Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Elder John Hayes, a former Asheville NAACP president and WRES radio host, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his residence. News 13 has spoken with Hayes several times as he represented the local Black community. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hart Funeral
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Donald Trump‘s plans to play GOP kingmaker are being disrupted by one of his most loyal supporters in Georgia. In early May at Mar-a-Lago, Trump met with Georgia state Sen. Burt Jones and Jones’ father, a wealthy pro-Trump donor, and said he wanted the younger Jones to run for governor against Brian Kemp in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKALOOSA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — A Texas tourist in northwest Florida who witnesses say made racial slurs towards another visitor at Beasely Park on Okaloosa Island Thursday is now charged with a hate crime related battery. That’s according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The OCSO says 54-year
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Flint man says his home was raided by police by mistake. “It’s just unacceptable,” said Aaron Dunigan. Dunigan is outraged, saying his family suffered traumatic stress when Michigan State Police raided the wrong house where his mother and other family members lived. “Do
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A giant mess in Waukesha County — the merging of two companies has left some residents without trash pickup for over two weeks. Residents say they have tried to call the company but can’t get anyone to call back. The mayor has been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wayne County, MI (WNEM) — A suspect who is accused of defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Michigan Department of Treasury out of half a million dollars will face trial. Sophia Quill, 60, waived a preliminary exam in Wayne County’s 18th district court on June 11,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — If you’re hoping to take a vacation, there’s new reasons to get away in Kansas City. Several airlines are now offering new nonstop flights out of Kansas City International Airport. The new routes were announced Thursday by both American and Southwest airlines. Starting
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leaders are demanding that former Attorneys General Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions testify about the secret seizure of data from House Democrats in 2018. They called it “shocking” and a “gross abuse of power.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Illinois. Sen. Dick Durbin said in a statement Friday that
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California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, whose data was seized by the Trump administration as part of a leak probe, on Friday said former President Donald Trump “weaponized” the Justice Department to dig into the private communications of his political opponents. “This is about everyday Americans who don’t want to see their government weaponize law enforcement
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A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is located more than 25,000 light-years away from Earth. Known as VVV-WIT-08, the star dimmed so much that it almost disappeared from view as astronomers observed it over time. It’s
Continue Reading The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to clear two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines that were produced at the troubled Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. This is a significant development, given not a single usable dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A vigil was held on Thursday night at Bar Louie, where a man was gunned down nearly a week before. “I’m numb. I mean, losing two kids in a 20-month period, that’s a hit to a person.” Katonia Dortch has been through this before.
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For thousands of years, we’ve used one vegetable as a spice to flavor our toast, treat ear infections and ward off vampires: garlic. Garlic is the edible bulb of a plant in the lily family, native to central Asia. In addition to making food taste better, it has traditionally been used for health purposes by
Continue Reading Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is already clear: you can call her “Jill.” Biden has insisted at just about every turn that people address her by her first name. She means it — people actually call
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating a double shooting that left a woman dead. The shooting happened just after 3 a.m. on Joseph E. Boone near West Lake Drive in northwest Atlanta. According to an Atlanta police spokesperson, officers responded to a person shot call at the
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(CNN Español) — Mantener el distanciamiento físico, lavarse las manos, usar mascarillas. Los médicos y autoridades de salud lo han repetido hasta el cansancio y, hasta ahora, junto con la vacuna de covid-19, son las reglas de oro para navegar esta época de pandemia que nos tocó vivir. Investigadores chinos encuentran lotes de nuevos coronavirus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A teen was shot in the stomach Thursday after trying to steal a tip jar and assaulting a customer at a south St. Louis City restaurant. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said a customer intervened when the teen was stealing Utah
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the world stage. But what is the G7, and what power does it hold? Here’s what you need to know: What is the G7? The G7 is shorthand for Group of Seven, an organization
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — “I always thought about being different ever since I was born,” said JaQuan LeGrand. JaQuan LeGrand is the first of eight siblings to graduate from high school. But getting to this point wasn’t that simple. He moved from Florida to escape a bad environment.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Photos obtained by News4 Investigates show two massive fires, nine years apartment, at the Brentwood Oaks apartments show both buildings had a sprinkler system that did not prevent it from burning to the ground. Additional documents obtained by News4 Investigates show that firefighters also
Continue Reading The Oregon state representative who faced backlash after a video surfaced of him appearing to tell protesters how to get access to the closed state Capitol has been expelled from the Oregon House of Representatives. Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican, was expelled from the legislative body on Thursday night with a bipartisan vote of 59-1
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McDonald’s is the latest high-profile company to be affected by a data breach, leading to the exposure of private information of customers and employees in South Korea and Taiwan. The burger chain said in a statement Friday that an investigation revealed a “small number of files were accessed,” some of which had personal data. McDonald’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROBBINSVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Kyle Fink has loved wrestling since he was four years old. That’s when his mother told him they were going to a wrestling camp down the street from the house. “I had no idea what I was doing,” laughed Fink. “I was just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In an effort to boost Oregon’s first-dose vaccination rate for adults, the three Portland metro area mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will be giving away $100 gift cards to two grocery store chains over the next few days while supplies last. All4Oregon announced the incentive
Continue Reading Government data help policymakers find and fix problems for people in need. But that’s tricky if some groups aren’t represented in the stats. This is the case for the LGBTQ+ community, and it’s a huge problem. Here’s an example: The government’s monthly jobs report shows how many men and women, Black, White, Asian and Hispanic
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Mantener el distanciamiento físico, lavarse las manos, usar mascarillas. Los médicos y autoridades de salud lo han repetido hasta el cansancio y, hasta ahora, junto con la vacuna de covid-19, son las reglas de oro para navegar esta época de pandemia que nos tocó vivir. Investigadores chinos encuentran lotes de nuevos coronavirus
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department identified a body found by the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Ascarate Park in the Lower Valley on Friday morning as that of a 24-year-old Mexican national. Investigators said the man was trying to scale the 35-foot border fence near the Border Highway and Fonseca Drive
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden met Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge on Friday, touring a school in Cornwall, England, near the G7 summit where President Joe Biden is making his first international trip abroad. Jill Biden and the Duchess focused their meeting on children and education during their first-ever meeting, which took place at Conor Downs
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos se presentará este viernes de manera voluntaria ante la Comisión de la Verdad para dar su versión sobre el conflicto armado, informó Francisco De Roux, presidente de esa entidad. Adelantó que la presentación del exmandatario programada para las 3pmET se concentrará en los “falsos positivos”,
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We’ve all faced disagreements at work, or been trapped in an uncomfortable stand-off after getting in someone’s bad books. Luckily for most of us, our workplace squabbles aren’t usually broadcast live to a viewing nation or seen by millions of internet users worldwide. Two presenters on Namibia’s flagship broadcaster have gone viral after their excruciatingly
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