In Atlanta’s well-to-do community of Buckhead, the debate over becoming an independent city has been brewing off and on for decades. Now, amid a spike in crime, calls to split from the capital have grown louder than ever. “We filed for divorce and our divorce is final,” said Bill White, chairman and CEO of the
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The school is so old it’s seen not one but two global pandemics, plus a civil war. Now its superintendent is hoping new federal funding will bring it firmly into the 21st century. “Polk was the President when this building was erected and children began attending,” said Roger León, of the Lafayette Street Elementary School
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EL PASO, Texas — A traffic collision Tuesday afternoon forced the closure of all westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at the Harnose Drive exit, according to El Paso police. The crash happened about 1:40 p.m. and at least one injured motorist was seen being loaded into an ambulance, but there were no other immediate details
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CANCUN, Mexico — U.S. border authorities have been deployed to assist Mexican immigration officials in spotting travelers arriving in Cancun, Mexico, with the intention of continuing to the U.S. southern border, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials. The effort is part of a multi-pronged approach to stem the flow of migration to the
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The US Navy has denied a request by football team captain Cameron Kinley to delay his military service and try to play in the National Football League. Kinley, Navy’s 2021 class president who graduated last month, had signed with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted rookie cornerback and attended the team’s
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Here’s a look at the Peabody Awards. The Peabody Awards are presented every spring in recognition of achievements in broadcasting across multiple platforms including radio, television, streaming network programs and websites. Facts June 21-24, 2021 – The 80th Peabody Awards will be announced during a multi-day virtual celebration. June 10, 2020 – The Peabody Awards
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A father is being remembered as a hero for helping to save his little girls from drowning. On a hot day like Sunday, the cool waters of Moore Lake just off Highway 65 in Fridley looked awfully welcoming. Leland Morris, 26, was with his 2-
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPHO/KTVK) — A police officer has died after a crash in north Phoenix late Monday night. Phoenix police said the officer, 27-year-old Ginarro New, was involved in a crash around 10:45 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway. Chief Jeri
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Move over, AMC and GameStop. Wendy’s is the latest hot stock with the WallStreetBets crowd. Shares of Wendy’s surged more than 25% in late afternoon trading Tuesday after Reddit investing communities started circulating bullish comments about the fast food chain, talking up the company’s irreverent social media feed and its “chicken tendies” that make it
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(CNN Español) — El Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) es un beneficio migratorio temporal que estableció el gobierno de Estados Unidos para las personas de ciertas nacionalidades que no pueden regresar a sus países de origen de forma segura, ya sea por un conflicto armado en curso, un desastre natural
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Eli Ortega says he makes a pretty good living, basically driving around and delivering food for a company called DoorDash. “I can support myself pretty well off of DoorDash any day of the week,” he told 3 On Your Side. Ortega works full time making
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The power of literature and storytelling can change lives. For kids, books can open a window of understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ individuals. There’s now a free curriculum available to high schools to do just that, CBS2’s Dick Brennan reported. “Hope in a Box
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story APOLLO, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A mother was put behind bars after a welfare check led police to discover that a child was living under ‘deplorable’ conditions in a home in Kiski Township. Police say that a welfare check was being performed at a home along Flat Rock
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The Dallas Police Department said it had the honor last Friday, June 5, of providing a ride-along for 97-year-old World War II hero Clifford A. Stump. Mr. Stump partnered up with Senior Corporal Langlois, of the Southwest Patrol Division, and hit the streets to answer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HINSDALE, Illinois (WBBM) — As we all prepare for Illinois to re-open fully, ponder this – we’ve lived through the pandemic and now have stories to tell for the rest of our lives. Hundreds of children in Hinsdale are now sharing their stories. CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas on
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UPDATE, June 9: RUIDOSO, New Mexico — As of Wednesday, officials said the Ball Field Fire burning near Ruidoso was 50% contained and holding at 25 acres. In addition, NM Highway 48 has reopened in both directions. Officials said in a Wednesday afternoon update that 18 firefighters on the ground were “continuing to make sure
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman was caught on video destroying the front yard of a Northwest Side couple’s home with a sport-utility vehicle, and screaming loudly as she did so. As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Monday night, the man believes his criticism of the local
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The slow wind-up has characterized all three of Marvel’s Disney+ series, but the pacing feels particularly sluggish — and the endgame, pardon the expression, elusive — watching the first two episodes of “Loki.” Seeing Tom Hiddleston reprise his role as the suave Thor villain certainly has its charms, but thus far the god of mischief
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A local man is accused of hiding a camera in a floral arrangement to spy on a woman. Investigators say he was able to download and stream the video of the victim without her clothes on from that camera. North Huntingdon Police charged
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris has invited every female senator to the Naval Observatory for dinner next Tuesday, according to a Harris aide and Senate aide, in a show of bipartisanship among a deeply divided Congress. If everyone invited attends, the guest list would consist of 24 female senators — 16 Democrats and eight Republicans. It
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America is not yet back to its pre-pandemic normal, but some states are already doing better economically than they were before Covid, according to the Back-to-Normal Index created by CNN and Moody’s Analytics. South Dakota, Florida, Rhode Island, Nebraska and Idaho are all thriving, operating at or above where their economies were in early March
Continue Reading (CNN) — Dos comisiones del Senado publicaron este martes el informe gubernamental más completo sobre las fallas de seguridad que condujeron a la insurrección del Capitolio de Estados Unidos el 6 de enero. En él revelaron nuevos detalles sobre advertencias desatendidas, fallas de comunicación críticas y deficiencias de inteligencia. Los investigadores del Congreso examinaron «miles
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Los nuevo audífonos Sony WF-1000XM4 llegan como unos de los principales competidores de los populares AirPods Pro y unos de los que más se ha hablado durante los últimos meses. Como te imaginarás, los Sony WF-1000XM4 son la nueva generación de audífonos inalámbricos de los WF-1000XM3 que la empresa japonesa presentó en 2019
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A UPS driver was just doing his job when a thief swiped a package from his car, and then beat him in the middle of a San Francisco street. The victim opened up exclusively for the first time to KPIX 5’s Betty Yu. “They
Continue Reading US Capitol Police’s main intelligence unit “was aware of the potential for violence” ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack but failed to share critical threat information with the department’s own officers and other law enforcement partners, a new Senate report says. Specifically, the report notes that the lead USCP intelligence division began gathering
Continue Reading Chris Harrison is not getting a rose from ABC. The show’s producer and distributor Warner Horizon and ABC Entertainment confirmed to CNN Tuesday in a joint statement that the longtime “Bachelor” franchise host is exiting the shows. “Chris Harrison is stepping aside as host of The Bachelor franchise,” the statement read. “We are thankful for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILLERTON, Marin County (KPIX) — The seriousness of the drought can best be seen in the pastures of West Marin County where cattle ranchers are being forced to take drastic action. It is a dire warning about the severity of the water emergency. Monday was not a good
Continue Reading America is hiring like never before. Job openings in the United States soared by nearly a million in April, setting a record for the most openings added in a month and the highest overall number since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking the data in December 2000. At 9.3 million new positions, it was
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two sweeping pieces of legislation Tuesday to overhaul the state’s power grid after the disastrous and deadly winter storm in February that left more than 4.8 million homes and businesses without electricity for days. The two bills are meant to improve the state’s main power grid and change the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos llegó a Colombia esta semana para una visita de trabajo en la que observará la situación de derechos humanos en el marco de las protestas antigubernamentales que iniciaron el 28 de abril. La visita irá hasta el 10 de junio, anunció la CIDH. La visita de
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