By Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman has filed a lawsuit against Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office after she was asked to remove her hijab for her mugshot. On August 23, Sophia Johnston was pulled over in Wilson County by a deputy for a broken taillight. Deputies
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington and Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A father has been arrested for pulling out a gun during a fight at a youth basketball game in Nashville, Metro Nashville Police said. Eric B. Shields Jr. threatened to open fire with children nearby during the argument
Continue ReadingBy Atika Shubert and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Luis de la Fuente, the manager of the Spanish men’s national team, has apologized for visibly applauding the speech of beleaguered soccer chief Luis Rubiales at an assembly last Friday. De la Fuente was seen clapping at the event in the front row of the assembly
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By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — An eye-catching mural looks over Euclid Ave. at a storefront where a car ran through the front window earlier this month. The large painted face gazes out over the sidewalk at the nail salon, which has been secured with cardboard
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has ordered more than 100 schools to keep some or all of their buildings closed when the new academic year begins next week because of concern that crumbling concrete threatens the safety of children and staff. The announcement has sent school administrators scrambling to
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — The first of the month is coming up, which means rent or mortgage payments are due. For Lahaina resident Sharon Bryson, she and her husband have been dreading the thought of paying bills after they became unemployed due to the wildfires.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — “Barbie”, la película taquillera de este verano boreal, llegó a Rusia a pesar de no haberse estrenado oficialmente allí debido a la guerra en Ucrania, y parece que la barbiemanía ha encandilado a muchos rusos incluso cuando la película suscita la condena de las autoridades. La distribuidora de “Barbie”, Warner
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story FOREST CITY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man suspected of peeping into Rutherford County home windows has a history of sex offenses. A resident on Providence Road in Forest City called the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and reported seeing a man lurking outside his neighbor’s
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s splintered opposition parties have decided to contest the 2024 national elections in their bid to unseat Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prevent his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party from achieving a third straight win. The 26 opposition parties on Friday decided to work out seat-sharing arrangements in different states in “a collaborative spirit”
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Walgreens Boots Alliance on Friday said that CEO Rosalind Brewer has stepped down less than three years after taking the helm at the pharmacy chain. The retailer said in a release that its board and Brewer, who was reportedly one of only two Black women to lead
Continue ReadingBy Gracee Mattiace Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man who escaped the Lahaina wildfires is starting a new life in Brevard after everything he had was destroyed. Chris Bilotta and his wife, Ngoc Mai Bilotta, were packing for a trip to Brevard to check out the area
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Numerous challenges to the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program remain two years after the chaotic and deadly US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the State Department’s watchdog agency said in a new report released Thursday. The Office of the Inspector General found that although the State Department made efforts to streamline
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel Un golpe militar sumió en la confusión al país centroafricano de Gabón el miércoles, destituyendo al presidente, cuya familia había ostentado el poder durante más de medio siglo, apenas unos minutos después de ser nombrado vencedor de unas disputadas elecciones. El derrocado presidente Ali Bongo Ondimba, también conocido como Ali Bongo, ha enfrentado
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A total of 66 people remain unaccounted for after the deadly fires in Maui as officials continue to work to find the missing and identify the dead. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said at a Friday news conference that the number of missing people, which was once
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gabon’s opposition leader is accusing the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power as a way of retaining their control in the oil-rich Central African nation. Albert Ondo Ossa says in an interview with The Associated Press that the junta who
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The slaying of an endangered brown bear near an Italian national park left her two young cubs motherless and sparked outrage in Italy on Friday. Italy’s environment minister and animal rights advocates voiced anger and dismay over the killing of the bear in the mountainous Abruzzo region.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The election administrator’s office in Texas’ most populous county – Harris County, which is home to Houston – has been dismantled to comply with a new state law passed by Republican legislators that officially takes effect Friday. The law, known as SB 1750, shifts responsibility for elections and voter
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — When Jake Kleinmahon and his husband, Tom, decided to move back to New Orleans in 2018, they had plans to live there forever. Kleinmahon, a pediatric cardiologist, earned his medical degree from Tulane University, and despite leaving the state to complete his fellowships, he said he felt drawn
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tami Manis is officially all business at the front and party in the back after her mullet, measuring 5 feet 8 inches (nearly 173 centimeters), was confirmed as the longest female one in the world. The 58-year-old last cut the back of her hair on February 9 1990, according
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — It was a special day for Ronald Acuña Jr. as he made Major League Baseball (MLB) history just hours after getting married. Acuña has enjoyed a spectacular MLB season so far and in the Atlanta Braves’ 8-7 Thursday night win against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 25-year-old became the
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