By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Louisiana (KTBS) — A stolen public vehicle and high-speed chase – at times only on three wheels – ended Thursday morning with a man in custody The chase, which originated in Shreveport, ended on Interstate 49 in DeSoto Parish. But it didn’t happen without
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the economy improved for the second straight month in September, bolstered by lower prices for long-lasting goods such as cars and furniture. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index ticked up to 69 in its preliminary reading, from 67.9 in August and its highest level since
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins will bring in another quarterback while starter Tua Tagovailoa deals with his latest concussion, coach Mike McDaniel said Friday. For now, Skylar Thompson will be considered the Dolphins’ starter while Tagovailoa is sidelined. Tagovailoa left Thursday night’s 31-10 loss to Buffalo in the third
Continue ReadingBy Gail Levy, Kathleen Ditton, Rubén Rosario, Alex Browning Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — The granddaughter of Major and Claudette Melvin was arrested in connection with the March murders of the elderly couple at their Fort Lauderdale home, according to police. 7News cameras captured Jalisa Hill in handcuffs
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law providing taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the state’s November ballot. The high court ruled Friday that the ballot measure does not target an appropriation, which is prohibited by law. It heard arguments Tuesday
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” his acclaimed retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a fiction nominee for the National Book Awards. The long list of 10 also includes Rachel Kushner’s innovative thriller, “Creation Lake,” and novelist-filmmaker Miranda July’s exploration of middle age, “All Fours.” The National
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Sosa, Kevin Boulandier, Olivia DiVenti Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — It was a dangerous drive in a Miami neighborhood when a woman said a driver ran into her and fled the scene with her on the hood of the car, and the startling confrontation was caught on
Continue ReadingBy Dorcas Marfo Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — In a move to safeguard public heath, Health Canada says it has officially banned the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) as a food additive. The decision follows growing concerns of health risks associated with the additive, which was previously permitted
Continue ReadingAssociated Press As the pregnant woman’s contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dispatched an ambulance to send her elsewhere. Just two minutes later, she gave birth to a 6-pound baby girl in the cab of the ambulance down the road from
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A super PAC with Republican ties is running digital ads in Michigan promoting the Jewish faith of Kamala Harris’s husband and touting the vice president’s support for Israel in an apparent play to undercut Harris with the battleground state’s large Arab American population amid ongoing political fallout over the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El líder de Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, ha escrito una rara carta al jefe de Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, según el grupo militante libanés, en la que reafirma su compromiso de luchar contra Israel y de apoyar la alianza de militantes regionales respaldada por Irán conocida como el “Eje de la Resistencia”. Sinwar,
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa is now dealing with the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career, all of them coming in the last 24 months. And there are now questions about his future — both short-term and long-term. The Miami Dolphins quarterback was hurt in his team’s 31-10 loss
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration said Friday that it has finalized tariff hikes on certain Chinese-made products that the president first announced in May. The tariff rate will go up to 100% on electric vehicles, to 50% on solar cells and to 25% on electrical vehicle batteries, critical minerals, steel,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Ayuntamiento de Springfield, Ohio, se vio obligado a cerrar el jueves “debido a una amenaza de bomba que se emitió a varias instalaciones en todo Springfield hoy”. Según la ciudad de Springfield, “se recibió una amenaza de bomba que generó una respuesta inmediata de la policía local y
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has rejected plans for the U.K.’s first coal mine in three decades, delivering a victory for environmental groups. The High Court ruling Friday follows a decision by the Labour government to drop its support for the plan approved by their Conservative predecessors. Environmental groups challenged the permission granted
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot. The high court’s ruling Friday came days after it heard arguments in three lawsuits that sought to keep one or both of the state’s competing abortion initiatives off the November ballot.
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Years afterward, Iga Olszak often thought about the moment she first spotted Vlad Dimovski, on the sandy shores of Skotina, in Greece. Iga was 16, Vlad was 18. He was laughing with friends. Then pushed his long hair out of his eyes, met Iga’s eye, and smiled. “I remember
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Around 36,000 schools in the U.S. are in need of updated heating and cooling systems, according to the Government Accountability Office. Many students are trying to learn in environments that are too hot and can even be harmful to their health. Many school air conditioning systems were installed in the 1970s, but temperatures
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Texas Kadiri Moro is an unusual figure amid the LGBTQ+ rights activists in the coastal West African nation of Ghana. He is heterosexual, married to a woman and a father of six. He is a teacher. And he is a practicing Muslim. Yet, for months he has been conducting
Continue ReadingWAUPUN, Wis. (AP) — A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison. Forty-seven-year-old William Lee Homan pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. The Appleton Post Crescent reports Homan was working as a
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