By RUSSELL KINSAUL Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Missouri (KMOV) — Students and educators at Marquette High School are mourning the death of Assistant Principal Carl Hudson. Hudson battled COVID-19 for some time and recently had been on a ventilator. He died on Wednesday. Sarah Brown graduated from Marquette High School in
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Former police officer Kim Potter, who has said she mistook her firearm for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop near Minneapolis, broke down on the stand Friday, apologizing and insisting she “didn’t want to hurt anybody.” “I was very distraught. I just
Continue ReadingBy JEREMY FINLEY Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — There’s a surprise development in the case of the man accused of dressing as a construction worker in order to hide guns and ammunition inside the Downtown Detention Center when it was under construction. A federal judge was hearing a request
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister says her government is moving to close theaters, cinemas, concert halls, amusement parks, museums and art galleries as part of new restrictions to contain a faster than expected resurgence of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the measures would require smaller
Continue ReadingSELAH, Wash. (AP) — Selah police are investigating the deaths of three people from possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a Speyers Road home. Selah police were called around 1 p.m. Thursday. Chief Dan Christman says one of the teenagers in the house called a friend and said she was not feeling well, and the friend
Continue ReadingSELAH, Wash. (AP) — Selah police are investigating the deaths of three people from possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a Speyers Road home. Selah police were called around 1 p.m. Thursday. Chief Dan Christman says one of the teenagers in the house called a friend and said she was not feeling well, and the friend
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of inmates have set fire at a prison in southern Thailand in a riot over demands for better medical care for those suffering from COVID-19. Thailand’s justice minister says some 400 inmates at Krabi’s main provincial prison became violent Thursday night when a core group demanded that those infected with the
Continue ReadingBy SHELBY MYERS Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Police busted down doors, executed search warrants and took nearly a dozen suspects into custody. MPD said what started as complaints from neighbors, turned into a three month investigation into what was going on at a barbershop, tire shop and
Continue ReadingBy FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Opponents and supporters of Tunisia’s leader held rival demonstrations on the new date President Kais Saied chose to mark the country’s Revolution Day. A few hundred demonstrators gathered in Tunis on Friday morning to protest Saied’s consolidation of power and his actions that have raised fears
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A local fire department happened to be in the right place at the right time when a medical emergency occurred. Officials say firefighters from Guilford were conducting training exercises at the YMCA pool in Westbrook when one crew member noticed an
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Officials at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle say a nearly 50-year-old old female orangutan who was known for her inquisitiveness and easygoing nature died while recovering from a surgical procedure. Melati would have turned 50 on Dec. 27. She was the oldest orangutan at the zoo. The median life expectancy for orangutans
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — In an effort to combat the housing crisis in WNC, BeLoved Asheville is gearing up to break ground on what it calls deeply affordable housing. It comes in the form of a community — BeLoved Village. “Something happens to my
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo and his pregnant partner, Georgina Rodriguez, have revealed the sex of their unborn twins in a video that is likely to warm millions of hearts just in time for Christmas. On Thursday, the Manchester United superstar shared a clip on Instagram of the moment the couple enlisted the help
Continue ReadingBy JOSH MORGAN Click here for updates on this story NEWTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A 14-year-old student in the Newton County School System has been arrested for allegedly making threats against other students and staff. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says the student was taking into custody Thursday in connection to “terroristic threats” made
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Venezuela informó que sus sistemas de energía han sido restaurados, tras sufrir un apagón masivo que afectó a 20 de los 23 estados en el país, según reportes de los medios locales. “Hemos recuperado el 100% del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional, tanto la generación hídrica y termoeléctrica al igual que todas las
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Former overall champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde kept up Norway’s success on the Saslong course by winning a World Cup super-G. Austrian skiers Matthias Mayer and Vincent Kriechmayr finished second and third. Norwegians have now won eight of the last 10 super-Gs in
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Unnerved by surging prices, the Bank of England on Thursday became the first major central bank to hike interest rates since the pandemic began. The US Federal Reserve will follow in the coming months, with three rate hikes expected next year. You can quibble over the timing or the size
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — English Premier League managers will meet on Monday to discuss the worsening COVID-19 situation which has already wiped out half of the weekend games and sidelined star players. Five of the 10 scheduled matches this weekend are off. The total postponed in the past week is nine. Outbreaks at clubs underscore the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Kellogg says it has reached a second tentative agreement with the union representing 1,400 workers who have been on strike since early October. But the 10-week-long strike will continue until rank-and-file membership at the union ratify the agreement. Membership voted against a previous deal reached two weeks ago, which extended
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An Ontario township council has unanimously voted to bring in a four-day workweek for its employees following a successful pilot project. Council for Zorra Township, a community of 8,138 people between Kitchener and London, Ont., shifted from a
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