By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after he unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges. On Friday, former Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey received his sentence in Nashville federal court in the case centering
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Musician Mick Fleetwood of the famed group Fleetwood Mac said his restaurant, Fleetwood’s on Front St, in Lahaina, Hawai’i has been lost due to the wildfires raging there. He shared a picture of his eatery’s sign to his verified Instagram account on Wednesday, writing in the caption that Maui
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio, candidato a la presidencia de Ecuador, en un atentado a plena luz del día ha sacudido al país sudamericano y puesto una vez más las miradas sobre los grupos criminales que operan allí, con un poder que se ha consolidado y multiplicado a través de
Continue ReadingWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Body-camera video released by authorities shows a Connecticut police officer fatally shooting a car theft suspect inside a moving vehicle while a police dog is attacking the suspect, who screams for help. Tuesday’s shooting of Mike Alexander-Garcia by West Hartford Police Officer Andrew Teeter is under investigation by Connecticut’s Office
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A 37-year-old central Indiana man has been indicted in connection with a telephone threat made to a municipal clerk in Michigan following the 2020 presidential election. The Justice Department says Andrew Nickels, of Carmel, a suburb of Indianapolis, appeared Friday in federal court in Detroit on one count of making a threatening
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Fox Corporation on Friday said its top lawyer, Viet Dinh, will exit the company in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks in the aftermath of the company’s historic $787 million settlement with election technology company Dominion Voting Systems. “We appreciate Viet’s many contributions and service
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KGO) — Help is on the way to Maui from around the country and here in the Bay Area. Christopher Landry is the Acting Assistant Chief for the Oakland Fire Department – he also helps process resource requests from FEMA. “I’m the acting
Continue ReadingBy J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KGO) — We are getting a first hand look at the damage on Maui from those who have lived there for many years. Emerson Timmins has lived on Maui for 18 years. Wednesday, the roads were closed and Timmins was not with his
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KGO) — Help is on the way to Maui from around the country and here in the Bay Area. Christopher Landry is the Acting Assistant Chief for the Oakland Fire Department – he also helps process resource requests from FEMA. “I’m the acting
Continue ReadingBy WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A volunteer from the Chicago Chapter of the Red Cross left on a flight Friday morning from Midway to Maui to respond to the disaster on the island. Paul Bamman of south suburban Frankfurt is heading to Maui right now…with those fires
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Facts The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s independence. The
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a motion to dismiss a challenge to construction permits for a controversial natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia after Congress mandated that the project move forward. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Ann Binlot, CNN Editor’s Note: This feature is part of CNN Style’s series Hyphenated, which explores the complex issue of identity among minorities in the United States. (CNN) — The first time I saw the Filipino actor and singer Lea Salonga on stage was in 1999, when she reprised her role as Kim, the Vietnamese lead
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Adam Sandler has tapped his entire clan to star in his next movie. Netflix released the trailer for “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” on Thursday, and the comedy stars Sandler along with his real-life daughters Sadie and Sunny and his wife Jackie. The movie is an
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Chapman, Scott Bronstein, Casey Tolan and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — When Hawaii officials released a report last year ranking the natural disasters most likely to threaten state residents, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic hazards featured prominently. Near the bottom of a color-coded chart, the state emergency management agency described the risk of wildfires
Continue ReadingBy WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Nearly twelve years after an Indian Head Park teen’s murder, the girl’s killer has died in prison. Kelli O’Laughlin, 14, was stabbed to death at her home in October of 2011. Investigators said John Wilson, Jr., killed her during a botched robbery,
Continue ReadingBy WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND, Indiana (WLS) — Charges are pending against the owners of a group of dogs that injured multiple people when they attacked a woman in Northwest Indiana Tuesday. Police said the woman was walking her dog, a shepherd mix, in the 3500 block of Jewett
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Donovan Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WRAL) — A pregnant woman found dead in March in a fire pit outside a Cary home was tied with rope and shot in the head, according to reports from the state Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities identified the woman as Cecily Anne
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The flow of air today is what is referred to by meteorologists as a “zonal flow,” which is defined as winds moving west to east across time zones. This is not a good thing for Deschutes County, as the wildfires in the Willamette National Forest are almost due west of the area, and the smoke
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