Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines once described the city’s downtown as a “war zone.” In the early 1990s, Winston-Salem faced an identity crisis. When R.J. Reynolds, the tobacco giant that had defined the city for more than a century, shifted its manufacturing elsewhere, it left behind vacant factories, aging buildings and thousands of lost jobs. Large […]
The mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, is urging calm after a deadly police shooting sparked protests and a state investigation on Wednesday. Protests broke out near the Capitol after bystander video captured the fatal police shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz during a confrontation with officers Wednesday. Editor’s note: This story features video that may be disturbing […]
President Donald Trump says he’s close to deciding on a “massive attack” against Iran as the two sides exchange fresh strikes. Plus, Trump’s tariffs are back, but under a different legal strategy after his first one failed in court. And a deadly police shooting in Madison sparks protests and a state investigation. A tense showdown […]
Sometimes a little help goes a long way. In Little Rock, Arkansas, a man in a wheelchair got help from an unexpected good Samaritan — and get this: he was dressed as Spider-Man. The man was trying to cross six lanes of traffic at a red light, but wasn’t going to make it before the […]
Iran launched another wave of drone attacks against U.S. assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan early Friday. It comes after American forces carried out strikes against Iran for a 13th consecutive night and President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s considering launching a “massive attack.” Tehran says one of the U.S.’ overnight attacks on Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan killed at least four people and injured several others. Iranian state media outlets also […]
Colt Gray, the 16-year-old accused of killing four and injuring more at Apalachee High School in Georgia nearly two years ago, has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him. Gray had previously pleaded not guilty in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, a small town about 40 miles northeast […]
President Donald Trump is set to attend the rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner Friday, three months after shots rang out during the original April event. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president “looks forward to finishing what he started” after a “despicable assassination attempt” halted the original dinner. She said the […]
A vulnerability in the pope’s official prayer app, Click To Pray, has reportedly left the information of its nearly 720,000 users exposed. The exposure, according to security researcher “BobDaHacker,” has been ongoing for at least six months and includes users’ names, email addresses and countries of origin. In a Friday blog post, the researcher said […]
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has its official ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. What was supposed to be a celebration between countries, however, has become strained thanks to disputes and delays. Canadian and American dignitaries were slated to hold an inauguration of the bridge Friday, but instead, Canadians are hosting their […]
As fighting between the U.S and Iran has ratcheted back up, gas prices have risen again in many areas. Oil prices topped $100 a barrel again this week, with gas prices averaging around $4.10/gallon on Friday, according to AAA. But it’s not just the gas pump where American consumers may notice bigger bills in the […]
