Black bear caught on video going for a swim in Asheville
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A black bear in Asheville decided…
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A new era of capital punishment: Legal challenges to South Carolina’s firing squad
By Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WLOS) — South Carolina’s options for…
Continue ReadingWalgreens, Florida settle opioid costs lawsuit for $683M
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses still struggle to find enough workers
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses still struggle to find enough workers
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Realistic airsoft gun causes lockdown at Swain County Schools
By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Swain County…
Continue ReadingEste avión que funciona con energía solar podría permanecer en el aire por meses… sin una gota de combustible
urielblanco (CNN) — En 2016, un avión de aspecto extraño, cubierto con más de 17.000 paneles solares, le dio al mundo un vistazo al futuro…
Continue ReadingNew audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack
CNN By Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Senate candidate slams Ron Johnson on abortion
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The only woman running for U.S. Senate in battleground Wisconsin is hoping to separate herself…
Continue ReadingAP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press An Associated Press analysis has found a growing number of hazardous dams in…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two…
Continue ReadingLili Reinhart calls out celebs for ‘starving’ themselves
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The day after the Met Gala, Lili Reinhart shared some thoughts about celebs who dieted to fit into their fashion for the…
Continue ReadingAP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan…
Continue ReadingDrought expands in the Southwest, worsening the region’s fire risk and water crisis
By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update…
Continue ReadingCondition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The condition ratings of thousands of dams across the U.S. remain a secret despite changes to improve the…
Continue ReadingStefan Wilson hired to drive 33rd car at Indianapolis 500
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar veteran Stefan Wilson will return to the cockpit for this month’s Indianapolis…
Continue ReadingFox chews through fence, kills 25 flamingos at National Zoo
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foxes are known to raid henhouses. But this raid, on an outdoor zoo yard housing dozens of…
Continue ReadingUS says superyacht owned by Russian oligarch seized in Fiji
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say a superyacht owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged…
Continue ReadingMore than 1 million people have died of Covid-19 in the US
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday…
Continue ReadingNASA climate research scientist wins World Food Prize
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A NASA climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global…
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