By Rachel Polansky Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — In a race where a few hundred votes can make a difference, the majority of the 39,000 people held in Georgia county jails can vote, but as Atlanta News First Investigates uncovered, few do. A lot of people in county jails
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Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Commercial brakes produced by a Dutch company to be used in ambulances in Turkey have instead ended up in missiles used by Turkey in attacks in northeastern Syria. That’s according to report released Tuesday by London-based research group Conflict Armament Research. Between September 2021 and June 2022,
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Commercial brakes produced by a Dutch company to be used in ambulances in Turkey have instead ended up in missiles used by Turkey in attacks in northeastern Syria. That’s according to report released Tuesday by London-based research group Conflict Armament Research. Between September 2021 and June 2022,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, convocó este martes al Consejo de Seguridad Extraordinario para evaluar la situación en el departamento del Cauca, en donde en los últimos días se han reportado enfrentamientos entre militares y grupos armados irregulares. “La posición es que la acción militar no cesa mientras que
Continue ReadingAlaa Elassar, CNN Chants of “Woman, Life, Freedom” echoed Sunday around Roosevelt Island in New York City as hundreds gathered to bring to life an art installation symbolizing solidarity with the women leading the uprising in Iran. At the center of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, a massive portrait of an Iranian teenager’s
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — For the first time in decades, a mid-Michigan nursery is closing early for the Christmas season. Friday will be the last day you can get a real tree at Kluck Nursery in Saginaw County, and one of the
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, said the committee has not narrowed down the
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A class-action lawsuit says the federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers. The group hopes to put pressure on officials to restore funding that was dropped after a group of white farmers filed legal
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A class-action lawsuit says the federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers. The group hopes to put pressure on officials to restore funding that was dropped after a group of white farmers filed legal
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Josh Pennington and Maria Kostenko, CNN A series of attacks deep inside Russia this week have raised the stakes for Moscow at a time when its war on Ukraine is faltering. Russia has said that Ukrainian drones carried out three strikes on its air bases, yet two of the targets
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Wilfried Nancy has been hired to coach Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, replacing Caleb Porter. Nancy was born in France and spent the last two seasons as coach of CF Montreal, which agreed to release Nancy and some of his assistants in exchange for compensation. Montreal had a team-best 20 wins,
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Thousands of comments have flooded into the Secretary of State’s office over a proposed rule regarding age-appropriate material at Missouri’s public libraries. “Where does it stop would be my biggest concern,” said St. Louis County parent Andrew Viragh. Viragh’s concern
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than 1,200 pregnant and postpartum women died of a drug overdose in the US in 2020, with overdoses involved in more than 1 in 6 pregnancy-associated deaths that year, according to a new study. Drug overdose deaths reached record levels nationwide during the Covid-19 pandemic, and research published Tuesday suggests
Continue ReadingCNN By Christian Edwards, CNN As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed? Are there piles of clothes and takeout food boxes strewn across the floor? Do you have chip crumbs on your sheets? Have you broken your self-care routine more times than you can count? Do you not even care? If
Continue ReadingBy Kalie Strain Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Cardinals announcer Dan McLaughlin has been charged with Persistent Driving While Intoxicated, which is a class E felony. According to police, On Dec. 4 McLaughlin was arrested on a DWI charge. Calls about an impaired driver came into Creve Coeur
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un operador de una franquicia de McDonald’s violó las leyes de trabajo infantil, según una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo. Santonastasso Enterprises, que opera las ubicaciones de McDonald’s en el área de Pittsburgh, permitió que jóvenes de 14 y 15 años trabajaran más de tres horas después de las 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN The suspected gunman accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last month has been formally charged with 305 counts, including charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes causing bodily injury. Anderson Lee Aldrich, wearing a bright yellow
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE, SCOTT BAUER and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) — Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in the state’s executive branch of government, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday, the latest state to address cybersecurity risks presented by the platforms. The Republican governor announced an
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE, SCOTT BAUER and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) — Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in the state’s executive branch of government, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday, the latest state to address cybersecurity risks presented by the platforms. The Republican governor announced an
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