Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated prostitution law will no longer be required to face a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” under a lawsuit settlement finalized this week. Last year, LGBTQ+ and civil rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit
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By Dean Hensley Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Cherokee County man who says he “snapped” when he reportedly assaulted a 2-year-old child last year will be spending up to 15 years in prison, according to a news release from District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch. Welch said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and repeated” violations of the country’s data protection and consumer rights laws on Facebook and WhatsApp. The country’s consumer rights protection agency announced the fine on Friday following years of inquiry into Meta’s operation. The agency also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of stabbing a man to death in April will be evaluated by the Department of Mental Health, according to court filings. Demetrice M. Tatum, 39, of Columbia, was charged in April with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after he allegedly stabbed Kejuan Allen to death at Douglass Park. He is being
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a surprise encounter and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized, authorities said Friday. The man was alone on national forest land when the adult female charged him Thursday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily and more than 20 other countries have pledged to maintain their own military and financial aid to the country even if the U.S. were to withdraw its support
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The new judge presiding over the racketeering and gang prosecution of rapper Young Thug and several other defendants says she plans to move forward expeditiously with the trial, which has already dragged on for more than a year. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker made the remarks Friday. She received
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As school districts across the country continue to face teacher shortages, Universal Charter schools in Philadelphia has gotten creative with the launch of their Aspiring Teachers initiative. The goal is to fill classrooms with homegrown talent. Talent like Marissa Rivers, who was
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating after a 7-month-old boy was shot by stray gunfire on Thursday night. It happened around 5:51 p.m. on the 4000 block of Meridian Street in the city’s Holmesburg section. Video obtained by Action News shows the gunman walking
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Tina Peters — the former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, and a prominent 2020 election denier — asked the Supreme Court on Friday to halt her upcoming trial on charges stemming from her alleged involvement in a security breach at the county’s election offices in 2021. Peters has pleaded not
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead Stadium. Their choices are renovating their iconic home or building an entirely new stadium in Kansas or Missouri. Officials in Kansas have approved a plan that
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead Stadium. Their choices are renovating their iconic home or building an entirely new stadium in Kansas or Missouri. Officials in Kansas have approved a plan that
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Ready, set, go! A six-lane giant slide has reopened in Detroit at Belle Isle state park. In 2022, the slide made headlines, got a mention on Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show and even inspired a song. Viral videos at the time showed riders flying and bouncing down the bumpy ramp. Changes have been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Authorities say five people, including four children, have been killed in a shooting in central Alabama. Court records show that 32-year-old Brandon Kendrick was arrested on multiple counts of capital murder for the deaths of a woman and four children. Officials say the victims were each shot in the head with a handgun.
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of JD Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio and vice presidential nominee. Personal Birth date: August 2, 1984 Birth place: Middletown, Ohio Birth name: James Donald Bowman Father: Donald Bowman Mother: Beverly Aikins, nurse Marriage: Usha (Chilukuri) Vance (2014-present) Children: Ewan, Vivek and
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By Hira Humayun and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — At least 40 people have died after the boat they were traveling in caught fire off the coast of Haiti earlier this week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday, citing local authorities. The vessel left Haiti on Wednesday carrying over 80 migrants, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket holders saying they were denied entry.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge Friday. The suit
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By Courtney Fischer Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The remains of two people were found badly decomposed inside an 18-wheeler in northwest Houston overnight. Officials said they looked “almost like mummies.” Firefighters had to use a ladder truck to get inside the 18-wheeler to get to the bodies, Houston
Continue ReadingOpinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — Lee Isaac Chung’s “Twisters” isn’t a direct sequel to the 1996 quasi-classic “Twister,” but it does share a lot of similarities with its predecessor. Both feature cowboy scientists riding around Oklahoma trying to gather data on tornadoes. Both are empty-headed action films featuring protagonists with tragic backstories and a
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