LONDON — The use of Russian-developed chemical nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter makes it “highly likely” that Russia was involved, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday. Novichok refers to a class of nerve agents developed in the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War. The agents were ostensibly created in an…
BOSTON — The third major nor’easter in two weeks started to slam the storm-battered Northeast early Tuesday, with blizzard conditions expected in some areas. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for much of the Massachusetts coast, a winter storm warning for most of New England and a winter weather advisory for portions of New York, Pennsylvania and New…
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s state-run news agency says a passenger bus has burst into flames after hitting a truck, killing at least 13 people. Anadolu Agency says the accident occurred Tuesday on a highway in the central Turkish province of Corum. It says the bus rammed into the truck that had stopped on a highway shoulder. Several people were injured…
TODAY: Sunny and somewhat cool. Highs in the upper 50s. Overnight, lows drop to around or below freezing under clear skies. WED/THU: Another couple of sunny days in store for us. We remain in the 50s Wednesday and again dip below freezing overnight Wednesday night. Warmer Thursday with highs in the upper 60s and perhaps low 70s. Cloud cover begins to…
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he believes victory in Afghanistan is still possible – not necessarily on the battlefield but in facilitating a Taliban reconciliation with the Afghan government. Mattis spoke shortly before arriving in Kabul, where security concerns were so high that reporters traveling with him weren’t allowed to publish stories until his party…
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A plane crash at Nepal’s main airport killed 49 of the 71 people on board, police said Tuesday as an investigation was ordered into the cause of the accident. It followed seeming confusion over landing instructions before the plane, flying low and erratically, struck the ground and erupted in flames. In the recording posted by air traffic…
Law enforcement said they’re seeing a rise the number of reported child abuse cases.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – More history was made Monday night as the Mississippi State women’s basketball team received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Bulldogs will host the first and second rounds for the third-straight year, welcoming Nicholls State, Oklahoma State and Syracuse to Humphrey Coliseum. State opens play against 16-seed Nicholls…
VENTURA, Calif. — Heather Locklear has been charged with several counts of battery against first responders who answered a domestic violence call at her Southern California home. The 56-year-old “Melrose Place” actress was charged Monday with four misdemeanor counts of battery on an officer or emergency personnel, and one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer. A mug shot…
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto Americans increasingly approve of President Trump’s handling of the North Korea situation, following the announcement of a planned meeting with Kim Jong Un. Republicans in particular have become more confident that the situation will be resolved without conflict. Overall, most Americans — 64 percent — still express unease about…
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LOS ANGELES — A grandson of cult leader Charles Manson won the bizarre California court battle Monday over the killer’s body. Kern County Superior Court Commissioner Alisa Knight ruled that Jason Freeman can retrieve the remains of Manson that have been on ice in the Bakersfield morgue since he died in November. Manson, 83, had been hospitalized in Bakersfield while serving…
NEW YORK — Tests performed by a consumer watchdog group found asbestos in three products marketed to children by the makeup company Claire’s, several weeks after the company pulled products from shelves following customer complaints. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), a non-profit group, says it commissioned tests of 15 makeup products containing talc from an “accredited laboratory,” including four…
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that the nerve agent used to poison a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in the U.K. “clearly came from Russia” and said the episode “certainly will trigger a response.” “This is a really egregious act,” Tillerson said Monday aboard a plane home from a trip to Africa. “It appears that it clearly came…
The soldiers flew out of Jackson Monday afternoon and will spend 60 days in Texas for additional training before heading overseas.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Police in Austin say “similarities” between three package explosions in Texas’ capital city this month, two fatal, lead them to believe the incidents are related. The latest fatal incident, reported Monday morning, killed a 17-year-old boy and wounded a woman, Austin police chief Brian Manley said. The boy died at the scene and the woman in her…
NEW YORK — Federal investigators are trying to zero in on what caused a tourist helicopter to fall from the sky over New York’s East River Sunday evening. Five passengers who booked the flight to take pictures were killed. The chopper’s pilot managed to escape. Crews pulled the battered helicopter out of the water Monday. Divers were forced to cut…