By Shaquille Lord Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Waiting for answers, a Louisville mother is working to keep her daughter’s memory alive. “Every day is a nightmare, every day is the same filled with denial,” said Candy Linear, the mother of Nylah Linear. Three months later and 16-year-old Nylah
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By Amir Vera, CNN Now that the remains of Brian Laundrie have been positively identified by authorities, there are still lingering questions as to why, how and even when he disappeared in the days after his fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing. His parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, may be vital to unraveling the mysteries.
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Brian Laundrie, who authorities had said could help fill in at least some of the blanks about what Gabby Petito’s final days looked like, has been confirmed dead. Laundrie’s remains were found Wednesday in the Florida reserve authorities had been combing through for more than a month. Over the summer, the
Continue Reading By Rob Hughes Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KMBC) — Operation Uplift sends care packages to deployed troops. “It was just kind of rewarding to see them and their family members, just how much they appreciated the sentiment, especially from strangers, and people just trying to show their support and
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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Key European Union leaders are unconvinced by Polish arguments that fundamental judicial changes the country has made would not undermine the bloc and said that the withholding of billions in EU recovery funds would likely continue unless Warsaw falls back into line. At the end of a
Continue Reading By Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A veteran Jackson firefighter has been in the hospital for more than two months battling COVID-19. After nearly 20 years of battling blazes with the Jackson Fire Department, his wife said his fight against the coronavirus is his biggest battle yet.
Continue Reading By KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Birth certificates give male or female options, but today, one person was allowed to change to non-binary. This was a legal settlement that involved the state health department where a current Oregon resident born in Oklahoma wanted their birth certificate
Continue Reading By Gail Paschall-Brown Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Human organs for transplantation are scarce. Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU’s Langone Transplant Institute says nearly half of the patients waiting for a transplant become too sick or die before getting one. That’s why last month this lead surgeon and his
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hollywood is the land of make believe, but the very real specter of death can hover over television and movie sets. The death of 42-year-old director of photography Halyna Hutchins while working on the movie “Rust” in New Mexico after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun is just the
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN A 10-year-old Black girl who was arrested at a school in Hawaii over a drawing was the only Black student involved in the incident and the only one disciplined, the girl’s family and their attorney said. “It’s hard to believe that they were not treated that way because of their race,”
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los datos parecen sugerir hasta ahora que las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el coronavirus pueden ayudar a reducir su propagación, pero se necesita más investigación para confirmarlo, dijo este viernes el Dr. Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas. En una sesión informativa
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of a small Oregon town represent an emerging 21st century concern. Now a critical part of modern computing, data centers help people stream movies
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By ANDREW SELSKY and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of a small Oregon town represent an emerging 21st century concern. Now a critical part of modern computing, data centers help people stream movies
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods. It is the first major expansion of redlining investigations since the Obama administration. As part of the effort, the Justice Department as
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods. It is the first major expansion of redlining investigations since the Obama administration. As part of the effort, the Justice Department as
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place for now, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1. The justices said Friday they will decide whether the federal government has the right to sue over
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has ordered that all citizens who paid fines during a nearly 3-month state of emergency declared last year to slow the spread of the coronavirus be remunerated. The move follows a ruling by Spain’s top court earlier this year declaring as unconstitutional the country’s first state of emergency which
Continue Reading By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say violent clashes have erupted between security forces and Islamists in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least two policemen and wounding several demonstrators. Friday’s incident happened shortly after thousands of Islamists launched their “long march” from the city toward
Continue Reading by SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations envoy for Syria says the first round of talks between the government and the opposition to draft constitutional reforms in Geneva ended in disappointment and no new date has been set for the next meeting. The talks started Monday following a nine-month hiatus
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press One of the world’s largest bourbon producers has announced a tentative contract agreement with a union representing striking workers in Kentucky. About 420 striking workers will vote on the five-year contract offer Saturday. The walkout began about six weeks ago after they rejected a previous contract offer. The breakthrough comes
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