Baby bottle, food warmers recalled for fire hazard
WASHINGTON (WHTM) – Tommee Tippee is recalling about 225,000 electric bottle and food warmers that can overheat and catch fire. The company has received six reports of the warmers overheating, melting,...
View ArticleAlleged teacher chats leaked; Rhode Island school suspends staff members
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — Faculty members at Blackstone Valley Prep have been suspended and an internal investigation is underway after derogatory comments, purportedly written by teachers, were...
View ArticleBarney’s head gets stuck on Alabama teen; firefighters come for her rescue
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — An Alabama teen spent an uncomfortable 45 minutes trapped inside a fiberglass “Barney” head this weekend. Amy Self’s daughter had a few girls over to spend the night on...
View ArticleLawsuit: East Tenn. coach covered up teacher having sexual relations with...
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – A Knox County parent says a teacher had sex with her son at school while a second teacher covered up the incident. The mother, who is listed as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, claims...
View ArticleClinton uses Trump’s words to warn of his economic impact
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat Hillary Clinton is using Donald Trump’s own statements to undercut his economic credentials, and the Republican candidate is providing an instant response. Campaigning in...
View ArticleTrump confirms Pence as his running mate via Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, adding political experience and conservative bona fides to his Republican presidential ticket. Trump announced...
View Article2 ‘Pokemon Go’ players plunge off cliff in California
ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two men who were playing Pokemon Go fell off an ocean bluff in Southern California. Encinitas firefighters say the men climbed through a fence Wednesday...
View ArticleMan dead after exchanging gunfire with Baltimore officers
BALTIMORE (AP) – Baltimore police say officers responding to gunshots near an apartment building fatally shot a man who fired at them with an “AR-15-style” weapon, and no officers were wounded. Police...
View ArticleTragedy in Nice latest in string of terror attacks in France
(MEDIA GENERAL) – Thursday’s terror attack is the latest in a string of events that have France on edge. At least 84 people were killed and more than 100 were injured after a large truck reportedly...
View ArticleCastro’s youth seen as a plus and a minus for Clinton ticket
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Julian Castro was in two places at once. Or so it seemed. It was April 2005 and there was the baby-faced favorite to win San Antonio’s mayoral race perched atop a float chugging...
View ArticleWoman found to spread Zika through sex for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City woman has infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented. Zika is usually spread by...
View ArticleDeaf New Jersey woman sues Taco Bell over drive-thru orders
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A deaf New Jersey woman who primarily communicates in sign language is suing Taco Bell, saying the company and its restaurants failed to accommodate her at drive-thru windows. Gina...
View ArticleColorado deputy fires “1 in a billion” shot into suspect’s gun barrel
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Investigators say an off-duty Colorado sheriff’s deputy fired a bullet straight down the barrel of a suspect’s gun, a shot they called “one in a billion.” The detail emerged in a...
View ArticleIKEA recalls safety gates
(WFLA) — IKEA has announced a recall of more than 100,000 safety gates and safety gate extensions due to a fall hazard. The Patrull Safety Gate and extension, Patrull Klamma Safety Gate and extension,...
View ArticleRio reviewing Olympic security after Nice attack
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazilian authorities say the attack in Nice will make them review Olympic Games security preparations and probably increase the number of check-points in Rio de Janeiro next...
View ArticleSecret chapter of 9/11 inquiry released after 13-year wait
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under wraps for 13 years, the U.S. on Friday released once-top secret pages from a congressional report into 9/11 that questioned whether Saudis who were in contact with the hijackers...
View ArticleTurkish officials: Coup attempt appears to have failed, plotters being arrested
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation Saturday that his government was working to crush a coup attempt after a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across...
View ArticlePolitical outsider Trump introducing insider Mike Pence
NEW YORK (AP) – His running mate largely unknown to the public, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is introducing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a steady conservative with governing experience...
View ArticleWorld leaders voice support for Turkey, condemn coup
World leaders expressed support for Turkey and its democratic institutions on Saturday after the government quashed an attempted military coup. ___ BRITAIN British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said...
View ArticleThe Latest: Northeastern delegates get the prime RNC seats
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Latest on the 2016 race for president (all times local): 10:44 a.m. The Northeast might not be the most fertile ground for Republican candidates for national office, but New York,...
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