By LEVAN REID Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The Emerson Prison Initiative is a non-profit that provides college courses to those incarcerated in Massachusetts. It started at MCI in Concord in 2017 and was the idea of Professor Mneesha Gellman. “The public safety has been for so long, this notion
Continue ReadingBy Mythili Gubbi Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — People gathered at the Utah State Capitol to raise awareness about substance abuse and show others on this road that they are not alone. “Recognizing that recovery is for everyone,” said Jennifer Slack, a facilitator for family support with USARA.
Continue ReadingBy KSBY Staff Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KSBY) — Rep. Salud Carbajal visited the Lompoc Fire Department headquarters on Wednesday to thank firefighters and first responders for helping rescue a family during the January 9 storm. On January 9, firefighters and first responders recued a newborn and the baby’s parents immediately
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage. Armed with a shotgun and two
Continue ReadingBy Corderro McMurry Click here for updates on this story TEXAS (KRIS) — Its been almost a year since Russia first invaded Ukraine and organizers are putting on a local event, called 365 Days of Freedom, to remind individuals of its impact in the Coastal Bend. Olexsandr “Alex” Zhalkovskyi shared his personal stories over the
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will require its corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week. CEO Andy Jassy announced the policy Friday in a memo to staff. It marks a shift from Amazon’s current policy of allowing leaders to determine how their teams
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will require its corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week. CEO Andy Jassy announced the policy Friday in a memo to staff. It marks a shift from Amazon’s current policy of allowing leaders to determine how their teams
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Republican strategist was sentenced Friday to 1.5 years in prison for facilitating an illegal contribution from a Russian businessman to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016. Jessie Benton, who worked for the pro-Trump super PAC and was a longtime aide to former GOP Rep. Ron Paul, was convicted by a
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Seis personas murieron y una más resultó herida este viernes en varios tiroteos en el condado de Tate, Mississippi, luego de que un hombre abriera fuego contra su exesposa y posiblemente contra otros miembros de la familia, dijo a CNN el sheriff del condado de Tate, Brad Lance. Las autoridades recibieron la
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a small jet slid off a runway at a Houston airport, halting flights for several hours. The jet landed at Hobby Airport, a Southwest Airlines hub, just before noon Friday and slid off the runaway and onto a grassy area located between two runway safety areas. KTRK-TV video shows that
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a small jet slid off a runway at a Houston airport, halting flights. The jet landed at Hobby Airport, a Southwest Airlines hub, just before noon on Friday and slid off the runaway and onto a grassy area located between two runway safety areas. KTRK-TV video shows that the white
Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond coach Chris Mooney is stepping away from the Spiders for the remainder of the season to undergo heart surgery. The 50-year-old Mooney said the procedure will be performed next week at the University of Virginia Medical Center to remove an aneurysm in his
Continue ReadingBy Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story MARION, North Carolina (WHNS) — The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with several counts of several counts of felonious negligent child abuse. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Jan. 4, deputies responded to the couple’s home for a two-year-old boy in cardiac arrest.
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has searched the office of former Vice President Mike Pence’s Washington advocacy group as part of its investigation into the discovery of sensitive documents at the homes and offices of current and former top U.S. officials. Pence adviser Devin O’Malley says
Continue ReadingFormer NBA player Paul Pierce has agreed to pay about $1.4 million to settle charges that he touted EMAX tokens on social media without disclosing the payment he received for the promotion and for making false and misleading promotional statements about the same crypto asset. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Friday. EMAX
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Finalizaron las operaciones de recuperación para el presunto globo espía chino que fue derribado frente a la costa de Carolina del Sur a principios de este mes, informó el viernes el ejército estadounidense en un comunicado. El esfuerzo de recuperación terminó después de que “los activos de la Marina
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KTVK) — After city officials and experts found some names of Tempe streets and parks had ties to 1920s Ku Klux Klan members, several places may soon take on new identities. The new proposed names will instead honor Tempe figures and be presented
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Melissa Alonso, CNN Six people are dead and another was wounded Friday in a series of shootings in Tate County, Mississippi after a man opened fire on his ex-wife and potentially other family members, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told CNN. The suspect, Richard Dale Crum, 52, was arrested after the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died. She was 84. Stevens’ estate said she died Friday in Los Angeles after a long illness. Born Estelle Caro Eggleston in
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — The first class of 635 Ukrainian fighters has finished a five-week advanced U.S. training course in Germany on sophisticated combat skills and armored vehicles that will be critical in the coming spring offensive against the Russians, the Pentagon said Friday. Pentagon press secretary
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