By Zak Dahlheimer , John Cowley IV Click here for updates on this story ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Virginia (WTKR) — Hampton Roads law enforcement agencies are grappling with a rise in roving “car clubs” amplified on social media platforms, where videos of stunts ranging from burnouts in busy intersections to donuts around police vehicles
Continue ReadingBy Blaine Stewart Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — Charlie Hill remembers the summer his life changed forever. “The primary concern was fear, disappointment, and I just chose not to believe it,” he shared with me. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths for men
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Cerca de 250 policías y militares colombianos, comandados por el director general de la Policía Nacional, buscan por tierra y aire a Luis Manuel Díaz, padre de la estrella del fútbol Luis Díaz, quien fue secuestrado junto a su esposa el sábado en el municipio de Barrancas, departamento de La
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho woman and son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s minor girlfriend out of state to get an abortion. Court documents show Idaho police began investigating the mother and son earlier this summer after a 15-year-old girl’s mother told authorities that her daughter
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop in January. Court documents show a change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story MARSHALL, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Madison County High School student is concerned a plea deal may be in the works for a former teacher accused of secretly taking photos and videos of students. Robert Burnette was arrested on 47 felony charges in May 2022
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Cooper County Jail was found dead on Friday in a cell, according to a Monday social media post from the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Brooke Bailey, of Jefferson City, was found dead on Friday. She was 33. The post says she was being held
Continue ReadingBy Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Unsafe interactions between humans and bears have caused a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway to close. The problem has picked up within the last few weeks, prompting parkway officials to temporarily close the parkway from milepost 367.6 to milepost
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Adapting an acclaimed novel that earned praise from, among others, Barack Obama, “Black Cake” serves up a sizable slice of period drama, deflated somewhat by the central character’s less-interesting children. The mix of soap-opera elements and mystery still makes this Hulu production enticing, but not as unreservedly as
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado’s rural eastern plains, says he won’t seek a sixth term in Congress. The 64-year-old former prosecutor on Wednesday cited many in his party who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and
Continue ReadingASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has been closed temporarily after the National Park Service received reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear. Officials blocked off an 8-mile stretch just northeast of Asheville on Monday. It will remain closed until further notice. The
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Corte Suprema de Justicia de Panamá aseguró este martes que en este momento es su “prioridad número uno” resolver las demandas de inconstitucionalidad admitidas sobre la ley 406, en la que se basa la renovación de un contrato para la minería de cobre entre el Estado panameño
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — With interest rates high, student loan repayments back and elevated prices of consumer goods, many Americans are pulling back on spending. But not at Taco Bell. The fast food chain, which has long emphasized its cheap eats, said that unlike some of its competitors, it’s been seeing
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Usher gears up for his 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance, the singer will lean on his previous experience of hitting the NFL’s biggest stage to help him prepare. The Grammy winner says he’s using his appearance with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am in
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Argentina’s national team and Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1987 Birth place: Rosario, Argentina Birth name: Lionel Andrés Messi Father: Jorge Messi, factory worker Mother: Celia Cuccittini
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1953 Birth place: Tepetitán, Mexico Birth name: Andrés Manuel López Obrador Father: Andrés López Ramón, a store owner Mother: Manuela Obrador González, a store owner Marriages: Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller (2006-present);
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey man who was a Princeton University student when he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two months of incarceration for interfering with police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary for Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election. Wednesday’s decision comes after surveillance videos showed a woman stuffing what appeared to be absentee ballots into an outdoor ballot box days
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1948 Birth place: Sorkheh, Iran Birth name: Hassan Feridon Marriage: Sahebeh Arabi Children: Has four children Education: University of Tehran, B. A., 1972; Glasgow Caledonian University, M. Phil., 1995; Glasgow Caledonian University, Ph.D.,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Fred Haise. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1933 Birth place: Biloxi, Mississippi Birth name: Fred Wallace Haise Jr. Father: Fred Haise Sr. Mother: Lucille (Blacksher) Haise Marriages: Frances Patt (Price) Haise (1979-February 7, 2022, her death); Mary Griffin Grant (June 4, 1954-1978,
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