By Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be careful around certain bodies of water after an alligator charged a deputy Wednesday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., a deputy was helping with a K-9 training session by a pond off Allen
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Jon Rahm criticized golf’s world ranking system on Wednesday, a day after LIV Golf formally withdrew its bid for the Spaniard and other players to accumulate points from playing its events. LIV Golf commissioner and CEO Greg Norman announced the decision in a letter sent
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s and India’s foreign ministers have agreed to step up security and economic cooperation as the two Asian countries look to boost their ties in the face of China’s growing influence in the region. Japan’s Yoko Kamikawa told a joint news conference after the talks on Thursday,
Continue ReadingBy Alex Love Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Members of the local LGBTQ+ community say state lawmakers are targeting them. A new bill could put strong limits to where drag shows are performed. Anyone who participates in drag performances may have to alter their livelihoods and even how
Continue ReadingOpinion by Bill McGuire (CNN) — Are you frightened by climate change? Do you worry about what sort of world we are bequeathing to our children and grandchildren? In the words of science writer and author of “The Uninhabitable Earth” David Wallace-Wells, “No matter how well informed you are, you are surely not alarmed enough.”
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CNN Opinion by Jocelyn Viterna (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Jocelyn Viterna is professor of sociology and chair of studies of women, gender and sexuality at Harvard University. The views expressed here are the author’s own. View more opinion articles on CNN. After the Texas Supreme court turned down 31-year-old Kate Cox’s appeal, she was essentially left with
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By Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Stephanie Gailliaert says she’s been living at Village of Lionsgate Apartments for the last six months, but now is looking to move out. “I can’t stay here and I’m not transferring, because I can’t live in mold,” said Gailliaert. In
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka is accused of stabbing and killing six people he lived with, including a 2 1/2-month-old baby girl and three other kids from a Sri Lankan family, Ottawa police said Thursday. Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs said an “edged weapon” or “knife-like
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As longtime progressive movement organizer Deepak Bhargava takes the reins of the multi-billion-dollar JPB Foundation, he is unveiling an ambitious plan to give big to democracy strengthening efforts. The New York City-based foundation, which says it has assets of about $4.2 billion, announced it will
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CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — A handful of Democratic governors made their way through a gaggle of their colleagues last month to tell President Joe Biden directly what they’ve been stressing behind the scenes: He needs to be fighting harder. The Democrats told Biden that he needed to show more of the
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Customers of New York Community Bank (NYCB) pulled $6 billion worth of deposits between February 5 and March 5, leaving the bank’s deposit base 7% lower, at $77 billion. However, the pattern is not indicative of a bank run, which these days can drain a lender of funds
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Don’t be surprised if Friday’s jobs report shows that February’s employment gains were far below those reported for January. Economists expect that US employers added 200,000 jobs last month, according to FactSet estimates. Such a tally pales in comparison to January’s whopping 353,000 job gains. But February’s
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has transferred another 8% of shares in the kingdom’s oil giant Saudi Aramco to the country’s prominent sovereign wealth fund. The shares are worth some $160 billion. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s decision was announced on Thursday and comes as
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By Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — If you saw black balloons around Milwaukee on Wednesday, here’s why. March 6 marks the annual “Black Balloon Day,” which honors lives lost due to drug overdoses. It’s an ongoing issue in Milwaukee County, as more than 600 people have died
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market continues to show strength amid elevated interest rates. Unemployment claims for the week ending March 2 were 217,000, matching the previous week’s revised level, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly unemployment
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Matteo Garrone knew how his movie would end. But the Italian director waited until the last moments of filming to reveal the ending to the actors playing the lead roles. “Io Capitano” tells the “Odyssey”-like story of migrant teens making a dangerous journey from Africa to Europe. It
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By DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — The Plymouth Township Police Department is searching for a man who is accused of installing fake cameras near a ballot drop box. Police believe the man set up the cameras at the Risen Christ Luthern Church on Ann Arbor Road
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say a fire at an oil refinery in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas has killed at least one person and injured three. State TV reports that a furnace at the refinery caught fire as it was being repaired at about 11 a.m local time. A
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An Iditarod competitor has been handed a two-hour penalty after failing to properly gut a moose he killed in “self-defense” during Alaska’s legendary long-distance sled dog race, organizers said Wednesday. Veteran musher Dallas Seavey had told race officials early Monday morning that he had been forced to dispatch a
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CELAYA, Mexico (AP) — Welcome to what might be the most dangerous place to be a police officer in North America. At least 34 officers have been killed in the line of duty in the Mexican city of Celaya in the last three years. In Guanajuato state, more police were
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