Click here for updates on this story Cobb County (WGCL) — Cobb county police officers stepped in to save the day after girl scouts were robbed of their cookie money. It happened on Friday outside of a Mableton Kroger. “I was really upset, and I was like, ‘how could someone do this, especially to girls
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Temps will bottom out in the 20’s again overnight but get warmer by the afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 50s and low 60s for Thursday then 70s for the weekend. The only issue for your weekend will be the winds cranking up Sunday with gusts around 40-45 mph with some blowing dust and sand
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash that led to a rollover Wednesday afternoon in central El Paso. It happened about 2 p.m. on Altura Avenue at Pershing Drive, when a car and an SUV collided – with the impact causing the SUV to overturn. Two crash victims went
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Hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon, as the first US study of a drug to treat the illness is underway. So far, there is no cure or vaccine for the virus, which has infected more than 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700 worldwide in the past few months. News
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The more scientists learn about exoplanet K2-18b, the more intriguing it becomes. And it could broaden the types of exoplanets astronomers target in their search for life beyond Earth. Last year, astronomers peered into the atmosphere of the exoplanet — a planet outside our solar system — and discovered both water vapor and temperatures that
Continue Reading Officials in Saudi Arabia have ordered the arrest of a female rapper and her crew for posting a music video “Mecca Girl” on YouTube. The rapper, who identifies herself as Asayel, posted the video last week. It shows her rapping about being a woman from Mecca. She is seen wearing a headscarf, singing in a
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The battle over abortion rights made its way to the Senate floor on Tuesday when Republicans — helmed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — brought two longstanding bills with little chance of passage up for votes before the chamber. The bills, which both failed and have been introduced annually over the past few years,
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(CNN Español) — La gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, dijo que el asesinato de una mujer transexual conocida como Alexa, ocurrido el lunes 24 de febrero en el municipio de Toa Baja, debe ser tratado como un crimen de odio. “Debería ser para todo el mundo un crimen de odio y se va a
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The Trump campaign on Wednesday announced it is rolling out “Black Voices for Trump” community centers to engage black voters ahead of the 2020 election in an effort to capitalize on a chaotic Democratic primary and gain momentum with a group that was once mostly out of reach to Republican candidates. The campaign is launching
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Documenting a horrifying story from every conceivable angle, “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” examines the abuse and murder of an eight-year-old boy by his mother and her boyfriend, and the ways that the system failed to protect him. Difficult to watch, the documentary is inevitably compelling but structurally messy — a byproduct, perhaps, of stretching
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Five-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis in a column she has written for Vogue and Vanity Fair. The Russian retires at the age of 32 having last won a grand slam in 2014 when she clinched the French Open for the second time. Her last appearance came at the
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter when she was taking selfies while holding a gun, a Texas sheriff’s office said. The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but is recovering. The incident occurred at an apartment in Houston on Tuesday evening when the 19-year-old relative who was watching the
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Microsoft said Wednesday it no longer expects to meet the revenue guidance it issued less than a month ago, due to the coronavirus’s impact on its supply chain. The tech giant had announced third quarter revenue estimates of $10.75 billion to $11.15 billion on January 29. Those numbers are no longer accurate because Windows and
Continue Reading Republican Sen. John Cornyn Wednesday blasted the socialist vision of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and said it’s critical Republicans keep control of the Senate to be a “firewall” against the Vermont senator’s policies in case he’s elected. “I think in this contentious political environment, the most important message I think for my constituents is
Continue Reading For a moment, it looked like Heaven Fitch was about to lose. The teen wrestling phenom was on the mat under her opponent in the last few seconds of the state championship match. That was until she flipped out from underneath him in a backward somersault and quickly scooted around to regain the upper hand.
Continue Reading Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American in Congress and an influential figure in South Carolina politics, endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Clyburn’s endorsement comes ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina primary, where Biden needs a win in order to keep his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination alive. “I know Joe Biden.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La administración Trump puede retener dinero federal de siete estados, así como de la ciudad de Nueva York, por su falta de cooperación en la aplicación de la ley de inmigración, dictaminó el miércoles un tribunal federal de apelaciones. La decisión de la Corte de Apelaciones del 2º Circuito de EE.UU. revocó un
Continue Reading The leadership of an independent group of federal judges sought to reassure its members in a recent email that it never intended to call an emergency meeting with the purpose of discussing any “political controversy” in a pending case. A source familiar with the matter said the email came after comments and concern from members
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Clearview AI, una startup que recopila miles de millones de fotos para la tecnología de reconocimiento facial, asegura que perdió toda su lista de clientes debido a piratas informáticos. La compañía dijo que reparó la falla no especificada que permitió que ocurriera la infiltración. En un comunicado, el abogado de Clearview AI,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno de Canarias confirmó, a través de su cuenta de Twitter, otro caso positivo por coronavirus, esta vez en el municipio Gomero de Valle Gran Rey. Según la entidad sanitaria, se trata de una mujer que “estuvo en Italia entre el 4 y el 8 de febrero.
Continue Reading It’s only one goal and there’s still the return leg to come in Turin, but Lyon’s surprise 1-0 win against Juventus on Wednesday leaves this last-16 tie delicately poised as the Italian team seeks its first Champions League title since 1996. In the intervening 24 years, Juventus has reached the European Cup final five times
Continue Reading The Boston Red Sox, out of an abundance of caution, have kept a prospect from Taiwan from reporting to the team’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida, because of coronavirus fears, CNN has learned. The player, 20-year-old right-handed pitcher Chih-Jung Liu, is doing well. The story was first reported by the Boston Globe. The
Continue Reading White House officials have privately weighed appointing a czar to oversee the administration’s response to the growing novel coronavirus outbreak, despite public denials by members of the administration, sources inside the administration and advisers close to the White House say. President Donald Trump has also privately expressed frustration with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex
Continue Reading The chaotic final Democratic debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday averaged 15.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen television ratings. The debate was broadcast on CBS and simulcast on BET. An unknown number of additional viewers watched a livestream on Twitter, which co-sponsored the event. The debate’s strong ratings performance — higher than
Continue Reading Alexis Altobelli, who lost her parents and sister in the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, will get an internship at a top sports agency, per the Lakers legend’s wishes, the agency’s namesake told CNN on Wednesday. Superagent Scott Boras is slated to meet with the 16-year-old Friday, he said. Vanessa Bryant breaks hearts at ceremony
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EL PASO, Texas — White supremacists and other far-right extremists killed at least 42 people in the U.S. in 2019, the sixth-deadliest year for violence by all domestic extremists since 1970, according to a report issued Wednesday by a group that fights anti-semitism. The Anti-Defamation League counted a total of 42 domestic extremism-related slayings last
Continue Reading Rhino enthusiasts — the long wait is over. The Denver Zoo welcomed its first ever baby rhino on Saturday morning. Both mom, 13-year-old Tensing, and calf are doing well. “The birth of this calf is the result of a truly heroic effort by our animal care, health and science teams and partners from other zoos
Continue Reading Since the dawn of the Trump presidency, countless experts have warned that the president’s lack of credibility would imperil the country in the event of an emergency. With the worsening coronavirus outbreak, those fears may be coming true. President Trump’s political allies have made overly optimistic statements only to be contradicted by the government’s top
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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — An ex-employee opened fire with a gun and killed five people before taking his own life at the MillerCoors brewery complex in Milwaukee, law enforcement officials told ABC News. The gunman was identified as a 51-year-old Milwaukee man who had been fired earlier Wednesday and returned to the site with a gun,
Continue Reading Rep. Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana Republican, announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection this year. Abraham’s departure makes him one of more than two dozen House Republicans retiring or seeking another office this Congress. In his statement, Abraham said he made the decision to only serve three terms when he was first elected six
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