By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is coming to Richmond this month to campaign with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the final stretch of the competitive race for Virginia governor. McAuliffe is running against GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin as he seeks a second, nonconsecutive term in office. Youngkin
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels. Specialists in hunger issues warn the situation for millions of families remains extremely fragile. An Associated Press review of bulk distribution numbers from
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg will step down as head of a three-party, minority center-right government after the left-leaning bloc won last month’s parliament election. The leader of Norway’s Labor Party, Jonas Gahr Stoere, is expected to take over at the head of a two-party, center-left coalition this week. The
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors now believe two men accused of killing two people in a home in Bend in 2020 were involved in a murder-for-hire scheme. The Bulletin reports Kenneth Atkinson and Nathan Detroit II appeared Monday in Deschutes County Circuit Court to face a new indictment and a new charge. The co-defendants are
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Vancouver man is accused of kidnapping a woman from a convenience store early Sunday morning, then trying to kill his 2-month-old baby by squeezing the infant between his chest and a wall until the baby went limp. According to Vancouver
Continue ReadingBy CYNDI FAHRLANDER, BRAD STEPHENS Click here for updates on this story LINWOOD, Kansas (KCTV) — An Overland Park man is walking across Kansas to draw attention to a Kansas City, Kansas-based nonprofit organization, Unbound, dedicated to helping people living in poverty around the world. We caught up with Jake Hentzen near Linwood, Kansas, About
Continue ReadingBy SHELBY MYERS Click here for updates on this story GRAND BAY, Alabama (WALA) — Alisha Williams rushed home from a funeral to find her yard in pieces. A check of her security cameras showed most of what happened. A truck veered off Gaston Loop Rd. in Grand Bay barreled through a power pole, knocked
Continue ReadingBy BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story HURON COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — The Huron County sheriff is warning residents about an Amazon scam after some residents were duped out of thousands of dollars. Over the last three weeks, Sheriff Kelly Hanson said his department has taken complaints from victims falling prey to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The PGA Tour stays in Las Vegas for the second straight week and the second year in a row. The CJ Cup is typically held in South Korea. A year ago it was at Shadow Creek. Now it goes to The Summit Club, a private course. Collin Morikawa is a member.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The custom suits BTS wore for their Grammy Awards performance earlier this year are among the items that will be sold at an auction benefitting the Recording Academy’s MusiCares charity. The seven-member K-pop group wore custom Louis Vuitton suits to perform their hit “Dynamite” during March’s Grammy
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By EMILY RITTMAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Family members whose loved one was hit by two drivers as he left the Chiefs game on Sunday are pleading with witnesses of the deadly hit and run crash to come forward with information. When rain came pouring down at
Continue ReadingBy JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A troubled jail, with half a dozen uprisings, is getting a facelift. That’s not just happening to the jail’s lock system either. There’s a new commissioner running the City Justice Center (CJC) downtown, who told News 4 she’s ready for a
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A cab driver, gunned down on the job. Word of his death is sending chills throughout the taxi industry in Milwaukee. The murder of Imran Shahbaz happened more than a week ago. Police have said very little about the case as they
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON and ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has once again marked its national day with pomp, pageantry and a military parade that overshadowed protests against what some see as a misguided celebration of Spanish colonial history. Cavalry members escorted King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to a platform where the
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At least 28 people have died in western Nepal after the bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell hundreds of yards into a gorge. Authorities say the accident in the remote and rugged Mugu district also left at least 15 injured. A local administrator says rescuers are
Continue ReadingBy Richard Allen Greene and Kara Fox, CNN The Vatican cannot be sued in European courts because it is a sovereign state, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday in dismissing a suit from survivors of abuse by Catholic clergy. It was the ECHR’s first case to deal with the immunity of the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says at least 15 migrants are dead after attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya’s shores. The deaths come amid a massive crackdown against migrants in the North African country, during which some 5,000 have been detained. The circumstances of the 15 deaths were not immediately clear. The
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un grupo de abogados climáticos ha instado a la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) a que investigue al presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, por sus supuestos ataques a la Amazonía, que según ellos equivalen a “crímenes contra la humanidad”. La organización austriaca sin ánimo de lucro AllRi presentó este martes una
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing cuts in catches of cod and herring in the Baltic Sea to make sure both threatened stock and the region’s fishing fleet have a chance of survival. The sea off several of the EU’s northern member states has been suffering from pollution, high water temperatures and too
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing cuts in catches of cod and herring in the Baltic Sea to make sure both threatened stock and the region’s fishing fleet have a chance of survival. The sea off several of the EU’s northern member states has been suffering from pollution, high water temperatures and too
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