By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It’s been nearly 13 years since two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Although the grieving process has not stopped for his widow, Susie Wheldon gave unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Brownson. Together they
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is aiming to do something unprecedented this week – retain The Players Championship title. The American claimed the crown in 2023 and will defend it against a field of the world’s best players in the PGA Tour’s flagship event that is widely considered to
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By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced another package of military aid to Ukraine worth up to $300 million on Tuesday after months of warning there was no money left, with officials saying the new funding became available as a results of savings made in weapons contracts. National security adviser Jake
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Hamilton Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border detained the man whom Harris County deputies accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s 12-year-old son in the middle of the night. Terry Bryan Rivera, 27, spent a week on the run after Carlos Fernandez was shot
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The owner of a Texas newspaper has been arrested for allegedly sending explicit messages and images to an undercover officer, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office. Sixty-three-year-old Sam “Gary” Martin owns the Needville Hometown Journal newspaper, deputies
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Small Business Association has won a court challenge against the Corporate Transparency Act, a law designed to combat money laundering. A federal court in Alabama on Friday ruled the legislation unconstitutional. The Corporate Transparency Act requires businesses to report owners and beneficial owners
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and MALLIKA SEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars has faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature category, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol.” Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne published a statement of
Continue ReadingBy Jim Dolan Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a landlord repeatedly deemed New York City’s worst. The city’s Department of Housing and Development got the warrant for Daniel Obhebshalom’s arrest, holding him in contempt of court for failing to correct problems
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story LE SUEUR, Minnesota (WCCO) — WCCO introduced you in November to a young farmer and former Snocross racer trying to recover from a life-changing accident. In September, Travis Muller suffered serious injuries when his legs got caught in a grain auger. Amputation was his only
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jonathan I. Lunine (CNN) — How tenuous is our planet’s ability to support life? The answer might come from one of our nearest planetary neighbors. Orbiting spacecraft and rovers deployed on Mars over the past twenty years have found strong evidence for conditions billions of years ago that were very different from the dry, cold
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Senior Biden administration officials on Tuesday pressed the CEO of health care giant UnitedHealth Group and other health care firms to do more to get vital payments flowing to health care providers three weeks after a cyberattack crippled those payment systems, sources familiar with the meeting told CNN. The meeting
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Inflation is in the hot seat heading into November’s election. But it’s not budging as fast as President Joe Biden would probably like. The Federal Reserve is tasked with bringing to its 2% target. So how close are we? It depends what metric you’re looking at. If
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing reported a minor bounce back in sales in February after orders ground essentially to a halt in January following the Alaska Airlines door plug incident. The troubled aircraft maker reported 15 commercial jet orders in the month. That’s a rebound from just three
Continue ReadingBy J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A road rage incident involving a gun in Fort Worth revived chilling memories for a couple that went through a similar experience. That couple in Watauga says they never really got over what happened to them on the same freeway
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former Jacksonville Jaguars financial manager who pled guilty to stealing more than $22 million from the NFL franchise through its virtual credit card program was sentenced to 78 months in prison. Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. sentenced Amit Patel, 31, in U.S. District Court
Continue Reading By Michael Williams and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden met on Tuesday with leaders from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as he tries to court the crucial union vote ahead of November. Biden is competing with former President Donald Trump for a Teamsters endorsement. With more than 1 million members, the
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Broadway’s 41 theaters will dim their lights Tuesday to honor the late Hinton Battle, according to a news release from the Broadway League. Battle, a three-time Tony award-winning actor, died on January 30. He was 67. The unified tribute reverses an earlier decision to only have nine theaters honor Battle, which sparked a backlash from some in the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — An acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” and a play about the travails of England’s national soccer team lead the race for the Olivier Awards recognizing work on the London stage. The 11 nominations for “Sunset Boulevard” include best actress in a musical for Nicole Scherzinger and best actor for
Continue ReadingBy Nick Beres Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — For the first time since his son disappeared two weeks ago, Sebastian Rogers’ father is giving NewsChannel 5 an exclusive on-camera interview. Watch the interview in the player above. Despite hours-long searches on the ground in the air and looking through
Continue ReadingWTVF, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Nick Beres Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — For the first time since his son disappeared two weeks ago, Sebastian Rogers’ father is giving NewsChannel 5 an exclusive on-camera interview. Watch the interview in the player above. Despite hours-long searches on the ground in the
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