By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A judge Thursday sentenced a former neurosurgeon to 25 years in prison for the high-speed accident that cut short the life of a young woman who was training to be a doctor. Mobile County Circuit Judge Ben Brooks told Jonathan Pishoi
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia and Omar Jimenez, CNN A candidate for superintendent of a Massachusetts school district says he had his contract rescinded after he used the word “ladies” in an email — and another candidate pulled out of consideration after controversial Facebook posts about women’s sports surfaced. Vito Perrone tells CNN that he sent an
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced Friday he won’t seek reelection for a second term this year, a decision that follows months of infighting among the ruling coalition as it grapples with a fragile economy and galloping inflation. The center-left president’s unexpected announcement, which he made through a
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — UPDATE: MAWSS sent an update Thursday night regarding the sewer leak on Neshota Drive. “Update-contractor-caused force main leak at 1601 Neshota Dr. has released four million gallons of wastewater into a tributary to Dog River. The force main leak has been
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The City of Milwaukee’s independent Fire and Police Commission approved a long-debated new policy that will regulate the release of MPD video of critical incidents. MPD must now show families relevant video within 48 hours of a critical incident, and the video
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing is set to launch a program on Saturday, April 22 aimed at training and retaining sexual assault nurse examiners in Wisconsin, where there is a notable shortage. Funded by a U.S. Department of Health and
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Prizont-Cado Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in the death of a local pastor — 12 years in prison, followed by six years of extended supervision, Thursday afternoon. Jose Silva plead guilty in February to homicide by intoxicated use of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Directing a project focused on Tupac’s life was a farfetched idea for filmmaker Allen Hughes — especially after the two had a brutal altercation 30 years ago. But shortly after Shakur’s family approached Hughes to lead a project about the rap legend, he ultimately
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN New information is coming to light as to what led prosecutors to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin. A source familiar with the case told CNN that the possibility of modifications to the firing mechanism of the gun was learned by the special prosecutors overseeing the case in New
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish volunteer who died of wounds sustained during a humanitarian mission in eastern Ukraine has been buried in his home city in western Poland. Marek Mastalerz is the first Polish volunteer known to have been killed in neighboring Ukraine since Russia started the war there 14 months ago. A number
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO, LARRY FENN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. remains on a torrid pace for mass killings this year. The shooting deaths of four people in an RV in California over the weekend represented the 19th mass killing of the year. That is according to a database maintained
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Hillcox, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Arson. Bumbling bishops. A jilted spouse banging on the abbey door. These may sound like plot lines from “Days of Our Lives,” but they are actually moments that have punctuated British coronations throughout history. Coronations at Westminster Abbey go back almost one thousand years. They
Continue ReadingBy Jack Hillcox, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Arson. Bumbling bishops. A jilted spouse banging on the abbey door. These may sound like plot lines from “Days of Our Lives,” but they are actually moments that have punctuated British coronations throughout history. Coronations at Westminster Abbey go back almost one thousand years. They have
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN The same weather system that spawned tornadoes, deadly storms and water rescues in the central US continues to lash Texas with heavy rain as it crawls east early Friday, putting more than 15 million people at risk of severe thunderstorms from the South and Midwest to the Northeast.
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN A coalition of attorneys general for 17 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday called for a federal recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that they say are unsafe and too easy to steal. The attorneys general called for the recall “following the companies’ continued failure to
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Joe Sutton, CNN A number of Republican lawmakers from the Montana Freedom Caucus are demanding Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr be censured by the state House for “using inappropriate and uncalled-for language” during a floor debate over amendments concerning a bill that bans medical care for transgender minors. “If you are
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció este viernes que no buscará su reelección en las elecciones generales que el país sudamericano celebrará en octubre. El mandatario comunicó su decisión a través de un video de casi ocho minutos publicado en Twitter, bajo el título “Mi decisión, en el que,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — England captain Leah Williamson will miss the Women’s World Cup because of a torn knee ligament. The Arsenal defender left a midweek game against Manchester United after injuring her knee and falling to the ground. Arsenal confirmed Williamson “suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament” and will need surgery. The versatile Williamson can
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The immense success of the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” has transformed a quiet, untouched square in the French capital into a tourist magnet. In the historic Latin Quarter and just a short walk from the magnificent, domed Pantheon, tucked so deeply away that you could easily
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Europe’s air traffic control authority says it has been battling an ongoing attack, claimed by pro-Russian hackers, since Wednesday. There hasn’t been any impact on flights, though access to its website has been affected, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, or Eurocontrol. “The
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