By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the far-right Oath Keepers were ecstatic when then-President Donald Trump invited supporters to a “wild” protest in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, when Congress would be certifying the results of the 2020 election, according to messages shown Thursday during the seditious conspiracy trial for the
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police officers doing good work, protecting the city, helping their fellow officers and taking dangerous people off the streets. That’s what the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation said about the six officers awarded the Officer of the Month commendation. Officer Ernesto Amparan
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Dan Berman, CNN A federal judge in West Virginia has invalidated part of a federal law that prohibits the possession of a firearm with an “altered obliterated, or removed” serial number, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that demands a historical review of gun laws to determine their constitutionality. “Firearms
Continue ReadingBy Lowell Melser Click here for updates on this story SILVER SPRING, Maryland (WBAL) — A new program aimed at helping the most seriously injured Ukrainian soldiers is starting to see the fruit of its labor. Operation Renew Prosthetics for Ukrainian Soldiers shared its first success story with help from Washington and the Silver Spring-based
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Renovations at a Texas school led to an unexpected discovery of an accessory frozen in time. Beneath the floorboards of a stage at a League City school, around 26 miles southeast of Houston, contractors found a small, plastic clutch filled with items that once belonged to a 13-year-old. Sydney Hunt, a
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is his own harshest critic. Evaluating his performance after going 6-0 to start his USC career, he responded that he’s played “all right.” His version of all right has the seventh-ranked Trojans off to their best start since 2006 as they head into a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s visit to California and Oregon so close to Election Day shows how Democrats are summoning crunch-time reinforcements in states that are usually afterthoughts for the party. As unlikely as it seems, a key component of the Republican drive to
Continue ReadingLAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue University student has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his roommate, whose body was found by officers sitting in a chair in their dorm room. Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity major from South Korea, was charged Thursday. The Journal & Courier of Lafayette reports that
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers offense is sputtering under second-year coordinator Matt Canada. The Steelers are 30th in the league in scoring through five games and have dropped four straight heading into a visit by Tom Brady and Tampa Bay in Week 6. Pittsburgh’s wide receivers have yet
Continue ReadingBy Mayra Moreno Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A young Afro-Latina mom who’s a writer and poet is making change when it comes to Latin culture representation in the literary world. Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright and award-winning author of several books for kids and adults. She was
Continue ReadingBy Maher Kawash Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — The man who fought back against would-be carjackers in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood Wednesday night is speaking out after the ordeal. A 35-year-old man was in an alley near the 5100-block of North Glenwood Avenue about 10:40 p.m., when two male suspects approached
Continue ReadingYPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Emoni Bates has been reinstated to the Eastern Michigan basketball team and as a student after prosecutors agreed to drop felony charges against him. The 18-year-old Bates was a top prospect out of high school who transferred to Eastern Michigan in August after playing his freshman season at Memphis. He was
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two seasons before Southern California and UCLA head to the Big Ten, college football is already big again in Los Angeles. The seventh-ranked Trojans and the 11th-ranked Bruins are both 6-0, and they haven’t gone unbeaten in the same season for this long since 2005.
Continue ReadingBy Rett Nelson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — “You raped me but told me, ‘I love you.’” “I was just a trophy sex slave. I am free. Never again.” These are some of the words written on a T-shirt on display at the Clothesline Project luncheon inside the
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Dukes Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A grandfather is facing charges after Volusia County Sheriff’s officials said a toddler was left in the backseat of a returned rental car. Sixty-two-year-old David Towner appeared before a judge at the Volusia County jail Tuesday on one charge of
Continue ReadingBy Joey Safchik Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — It’s been six months since Yaroslav and Maria Palamar settled in Omaha after fleeing Ukraine. “Thank you so much for helping, American people, for saving us,” said Palamar. KETV NewsWatch 7 first introduced you to the Palamar family in April, shortly
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams announced a hotel in Midtown will soon be a place to welcome and offer support to asylum seekers. It’s the second location to house migrants in the city while construction of the first humanitarian relief center is
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Mayes Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — An 88-year-old New Albany woman jumped thousands in honor of her son. Bernadette Fife and three family members, including two of her children and a great-grandson, skydived at Skydive Kentucky in Elizabethtown. This was Fife’s second skydive. She jumped for the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses. This week’s vote by the third-largest railroad union against their
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ready Click here for updates on this story SENECA, South Carolina (WYFF) — An 8-year-old boy saved his 6-year-old brother from a fire in their home in Seneca, South Carolina, earlier this month, according to his grandmother, Sharmen Pressley. Pressley said the family’s dog alerted 8-year-old Zeke Stewart that there was a fire.
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