Click here for updates on this story Louisiana (WDSU) — An associate athletic director at LSU says her supervisors retaliated against her when she brought sexual harassment and mistreatment allegations against former football coach Les Miles to their attention. Lawyers for Sharon Lewis said Monday they intend to file a federal lawsuit that seeks $50
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The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating allegations of abuse at a site sheltering unaccompanied minors in Texas, the White House said Thursday, after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott alleged the state had received tips that children inside the facility were being abused and called for it to be shut down. “The
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Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people — including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren — at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday. Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A former Northeastern University track and field coach who worked at several universities is accused of tricking female student-athletes into sending him nude photos and cyberstalking at least one student-athlete. Steve Waithe, 28, of Chicago, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of cyberstalking
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Saying it’s the first new mainline U.S. air carrier in nearly 15 years, Avelo Airlines debuted Thursday with flights from Burbank to 11 destinations — including Redmond’s Roberts Field — and introductory fares starting at $19 on all routes.
Continue ReadingThe campaign arm of House Republicans is using an aggressive tactic to push online donors toward committing to monthly contributions, telling them that opting out of having the same amount automatically charged to their credit card or withdrawn from their bank each month is an act of disloyalty toward former President Donald Trump. With a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska Humane Society gets a lot of calls about abandoned pets, but the one it received last Friday stood out. “People don’t abandoned their pets at a groomer,” Kisha Witherspoon said. Witherspoon, an animal control officer at the humane society, responded to the
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Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people — including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren — at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday. Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city
Continue ReadingPolice arrested a Brooklyn, New York, resident on assault and reckless endangerment charges after he allegedly struck a 7-Eleven worker in the face multiple times while making anti-Asian statements, according to the NYPD. The alleged assault occurred at a 7-Eleven in midtown Manhattan early Saturday morning, police said. Gregory Jacques, 33, was later arrested Wednesday
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is keeping up the pressure on Chinese technology firms by adding more companies to a Commerce Department blacklist. Seven Chinese businesses with ties to the military were added to the so-called Entity List on Thursday in a move that restricts US firms from dealing with the companies. All seven of the listed
Continue ReadingTwo top TV executives at CBS have left the network two months after being suspended for allegations that they created a toxic work culture which included racist and misogynistic behavior. CBS placed Peter Dunn, president of CBS television stations, and David Friend, senior vice president of news for television stations, on leave in January following
Continue ReadingJoel Greenberg, a key figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal prosecutors, his attorney and prosecutors said in court Thursday. Federal government lawyers and Greenberg’s attorney told a judge the deal was not finalized but there is an expectation that within the
Continue ReadingFacing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to address a scourge of gun violence he deemed a “blemish on the nation.” “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic,” Biden said in the Rose Garden to an audience of
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President Joe Biden is directing his administration to tighten restrictions on so-called ghost guns as part of a series of actions related to gun safety. Here are key things to know: Ghost guns are self-assembled firearms, often put together with parts sold online They don’t have serial numbers Purchases of kits or individual parts do
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MASON CITY, Iowa (Globe Gazette) — The photo fairly oozes with tension as you look at it. In the background, a Ford F-150 is in flames, heavy black smoke billowing into the sky. The man in a red shirt in the foreground has burnt-red hands smudged with soot.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Four Moline police officers received a Valor Award from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police on Tuesday for saving a woman from a burning building, according to a news release from the Fraternal Order of Police. Sergeant Derrick Cullison and officers Joshua McManus,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — For Mao Lor, 65, getting a COVID-19 vaccine was painless and will make her feel safer leaving home, she said. “There’s no hurt,” the resident of the Bayview apartments in Downtown Madison said after receiving a shot Wednesday. “I need to protect
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[Breaking news update, published at 12:47 p.m. ET] Former NFL player Phillip Adams is the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting that left five people dead — including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren — in Rock Hill, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday. Adams, 32, was found dead of
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Costco diehards, don’t fret: The beloved food court, known for its $1.50 hot dog and soda combo and giant menu boards, is coming back to life, albeit slowly. Costco shut down seating areas in food courts when the pandemic spread through the United States last March. It pared back the menu to hot dogs and
Continue ReadingTravis Rudolph, a former wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles, is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a shooting early Wednesday morning, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a double shooting in Lake Park, Florida, soon after midnight Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. One
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