BOSTON (AP) — Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis, has died. He was 92. A tribute posted Monday on the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s website said Wilson died on Dec. 26. The professor won two Pulitzer prizes,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — E.O. Wilson, world renowned biologist and a native of Alabama, has died at age 92, according to his foundation. “The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is deeply saddened to share the passing of preeminent scientist, naturalist, author and teacher, Edward O. Wilson,
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo has suspended the powers of the prime minister amid an ongoing tussle for power, triggering calls for calm from the US and UK, and raising concerns of political violence. Somalia’s presidential office said in a statement Monday that Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was accused “in
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The owners of an Asheville music venue damaged in a fire earlier this month say they are determined to rebuild. “It’s really hard still to put in words,” said Sly Grog Lounge co-owner Theodore Crouse-Mann. According to Crouse-Mann, the music
Continue ReadingBy TORRENCE BANKS Click here for updates on this story BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (WSMV) — Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKYPAC) will host a benefit concert on January 7 to help provide relief to tornado survivors. It’s all thanks to a local student. Greenwood High School student Cayden Bailey posted on Facebook that he wanted
Continue ReadingBy SAVANNAH LOUIE Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — An Uber driver in Atlanta is trying to understand how she wound up at the center of a viral video, after a terrifying drive over the weekend. Kiana Lynn said she was trying to make money for the holiday season when
Continue ReadingBy John Oakes Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — On October 6th, two Shreveport brothers, Deputy Marshals Chasen and Lance Swan, received a shots fired call in the area where they were serving warrants. The call was for Shreveport Police, but the two brothers rushed to the scene to serve
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Casi un año después del fallido intento de golpe de Estado, la costumbre de Donald Trump de poner su propio beneficio político por encima de la verdad está nuevamente saliendo a relucir a medida que el excomandante en jefe y sus asociados se trenzan en un enfrentamiento total con la comisión
Continue ReadingBy Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Got plans for the new year? On December 31 just before midnight, you can line up to get a good luck blessing at a Nuuanu Shinto temple. Every year, many people and dozens of pets get a traditional blessing from the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Few people had heard of Engine No. 1 until this year, when it shocked corporate America by pushing Exxon Mobil to revamp its board of directors, in part to focus more on clean energy. Now it’s bringing its approach of active ownership to the world
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Miller Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Las Vegas police found human remains in a man’s car after attempting to conduct a traffic stop and vehicle pursuits on Thursday. According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, on Dec. 23 around 3:42 p.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering analysis investigation covers more than 3 million vehicles from
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering analysis investigation covers more than 3 million vehicles from
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency warming shelters were open throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and lower and forecasters said the arctic blast would last for several days. Snow fell in normally mild Seattle and Portland, Oregon, on Sunday while other other areas of the Pacific
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency warming shelters were open throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and lower and forecasters said the arctic blast would last for several days. Snow fell in normally mild Seattle and Portland, Oregon, on Sunday while other other areas of the Pacific
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are investigating an arson that left 139 residents displaced the day after Christmas. It happened near 31st and Wisconsin Ave. around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. According to officials with the Red Cross, the fire affected the central
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una familia de Virginia recibió las llaves de su nueva casa impresa en 3D a tiempo para Navidad. Se trata de la primera casa impresa en 3D de Habitat for Humanity en todo el país, según un comunicado de Habitat. Janet V. Green, directora ejecutiva de Habitat for Humanity Peninsula
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN After taking a long weekend for the Christmas holiday, jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell‘s federal sex trafficking trial resumed deliberations Monday in New York but still have not reached a verdict. Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has pleaded not
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists that he strongly believes in the rights spelled out in the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision, which are now under the most dire threat in decades. But he barely uses the word “abortion.” And when his administration has been
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party. But the desire to let loose is being countered by the highly transmissible omicron variant. Governments are moving at different speeds to contain the pandemic, with some reimposing restrictions immediately and others
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