Archives: 2018

No Change To Stagnant Summer Pattern

TODAY: Temperatures starting in the 70s in the morning, and steadily increasing into the low to mid 90s in the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. Heat index values will climb into the low to mid 100s. Scattered showers and storms develop in the late morning through the afternoon and early evening, then most start to fizzle out after sunset, with a…

Natural gas explosions rock Wisconsin city, level buildings

  The scene in Madison, Wisconsin suburb of Sun Prairie after, authorities said, natural gas explosions leveled some buildings on July 10, 2018 WISC-TV SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — A series of explosions rocked a Wisconsin community after a contractor struck a natural gas main in a downtown area filled with bars and other businesses, injuring two firefighters and a police…

Newborn baby killed, dozens injured when powerful tornado strikes

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A newborn baby was killed and more than two dozen people were injured when a tornado whipped through a North Dakota oil patch city overnight, overturning recreational vehicles and demolishing more than 100 structures, officials said Tuesday. National Weather Service meteorologist John Paul Martin classified the tornado as an EF2, which is defined by winds speeds…

Christian Leadership Institute Challenges Teenagers To Make An Impact In Society

BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS. (WCBI) – Young men from across the state are spending the week at Blue Mountain College, where they are learning all about leadership and how to impact society. It’s part of the first “Christian Leadership Institute.”  That camp is sponsored by the Mississippi Baptist Convention. Participants hear from elected officials at the local and state levels.  Lieutenant Governor…

Pfizer says it will “defer” drug price hike after Trump tweet

  A man enters the employee entrance of the Pfizer World Headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., November 23, 2015. REUTERS WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical company Pfizer said in a statement Tuesday that CEO Ian Read had agreed to “defer the company’s price increases that were effective on July 1 to give the president an opportunity to…

Flynn’s lawyers say he hasn’t joined lobbying firm, hours after firm’s announcement

Lawyers for former national security adviser Michael Flynn say he hasn’t joined a lobbying firm, hours after the newly launched Stonington Strategies issued a press release and statements — including one supposedly from Flynn himself — saying he is. Flynn, who was fired from the White House last year after he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with…

Woman assaulted at home of NFL player, police say

Police acknowledged Tuesday that a woman was assaulted during a home invasion at a suburban Atlanta house owned by NFL star LeSean McCoy, hours after graphic posts on social media accused the Buffalo Bills running back of bloodying his former girlfriend. One female was treated and released from the hospital, while another sustained a minor injury during a targeted invasion…