By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A flashy Brooklyn preacher who played up connections to New York City’s mayor has been sentenced to nine years in prison for multiple frauds. Lamor Miller-Whitehead was sentenced Monday in Manhattan federal court. Judge Lorna G. Schofield said she didn’t see remorse from the Rolls Royce-driving
Continue ReadingHOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Hoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for The Associated Press who covered key events in the American South and was a mentor to young reporters, has died. He was 93. Harwell died at home June 12 following a brief illness, according to his obituary. Harwell worked for the AP for 42
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Dzikowski Click here for updates on this story PASCO COUNTY, WFOR (WFOR) — A Florida alligator named Archer has died after being rescued from being used as a “target practice,” according to a social media post by Chris Gillette, president of the animal sanctuary Bellowing Acres. X-rays posted on Gillette’s Facebook show an
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Social media poses a huge threat to children and urgent action is needed, according to the US surgeon general. Dr. Vivek Murthy wants Congress to put warning labels on the apps like the ones on cigarettes and alcohol. Here’s what else you might have missed during your
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with three felonies after she allegedly stabbed a man early Saturday in the parking lot of the Petro Mart on Scott Boulevard in Columbia. Kejon Jenise Ellis, 25, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. She is being held
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story WAREHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 14-year-old boy died Saturday after crashing at a Massachusetts dirt bike track. It happened around 12:30 p.m. at Diamond MC on Atwood Farm Way in Wareham. Teenager killed at Diamond MX track The DA did not release the name of
Continue ReadingBy Laura Fay Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, Delaware (KYW) — Delaware State Police are asking the public for help identifying a person who stole more than $11,000 in cigarettes from a Walgreens in Wilmington last week. While an employee was busy in another part of the store, police said, the suspect
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press A federal appellate panel says a Michigan state judge will have to decide whether to shut down a portion of an aging petroleum pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in state court in 2019 seeking to void a 1953 easement that
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By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun plans to apologize for Boeing’s recent safety failures in Senate testimony Tuesday and admit to problems with the company culture, but he’ll push back on whistleblower claims that the company retaliated against those who brought safety issues to light. “Much
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It’s all rise for Chappell Roan. The emerging pop star drew in a major crowd at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee over the weekend, validating festival organizers’ decision to move her performance to a bigger stage to accommodate anticipated crowds. Some Chappell supporters even began camping out around
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Some studies have raised concerns about a potential link between the widely used type 2 diabetes drug metformin and an increased risk of conceiving a baby with birth defects. But new research now suggests that the use of the medication among men planning to conceive or women in early
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — There’s a crack of light shining through the dark clouds of America’s battle with poor nutrition and subsequent health issues, according to a new study that analyzed two decades of nutritional data. “There is good news. Americans are starting to hear the message about nutrition, and some companies and
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won’t be serving time at what’s known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted, according to people familiar with the arrangements. Instead of a minimum-security prison camp, where many nonviolent offenders serve
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — State Auditor Joesph Maestas sent NMED a letter alleging Cabinet Secretary James Kenney and its division director “misspent or misused public funds” on a trip to Sydney, Australia, to attend the Asia Pacific Hydrogen Summit to take part in a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home. Dozens of bottles of cherries and berries — impossibly preserved in storage
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Al menos 11 personas murieron en El Salvador por las fuertes lluvias que causaron desbordes de agua, derrumbes y obstrucción de vialidades, entre otros daños, de acuerdo con información de las autoridades. Este lunes, Luis Alonso Amaya, director de Protección Civil, explicó en conferencia de prensa que las primeras defunciones
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STOVER, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes on Saturday. Julian Ray Boyd, 27, was charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden asked a judge for a redo of his federal gun trial, but then quickly withdrew the request without explanation, one week after he was convicted by a jury of three felony offenses. His defense attorneys filed the motion seeking a new trial in the morning but then
Continue ReadingLAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of small plane is dead after the crash of his aircraft into a Massachusetts river. The pilot was the only person onboard when the plane plunged into the Merrimack River near Lawrence on Monday afternoon. A fire official says a dive team was in the water and
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with highs in the low 90s. Heat index in the upper 90s. Isolated showers and storms possible. EXTENDED: A stagnant high pressure system will be trapped in the eastern half of the country, continuing to allow quiet weather and plenty
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