By Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Chatom Police made an unexpected discovery after getting a call from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. “They were coming over into our jurisdiction to see if they could retrieve some items that a corrections officer
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Federal prosecutors are trying to prohibit FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case accusing him of bilking investors and customers. The request, made in a letter filed late Friday by U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Federal prosecutors are trying to prohibit FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case accusing him of bilking investors and customers. The request, made in a letter filed late Friday by U.S.
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s efforts to ride the advantages of incumbency to reelection this year were on display in his most recent news conference. He touted the state’s newest round of job-creation successes, honored a retiring police officer and highlighted recovery assistance for a flood-stricken region.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ben Crump, who represents the family of Tyre Nichols; Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, dice que lamenta que el Congreso no haya podido acordar una fecha para las elecciones generales. “Lamentamos que el Congreso de la República no haya logrado ponerse de acuerdo para definir la fecha de las elecciones generales donde las peruanas y peruanos puedan elegir libre
Continue ReadingABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Two inmates who fled a southwest Virginia jail are being held without bond after authorities said they were captured in northeast Tennessee. The sheriff’s office in Washington County, Virginia, said that officers located Johnny Shane Brown and Albert Lee Ricketson in a barn on Friday in Rogersville, Tennessee, and arrested them
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical Black figures in “Remember the Titans” starring Denzel Washington, “Ali” with Will Smith and “Harriet” with Cynthia Erivo, has died. He was 70. Howard died Friday at a hospital in Miami of heart failure, according
Continue ReadingBy MIKE MAX Click here for updates on this story BEMIDJI, Minnesota (WCCO) — He goes to school every day but never plays or coaches a game. Still, he’s a big part of the Bemidji Athletic Department. His real name is Eric Nelson, but in Bemidji, it’s just Big E, and he’s special to the
Continue ReadingWAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Officials say a Hawaii firefighter was critically injured Friday when he was swept into a storm drain and carried the length of eight football fields until being dumped on the shoreline. The Maui News reports the accident occurred as nearly 13 inches of rain fell on parts of Maui, and weather
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The Arctic was once a surprisingly warm place — and a haven for unusual creatures. About 56 million years ago, Earth began experiencing a global warming event. Temperature differences between the poles and regions near the equator narrowed. Over time, some intrepid animals began to trek north, including two sister species
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist. Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis acted a day after
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video showing the horrific police beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit that five of the involved officers belonged to. The SCORPION unit, launched
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video showing the horrific police beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit that five of the involved officers belonged to. The SCORPION unit, launched in
Continue ReadingCNN, WMC, WCBS, KPIX, WUSA, WXYZ, KYW, KTVT, WSMV By Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video showing the horrific police beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit that five of the
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A mother from Maryland, was instrumental in helping solve the murder of her long-lost daughter, an investigation of which spanned multiple years and states. It all began in 2012, when the bones of a toddler were found in a backyard in Opelika,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tres personas murieron y al menos cuatro resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en Los Ángeles durante la madrugada del sábado, dijo el departamento de bomberos de la ciudad. Este es el cuarto tiroteo en California en una semana. El Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles respondió a una llamada de ayuda
Continue ReadingBy NICK CALOWAY, WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey (WCBS) — It was a scary scene in New Jersey on Friday when a school bus rammed through a man’s home. Luckily, there weren’t any kids on board, but we’re learning that the driver may have been intoxicated. “I
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cinco hombres rusos que huyeron de Rusia tras la orden gubernamental de movilización militar del pasado septiembre llevan meses varados en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Incheon, en Corea del Sur, después de que las autoridades se negaran a aceptarlos. Tres de los hombres llegaron al aeropuerto el pasado octubre y dos
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are doubling down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams. The note comes despite weeks of condemnation and lobbying by the international community for a reversal on measures restricting
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