
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Disney said it would continue to dramatically cut costs as it looks to rebuild its business in a rapidly changing media environment. The company announced it would slash expenses by another $2 billion, adding to the $5.5 billion reduction it had previously announced, which included thousands of
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deputy director of the new gun violence prevention office at the White House has been in Lewiston, Maine, helping the community recover from a mass shooting. Greg Jackson says his job is to make it easier for the states and cities to get help from the
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of a prominent Palestinian activist is fighting Israel’s arrest of the young woman, saying she is being punished for an online post she didn’t write. Israeli authorities arrested Ahed Tamimi this week on charges of incitement to terrorism. Israeli authorities say Tamimi posted on Instagram
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks ended the day mixed on Wednesday with investors focused predominantly on a flurry of corporate earnings reports in a week with a sparse schedule of economic data releases. The S&P 500 wobbled through the day but managed to hold on to its longest winning streak
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have approved a settlement that includes reforms to the state medical examiner’s process for conducting autopsies on people killed in police custody. The settlement approved by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday ends litigation relating to how the office performed an autopsy for
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to take steps to protect Palestinians in the United States as the Israel-Hamas war continues. That would be through temporary protections for Palestinians using programs that shield immigrants from returning to countries affected by natural disasters or
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy, cooler, with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the mid-upper 50s. EXTENDED: The cold front will bring a drop in temperatures overnight along with cloud cover. We’ll start off tomorrow in the mid-40s with more clouds and highs reaching the upper 50s. We’ll end
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Air travel is getting worse, judging from the number of consumer complaints. Consumer complaints about airlines nearly doubled in the first three months of this year compared with the same period last year and kept soaring in April and May, the U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday. Those are the latest figures from the
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The day that panda lovers have been dreading has finally come. The National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji. on Wednesday began their long trip to China, leaving behind an empty panda exhibit with no certainty that pandas ever
Continue ReadingLUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The sheriff’s office in a southeastern North Carolina county where two deputies were seriously wounded while attempting to arrest a wanted man says both are expected to make a full recovery. Robeson County sheriff’s deputies Jonathan Walters and Kaelin Locklear were injured by gunfire and a police vehicle on Tuesday. The
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By KIRSTEN MITCHELL Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis mother believes she became a hate crime victim after an argument at a gas station turned violent. It comes as cases of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise. “I’m still feeling in pain,” said Sabrina Yahya, through an interpreter.
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story SOMERTON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A driver was injured after a single-vehicle crash in Philadelphia’s Somerton section Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 5:10 a.m. near George Washington High School. Only one car was involved, according to officials. The vehicle caught fire and the driver was
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Two people were shot in a normally peaceful section of Philadelphia’s Manayunk section early Wednesday morning. Police were behind an apartment building in the 200 block of Krams Avenue around 12:30 a.m., where a 24-year-old woman was found shot in the hip.
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