By Alexandra Parker Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A former Atlanta Falcon is among eight people arrested in Gwinnett County for human trafficking. Eric Duane Johnson was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, trafficking of persons for sexual servitude and violation
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, Sara Smart and Rebekah Riess, CNN The family of Donovan Lewis filed a civil complaint against the officers involved in his August 2022 death, according to family attorney Rex Elliot. Lewis, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man was fatally shot by a Columbus, Ohio, police officer serving a warrant on an apartment in
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN In some older breast cancer patients, skipping radiation therapy after they’ve had surgery doesn’t appear to have a detrimental effect on their overall survival, according to a new study. Skipping radiation after surgery may not affect overall survival for women 65 and older with small hormone-positive breast cancer tumors, provided that
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By La’Nita Brooks and Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — Not all heroes wear capes. A teen was recognized on Thursday, Feb. 16, by Bay City for her quick action that saved her coworker’s life. Lillian Flanders, 19, was honored for her life-saving efforts and she credited
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story GENESSEE CO., Michigan (WNEM) — Three people have been charged for concealing the death of an 86-year-old and allegedly cashing in the deceased person’s Social Security checks, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said. Jodi and Gregory Baer, who are sister and brother, and Jodi’s boyfriend,
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top prosecutor in Jamaica has ruled that Prime Minister Andrew Holness won’t face charges over possible conflict of interest in contracts awarded to a construction company in 2007-2009 while he was education minister. Jamaica’s director of public corruption issued the ruling Thursday after reviewing a report on the
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Nashville Fire paramedics treated several students after reports of an overdose at a Nashville school on Thursday morning. According to NFD, crews responded to the Nashville School of Arts on Foster Avenue for an overdose call involving students. NFD reported the
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS and BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A power outage in a terminal of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into a second day Friday after forcing some flights to be canceled or diverted, including one that was turned around and sent back to New Zealand after nearly
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Continue ReadingBy FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Europe’s youngest country, Kosovo, on Friday launched festivities for the 15th anniversary of its independence from neighboring Serbia with a military parade, wreath-laying ceremonies and a special Parliament session. But the celebrations are overcast by revived tension with Serbia, despite yearslong Western efforts
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By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — A North County Catholic school teacher has apologized to parents for a controversial lesson on slavery. It happened at All Saints Academy at St. Rose. “She was nervous. She did apologize for being ignorant of some of the things she chose
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting neighboring ally Belarus’ leader for talks on expanding military and economic cooperation amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russia has used Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine when it launched what the Kremlin calls its “special military operation” nearly a year
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting neighboring ally Belarus’ leader for talks on expanding military and economic cooperation amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russia has used Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine when it launched what the Kremlin calls its “special military operation” nearly a year
Continue ReadingBy Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Missouri Senate is still tackling a bill that would ban transgender medical care such as puberty blockers for minors. This comes right when Washington University’s Pediatric Transgender Center is under investigation after a whistleblower claimed the center harmed vulnerable
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La administración del presidente Joe Biden dijo que está desplegando expertos médicos federales para ayudar a evaluar qué peligros persisten en un pueblo de Ohio donde un tren que transportaba materiales peligrosos se descarriló este mes. También se evaluará un aumento del apoyo federal a pedido del gobernador de Ohio
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By Kathryn Doorey Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The driver of the fatal Kapiolani Blvd hit-and-run has turned himself in, Honolulu police confirm. 45-year-old Mitchel Miyashiro was arrested Thursday for 1st degree negligent homicide, collisions involving death, and collisions involving bodily injury for the hit-and-run that killed 16-year-old Sara Yara.
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Finance Ministry has accused the BBC of tax evasion, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country. Tax authorities ended three days of searches of the British broadcaster’s New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Thursday night. Opposition political parties and other
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Finance Ministry accused the BBC of tax evasion on Friday, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country. Indian tax authorities ended three days of searches of the British broadcaster’s New Delhi and Mumbai offices on
Continue ReadingWANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, leaving 30 dead, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy. Freddy has gained strength in the past 24 hours, putting the smaller islands of Mauritius and Reunion on high alert
Continue ReadingCNN Thomas Page, CNN During war, soldiers look for solace wherever they can find it. In “All Quiet on the Western Front,” director Edward Berger’s film of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1928 World War I novel, that place is the toilet. Paul Bäumer and Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky, a schoolboy and cobbler turned soldiers, are perched over
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