Clinton thunders to big win over Sanders in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state’s black Democrats and seizing an increasingly strong...
View ArticleKasich takes GOP presidential bid back to New England
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republican presidential candidate John Kasich (KAY’-sik) is headed back to New England ahead of Super Tuesday. The Ohio governor, who finished second in New Hampshire, has...
View ArticleOhio man convicted in fatal shooting of Kentucky man
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) – An Ohio man who challenged a police officer to shoot him following a chase has been convicted of killing another man in Kentucky. Michael Alan Wilcox of Mount Orab, Ohio, pleaded...
View ArticleN.J. Woman pleads guilty to setting her newborn on fire in road
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) – A woman has pleaded guilty to setting her newborn on fire and leaving her in the middle of a New Jersey street. Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier pleaded guilty Monday in Mount Holly...
View ArticleSubway to ensure ‘Footlongs’ measure up after lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — Subway customers can finally rest assured that their “Footlong” sandwiches will be as long as promised. A judge last week granted final approval to a settlement of a class-action suit...
View ArticleWhy Super Tuesday matters
(CNN) – A new nationwide CNN/ORC poll finds Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton well ahead of their closest competitors just as the race expands to a national stage. Super Tuesday is March 1 and refers...
View ArticleHonoring a hero: Navy SEAL receives nation’s highest military award
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – After putting his life on the line for an American hostage and his fellow servicemen, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was officially honored with the...
View ArticleRaleigh Police officer shoots, kills suspect during foot chase
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A man running from the Raleigh Police was shot and killed Monday at the intersection of Bragg and East streets, a shooting that had neighbors concerned and police blocking off...
View ArticleLeap Day means that for some, a birthday comes only once every 4 years
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – February 29 is “Leap Day,” and it comes around only once every four years. For nearly 200,000 people in the United States, that means they are only able to celebrate their...
View ArticleYale University’s Handsome Dan is a dog gone nuisance to dog owners
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Yale University’s Handsome Dan is wreaking havoc on some New Haven dog owners who say his picture on their shuttles spark their pooches bark. “He really lives for this...
View ArticleTexans recovering from 2015 floods receive $142M in relief
(KXAN) — Some Texans are still picking up the pieces after the massive 2015 floods. However, additional funding relief of $142 million is on the way. The recovery funds were announced by the U.S....
View ArticleTeen in Kalamazoo shootings is breathing on her own
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) – The condition of a 14-year-old girl is improving, more than a week after she survived a mass shooting in southwestern Michigan. Vickie Kopf posted an update about her daughter...
View ArticleKalamazoo spree victim remembered as dedicated teacher
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Loved ones of a Berrien County woman killed in the Kalamazoo area shooting spree celebrated her life on Sunday. The memorial service for Mary Jo Nye, 60, of Baroda was held...
View ArticleTeacher from Sandy Hook speaks about tragedy, schools change security...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A little more than three years ago the nation was struck by tragedy and we witnessed the horrific school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. The tragedy inspired dozens of...
View ArticlePolice release video of suspects vandalizing Indiana mosque
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Late Monday afternoon Plainfield police released grainy video of three men spraying graffiti on the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) building. The spray paintings were...
View Article8-year-old Vermont boy’s story about growing ‘special’ plants ends in pot bust
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Authorities say a second-grader’s story about helping a farmer grow “special medicine” plants led to a big marijuana bust in Vermont. The Times-Argus reports Windsor...
View ArticleCongress approves bill to ease presidential transitions
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress has approved a bill intended to improve presidential transitions. The bill would require the White House to create an interagency team of senior officials at least six months...
View ArticleNY judge: US cannot make Apple provide iPhone data
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York judge says the U.S. Justice Department cannot force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data in a routine Brooklyn drug case. U.S. Magistrate Judge James...
View ArticleAstronaut Scott Kelly’s ends yearlong mission with stunning photo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP/WISH) — Space superman Scott Kelly’s yearlong mission wraps up on Tuesday and it’s one for the NASA history books. On Tuesday morning, Kelly posted a picture of his last...
View ArticleMaryland airport stops woman with gun-shaped heels
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) – At the airport, safety is more important than sexy. That’s what a woman found out at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Officials say she was...
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