UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A scathing Justice Department report into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, includes a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene. Heavily armed officers did not kill the 18-year-old gunman until about 77 minutes after the first officers arrived at the school. During
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Chile have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate possible crimes against civilians in Gaza and the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said in a statement that it filed the request “because of a growing concern about the recent escalation in violence, especially against
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen covered everything from the state’s response to recent winter storms to his support for a bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms in his state of the state address. But it was the Republican’s plan to slash local government property
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Kenya say a donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb has blown up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others. A police report says the cart pulled by two donkeys and ridden by one
Continue ReadingCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami tight end Cam McCormick said Thursday that he is coming back for a ninth season of college football. He is believed to be the first with a ninth season granted by the NCAA. McCormick’s career was derailed multiple times by season-ending injuries, some of which earned him a medical
Continue ReadingBy Jon Burkett Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — There are few greater examples of sacrifice than putting yourself in harm’s way to protect a friend. In this case, Desmond Johnson’s friend was his seven-year-old son. The setting was a place where this loving father never imagined he’d encounter violence
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Election officials in Washington state confirmed Thursday that Donald Trump’s name will remain on the GOP primary ballot, after a state judge dismissed a lawsuit that tried to disqualify him based on the 14th Amendment. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, said his office would move forward with the
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two decoy swans in a Wallingford pond have been confused as dead birds on Thursday. Wallingford Animal Control said they have received calls about dead swans at the golf course near the Laskara Restaurant. After checking with the Department of Energy
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — What started as an April Fool’s Day joke ended up as a real-life product popular enough to sell out in a day. On Wednesday, Burt’s Bees and Hidden Valley Ranch announced an unusual collaboration — a set of lip balms that taste like a basket of chicken
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan told special counsel Jack Smith to stop submitting court filings without her permission in the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump, after the former president’s legal team complained that proceedings were supposed to be on hold. But Chutkan did not hold
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — After the Coastal Bend experienced freezing temperatures for the first time this winter, they were not the only ones impacted by the weather. Our wildlife also felt the effects. On Wednesday, more than 30 cold stunned sea turtles were rescued
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean and Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — On Thursday, Spelman College announced a “historic” $100 million donation from a billionaire businesswoman and school trustee. The gift is the largest single donation ever given to a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) school. It also comes
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A former professional basketball player whose ex-girlfriend was sentenced to prison last year for fraud is now facing his own federal indictment, accusing him of falsifying applications for pandemic relief loans. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the indictment of 40-year-old Lorenzo Gordon comes three months after his former girlfriend, Brittish
Continue ReadingBy Cole Johnson Click here for updates on this story CULLEOKA, Tennessee (WTVF) — This is your chance to follow your hallmark movie dreams. A special property is for sale near Lewisburg that will let you experience the Christmas season year round. The property is more than 30 acres and is surrounded by nature. A
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Susskind Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — Students in Martin County will get a little more sleep next year. The district is pushing start times back as part of an effort to comply with a new state law. How much of a difference does 10 minutes make?
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden supporters would rather he win Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New Hampshire. State Democratic leaders want that too. But the trick for everyone involved has been figuring out how to make that happen since the president’s name doesn’t appear on the ballot. That’s left the state’s Democratic establishment trying to
Continue ReadingBy Bryna Zumer Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — Baltimore County is piloting a new mobile crisis team focused on fighting overdoses, thanks to a $12.7 million federal grant. The “Quick Response Team” will initially operate two days a week. It will deploy specially-trained EMS staff and peer recovery
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrite. The preservative, used to cure meat, is deadly in its concentrated form, which is widely available online
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case, the pig liver
Continue ReadingBy Bella Line Click here for updates on this story NAPLES, Florida (WFTX) — The United Soccer League (USL) is bringing a soccer team to Naples at its new $150 million stadium at the Paradise Sports Complex. USL 1 has teams all over the country, in cities like Charleston and Knoxville for the southeast, but
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