Breastfeeding mom says judge asked her to leave courtroom
FOREST CITY, NC (WSPA) – A North Carolina mother says a judge tried to kick her out of the courtroom because she was breastfeeding her child. Stephanie Rhodus of Forest City says she was in court...
View ArticleFisher-Price recalling infant cradle swings due to fall hazard
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Fisher-Price says it’s recalling its infant cradle swings due to a fall hazard. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, the Cradle ‘n Swings...
View Article64 animals seized in Illinois dog-fighting ring investigation
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – A year-long investigation into a dog fighting ring culminated Thursday, April 14, 2016 with simultaneous raids in Rock Island and Davenport. According to Rock Island Police,...
View ArticleOutdoor houses attract bats to keep mosquitoes at bay
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s mosquito season, and one pest control company has been busy trying to fend off the insects without using chemicals. “It’s very similar to a bird house,” said Jay Lee...
View ArticleUnion victory: appeals court upholds California tenure
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California appeals court has handed teacher unions a big victory by reversing a judge’s ruling that found tenure deprived students of a good education. The 2nd District Court of...
View ArticleFacebook post of threat to shoot up school leads to arrest in Florida
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a Florida man made threats on the Internet to shoot up a school. A Port St. Lucie police report says 20-year-old Benjamin Olsen was charged Thursday with...
View ArticleUniversity of Texas student suspended for using racial epithets, throwing...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A University of Texas at Austin student has been suspended after he was arrested on Feb. 20, along with another man, for allegedly throwing bottlesand yelling racial epithets at another...
View ArticleGM to recall over 1 million pickups to fix seat belt problem
DETROIT (AP) – General Motors is recalling more than a million Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks worldwide because the seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The recall covers...
View ArticleBoston marks 3rd anniversary of deadly marathon bombing
BOSTON (AP) – Boston marked the third anniversary of the deadly 2013 marathon bombings with subdued remembrances. The governor and mayor joined victims’ families Friday morning for a brief and quiet...
View ArticleSources: Baby found dead in trash truck in Virginia
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Police sources say a deceased baby was found in a trash truck in Petersburg, Virginia on Friday. Sources said that the trash company called police after discovering the baby’s...
View ArticleHelicopter carrying 3 crashes near Baltimore; no fatalities
BALTIMORE (AP) – Authorities say a helicopter carrying three people has crashed near the Baltimore airport. Lt. Ariel Jackson with the Anne Arundel Fire Department said the helicopter went down...
View ArticleSC transgender bathroom bill draws crowd of opponents
(WSPA) – A public hearing Wednesday on the South Carolina transgender bathroom bill drew a crowd to the Statehouse, most of whom were against the bill. The bill would prohibit transgender people from...
View ArticleIndiana couple getting married after she donates kidney to him
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) It’s not your typical love story, but it does have a happy ending. Ashley Goodwin and Kyle Rebman are getting married June 25. Their walk down the aisle began four years ago...
View ArticleTexting in a movie theater? AMC Considers lifting ban
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The CEO of AMC Theatres says his company is considering loosening its ban on texting during movies. In an interview with Variety Magazine, AMC CEO Adam Aron said his company is...
View ArticleJudge dismisses gun companies’ motion to dismiss in Sandy Hook case
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut judge has ruled in favor of the Sandy Hook families in their efforts to hold the gun companies responsible in the December 2012 massacre in which 20 children...
View ArticleKalamazoo shooting survivor: ‘Impossible’ to be the same as before shooting...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — One of the two survivors of the Kalamazoo-area shooting rampage spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday, thanking the community for support but also saying she has been...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mom says judge asked her to leave courtroom
FOREST CITY, NC (WSPA) – A North Carolina mother says a judge tried to kick her out of the courtroom because she was breastfeeding her child. Stephanie Rhodus of Forest City says she was in court...
View ArticleFisher-Price recalling infant cradle swings due to fall hazard
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Fisher-Price says it’s recalling its infant cradle swings due to a fall hazard. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, the Cradle ‘n Swings...
View Article64 animals seized in Illinois dog-fighting ring investigation
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – A year-long investigation into a dog fighting ring culminated Thursday, April 14, 2016 with simultaneous raids in Rock Island and Davenport. According to Rock Island Police,...
View ArticleOutdoor houses attract bats to keep mosquitoes at bay
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s mosquito season, and one pest control company has been busy trying to fend off the insects without using chemicals. “It’s very similar to a bird house,” said Jay Lee...
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