By TW Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — KTBS 3 News has learned that someone inside or near a highland neighborhood vape store… shot and killed two would-be robbers over the weekend. That is according to both law enforcement and neighborhood sources. What we know officially from police is
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Opera Philadelphia is postponing a show to save money, and gearing up for a change in leadership. David Devan will retire next spring following 13 years as general director. Devan, who recently turned 60, says the organization shouldn’t have “a bunch of 60-, 70-year-olds figuring out
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer The Russian ruble has fallen a long way in recent months, and the country’s central bank is stepping in to halt the slide. It also wants to stop the inflation that a weaker currency can cause. Russia’s currency is down because Moscow has been earning less from selling oil
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — When Denver police responded to a potential case of domestic violence this month, they say a man reached into a vehicle and then soon after rushed toward a police officer. The officer thought he was holding a knife and fired two shots at Brandon Cole, killing him.
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he will travel to Maui soon to visit the devastation left behind by wildfires that ravaged the Hawaiian island last week, leaving scores dead and untold damage. In his first comments on the disaster since late last week, Biden said
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans increased their purchases at retailers last month – for clothing, dining out, sporting goods and other areas – in a sign that solid consumer spending is still powering a resilient U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.7% in July from June, according to
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By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville Fraternal Order of Police President Rondell Lance believes a council member’s slashed car tires and Asheville Police Department’s two torched patrol vehicles are the result of an anti-police and anti-government mindset within the city. On Thursday, all Asheville City
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite having served time for his role in the BALCO scandal, Victor Conte stands out for being unrepentant. The latest edition of Netflix’s sports docuseries “Untold,” “Hall of Shame,” gives him another moment in the spotlight, providing a once-over-lightly rehash of track, football and especially baseball figures who
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate a “magic mushroom” on a recent trip to Beijing, but the aftereffects don’t sound that special. CNN’s Erin Burnett spoke to her Monday, asking about the “mushroom experience” that set off a social media frenzy and dramatically boosted business for
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate a “magic mushroom” on a recent trip to Beijing, but the aftereffects don’t sound that special. CNN’s Erin Burnett spoke to her Monday, asking about the “mushroom experience” that set off a social media frenzy and dramatically boosted business
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Deja Taylor, the mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect Tuesday. Taylor’s 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Spending at US retailers rose in July at a much faster pace than in the prior month, a combination of both strong demand among American consumers and higher prices because of elevated inflation. It was also the fourth straight month that retail sales increased. Retail sales, which
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — The newly leveled case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants accusing them of engaging in a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has been assigned to a judge who is a lifelong Georgian. Scott McAfee became a Fulton County Superior
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is suing Shell, alleging a fire at the oil giant’s Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment. The lawsuit filed Aug. 7 in Travis County seeks more than $1 million in damages. A Shell spokesperson says the company is aware of the lawsuit but does not comment on pending litigation. The
Continue ReadingBy Emi Jozuka and Eru Ishikawa, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Evacuation warnings have been issued to more than 237,000 people across 11 prefectures in Japan as Typhoon Lan hit the west of the country on Tuesday, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The typhoon made landfall near Shionomisaki in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — There are so many dots on the maps they blur into blobs — each one reflecting trillions of public and private dollars flowing in the U.S. this past year to build thousands of roads, bridges and manufacturing projects in communities large and small, in states red
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s anti-graft tribunal in the eastern city of Lahore has allowed authorities to interrogate the president of former premier Imran Khan’s party for a week to determine whether he was involved in corruption. Tuesday’s development comes a day after the National Accountability Bureau arrested Pervez
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing children has had another 12 months added to his 39-year prison sentence for molesting a 72nd victim. Gerald Ridsdale has been in prison since 1994 for for abusing children between 1961 and 1988 while he worked as a Roman Catholic priest in churches and
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Adults who regularly say hello to their neighbors have higher well-being than those who are antisocial, a new Gallup poll found. However, if you loathe the idea of striking up a conversation, data shows even the slightest greeting — like a nod, a wave, or a fist bump
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos 13 cadáveres fueron hallados en congeladores de dos edificios diferentes de la ciudad de Poza Rica, en el estado mexicano de Veracruz, según un comunicado emitido este lunes por Verónica Hernández Giadans, fiscal general del ese estado. Según el comunicado, se detuvo a seis sospechosos. Detienen a presunto
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