By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, the head of the Vermont Corrections Department announced Wednesday. Vermont houses 219 inmates at the…
By Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man is charged with stealing from a memorial fund that was established to help the family of an Alabama police officer who was killed last year. A news release from…
Microsoft is confirming that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship.
Former wrestling star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he has acquired the XFL.
The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified seeds reportedly from China that started showing up in mailboxes in Kentucky and across the country. According to multiple media reports, the USDA identified 14 different variety of seeds in the mail…
Herman Cain, a successful businessman who ran for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and later became a backer of President Donald Trump, has died from complications from COVID-19, according to a statement posted Thursday on his personal website. He was…
By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay" to November's presidential election. And he's making unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The dates of federal elections are…
For those who plan their Christmas shopping well in advance, another major retailer is by announcing early it won’t be open on Thanksgiving Day. So far, 2020 has turned out differently than what many had expected. And now, the holiday…
U.S. health officials are warning Americans again to avoid a growing list of imported hand sanitizers that may be contaminated with the toxic chemical methanol.
They’re launching a “Save Space Camp” fundraising drive
The state Marine Patrol says a woman has been killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark.
Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jump starting Black Friday sales.
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) – The ABC Board in Alabama on Monday voted to cut off the entire state at 11PM. Alcohol sales must end at that hour for bars, restaurants and country clubs. The decision is a compromise over the Covid-19 pandemic. The Board was considering a 10 PM shutoff, but gave businesses the extra […]
President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an official familiar with what happened. O'Brien's diagnosis marks the highest-ranking Trump administration official known to have tested positive. It's unclear when O'Brien last met…
The Federal Reserve, which manages coin inventory, says that the coin supply chain is severely disrupted by the pandemic. Coins are not readily available at some grocery stores, banks and other shops because they are not circulating as they normally…
BEIJING (AP) — China says the U.S. has ordered it to close its consulate in Houston in what it called a provocation that violates international law. There was no immediate confirmation or explanation from the U.S. A Chinese foreign ministry…
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press Judiciary officials say a gunman shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge as he answered the door of the family home Sunday in New Jersey, and shot and wounded the judge’s husband…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WXXV) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued an emergency proclamation containing an amended Safer at Home Order that includes a statewide mask requirement. Individuals will be required to wear a mask or other facial covering when…
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is heading to Louisiana amid the state's reemergence as one of the nation’s hot spots for the coronavirus only months after seeming to contain its outbreak.…
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington NFL team is shedding the “Redskins” name effective immediately. The change comes less than two weeks after owner Dan Snyder launched an organizational review amid pressure from sponsors to…
By JIM MUSTIAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire, the FBI said. Maxwell, who lived…
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR says a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace on Sunday at the NASCAR race in Talladega, Alabama. Wallace is the only full-time Black driver in…
UNITED KINGDOM (WXXV) — A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed into the North Sea on Monday morning and a search for the pilot is now underway. The aircraft was from the 48th Fighter Wing, located at Royal Air Force…