Hundreds of Black voters gathered to watch Thursday night’s presidential debate. Channel 2′s Elizabeth Rawlins was live outside of one watch party at The Gathering Spot in northwest Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] One panelist said Black voters want to hear what the candidates are doing for public safety […]
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3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails
MOSCOW (AP) — A passenger train derailment in northern Russia killed three people and injured dozens, officials said Thursday. The 14-carriage train derailed Wednesday night in Russia’s northern republic of Komi, state rail company Russian Railways said in a statement, with nine carriages coming off the tracks. About 40 people were injured, 10 of them […]
Alleged Highland Park parade shooter rejects plea deal in attack that killed seven, injured dozens
CHICAGO — The alleged shooter in the Highland Park 4th of July mass shooting Wednesday rejected a plea deal that would have put him in prison for life. Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon said Robert Crimo III would plead guilty to seven counts of murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery. He was to be […]
Northern California couple charged after more than 150 cats recovered from home, dozens dead
A Northern California couple has been charged in connection to hoarding more than 100 cats while operating a “feral” cat rescue that led to investigators recovering 46 dead felines, authorities said. A husband and wife face felony charges of cruelty to animals and willful harm or injury to children, according to Yuba Superior Court records. […]
Bill to ensure access to contraception advances in Pennsylvania, aided by dozens of GOP House votes
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to ensure access to contraceptives cleared the Democratic majority Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, drawing dozens of Republican votes but facing an uncertain future in the GOP-controlled state Senate. The bill was approved 133-69, with 14 women among the 32 Republicans voting yes. A spokeswoman for the Senate Republican caucus […]
Russia blocks dozens of independent media outlets
The Kremlin has said it is blocking 81 European publications in retaliation for an EU ban on some Russian outlets. Magazines, public broadcasters and newspapers from 25 out of 27 EU member states will become inaccessible inside Russia. The Russian government said it was imposing “proportional countermeasures” to an EU decision to block Russian outlets […]
Russia bans RTÉ and dozens of other EU news outlets in retaliatory step
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of RTÉ along with dozens of other European media outlets in what it said was retaliation for a similar EU ban on several Russian media outlets. The European Union said in May it was suspending the distribution of what it […]
Dozens rally in Grand Forks for abortion rights on second anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned
Jun. 24—GRAND FORKS — Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending the constitutional right to abortion access, dozens gathered near the DeMers Avenue overpass in Grand Forks. They held signs with abortion rights messages for passing motorists, encouraging them to “Honk 4 abortion rights” and “Use your vote.” “(It’s been) two years since […]
Hooters abruptly closes dozens of locations across US, including these in Florida
Floridians rocked from abruptly losing their Red Lobsters last month must now deal with the latest chain to close locations: Hooters. “Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters has made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores,” the Atlanta-based sports bar chain said in a statement to Nation’s […]
SpaceX conducts two launches, deploying dozens of Starlink Internet satellites
June 23 (UPI) — SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets carrying a combined 42 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The first rocket with its 22 orbitals launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1:15 p.m. ET Sunday. The reusable first-stage booster returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the […]
New landlord of Independence Towers faces tenant demands, days after fire displaces dozens
Tenants of the troubled Independence Towers apartment building started their week coping with the chaos of a fire, and finished it in negotiations with their new landlord, just prior to learning a fellow resident was charged with arson. On Thursday, The Independence Towers Tenant Union, along with the KC Tenants Union, brought TriGild Inc. Vice […]
Ukraine sends over 30 drones into Russia after bombing of Kharkiv leaves 3 dead and dozens injured
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities said more than 30 drones were shot down over the country’s western regions overnight into Sunday, just hours after a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv killed three people and left dozens in hospitals. One of the four aerial bombs hit a five-story residential building […]