City of Asheville employee Brown receives award, national recognition for heroism
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville city worker has been…
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Sheppard scores 23 to carry Belmont past Chattanooga 76-68
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Sheppard had 23 points as Belmont beat Chattanooga 76-68. Malachi Smith led the Mocs on Wednesday with 27 points and…
Continue ReadingWorkers, owners concerned after several businesses shot at in recent weeks
By Caitlyn Penter Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Multiple businesses in South…
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Two Portland men charged with murder in death of Bend man
Two Portland men have been indicted on murder charges in the death of a 34-year-old Bend man whose body was found beside a Gresham road in…
Continue ReadingAppellate judges raise doubts about Weinstein’s conviction
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has excoriated Manhattan prosecutors for filling out Harvey…
Continue ReadingSchool district will pay more than $26 million to Parkland shooting victims and families
By Amy Simonson and Tina Burnside, CNN The Broward County public school district will pay more than $26 million to the shooting victims and the…
Continue ReadingRollins tells of threats as she readies for US attorney job
BOSTON (AP) — Rachael Rollins says she has endured racist and threatening messages as she prepares to become Massachusetts’ next U.S.…
Continue ReadingEngineer: Navy warship fire might be electrical, not arson
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — An electrical engineer who examined the USS Bonhomme Richard after it was destroyed by fire last…
Continue ReadingUS sports leagues cope with COVID-19 outbreaks amid variants
By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in…
Continue ReadingTwo awarded top bravery honor in New Zealand mosque attack
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two Muslim worshippers who at different times charged toward a gunman to try and stop…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.N. report says humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s largest dairy company apologizes over a video advert implying women are cows
By Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial…
Continue ReadingPatient reunited with surgeon who saved her life 27 years ago
By Iyani hughes, Karyn Greer Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A fatal car accident, 27 years ago,…
Continue ReadingUn globo terráqueo “invaluable” del siglo XVI podría ser el más antiguo en ser subastado
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un globo terráqueo del siglo XVI que representa el mundo antes de que se “descubriera” Australia…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press At former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black…
Continue ReadingLA port sees record 2021 imports despite supply chain snags
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year.…
Continue ReadingLA port sees record 2021 imports despite supply chain snags
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year.…
Continue ReadingChicago Blackhawks settle lawsuit with Kyle Beach
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by…
Continue ReadingTruck spills cargo, damaging and closing Tukwila bridge
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — A truck spilled its cargo onto a Duwamish River bridge south of Seattle in Tukwila, damaging beams and blocking direct access…
Continue ReadingAmid drought, California advances big new reservoir project
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What could be California’s first major new reservoir in years has cleared a key…
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