In what came across as a combination pep rally and old-time revival, Vice President Mike Pence urged flight controllers, engineers and astronauts at the Johnson Space Center Thursday to “rededicate” themselves to carrying out the Trump administration’s drive to establish a permanent U.S. presence around the moon in the early 2020s before eventual voyages to Mars. “You here at the…
Over 500 Noncompliance violations In surprise inspection At 20 locations
HONOLULU — Hurricane Lane soaked Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday, dumping 12 inches of rain in as many hours as residents stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes ahead of the state’s first hurricane since 1992. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that some areas could see up to 30 inches before the system passes. Bands of rain…
Last week, Natasha Aponte gained national attention as the woman who tricked thousands of men on Tinder. Aponte used the dating app to invite men to meet her in New York City’s Union Square last Saturday. When they all got there at the same time, Aponte revealed that they were actually invited to take part in her public dating competition….
Court Says Attorney Did Job Required
COVER STORY: Turn up the volume: The latest in hearing aidsTwo out of three people over age 70 have trouble hearing, but only about 20% of adults who have hearing loss actually use a hearing aid, for the most part because of costs related to the devices themselves and to testing and consultations with a doctor or audiologist. David Pogue…
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UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A routine traffic stop ends with shots fired, an upside down SUV and two suspects on the run. It all happened Thursday morning following a routine traffic stop in the Pinedale Community in Union County. The driver of the SUV led officers on a chase before crashing and flipping the car on County Road 102. Three…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired back Thursday, after President Trump said he “never took control” of the Justice Department. Mr. Trump, in an interview with “Fox & Friends” that aired Thursday morning, asked “what kind of a man” Sessions could be to recuse himself from the Russia investigation after taking the job. Mr. Trump also complained that Sessions “never took…
LOWNDES CO, Miss. (WCBI)- A Lowndes County woman, accused of running over her boyfriend is indicted. April Keefer is charged with aggravated assault domestic violence. The incident happened on Highway 12 back in May. Deputies found the man lying under the front of a pick-up truck, and Keefer in the driver’s seat. The victim told deputies he was working under the…
New York City is giving President Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen a chance to divest his 10 city taxi cab medallions, which are needed to own and operate the city’s iconic yellow cabs. If Cohen doesn’t divest his stake in the medallions, they will be revoked, the city says. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)…
LOWNDES CO, Miss. (WCBI)- A New Hope shooting, leads to an attempted murder charge. William Carr, was indicted by a grand jury on the charge. The shooting happened in February on Center Street, in New Hope. At the time, two other people were charged with accessory after the fact. Investigators told WCBI this was not a random shooting, and could’ve…
Former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages WLNS LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was charged Thursday with lying to police amid an investigation into the school’s handling of sexual abuse complaints against former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The charges were announced by special independent counsel Bill Forsyth, who was appointed by the state attorney general…
Change Ensures Same Data From 3 Years Is Used
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents used new facial recognition technology to arrest a man trying to enter the U.S. illegally, the agency said Thursday. According to CBP, the 26-year-old presented a passport that didn’t belong to him upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil. A man using a French passport…
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DENVER — Christopher Watts, who is charged with killing his family and dumping their bodies at an oil worksite, taped a video presentation six years ago about saving or abandoning relationships. A YouTube video posted in April 2012 shows Watts giving a PowerPoint presentation that he titled, “Communication Speech, Relationship Deterioration and Repair.” He opened the presentation by saying it…
ESCONDIDO, Calif. – A new report from the International Rhino Foundation found three of the world’s five rhino species could be lost within our lifetime. Perhaps no species is closer to extinction than the northern white rhino. There are only two left in the world. Scientists at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are part of an international effort trying…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi lawmakers are meeting in special session to consider ways to increase funding for roads and bridges. The session begins Thursday morning, after Gov. Phil Bryant called lawmakers back to Jackson on Tuesday. Republican leaders have outlined a package to divert existing tax revenue, create a lottery and borrow money. Democrats, the minority in both the…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors, who called it the longest sentence ever imposed for a federal crime involving leaks to the media. Reality Winner, 26, pleaded guilty in June to a…
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Ohio State announced Wednesday night it has suspended head football coach Urban Meyer for three games for failing to take sufficient management action relating to former assistant coach Zach Smith’s misconduct. The announcement followed an investigation into his handling of accusations of domestic violence made against Smith. “I followed my heart and not my head,” Meyer said, quickly reading a…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A 911 call reveals a witness’ frantic attempt to describe a fatal alligator attack on a woman in South Carolina. The woman, 45-year-old Cassandra Cline, was walking her dog in Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island when she was attacked on Monday, state and local officials said. In the call, a witness is heard…
The Department of Education is considering allowing states to use federal funding to purchase firearms for educators, according to a New York Times report citing multiple people with knowledge of the possible plan. Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Education Department is considering using the Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants program in federal law, which makes no prohibition against purchasing weapons, to…