Reaction to Texas School Shooting
UPDATE: Death toll rises 18 students dead 3 adults 3 more in serious condition UVALDE, Texas (WDEF) - Reactions to the school shooting in Texas in…
Governor: 14 students and one teacher killed in Texas school shooting
UPDATE: Texas Governor now says 14 teachers and one teacher have died. The shooter was also killed according to police. ""He shot and killed, horrifically."- Gov. Greg Abbott https://www.cbsnews.com/live/ _____________ By EUGENE GARCIA and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS Associated Press UVALDE, Texas…
Stocks fall sharply as Target's woes renew inflation fears
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are falling sharply on Wall Street Wednesday as dismal results from Target renew fears that inflation is battering U.S. companies. Target lost more than a…
Abbott says agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant
By ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Infant formula maker Abbott says it’s reached an agreement with U.S. health officials to restart production at its largest domestic factory, a…
Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white 18-year-old who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket researched the local demographics and arrived a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible,…
10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday in what authorities described as “racially…
Chattanooga Police Officers Provide Aid in Ukraine
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Eleven weeks ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war that would cost the lives of thousands. Like the rest of us, Chattanooga Police Sergeant Jeremiah Cook looked to the conflict…
Sheriff: Cash, guns and no remorse from Casey White
EVANSVILLE, Indiana (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Vanderburgh County in Indiana is sharing more details on the end of the 10 day manhunt for Casey White and Vicky White. He says as…
Police: Casey White captured, Vicky White shot herself
UPDATE: Indiana officials now say that Vicky White has died from her self-inflicted gunshot wound as officer closed in on her and Casey White earlier today. EVANSVILLE, Indiana (WDEF)…
“Everything shook”: Last civilians leave Ukraine steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath a sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontlines.…
Ukrainian Refugees getting aid in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)-As Ukrainian Refugees continue to flee the war communities like those in Cleveland are aiding those in need. The Providence Haven Mission says there are more than 50 refugees in the Cleveland area and there are more in…
First Lady Mother's Day trip to war zone
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show U.S. support for the embattled nation as Russia presses its punishing war…
80-1 shot wins Derby
This doesn’t happen. Horses at odds of nearly 81-1 don’t win the Kentucky Derby. Jockeys who have never won any big stakes race of any kind don’t win the Kentucky Derby. Owners with fewer than 10 career wins don’t win…
Supreme Court Decision on Overturning Abortion Rights is Leaked
UPDATE: Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed that a draft opinion leaked to Politico is real. _________ WASHINGTON (WDEF)- According to a report from Politico on Monday night, the Supreme Court is…
Amazon extends Prime perks to merchant sites
Amazon is extending benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site through an initiative it calls “Buy with Prime."
Arizona wildfire doubles in size near college town
An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight after tearing through two-dozen structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 700 homes.
Coal Mine Explosion in Poland Turns Deadly
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Authorities say methane explosions at a coal mine in southern Poland on Wednesday killed four miners, injured 19 and left seven others missing. (more…)
Deadly Bombings Rock Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) - An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and injured 11 others. (more…)
Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy protection
Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website’s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
3 sheriff's deputies shot, suspect killed in central Kansas
Law enforcement officers say three sheriff's deputies were shot and a suspect was killed during a confrontation in central Kansas.
Pro-Russian Ukrainian Politican Being Held Under Arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP)- Ukraine’s state security service has posted a video of a Ukrainian politician held on a treason charge offering himself in exchange for the…
FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of consumers complained of illness after eating it. The FDA said Saturday it has received more than 100 complaints related to Lucky Charms so far this year.…
12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said three…
Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defense in Musk takeover bid
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for more than $43 billion and take it private.…
