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Laurinburg Police Department (LAURINBURG, N.C.) — A Waffle House employee was fatally shot in North Carolina by a customer who became “agitated and verbally abusive” toward employees after placing his order, according to the Laurinburg Police Department. Officers responded to a report of shots fired shortly after midnight Friday at a Waffle House in Laurinburg, […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) — Two elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed on Friday in the wake of a new threat sent via email in Springfield, Ohio, according to the school district and the mayor. The elementary schools released students to their parents, officials said. It’s unclear if the person […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (JOHNSTOWN, Penn.) — Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters she was “feeling very good about Pennsylvania” while campaigning on Friday in the key battleground state, even as both supporters and detractors came out for the occasion. In an unannounced stop to Classic Elements, a cafe and bookstore in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Harris told […]
Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, did not appear Friday at a hearing held by a Republican-led state Senate committee that has been investigating her. Willis has challenged the legality of the subpoenas she received from the […]
Kali9/Getty Images (JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo.) — A Colorado teenager who was shot in the face while looking for a place to take homecoming photos said he knew he was bleeding and told deputies he screamed “I was going to die,” according to an affidavit. The teenager is hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the Jefferson […]
Justin Paget/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met on the ABC News debate stage this week, the vice president reiterated her changed energy position, saying she would not institute a “fracking ban” if elected. The debate was held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania is a key swing […]
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The NASA astronauts who flew Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) and will now remain there until next year say they don’t feel let down by the mission. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams. who performed the first crewed test flight of Starliner, […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (JARRATT, Va.) — The Boar’s Head plant in Virginia at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak is indefinitely closing, the company announced on Friday. Boar’s Head also said it has decided to permanently discontinue the sale of liverwurst, the deli meat tied to the multistate outbreak. “We regret and deeply apologize […]
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona, September 12, 2024. (Photo by REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images) (TUCSON, Ariz.) — Former President Donald Trump unveiled a new economic policy on Thursday before a crowd in Tucson, Arizona, saying he would […]
STOCK/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Housing costs are top of mind for voters across the country, as rising prices force many renters and potential home buyers to empty their pockets. Nearly half of all renter households were cost-burdened by their rent in 2023 — meaning they spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs, […]