Archives: 2021

Holiday travelers are back on the roads

JACKSON, Tenn. — Are you willing to travel for the holidays, we talk to some people who are. While most of us stayed in for Thanksgiving, there were many of us who hit the road for the holidays. One traveler says he wanted to see his family while they’re still healthy. “This holiday, I was back on the East Coast…

Body of missing 2-year-old girl found in Indiana river

COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A diver has found the body of a 2-year-old girl reported missing after her father was pulled from his partially submerged truck in a southern Indiana river at the end of the week. The Bartholomew County sheriff and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed that her body was found in the White River Sunday more…

More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders. That came even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus. The variant was identified days…

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. The 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years in front of a court with a 6-3 conservative…

New country, new name for US citizen ‘Enes Kanter Freedom’

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to “Enes Kanter Freedom” to celebrate becoming a United States citizen. Kanter’s manager, Hank Fetic, told The Associated Press that Kanter will have his citizenship oath ceremony on Monday afternoon and at the same time will complete his legal name change. Kanter is a native of Turkey who…

Ronald A. Gray

Ronald A. Gray of Buchanan, Tennessee, passed away at Henry Co. Medical Center on Monday, November 22, 2021. He was 68-years-old. His body is to be cremated and a private family celebration of life will be planned for a later date. Mr. Gray was born on June 14, 1953 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Franklin Gray and Betty Jean Gray,…

Fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer at 41

NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41. Abloh’s death was announced Sunday by LVMH Louis Vuitton and the Off White label, the brand he founded. A statement from Abloh’s family on the designer’s Instagram account said for…

Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?

NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while facing charges he sexually abused teenage girls. Now, after a life of both scandal and luxury, a U.S. trial will decide whether…

AK: Grinch Steals Christmas Toys

(CNN Newsource) — KTUU-Lauren Maxwell reports, A couple in Alaska says a real-life grinch stole $17,000 worth of toys from them. To view more interesting photos and videos, check out our website here. Categories: Video