By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters shook up the state’s congressional delegation Tuesday. Republican Rep. Jerry Carl of the 1st Congressional District was defeated by a Republican colleague Rep. Barry Moore. Moore challenged Carl after being drawn out of the 2nd Congressional District. Four candidates advanced to runoffs to decide
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “American Fiction” is an entertaining movie, authors and publishers say. And it has a lot to say about Black families and the struggles of Black authors in an industry that remains predominantly white. But the featured plot of a Black literary author finds unexpected success
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A family feud has started over who will have a say over the remains of late Flint City Councilman Eric Mays. Eric Mays died on Saturday, Feb. 24, and his son, Eric Deontaye Mays, said he is the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Los relojes se adelantarán una hora en Estados Unidos este domingo 10 de marzo, fecha que marca el inicio del horario de verano 2024 o, como se lo conoce en inglés, el “Daylight Saving Time”. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Este cambio de hora de cara al verano boreal,
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol, Olivia Schueller and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Sixty Central Connecticut State University students were forced from their dorm rooms because of a fire Monday night, the school said. Officials said the fire broke out on the first floor of James Hall just
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM Oregon (KPTV) — The Oregon Senate on Monday morning approved a bill that would end Daylight Saving Time, under the condition that California and Washington do the same. The bill abolishes the annual one-hour change from standard time to Daylight Saving Time and maintains
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Mobile police chief is questioning a controversial ordinance going before the city council this week. The ordinance surrounds MPD’s use of pre-dawn and no-knock search warrants. If passed, it could change the way the Mobile Police Department carries out those
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By Aishwarya S Iyer, Vedika Sud, Sugam Pokharel, Michelle Velez and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven men are now in custody in India for the alleged gang-rape of a tourist and assault on her husband, authorities said, in a case that has shone a new spotlight on the endemic problem of sexual violence against
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A California man was arrested and charged Monday with allegedly smuggling potent, planet-heating greenhouse gases from Mexico, marking the first such prosecution in the US, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. Michael Hart, a 58-year-old man from San Diego, pleaded
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — In the Pritzker Prize’s 45-year history, no country has produced more winners than Japan. And on Tuesday, 78-year-old Riken Yamamoto was named the ninth and latest Japanese laureate of an award often dubbed the “Nobel of architecture.” Best-known for innovative housing projects and educational institutions, Yamamoto is something of
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A Camdenton, Missouri, man was charged Tuesday with three felonies for allegedly shooting another man and puncturing his lung.
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto is the 2024 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in the field. Yamamoto, 78, has spent a five-decade career designing both private and public buildings — from residences to museums to schools, from a bustling airport center to a glass-walled fire station
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story Milawukee (WDJT) — The torrential rains that came down Monday, March 4, caused flash flooding throughout the Milwaukee area and caught a lot of people off guard. A particularly troublesome spot was just a few blocks from Fiserv Forum, where several feet of water pooled
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON Associated Press Uncrewed, remote-controlled boats have been around since the end of World War II. Late last century, technological innovations broadened their potential uses. Lethal, advanced sea drones developed and deployed by Ukraine in its war with Russia have opened a new chapter in that story. Ukraine claims it is the first
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. The court announced warrants Tuesday for Russian Lt. Gen. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash. He was commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the
Continue ReadingBy Charlie Buckley/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says he is “deeply concerned” about the emergence of measles outbreaks in Canada, a risk that experts say has grown as infections grow internationally and the country continues to struggle to meet vaccination targets.
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has sentenced a man to three-and-a-half years in prison for planning attacks. A Pristina court statement said the man contacted a person in Saudi Arabia to learn how to create bombs he planned to use against an LGBTQ+ march in the capital and at the Merdare border crossing.
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada is launching a resource to help retain and support nurses amid greater workloads, abuse as well as high rates of burnout, stress, anxiety and depression. Health Minister Mark Holland announced Monday that a new nursing retention toolkit will
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By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that part of Florida’s anti-“woke” law infringes on the free speech rights of employers. “The government cannot favor some viewpoints over others without inviting First Amendment scrutiny,” the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling Monday. The Individual
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal regulators finalized a rule on Tuesday to cap most credit card late fees at $8 as part of a broader push by the Biden administration to eliminate junk fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates the new regulation, first proposed in February 2023, will save families more
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