Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan’s Flint River
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A chemical company official has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark,…
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One man injured from a gunshot wound
In a press release, the incident happened Monday at around 7:50 a.m. in the area of S. Walnut Avenue and E. 21st…
Continue ReadingJudge reinstates Ecuador’s vice president after deeming her suspension unconstitutional
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian judge has reinstated Vice President Verónica Abad to her role and lifted the five-month suspension imposed…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: Brooklyn businessman will plead guilty to conspiracy charge in case against Mayor Adams
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Brooklyn real estate magnate working with a Turkish government official to funnel…
Continue ReadingNigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
Associated Press As it crossed the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite imaged acres of bare land. The site outside the city of Port Harcourt was on a…
Continue ReadingFAA probes holiday drone show accident that injured a boy in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky…
Continue ReadingHundreds march in Croatia for safer schools after a student is killed in a knife attack
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Hundreds walked in silence in Croatia’s capital on Monday, seeking action after a pupil was killed and three other…
Continue ReadingUN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations has raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious…
Continue ReadingRelief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden’s death row commutations
Associated Press COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row…
Continue ReadingOne of the world’s most active volcanoes — Hawaii’s Kilauea — is erupting again
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — Lava is bubbling through the crust of one of the world’s most active volcanoes, which is Kilauea,…
Continue ReadingMarianne Jean-Baptiste tests our limits of empathy in ‘Hard Truths’
AP Film Writer Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s…
Continue ReadingMarianne Jean-Baptiste tests our limits of empathy in ‘Hard Truths’
AP Film Writer Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL great Michael Vick introduced as Norfolk State’s football coach
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Michael Vick has been introduced as Norfolk State’s football coach, a homecoming for the former NFL star and a splashy,…
Continue ReadingNebraska governor’s prognosis is good after falling from a horse
Associated Press Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s doctors say they are pleased with his prognosis after the governor was injured by a horse bucking…
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Brawley man arrested for residential shooting
In a press release, the shooting happened Friday, December 20 at around 8:40 p.m. in the area of D Street and North Imperial…
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BP agents find fentanyl inside microwave during vehicle stop in Indio
U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector agents arrested two people after finding fentanyl in their…
Continue ReadingTennessee and Auburn remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 poll featuring 10 SEC teams
AP Basketball Writer Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot…
Continue ReadingFrance has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote…
Continue ReadingAlbania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an…
Continue ReadingOn Football: Falcons and Buccaneers flip spots atop the NFC South and playoff races tighten up
AP Pro Football Writer The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race. The Falcons took control of their hopes and the Colts, Dolphins…
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