By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Atlanta Police Department officer who Tased a man during a traffic stop has been fired. The man later died and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled the death a homicide. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum announced Tuesday that officer Kiran Kimbrough
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday’s bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The existence of the intelligence has cast doubt
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The dozen refugees gathered at a spot just south of the deep blue waters of the Sea of Galilee to build their new community, safe from the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe. It was an ambitious experiment. The 10 men and two women set out to create an
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier amid an ongoing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river. Vendors in Dominican border cities
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities have arrested an Iraqi man accused of involvement in the killing of prisoners and the amputation of a person’s hand as a member of the Islamic State group in his homeland. Federal prosecutors said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday in the western city of Wuppertal. He is accused of
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Sam Fossum and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Embattled Rep. George Santos remained defiant on Wednesday after facing new federal criminal charges, insisting he would not accept a plea deal and that he will run for reelection next year. Santos, a New York Republican, claimed that none of the 23 charges against
Continue ReadingBy La’Nita Brooks and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw mother is pleading for help to find justice for her murdered son. Cortez Hampton, 15, was found shot and killed in an abandoned house in July. His mother said she believes she knows who pulled the
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, who had been missing since his mother’s death last month, was taken into custody on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for first-degree murder in her killing, police said in a statement. Brown, 35, was arrested in San Diego
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Nashville Police have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a man found badly burned in the trunk of a car off a South Nashville road in late September. Police said Kevin Joel Castro-Garcia is charged with
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man formerly employed at a Rutherford County middle school is facing more than ten charges of sexual exploitation of a minor following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. On Sept. 25, TBI agents began investigating an account user
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and conductor Rafael Payare are on a four-concert cross-country run that ends Friday night at Carnegie Hall. They met in 2009 at a rehearsal in Caracas, Venezuela, became a couple three nights later and were married in 2013. Getting them on the road
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Missouri (KMOV) — The O’Fallon Police Department credits training and compassion after an officer’s quick thinking helped bring a teen suffering a mental health crisis to safety. On Tuesday afternoon, O’Fallon police officers responded to the Sonderen Street overpass after receiving a call about
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El 8 de abril, los observadores del cielo de Norteamérica disfrutarán de un eclipse solar total que pasará por México, Estados Unidos y Canadá. Los aficionados a los eclipses ya están reservando hoteles que coincidan con la trayectoria del eclipse total, y los expertos aconsejan hacer planes ahora para no perdérselo.
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Usery Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman from Dupo, Illinois, is accused of escaping from police custody after she jumped from a police vehicle in Manchester. Charging documents state Amber Nichols was arrested at Academy Sports at 14260 Manchester Road on Oct. 8 after she left
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross. He lied to his handlers, threatened to unmask fellow informants and even admitted killing three people during his days as a cocaine runner. But time
Continue ReadingBy Eric Naktin Click here for updates on this story KAILUA, Hawaii (KITV) — Raising children requires countless challenges including keeping them out of harms way. Monday night a parent potentially avoided being a victim of a crime along with her daughter on Oahu. A seven year old girl was leaving Kailua District Park with
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN) — El más reciente premio mayor de Powerball ha aumentado a US$ 1.730 millones, convirtiéndose en el segundo más grande en la historia de esa lotería. Pero en 1987, cuando se introdujo Lotto America, el antecesor de Powerball, los organizadores prohibieron premios superiores a US$ 80 millones. “Había preocupaciones sobre lo que
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of menstrual product makers announced on Wednesday that they have banded together to form “The Tampon Tax Back Coalition,” which they say is an effort to reimburse consumers the “unjust tax” on feminine hygiene products such as tampons, pads and menstrual cups. Shoppers pay sales
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — While John Carpenter has become synonymous with fictional horror storytelling, the 75-year-old director is dipping his toe into true life terrors with his new show, “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams.” The director sat down with The Associated Press for a wide-ranging interview ahead of the release of
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government has announced that it won’t renew a deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country travelled to Cuba for specialized training. The program has been unpopular with Kenya’s main doctors union, partly because the Cuban doctors received
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