By Russell Kinsaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department formed a task force in response to a rash of recent carjackings tied to a particular group of juveniles. According to Capt. Joseph Morici, the group is believed to be responsible for seven or eight
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Some St. Louis city leaders are pushing back, as a new bill backed by the local police union calls for control over the St. Louis City Police Department to go back to the state. This proposal comes 10 years after
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The Forest City Police Department in North Carolina has issued an advisory after multiple razor blades were found on gas pump handles. The department published the community advisory on Tuesday to address “multiple instances of razor blades being placed in gas pump handles in Forest City and surrounding areas.” It said
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The need to increase funding for Black feminist organizations is urgent, according to an open letter from some of philanthropy’s most influential organizations – including Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, as well as the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation – released Thursday. The Black Feminist Fund
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history scorched nearly 1,100 homes, Colorado lawmakers are considering joining other Western states by adopting artificial intelligence in the hopes of detecting blazes before they burn out of control. A Colorado Senate committee on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Abbott Click here for updates on this story PLAIN DEALING, Louisiana (KTBS) — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced in July the start of construction on a $110 million lumber production facility that will support the creation of nearly 500 new jobs in Northwest Louisiana. The sawmill will be 235 acres in Plain Dealing,
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Service workers from Asheville’s tourism industry spoke before the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority Board Wednesday, Jan. 25. Those who spoke Wednesday shared personal examples of the inability to afford a decent place to live, echoing what many Ashevillians
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday addressed the ongoing controversies about classified documents, saying that people with access to those materials need to be more “conscious of the rules.” “Obviously I can’t comment on any specific investigation, but we have had, for quite a number of years, any number of mishandling
Continue ReadingBy Charles Perez Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A scruffy 20-pound poodle mix is lucky to be alive, and it’s all thanks to someone who was willing to jump in to the rescue. Riu is about 2 years old, and he’s recovering from a pretty traumatic experience. About
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Oregon’s statewide graduation rate for the Class of 2022 was 81.3 percent, marking gains for every student group compared to the previous year and the second-highest graduation rate
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN John Legend shared his first photo with newborn daughter, Esti, on social media. The singer and his wife Chrissy Teigen recently welcomed Esti Maxine Stephens, who shares Legend’s birth surname. Legend is holding the baby in the picture, captioned, “Our new love.” Teigen commented, “eeeee I love her.” “Saturday Night Live”
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Que el Holocausto, la persecución y aniquilación sistemática de judíos perpetrada por la Alemania nazi haya ocurrido a unos 8.000 kilómetros de América Latina podría sugerir que la región se mantuvo lejos de esta tragedia ocurrida entre 1933 y 1945. Pero no fue así. ¿Qué es el antisemitismo? Historia y
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va, (AP) — A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the Islamic State group as a teenager has now been accused of violating his terms of release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John Walker Lindh. According to court documents, the FBI photographed Ali
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Thursday it plans to open more than 30 Sam’s Club locations in the next few years, marking the first expansion since 2017. The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said the first Sam’s Club location as part of the expansion is slated
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities have charged 25 people accused of participating in a wire fraud scheme in Florida that they say created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment. Recently unsealed federal grand jury indictments allege the defendants took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent
Continue ReadingToday will be the last nice day on the mountain before the next cold, wet system rolls in. Under sunny skies, we can expect highs in the mid 30’s, with NW winds at 5-10 mph. Clouds will thicken tonight and the Cascades will start to see snowfall as early as Friday morning. Mt. Bachelor could
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five fired Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a beautiful day yesterday, we can plan on conditions getting even nicer today! Sunny to mostly sunny skies will be accompanied by highs in the upper 40’s to mid 50’s. Light and variable winds this morning will become gentle out of the west and NW at 5-10 mph. Those gentle
Continue ReadingBy EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A spokesman for the World Food Program says malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year. Speaking in Kabul, the WFP spokesman said Thursday that there are 4 million children under the age of five and
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with particularly high marks. The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, according to professors at
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