NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journey Through American Slavery and Independence” is this year’s winner of the George Washington Prize, which honors works arising from
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OUTER BANKS, North Carolina (WTKR) — A third oceanfront house on GA Kohler Court in just the past week has been pulled down by the ocean waves in Rodanthe. Two houses were destroyed on Friday, and Tuesday’s marks the tenth house since 2020 on the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that women don’t need Donald Trump to be their “protector,” but instead need the former president “to trust them” to make their own reproductive decisions. Harris’ comments, in an interview with MSNBC, came two days after Trump said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign tries to turn the larger issue of immigration from a liability into a strength and hopes to counter a line of frequent political attacks from former President Donald Trump. Her campaign announced Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy ABBY WRAY Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — 54,500 Kansans are living with Alzheimer’s, but it can still be isolating to talk about care options. “It is hard to explain to people what it’s really like day by day, minute by minute,” said caregiver Judi Salo. Salo cares for
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Three men were arrested Tuesday morning after they were allegedly caught stealing thousands of dollars worth of beef from a parked tractor-trailer in Philadelphia. Douglas Mathis, Jamir Scott, and Tariq Duncan were caught as they were stealing 1,600 pounds of beef
Continue ReadingBy Rob Cardwell Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Call it the sound of thankfulness. Four Ukrainian soldiers came from the battlefields of Ukraine to the hallowed halls of the Virginia War Memorial. “U.S. assistance is a game changer for Ukraine,” press attache Valery Shyrokov said. “The military aid and
Continue ReadingBy Xavier Harris Click here for updates on this story CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WRCB) — A Chatsworth police officer is under fire after a video surfaced of him killing a chicken in the street, sparking outrage among community members. Julie Wooten, founder of Waddle On Inn Rescue, condemned the officer’s actions as inhumane. “It was gut-wrenching,”
Continue ReadingWRCB, VIEWER VIDEO, CNN By Xavier Harris Click here for updates on this story CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WRCB) — A Chatsworth police officer is under fire after a video surfaced of him killing a chicken in the street, sparking outrage among community members. Julie Wooten, founder of Waddle On Inn Rescue, condemned the officer’s actions as
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday approved a spending plan to avert a possible government shutdown in a bipartisan vote that divided the Republican conference. The agreement, which still needs Senate passage, would extend government operations through December under a narrow continuing resolution advanced by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson. The
Continue ReadingKITV, HILTON FAMILY, CNN By Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — A 7-year-old boy is on the long road to recovery after being hit by a car on the Big Island. Taurean Reign DeNoto was hit by a car that also plowed into his Kaumana Drive home on
Continue ReadingBy Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — A 7-year-old boy is on the long road to recovery after being hit by a car on the Big Island. Taurean Reign DeNoto was hit by a car that also plowed into his Kaumana Drive home on Sept. 5, 2024. His
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Three more high-ranking officials in the US Secret Service are stepping down as the agency continues to be lambasted for security failures and face questions over its handling of two alleged assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are analyzing evidence collected from a Democratic campaign office in a suburban strip mall in Arizona that has twice been shot at over the last week. While police have yet to identify any suspects or a motive, workers remain worried. Police were at the strip mall
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three county officials from upstate New York accused of conspiring to commit ballot fraud in 2021 local elections have been found not guilty of all charges by a federal jury. The three Rensselaer County officials were charged by federal prosecutors last year of conspiring to use their positions to obtain absentee
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Más de un tercio de los niños de todo el mundo tenían miopía en 2023, y esta proporción aumentará a casi el 40% en 2050, según una nueva investigación. La miopía es una afección ocular en la que los objetos cercanos se ven nítidos, pero los distantes se ven borrosos. En
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US announced a $375 million aid package for Ukraine on Wednesday as the Biden administration pledged “unwavering support” to the war-torn country. The aid package, which is nearly double the size of recent shipments, includes artillery ammunition, air defense, anti-tank missiles and more of the critical weapons and
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A former CIA officer has been found guilty in a Virginia court of assaulting a female subordinate at an office party last year, the latest in a string of public court cases documenting what victims allege is a systemic failure by the agency to properly adjudicate cases of
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, Annie Grayer and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed the Ukrainian president “refuses to make a deal” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, marking Trump’s most explicit criticism of Zelensky’s handling of the war to date. “Those cities are gone, they’re gone, and we
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998. Marcellus Williams was put to death Tuesday evening with a lethal injection. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and top judicial officials were convinced of his guilt. But advocates for Williams
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