‘McPick 2’: McDonald’s new deal to replace Dollar Menu
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the Dollar Menu, take two. McDonald’s hopes it has a catchy, new deal that will be as hugely popular as its Dollar Menu. Early next year, the fast-food chain will launch the...
View ArticlePoll: Do you think it’s right for states to try to shut out Syrian refugees?
Two months ago, President Obama said the U.S. would take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees. However, since the attacks in Paris, the governors of Ohio, Michigan and at least 25 other states are now...
View ArticleGerman stadium evacuated, soccer game canceled after Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) – The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local): 7:30 p.m. The soccer stadium in Hannover, Germany, is being evacuated and stadium loudspeakers say the game has been...
View ArticleFBI hosts training exercise in preparation for Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON, BCN) — The FBI and several local law enforcement agencies held a training exercise at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara Tuesday afternoon. Even though the big game is months away,...
View ArticleNo threat found on both diverted flights from US to Paris
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Authorities cleared both Air France flights bound for Paris from the U.S. that had to be diverted Tuesday night because of anonymous threats received after they had taken off. Air...
View Article2 dead, 7 arrested in raid targeting Paris attack mastermind
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the...
View ArticleFrench president says France is at war against IS group
PARIS (AP) – French President Francois Hollande says France is ‘at war’ against terrorism by the Islamic State group. Hollande says he wants “large coalition” working together against IS militants to...
View ArticleFrance backs away from raid suicide bomber claim
PARIS (AP) – The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local): 8:50 p.m. The Paris prosecutor has backed away from a statement his office had made Wednesday morning that indicated a woman...
View ArticleHouse Republicans to pass refugee background check bill
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – House Republicans are expected to pass a bill on Thursday, with possibly some Democratic support, that will step-up background checks on refugees from Syria. France’s...
View ArticleSenators warm to refugee program, bash Obama for ‘browbeating’
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Paris and Syria topped the agenda of a classified Senate briefing Tuesday, which left lawmakers optimistic about the refugee screening program but peeved with a...
View ArticlePhotos: WATCH’s 2015 Worst Toy Nominees
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The “World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc.” (W.A.T.C.H.) revealed its nominees for the 10 worst toys for the 2015 holiday season.
View ArticleJudge: Divorced California couple’s embryos can be discarded
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A woman must abide by an agreement with her ex-husband to destroy five frozen embryos if they got a divorce, despite her contention that they represent her last chance to have...
View ArticleUAW leaders make push for Ford contract
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) – The United Auto Workers union is making a last-ditch push for the union’s proposed contract with Ford, which is heading for defeat in votes at Ford’s plants. The union’s chief...
View ArticleDinosaur claws among items on annual list of dangerous toys
BOSTON (AP) – Dinosaur claws inspired by the movie “Jurassic World” and a quick-folding trampoline are among the items on a consumer watchdog group’s annual list of hazardous toys released Wednesday....
View ArticleISIS video warns of New York City attacks
NEW YORK, New York (WPIX) The terror group ISIS released a propaganda video Wednesday threatening attacks on New York City. The clip shows various Manhattan scenes, including Times Square and Herald...
View ArticlePolice blow open house door in new French raid
PARIS (AP) – The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local): 6:40 p.m. Police in the eastern French city of Charleville-Mezieres have blown open a door to enter a house during a raid...
View ArticleEx-Subway spokesman pleads guilty to child porn, sex crimes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle pleaded guilty to child pornography and sex crime charges Thursday, and before he was sentenced, an expert testified about Fogle’s sexual...
View ArticleNY police commissioner: ‘No concerns’ about security for Macy’s Thanksgiving...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police commissioner says he has “no concerns about security” for the city’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Police Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday thousands...
View ArticleMassachusetts woman wins $1M on scratch ticket for second time
BOSTON (AP) — Few people are lucky enough to win $1 million in the lottery. But one Massachusetts woman has now done it twice. Constance Carpenito, of Stoneham, recently won a $1 million prize on a...
View ArticleJared Fogle: In his own words
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH/MEDIA GENERAL) – Former Subway pitchman, Jared Fogle, gave tearful testimony in federal court Thursday in Indianapolis. For the first time, we heard from the man at the center of the...
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