KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has offered to reinstate a professor who was acquitted of federal charges that accused him of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving NASA research grants. According to an Oct. 14 letter obtained by the Knoxville News Sentinel, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Superman’s iconic motto, “Truth, Justice and the American Way,” is getting an official update for the first time in decades. “Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow” will be Superman’s new motto, a change that was announced Saturday by DC Chief Creative Office and Publisher Jim Lee, during DC’s FanDome. (CNN and
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (WALA) — The city of Pascagoula commemorated a 48 year old tale Friday night. Calvin Parker, just 19 in 1973, said it happened to him and his fishing buddy, Charlie Hickson one night on the banks of the Pascagoula River. After decades of
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By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M’s running back duo of Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane took full advantage of Missouri’s porous defense in the 21st-ranked Aggies’ 35-14 victory. Spiller rushed 20 times for 168 yards and one touchdown, and Achane added 16 carries for 124 yards and two scores for
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A senior U.S. official says that a top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a plane to the U.S. to face money laundering charges. Alex Saab was on a chartered Justice Department flight from Cape Verde, where he was arrested 16 months ago
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man has been sentenced to 16 concurrent life sentences plus 107 years in prison for dozens of sex crimes involving children. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office announced Friday that 56-year-old Stephen Turner was sentenced after being found guilty in July of 33 felony charges, including statutory rape
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By Ryan Young, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Jessica Desfosses shared the final heartrending text messages she exchanged with her police officer husband in the days before he died from Covid-19. “Commercial just came on tv a casket saying take Covid seriously… 0 consideration for those of us fighting for every breath,” Stephen Desfosses
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Jessica Desfosses shared the final heartrending text messages she exchanged with her police officer husband in the days before he died from Covid-19. “Commercial just came on tv a casket saying take Covid seriously… 0 consideration for those of us fighting for every breath,” Stephen Desfosses
Continue Reading PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil has broken ribs during a fall off the stage at a concert in Tennessee. In video footage from the performance Friday, Neil can be seen clapping at the edge of the stage with his guitar strapped around him before his fall. Neil’s guitarist later told
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El mundo entero parece estar hablando de la crisis climática tras meses de eventos meteorológicos extremos y debido a los nuevos datos científicos que demuestran que tenemos que actuar más rápido de lo que pensábamos para evitar las peores consecuencias del cambio climático. En la reunión de los líderes mundiales en
Continue Reading ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who was 13 years old when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock has been granted parole. State corrections officials said Saturday that Eric Smith appeared for the 11th time before the parole board earlier this month and was granted release as early as Nov. 17.
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing in front of the Capitol, President Joe Biden paid tribute on Saturday to fallen police officers and honored those who fought off the Jan. 6 insurrection at that very site. Biden said that because of the actions of law enforcement officers on that day, “democracy survived.”
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By Sarah Fortinsky An assistant to the US House of Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts related to the possession of child pornography, according to court records filed Wednesday. Stefan Bieret, 41, is allegedly the owner of a DropBox account that contained images of child sexual abuse material, according to
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety is struggling with a backlog of safety rules ordered by Congress that are years overdue. It’s estimated the unfinished rules would save thousands of lives. An Associated Press review of the
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety is struggling with a backlog of safety rules ordered by Congress that are years overdue. It’s estimated the unfinished rules would save thousands of lives. An Associated Press review of the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A new North Carolina law signed Friday, Oct. 15 by Gov. Roy Cooper ensures patient visitation rights will not be impacted during declared states of emergency or disasters unless stated otherwise by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Middletown officer is expected to be okay after a woman assaulted him. The incident initially started around 8:40 Tuesday night when police received a call saying that three people were seen spray painting the sidewalk in the area of Park
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say government shelling of a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey killed four people and wounded more than a dozen. Saturday’s shelling of the town of Sarmada comes amid increasing tensions in the last rebel stronghold in the Syrian northwest. A truce reached in March last year has
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, CNN British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has lost an appeal on her case in Iran, her lawyer said on Saturday. “Nazanin‘s lawyer was called today by the Judiciary and informed that the appeal on her second case failed,” the Free Nazanin campaign wrote on its official twitter account, adding that there had
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man has been sentenced to 16 concurrent life sentences plus 107 years in prison for dozens of sex crimes involving children. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office announced Friday that 56-year-old Stephen Turner was sentenced after being found guilty in July of 33 felony charges, including statutory rape
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