Late-night fire destroys SW Redmond duplex unit; no injuries
A fire late Saturday night destroyed one unit of a southwest Redmond duplex, but firefighters were able to limit damage to the adjoining unit, officials said Sunday.
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Hunter accidentally shoots hiker in St. Charles County
Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — A hunter accidentally shot a hiker near Weldon Spring, Mo. Saturday, believing he was a turkey, police told News 4. The shooting happened just before 12:30 p.m., on the Lewis Clark Trail, which is in the Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Highway
Continue ReadingZacarias Moussaoui Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, who is serving a life sentence in prison without parole for his part in plotting the 9/11 attacks. Personal Birth date: May 30, 1968 Birth place: St. Jean-de-Luz, France Birth name: Zacarias Moussaoui Father: Omar Moussaoui Mother: Aicha el-Wafi Education: South Bank University, London,
Continue ReadingMissing person found in Lake Lanier
Click here for updates on this story HALL County, GA (WGCL) — Investigators have found a missing person, who went missing at some point on Saturday after getting out of a boat in Lake Lanier. Authorities have identified the missing boater as Anthony Saintil, Jr., 23, of Stockbridge. On Sunday just before 1:00 p.m. Game
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Elizabeth Warren says she’ll run for reelection to the Senate in 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts who ran for president in the 2020 election, said Sunday that she will run for reelection for her Senate seat in 2024. Asked about her 2024 plans during an interview with CNN affiliate WBZ, Warren said she plans to run for another term. “Joe Biden is running
Continue ReadingWingate University in North Carolina acknowledges its namesake sold slaves
Wingate University, a private liberal arts college in North Carolina, has set up a committee to determine “next steps” after learning its namesake, Washington Manly Wingate, sold slaves a year before the Civil War. The committee of faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees, town officials and others will discuss next steps, the university said in a
Continue ReadingKansas City recognizes Asian American and Pacific Islander community
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) — Today, music filled the streets of downtown Kansas City as people recognized our city’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It was a moment of celebration, but also a testimony of the hardship many within this community have faced. “I was at a
Continue ReadingTwo artists travel by foot, horseback & boat to recreate ‘Picturesque’ art from the 1800s
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Recreating art from the 1800s — that’s the goal of two artists traveling around the mountains. Adventure artists Scott Varn and Mike Wurman have ventured 80 miles from Chimney Rock to Del Rio, Tenn. It’s all part of a project with nonprofit Preserving A
Continue ReadingBusinessman pledges $250k of $1 million goal to help India battle COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A local Asheville businessman who emigrated to Hendersonville decades ago has pledged $250,000 of his own money towards a $1 million goal to help his home country, India, which has been ravaged by COVID-19. The $1 million will go to buy 1,000 oxygen concentrators
Continue ReadingMetro Police charge convicted felon after road rage incident in Nashville
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A 52-year-old man was arrested after police said he was involved in a road rage incident in Hermitage on Friday morning. Metro Police charged Robert N. Davis, who is also known as Robert Johnston, with aggravated assault and gun possession by a convicted felon.
Continue ReadingVaccinations offered during UConn commencement ceremonies
Click here for updates on this story EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — It’s the moment students wanted, but feared they were going to lose. Today, hundreds of UConn students turned their tassel and graduated in person. “We didn’t think it was going to happen. After last year, it was all online and we were all
Continue ReadingVigil held to remember victims of gun violence
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Mother’s Day celebrations will be somber for some. A candlelight vigil was held for moms who’ve lost loved ones to violence. When you’ve lost a loved one, certain holidays, if not all, can be hard for many. On Saturday, people used the loss of
Continue ReadingKids are taking governments to court over climate. And they are starting to win
It was early in the morning when Luisa Neubauer got the call from her lawyer. She was staying at her mother’s house, frantically trying to finish a book she’d been working on, so she said it took her a moment to realize what had happened. The 25-year-old climate activist had taken the German government to
Continue ReadingElon Musk opens ‘SNL’ by telling his mother that he’s gifting her dogecoin for Mother’s Day
Live from New York, it’s Elon Musk. And his mother too. After much fanfare, anticipation and some controversy, the eccentric tech billionaire took the stage at Studio 8H as host of “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday. “It’s an honor to be hosting ‘Saturday Night Live. I mean that,” Musk said. “Sometimes after I say something,
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Caitlyn Jenner says she favors path to citizenship for California immigrants
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she favors granting a path to citizenship to the 1.75 million undocumented immigrants in the state’s labor force, staking out a position that is more progressive than many voters in the GOP base nationally and at odds with former President Donald Trump, who Jenner supported until 2018. In
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Clyburn says Democrats should not stall police reform talks over push for ‘perfect’ bill and ending qualified immunity
House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Sunday said Democrats should not delay new policing reform legislation even if a provision on ending civil lawsuit protections currently afforded to police officers is not included, arguing that the party can push to end qualified immunity at another time. “I would never sacrifice good on the altar of
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Utah GOP governor defends Republicans’ push to end enhanced unemployment
Utah GOP Gov. Spencer Cox on Sunday defended Republicans’ push to end enhanced unemployment, saying that although some families continue to struggle amid the pandemic’s economic fallout, the benefit must be rolled back “at some point.” Citing the state’s low unemployment rate, Cox told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that the biggest
Continue ReadingBiden says he no longer understands Republicans. He has a chance to figure the GOP out this week.
President Joe Biden used a fleeting handshake moment below Air Force One this week to pitch two Republican senators on his plan for infrastructure. An airport tarmac in New Orleans wasn’t really the setting for a full debate on his $2.3 trillion plan, which Republicans have uniformly deemed too big. But walking away, neither Biden
Continue ReadingLaos records first Covid-19 related death over a year into the pandemic
Over one year into the pandemic, the southeast Asian country Laos has recorded its first Covid-19 related death, according to reporting from state-run news outlet Vientiane Times. A 53-year-old Vietnamese karaoke club worker died from the virus in the capital Vientiane, the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reportedly said Sunday. The woman’s condition
Continue ReadingCo-chair of Facebook Oversight Board defends decision to uphold Trump ban
Michael McConnell, co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board, defended the board’s recommendation to continue the suspension of former President Donald Trump’s Facebook account over statements he made in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. “This is a plain violation of Facebook’s rules against praising dangerous individuals and organizations at a
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