Luis Echeverria, Mexico Leader Blamed For Massacres, Dies
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings, has died at the age of 100.
AP: Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father, Dies At 89
Oprah Winfreyβs father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89.
AP: Yosemite Wildfire Is Latest Threat To Giant Sequoia Trees
Officials say part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire rages near a grove of Californiaβs famed giant sequoia trees.
Services Begin For Highland Park Parade Shooting Victims
Mourners are remembering three of the seven people killed by the gunman who opened fire on a July Fourth parade near Chicago.
Wildfire Grows Near Famed Yosemite Grove Of Sequoia Trees
Part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire quintupled in size near a grove of California's famous giant sequoia trees, officials said.
Biden Signs Order On Abortion Access After High Court Ruling
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject after the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to the procedure two weeks ago.
Thousands Without Power As Strong Storms Roll Through
Strong storms leave thousands without power Thursday evening
AP: Chauvin Gets 21 Years For Violating Floydβs Civil Rights
A federal judge has sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floydβs civil rights.
James Caan, Oscar Nominee For "The Godfather," Dies At 82
James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of βThe Godfatherβ and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper βBrianβs Songβ and the casino boss in βLas Vegas,β has died. He was 82.
Ex-"Cheer" Star Harris Gets 12 Years For Seeking Photos, Sex
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series βCheer,β to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions.
Georgia Slabs Called Satanic By Some Torn Down After Bombing
A rural Georgia monument that some conservative Christians criticized as satanic and others dubbed βAmerica's Stonehengeβ was demolished Wednesday after a predawn bombing turned one of its four granite panels into rubble.
Carolina Panthers Sign Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield In Trade Deal
Hundreds of fans reacted on social media following the Panthers announcement to sign Baker Mayfield.
Kannapolis Police Officer Receives State And National Awards
Sergeant Travis Smith has been recognized as the 2021-2022 North Carolina Police Officer of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Truist To Raise Hourly Minimum Wage To $22
Truist Financial Corporation announced Wednesday it will boost its minimum U.S. hourly pay rate to $22 effective October 1st, 2022.
Highland Park 4th Of July Shooting Suspect Bought 5 Weapons Despite Threats
A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said.
Hot & Humid With Isolated Severe Storms Through The Week
Hot and humid with isolated severe storms dominate the days ahead
76 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton To Be Auctioned In NYC
The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby's announced Tuesday.
Griner Sends Letter To President Biden Pleading For His Help
Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not β forget about me and the other American Detainees.β
Joey Chestnut Is Chomp Champ Again In July 4th Hot Dog Contest
Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey βJawsβ Chestnut put a protester in a chokehold while gobbling his way to a 15th win Monday at the Nathanβs Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, powering down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual exhibition of excess.
Biden To Award Medal Of Freedom To Biles, McCain, Giffords
President Joe Biden will present the nationβs highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.
