FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally beating his ex-girlfriend’s mother with a golf club. Mark David Russell, 31, of Fort Dodge, will not be eligible for parole under the sentence imposed Monday, the Des Moines Register reports. Jurors found him guilty in February of first-degree
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — Black-owned children’s bookstore Liberation Station will open its first brick-and-mortar location in downtown Raleigh this year. Owner Victoria Scott-Miller announced Tuesday that, after years of pop-up events, Liberation Station Bookstore will get its own physical space at 208 Fayetteville St. “I feel
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story ARRINGDON DRIVE (WRAL) — Ten people plus two cats and two dogs will not be able to return to their apartment homes after a Tuesday morning fire. Around 2 a.m., firefighters from Raleigh, Durham and Morrisville responded to the 5700 block of Arringdon Drive, where
Continue ReadingBy Lora Lavigne Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A plan to build towers as tall as 20 stories on the campus of Shaw University is getting pushback. Data obtained by WRAL News showed more than 100 people want to speak against it at a Raleigh city council hearing
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they executed a search warrant at the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with more weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory of items seized. The search warrant and the list of items
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN Investigators found a suicide note when they searched the home of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school last week, along with weapons and ammunition, according to an inventory items authorities seized while executing a search warrant at the residence. The search warrant and the
Continue ReadingBy WILSON WALKER Click here for updates on this story NAPA (KPIX) — After struggling through years of drought stressed grapes, Napa Valley vintners are hoping this winter’s rainfall will be the harbinger of an excellent vintage of wine. “You know, in 2017 we had something very similar,” explained Rod Santos, General Manager at William
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A Sacramento urgency ordinance is aimed at protests outside Planned Parenthood in the city. The city is now proposing quiet zones outside that facility, and all healthcare facilities across Sacramento, to prevent patient harassment. Councilmember Katie Valenzuela is a supporter of the
Continue ReadingBy WAKISHA BAILEY, MATT PETRILLO, JASMINE PAYOUTE Click here for updates on this story UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The town fire chief summed it up: Tuesday is a very sad day for Upper Darby. Neighbors are now trying to make sense of a devastating, fast-moving house fire that killed two children and left their
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN The killing of Vladlen Tatarsky has put a spotlight on the murky world of Russia’s pro-invasion military bloggers and the outsized role they play in Moscow’s propaganda machine. Tatarsky — whose real name was Maxim Fomin — died on Sunday in an explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe where he was
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN MITCHELL Click here for updates on this story NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (WCCO) — Melting snow is feeding the Cannon River in Northfield, and triggering the first flood warning of the year in Minnesota. Northfield is already seeing some standing water, and the Cannon River – which runs right through downtown – is expected to
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman jumped to her death reportedly trying to elude Miami police. Just before 9:30 p.m. Monday, officers were sent to the area of NE 5th Avenue and 30th Street after they received reports of a woman who may have been involved
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Florida’s state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after the gestational age of six weeks, or about four weeks of pregnancy. The bill’s advance, which still needs to pass the state’s GOP-led House, comes one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCAL, KCBS) — While the Golden State’s thriving housing market may still make a good investment, a recent study shows that the American Dream is becoming less attainable for people in Southern California. “That’s what kind of worries me,” said prospective homebuyer Jackie
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN About 5,000 General Motors white collar employees have taken buyouts, according to GM CFO Paul Jacobson. Jacobson, speaking at an investor conference in New York on Tuesday, disclosed the number of employees who have taken package offered last month. He said that the company will take about a $1 billion charge
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Flashing red lights atop wind turbines would be curtailed to improve nighttime views under a bill that has been sent to the governor. If signed by Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly, it would require installation of light-mitigating technology on new and existing wind farms. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the aircraft detection
Continue ReadingBy Dayun Park Beep! The barcode, that rectangle of thick and thin parallel lines seen on seemingly every grocery product, package, prescription bottle and piece of luggage is turning 50 years old. Almost as old is the dispute over whose idea it actually was. Since its invention, the Universal Product Code has become the most
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The Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day ahead of another round of severe storms on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night as a strong low pressure system sets up across the Plains. The setup is looking similar to the storm system we had last Friday, bringing the threat of large hail, tornadoes, and
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By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has lashed out at China for its support of Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine and called it “a blatant violation” of Beijing’s United Nations commitments. Josep Borrell said that “there cannot be siding with the aggressor.” He
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War security landscape triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic country’s membership doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security
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