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Elizabeth Holmes makes her case to the jury in fraud trial
AN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes, the one-time medical entrepreneur now charged with building a fraudulent company based on...
Rittenhouse tells Fox News ‘not a racist person,’ backs BLM
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted on charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during...
UN nuclear watchdog chief presses for more access in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog met Tuesday with Iranian officials to press for...
West Virginia’s Snowshoe Mountain opens to skiers this week
SNOWSHOE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia ski resort is opening some of its trails to the public on Thanksgiving....
‘Unite the Right’ jurors to begin third day of deliberations
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors are set to deliberate for a third day in the trial of white nationalists accused...
Primitive Coffee open for business
A ribbon cutting held recently at Primitive Coffee Antique Market & Bakery, in Meadows of Dan, heralded the officials opening...
Upcoming National Museum to Honor All Soldiers
If you or someone you know is a soldier, Army veteran, Army family member or other proud military supporter, you...
Wreaths Across America announces 2021 escort to Arlington
The country’s longest veterans’ parade – Wreaths Across America’s annual escort to Arlington National Cemetery – kicks off on Saturday, Dec....
Tips for celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday
While the COVID-19 pandemic is still top-of-mind during Thanksgiving gatherings, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a reminder that...
Grammy nominations to be announced after sweeping changes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Recording Academy will announce nominees for its 64th Grammy Awards on Tuesday morning, but it’ll be the first year selections have been made after some sweeping changes. The academy earlier this year ditched anonymous selection committees and now allows its more than 11,000 voters to chose nominees in certain categories, with the full membership eligible to weigh in on top honors like album and song of the year. The shift comes after The Weeknd called the Grammys “corrupt” after he was shut out of 2021′s ceremony, despite having last year’s biggest song. This year’s announcement will be...
Read moreElizabeth Holmes makes her case to the jury in fraud trial
AN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes, the one-time medical entrepreneur now charged with building a fraudulent company based on promises of a revolutionary technology, returned to the witness stand Monday. Her testimony, which focused largely on her enthusiasm based on positive early tests of that blood-testing technology, may be her...
Read moreRittenhouse tells Fox News ‘not a racist person,’ backs BLM
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted on charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during the unrest that followed the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer, said in a wide-ranging interview that aired Monday night he's “not a racist person” and supports...
Read moreUN nuclear watchdog chief presses for more access in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog met Tuesday with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic ahead of diplomatic talks restarting over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces...
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West Virginia’s Snowshoe Mountain opens to skiers this week
SNOWSHOE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia ski resort is opening some of its trails to the public on Thanksgiving. Snowshoe Mountain said it will start the ski season for the general public on Thursday with a limited number of trails. The resort also will be open Wednesday to passholders and...
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‘Unite the Right’ jurors to begin third day of deliberations
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors are set to deliberate for a third day in the trial of white nationalists accused in a lawsuit of promoting and then carrying out racially motivated violence during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017. The jury has deliberated for about 15 hours over two...
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SUV driver in parade crash may have been fleeing a crime
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The joyous scene of marching bands and children...
Read moreAbout 80 thieves ransack department store near San Francisco
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — About 80 people, some wearing ski masks and wielding crowbars, ransacked a high-end department store in the San Francisco Bay Area, assaulting employees and stealing merchandise before fleeing in cars waiting outside, police and witnesses said. Three people were arrested while the majority got away after...
Read moreKidnappers release 2 of 17 missionaries abducted in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two of 17 members of a missionary group who were kidnapped more than a month ago are safe and “in good spirits” after being freed in Haiti, their U.S..-based church organization announced. Christian Aid Ministries issued a statement Sunday saying it could not give the names of...
Read moreTarget to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good
NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic. To limit crowds in stores, retailers last year were forced to turn what had become a weekend shopping blitz...
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West Virginia’s buck gun hunting season starts Monday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The annual buck firearms season is expected to bring thousands of hunters to West Virginia's woodlands. The season traditionally opens on the Monday before Thanksgiving. Hunters can harvest two deer on the same day but only one can be an antlered buck. Anyone who wants an additional...
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