By Caitlyn Penter Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — It’s been more than three weeks since the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the eviction moratorium extension. Attorneys with Pisgah Legal Services, a local nonprofit organization, said Western North Carolina is back to pre-pandemic eviction numbers, but
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer J.J. Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press college player of the year at Duke before embarking on a 15-season NBA career, announced his retirement Tuesday. The 37-year-old Redick played with six NBA teams. He spent time with Orlando, the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Milwaukee and
Continue ReadingCNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe Biden’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, with one EU official saying “something is broken” in the transatlantic alliance. The French government has been seething since last week, when
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe Biden’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, with one EU official saying “something is broken” in the transatlantic alliance. The French government has been seething since last week, when Australia
Continue ReadingBy RUSSELL KINSAUL Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — At least eight area school districts confirmed to News 4 that items have been stolen or damaged in school bathrooms. The antics appear to stem from a challenge on the social media platform, TikTok, that’s called, ‘Devious Licks.” The principal
Continue ReadingBy JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Police are searching for a woman after beachgoers reported that an injured puppy was being thrown into the ocean at a Georgia beach earlier this month. Tybee Island police say officers encountered the dog’s owner and retrieved the puppy. Police say she told officers her dog
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) — A sculpture of underground railroad activist Harriet Tubman now sits in the middle of Sylva. A dedication ceremony will take place Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. Organizers hope with its arrival, comes more unity. The President of the Jackson County NAACP
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — A county coroner has confirmed that human remains found in remote northern Wyoming along the border of Grand Teton National Park are those of Gabby Petito. The 22-year-old disappeared while on a cross-country road trip with a boyfriend who is now being sought by authorities
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence officer suffered symptoms linked to a series of directed-energy attacks known as “Havana syndrome” while traveling with Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns in India earlier this month. According to a scientist briefed on the case, experts are in the process of verifying the
Continue ReadingMegan C. Hills, CNN Fashion editor Richard Buckley, the husband of designer Tom Ford, has died at the age of 72, according to a statement issued by representatives of Ford’s eponymous fashion brand. “It is with great sadness that Tom Ford announces the death of his beloved husband of 35 years, Richard Buckley,” Ford’s representatives
Continue ReadingBy ADAM MURPHY Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Nearly three decades after the murder of Emory University student Shannon Melendi, her body has never been found. Her father Luis is still seeking closure. “Every time I see in the news a missing girl it brings all kinds of bad
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,4 sacudió este martes la costa de Chile, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) . El sismo se produjo a una profundidad de 12,5 kilómetros y el foco sísmico se ubicó a 81 kilómetros al noroeste de Arauco. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN A highly anticipated announcement Monday from the companies Pfizer and BioNTech revealed that their lower-dose Covid-19 vaccine was found to be safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children ages 5 to 11, based on data from a Phase 2/3 trial. Many parents now are waiting for the time when
Continue ReadingBy BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) — The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is now under national scrutiny, accused of covering up complaints of misconduct. Lawyers with rapper Jay-Z’s social justice organization, Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Unified Government seeking documents about complaints that
Continue ReadingBy MARIYA MURROW Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A prominent Atlanta architect has been identified as one of three people killed in a helicopter crash in central Georgia on Wednesday, Sept. 16. According to The Macon Telegraph, Carson McElheney, a father of two, was on board when the helicopter
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Hugh Evans started his fight against extreme poverty by mobilizing his friends when he was growing up in Australia. On Saturday, Evans will try to mobilize the world to tackle poverty and COVID-19 with Global Citizen Live, a live, 24-hour concert featuring The Weekend, BTS, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A leading international economic watchdog is urging developed countries to put more effort into providing low-income countries with coronavirus vaccines in order to ensure that the global recovery from the pandemic is more even. In its latest assessment of the state of the global economy, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press MILAN (AP) — PSA Peugeot’s takeover of Fiat Chrysler to form the world’s fourth-largest carmaker has had its first executive casualty, with former Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley stepping down from his role of head of the Americas. Stellantis announced Tuesday that Manley, 57, was leaving to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (AP) — The biggest event in golf has nothing to do with money. The Ryder Cup returns after being postponed one year by the pandemic. Europe has won nine of the last 12 and will try to win on U.S. soil for the first time since 2012. The Ryder Cup is
Continue ReadingBy RAMI MUSA Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan lawmakers have passed a vote of no confidence in the country’s transitional government, a move that will throw long-waited elections late this year into further uncertainty. The vote Tuesday took place in the parliament’s headquarters in the eastern city of Tobruk, said Abdullah Ablaihig, a
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