CNN — All Peggy and Wendell Jones wanted was to end their day of yard work in Texas’ triple-digit summer heat by getting cleaned up and going to the casino. The couple – married 45 years next week – routinely splits up the three-hour job of mowing the lawn of an investment property in Silsbee,…
An American nurse and her daughter abducted two weeks ago in Haiti have been released, according to a Wednesday statement from the organization Alix Dorsainvil works for. “It is with a heart of gratitude and immense joy that we at El Roi Haiti confirm the safe release of our staff member and friend, Alix Dorsainvil…
Prosecutors dropped charges Tuesday against a white former Chicago police officer captured on video struggling with a Black woman who was walking her dog along a Lake Michigan beach. Bruce Dyker, 53, had been charged with official misconduct and aggravated battery. He had pleaded not guilty. “After consultation with the victim and her attorney, the…
CNN — President Joe Biden incorrectly claimed in an interview with The Weather Channel that he has already declared a national emergency on the climate crisis. “I’ve already done that,” Biden said when asked whether he intends to do declare a climate emergency. “We’ve conserved more land, we’ve rejoined the Paris Climate Accords, we’ve passed…
At least nine people are dead and two were missing after a fire at a vacation home for adults with “slight disabilities” in France, local officials and country leaders said. The blaze broke out sometime before 6:30 a.m. local time Wednesday at a private accommodation in Wintzenheim, a commune in the Haut-Rhin region in Grand Est in northeastern…
A mob of thieves was captured on video fleeing a luxury clothing store in Glendale, California, carrying armloads of merchandise reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in broad daylight on Tuesday. Bystanders outside the Americana at Brand shopping complex in Glendale recorded now-viral cellphone video of the dozens of masked thieves running out of an…
CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Orlando-area state attorney, the second time he has removed a democratically elected prosecutor whose politics did not align with his conservative views. DeSantis said he was removing Monique Worrell of Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit for “neglect of duty and incompetence” and accused…
California residents are ramping up their search for more affordable housing in other states, according to a recent study from real estate website Redfin. Golden State dwellers are increasingly exploring more affordable options in cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa and Orlando, according to a new Redfin analysis. The site said a record high 25.5%…
Washington CNN — An internal Trump campaign memo from December 2020, made public Tuesday by The New York Times, reveals new details about how the campaign initiated its plan to subvert the Electoral College process and install fake GOP electors in multiple states after losing the 2020 presidential election. In the December 6, 2020, memo,…
An influx of migrants blocked a busy bridge in Brownsville, Texas early Tuesday, disrupting traffic. CBS 4 reports that the migrants blocked the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, which is located in the southernmost tip of Texas – beginning around midnight. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez shared images from the International Bridge,…