By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — An Altamonte Springs woman has been arrested after police say she pulled a gun in a McDonald’s drive thru. According to a police affidavit, 24-year-old Amari Hendricks is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and resisting arrest.
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A public commission says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions last winter. For weeks, hundreds and sometimes thousands of protesters in trucks and
Continue ReadingBy Deborah Farmer Kris, CNN When you are a middle school teacher, people view you as either a saint or a masochist. When you are the parent of a tween, strangers offer sympathy. Middle schoolers are the most maligned and misunderstood age group. I taught these grades for more than 10 years and developed a
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration on Friday finalized a decision to reestablish Obama-era rules that require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce toxic pollutants, including mercury and acid gas, that come out of their smokestacks. Mercury is a neurotoxin with several health impacts, including harmful effects on children’s brain development. And while
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Six months after a Bend man was arrested in the killing of two Bend 18-year-olds, Wesley Abel Brady changed his pleas to guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of strangulation involving Angela Alexus Pastorino and Alfredo Hernandez.
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By Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A massive hole has formed in a Fondren neighborhood, making residents concerned. The hole is on Mohawk Avenue and Sherwood Drive at the bridge that goes over Eubanks Creek. City officials said it was caused by a drainage problem. “You can
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Holden Click here for updates on this story TUCSON (KNXV) — The truck driver killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Tucson had a service dog with him at the time of the crash. That dog has since been found. “It was a friendly little dog, just walked right up,” said Dave
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — Two Kansas men have been convicted of kidnapping, drug and gun charges in connection to the kidnapping and torture of a victim in Kansas City, Kan. David Carr, 36, of KCK and James Poterbin, 46, of Edwardsville, Kan., were convicted
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will be hosting Saturday Night Live on March 4th. Kelce made the announcement during a taping of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. he musical guest that night will be Kelsea Ballerini. “It’s
Continue ReadingBy Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A new bill would require California high school students to take one semester of a personal finance class in order to graduate. Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, introduced Assembly Bill 984, which calls for schools to offer a financial literacy course by
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador informó que fue exitosa la intervención quirúrgica al presidente Guillermo Lasso este viernes por una fractura en el peroné izquierdo, tras sufrir una caída. “Esta tarde finalizó con éxito la intervención quirúrgica al presidente por la factura del peroné izquierdo”, se leía en un breve comunicado. “El
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge. Over 100 straight days of racial justice protests that turned downtown Portland into a battleground. A violent breach of the state Capitol. Clashes between gun-toting right-wingers and leftist militants. Over the past decade, Oregon experienced the sixth-highest number
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done. The administration says it has “mobilized a robust, multi-agency effort” to support
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines bar owner and landlord charged in a stalking case faces a new lawsuit from a woman who claims he demanded sex in exchange for rent. The petition says Edwin Allen violated Cyndi Collins’ civil rights by asking
Continue ReadingBy Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KHBS) — Josh Duggar’s attorneys argued Thursday that the former reality TV star’s child porn convictions should be overturned. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the arguments in Kansas City. Duggar’s attorneys argued that a federal agent physically stopped him
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN A major US food sanitation company illegally employed at least 102 children between the ages of 13 and 17 in jobs that had them using caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws. Packers Sanitation Services paid $1.5 million in civil penalties for employing minors in hazardous occupations and having them working overnight
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Biden Cabinet members have received a letter from House Republicans as they launch the second investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a series of letters Friday to senior leadership at the White
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud. To one another, they expressed doubts about the claims and mocked the people making them. Private
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Con la densa vegetación de las selvas tropicales del norte de Guatemala ocultando sus vestigios de 2.000 años de antigüedad, antes era imposible ver en toda su extensión el antiguo modo de vida maya. Pero la tecnología láser ha ayudado a los investigadores a descubrir un sitio arqueológico maya de 1.683 kilómetros
Continue ReadingBy Justin Ayer Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — A tiny homes community aimed at helping Tulsa’s homeless population find affordable housing is facing some opposition. The City Lights tiny homes community City Lights Village is being built near 46th Street North and Peoria. Neighbors with the Chamberlain Area Neighbors
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