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France is “ready” to cut electricity to the British island of Jersey — just off the French coast — should the United Kingdom not abide by clauses of the Brexit agreement regarding fisheries, French Maritime Minister Annick Girardin said Tuesday. “As you know, the agreement provides for retaliatory measures, and we are ready to use

Some Asian Americans are buying guns for the first time as attacks fuel fear across the nation, but advocates say firearms are not the solution. “I know firsthand that guns don’t make us safe,” said Po Murray, the chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance, a national grassroots gun violence prevention group formed after the 2012 Sandy

A man has been charged with setting on fire a historic Catholic church in Southern California last summer, prosecutors said Tuesday. The San Gabriel Mission was undergoing renovations to mark its 250th anniversary when a fire broke out July 11, engulfing the roof and front entrance of the church. Firefighters forced entry to tame the

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Two men who were traveling through Kansas City, Missouri are facing charges in federal court after officers seized nearly 24 pounds of heroin, Monday. Darwin G. Morales-Sagastume, 23, and Cristian J. Lopez-Catalan, 28, have been charged with one count of possessing heroin

Click here for updates on this story     DOUGLAS COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — With severe weather making its way through north Georgia for a second day, the Douglas County Government released a statement on the county’s emergency sirens. The county had received inquiries from a number of residents near Kings Highway this week after many were

Click here for updates on this story     O’AHU, Hawaii (KITV) — On Friday, special agents with the attorney general’s office scoured 10 hotels, primarily in Waikiki, for quarantine breakers. During the operation, which covered 3,200 hotel rooms, agents worked with hotel security staff to identify guests subject to the state’s mandatory 10-day quarantine. “It (the

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Throughout the pandemic, parents have voiced concerns that some kids might fall through the cracks, either in terms of educational development or their health and safety. Early in the pandemic, the Portland Police Bureau expressed concern that the same could be true when it

NBA player Sterling Brown’s $750,000 settlement was approved Tuesday by the City of Milwaukee Common Council following a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 altercation where he was tased, tackled, and stepped on by city police officers. The former Milwaukee Bucks player brought a civil rights lawsuit in federal court claiming Milwaukee police used excessive force

Click here for updates on this story     OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — For many motorcycle riders, getting their bikes blessed each year before the riding season is the most important ritual. It’s one of the safeguards bikers use to make sure they’re protected while they’re on the road. Thousands of riders and their

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Alex Ekesa ran a 26.2-mile race Sunday, taking on the warming temperatures and wind gusts that came with it. Turns out, that was the easy part to his weekend. Due to days of multiple travel issues, the 38-year-old runner from Kenya didn’t

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in Wisconsin say a standoff ended after a man who had threatened to shoot police climbed into a ceiling, fell through and was arrested. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department said the standoff started Sunday just after 4 p.m. with a 911 call for someone

Click here for updates on this story     TEXAS (KTVT) — On a recent sunny Saturday, a local car show was buzzing. Nearly two dozen cars, and not a single one of them needed a drop of gas. Why? They were all driving all-electric vehicles. Just a battery-powered motor to push them down the road. We

Here is a look at the life of Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, producer and activist. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1950 Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins Father: Calvin Judkins Mother: Lula Mae Hardaway Marriages: Tomeeka Robyn Bracy (2017-present); Karen “Kai” Millard Morris (2001-October 5, 2015, divorced); Syreeta Wright (September 14, 1970-1972,

Click here for updates on this story     FISHERS, Indiana (WISH) — A 10-year-old boy from Fishers is on a mission to help the homeless across Indiana. Last week, Maddox O’Connor asked police to help hand out 200 blessing bags. Now, he has an even bigger goal of donating 3,000 bags full of food, hygiene products

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD wants your help finding whoever attacked an Asian woman Sunday near Times Square. It happened around 8:45 p.m. on West 42nd Street near Ninth Avenue. Police said two women were walking when they were approached by the suspect, who told them to

Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — There is a disturbing video of a school principal in Clewiston hitting a six-year-old student with a wooden paddle. The student’s mother recorded the incident on her cell phone last month. The child’s mother said she did not give consent for the child to be

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WJZ) — It’s tough to get an appointment with Steve Silva. “Pretty busy, booked up like every day,” Silva said. The Beacon Hill barber’s loyal client list is long and it’s been awhile since customers sat in his chair. “I missed being here,” said Silva. Steve is

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Fire Chief Niles R. Ford addressed allegations Tuesday that the department did not have any units to respond to a quadruple shooting in Carroll Park over the weekend. A 22-year-old man is dead and three others are injured from that shooting. It happened