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Dan Snyder, the majority owner of the NFL’s Washington Football Team, claimed in a court filing Wednesday that he’s being extorted by one of the franchise’s minority owners, Dwight Schar. Snyder said in the filing that Schar threatened to release information if Snyder didn’t sell the team. This filing comes a day after The Washington

The first Ismiraldha Abdullah knew that her mother might be in trouble was when she came home from school in Singapore to find her aunt sobbing, holding a letter in Chinese. It was October 2015 and the letter said Ismiraldha’s mother, Siti Aslinda Binte Junaidi, had been arrested in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen

Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask are the finalists for the 86th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy, it was announced Thursday. Presented each year to the nation’s most outstanding college football player, the winner of the Heisman will be revealed on January 5. The

Click here for updates on this story     Nashville, TN (WSMV) — For many in the Middle Tennessee area in 2020, it’s been an upside-down world. From March’s deadly tornadoes to COVID-19 struggles, a lot of people have bene impacted in one way or another this year. For Nashville’s Emme Simpkins, she took the upside-down them

The chief of the Columbus Division of Police in Ohio announced he is moving forward with terminating one of the department’s officers after the fatal shooting of a Black man Tuesday morning. Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Officer Adam Coy within seconds of their encounter, as Hill walked toward Coy holding

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out across the state, one group is raising concerns over distribution. The North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance said it wants people with Down syndrome to be prioritized. “There are very many coexisting conditions for people with Down

Click here for updates on this story     BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — In an ongoing investigation into a Candler man charged with concealing a person’s death, among other charges, officials have revealed the missing person’s identity. Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office released the warrant on Dec. 23 stating Mark Alan Barnes, 49, was charged with

Click here for updates on this story     WEST LINN, Oregon (KPTV) — The West Linn Police Department is investigating a bias crime after a home was vandalized Wednesday afternoon. At about 2:45 p.m., police said a home on Nixon Avenue was vandalized with racist words, symbols, and anti-police graffiti. No further details were provided by

Click here for updates on this story     CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland Family is turning pain into holiday joy, after losing on of their greatest gifts, their 9-year-old daughter, to cancer. Between the inflatable Snoopy, Ralphy, even the jolly old man himself, it’s hard not to see the light on Europeana Circle in

Click here for updates on this story     SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — An extension of Santa’s workshop exists in Scranton’s Pinebrook section at the production facility for BMC Toys. Workers there have spent months making and then shipping the highly anticipated line of Plastic Army Women. The owner promised they’d be ready by this Christmas. “As

Virologist and infectious diseases expert Nathan Wolfe warned 12 years ago that the world didn’t understand how to handle infectious diseases. “I believe in 50 years when people look back at this period of history they’re going to say, ‘They ran around trying to control diseases. But, they just didn’t get it,’” Wolfe warned Anderson