By LEE PECK Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A local family pulling out all the stops to celebrate their matriarch’s 100th birthday. Mrs. Emma Mae Washington sat front and center as parade of family and friends led by Mobile Fire-Rescue drove by. Many took pictures and wished her well
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN A triumphant group of incarcerated students at a prison in California began a new chapter of their lives on Tuesday after graduating with their bachelor’s degrees. The 25 students, who are incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC), celebrated their commencement ceremony in the prison yard, 70 miles away
Continue ReadingBy NICK SLOAN, BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — A 39-year-old man is dead and a suspect is in custody following a rare homicide in Riverside. Officers responded to a shooting call at around 12:40 p.m. in the 4600 block of NW Gateway Avenue. Once arriving, they found
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PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of gravely injuring a metro Phoenix sheriff’s deputy has been shot and wounded by a homeowner with whom he had a history of conflicts. Maricopa County sheriff’s officials say the suspect _ identified as 30-year-old Clinton Robert Hurley_ is hospitalized in critical condition while the deputy remains
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official says Indian and Chinese army commanders have met and discussed steps to disengage troops from key friction areas along their disputed border to ease a 17-month standoff that has sometimes led to deadly clashes. Col. Sudhir Chamoli, the Indian army spokesman, says the
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SUMNER COUNTY, Kan. (AP) — A 55-year-old Texas woman died after a vehicle she was riding in drove off the highway in south-central Kansas and rolled Saturday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened along U.S. Highway 81 in Sumner County shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday. The Wichita Eagle reports the 2008 Nissan
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts to secure America’s far-flung critical infrastructure amid ongoing concerns from top US officials that Russia and China continue to seek a digital foothold inside the networks of pipelines, ports and other targets — with the intention of gathering data or one day
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters to easily take the first place spot. It didn’t break any
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — An Independence man has been charged in connection with a shooting that was initially reported as a suicide. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday that 36-year-old Myles Blesz has been charged with second-degree murder and several other charges in the death of Waylon Williams on Oct. 5. A friend told
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Police department says the suspect is a man in the armed robbery and demanded money while displaying a handgun. The employees of the gas station gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. According to CPD, the suspect is approximately 5’8” and was wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — The Mt. Angel Fire District said a four-alarm fire broke out in the early morning hours on Saturday. At 12:48 a.m., officers from the Mt. Angel Police Department discovered that a building in the 200 block of South Main Street
Continue Reading LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — The volcano on Spain’s La Palma island keeps spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing three weeks since its initial eruption. Authorities are monitoring a new stream of molten rock that has added to the destruction of over 1,100 buildings. The lava has
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MASSE, DENNIS VALERA, CHRISTIAN COLÓN Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A state representative is on the hot seat after comparing the governor to Adolf Hitler on Facebook and doubling down on her comments. Representative Anne Dauphinais is criticizing the governor’s extension of his emergency powers, as well as
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting at a convenience store Saturday in a Kansas City suburb. The Riverside, Missouri, Police Department said the shooting was reported Saturday afternoon at a QuikTrip gas station located at 4600 NW Gateway Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Terry McAuliffe on Sunday downplayed a recent remark in which he observed that President Joe Biden’s sagging popularity is hurting his bid to become Virginia’s next governor and reiterated on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Democrats in Washington need to pass a stalled bipartisan infrastructure bill. “It’s not dragging me
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large protests are being held across Poland to show support for the country’s membership in the European Union. The nationwide rallies on Sunday follow Poland’s constitutional court ruling this week that the Polish constitution overrides some EU laws. Donald Tusk, the top opposition leader in Poland
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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The acting head of St. Louis County police has issued an order saying that all officers must follow a county mandate to either get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. The order was issued even though an officer has filed a lawsuit challenging whether the county’s mandate should apply
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of gravely injuring a metro Phoenix sheriff’s deputy has been shot and wounded by a homeowner. Maricopa County sheriff’s officials say the suspect _ identified as 30-year-old Clinton Robert Hurley_ is hospitalized in critical condition while the deputy remains on life support. Hurley was shot Saturday night
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The leader of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a watchdog group that champions diversity in the NFL, says Jon Gruden’s 2011 remark about players’ union leader DeMaurice Smith is indicative of the racism at many levels of professional sports. Rod Graves, the Alliance’s executive director, also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: In a press release, the Columbia Police Department identified the two victims in the shooting as a 31-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. Both victims were in stable condition when EMS arrived on scene. Two people were shot in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning following the University of Missouri’s homecoming game.
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