By Michaila Franklin Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Close friends of slain Pastor Anthony Watts describe the 61-year-old as a man who didn’t know a stranger. “That was the type of person he was. He always wanted to help. Always wanted to know what he can do whatever the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando Ya Ya, un panda gigante de China, aterrizó en Estados Unidos en 2003, varios centenares de espectadores en el aeropuerto internacional de Memphis dieron la bienvenida al esponjoso embajador de Beijing. El momento encapsuló un punto álgido en las relaciones entre Washington y Beijing, dos años después de que China
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Keep Oregon Green, in partnership with federal, state, tribal and local fire agencies and organizations, celebrates May as the ideal month to create defensible space around homes before fire season and prevent the start of careless, unwanted wildfires this summer. Protect what you love Each year, more
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft’s charm offensive with the world’s governments is starting to lose some of its luster as the software giant is confronting its toughest antitrust scrutiny since co-founder Bill Gates was in charge. A blow came this week when British regulators said they would block Microsoft’s planned $69-billlion takeover of
Continue ReadingBy Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story BERNALILLO COUNTY, New Mexico (WBBM) — A man who Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies say posed as a deputy on a dating app is also being charged for pretending to be a deputy while on an APS campus, according to a criminal complaint. In court documents,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El secretario de Gobernación de México, Adán Augusto López Hernández, informó este jueves en conferencia de prensa que al menos dos de las cuatro personas que murieron este fin de semana en un ataque armado en una carretera de Zacatecas eran de nacionalidad colombiana. López Hernández indicó que
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith is heading to reigning national champion LSU. The sought-after guard posted an image of herself wearing an LSU uniform in front of an image of the Tiger mascot on social media Thursday. The 5-foot-7 guard averaged a team-high 19.7 points last year for the Cardinals,
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — The Cavs waited five years to make the NBA playoffs again. Their return lasted just 11 days. Cleveland’s season came to a crashing end Wednesday night with a loss in Game 5 to the New York Knicks, who bullied the young Cavs throughout the Eastern
Continue ReadingBy ELYSSA KAUFMAN Click here for updates on this story NILES, Illinois (WBBM) — The steaks were high Thursday morning after a senior prank went awry, leading to a steer on the hoof though north suburban Niles. Video from a neighbor captured a loose steer trotting down the road as a group, later determined to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Varios migrantes intentaron cruzar la frontera entre Chile y Perú este jueves, de acuerdo con el reporte del canal estatal TV Perú. Las imágenes muestran a los migrantes cuando corrían por la zona desértica que divide a ambos países, y a la Policía intentando contenerlos para devolverlos al punto de control.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen. Harry Reid’s role as chief defender of the mining industry across the West is for the first time feeling the wrath of environmentalists, who otherwise consider her an ally. National environmental groups, Native American tribes
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen. Harry Reid’s role as chief defender of the mining industry across the West is for the first time feeling the wrath of environmentalists, who otherwise consider her an ally. National environmental groups, Native American tribes
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer & Hannah Cotter Click here for updates on this story WEARE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A man in Weare was injured Thursday morning when what he believes was a pipe bomb exploded near his van, the second explosion in the town in less than 24 hours. >> In the video player above
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story COLMA, California (KPIX) — Police in Colma on Thursday confirmed a recent road rage incident in the department’s parking lot that led to three arrests on multiple felony charges and the seizure of guns and over three pounds of methamphetamine at a San Jose home.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny and Kristen Holmes, CNN A draft Republican autopsy report on the party’s worse-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections urges GOP candidates to move past complaints about how the 2020 and 2022 elections were run — a clear criticism of former President Donald Trump, who continues to falsely claim his
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FALCON, ERIN JONES Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Two children are in serious condition after lightning struck a tree and shocked them Wednesday night. The Fort Worth Fire Department says the two school-age children were playing in their front yard when lightning struck a tree at
Continue ReadingBy Chris Arnold Click here for updates on this story WEST JORDAN, Utah (KSTU) — It has been exactly one year since a 13-year-old West Jordan boy was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Even a year later, Lisa Mitchell can’t help but smile when talking about her son, Eli. “He is an awesome
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (WCCO) — A St. Olaf college student who was charged after a cache of ammunition was found in his dorm room could soon be released to his home in Vermont. Waylon Kurts was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and conspiracy to
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The Kardashians have never shied away from addressing the good, the bad and the ugly parts of their (very public) life, and the new Season 3 trailer for their Hulu reality show “The Kardashians” demonstrates exactly that — with hints at what’s to come. “Things change really quickly,” Kim Kardashian says
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Carolyn Bryant Donham, la mujer blanca cuya acusación condujo al linchamiento en 1955 del adolescente negro Emmett Till en Mississippi, y cuyo papel en la brutal muerte fue reconsiderado por un jurado investigador el año pasado, murió en Louisiana, confirmó a CNN el forense de la parroquia de Calcasieu.
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