NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after leaving a music festival in the state. Jail records show Hargett was booked into the Coffee County Jail shortly after midnight Saturday and was released several hours later. Hargett’s office released a statement Saturday on the arrest. Hargett says he…
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Police say a third victim has died after being shot at a church potluck dinner in Alabama. Vestavia Hills police said in a Facebook post that the 84-year-old woman died at a hospital Friday. Police did not release her name. Police say prosecutors are preparing to charge a 71-year-old man with murder in the shootings…
June 13, 2022: A building collapses into the rapidly moving flood waters of the Yellowstone River in Gardiner, Montana, on Monday. (Source: Parker Manning via CNN Newsource)RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s governor was not in Montana — or in the U.S. at all — when punishing floods hit Yellowstone National Park and communities on its fringes this week. He…
Yellowstone National Park’s Northern section could be closed for the season. (Source: KECI via CNN Newsource) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s largest city has restarted its water plant after shutting it down amid record flooding that’s caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities. The city of Billings had asked residents to conserve water because it was down…
For the first time since 1994, the Federal Reserve raised rates by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday. (Source: CNN, POOL, NYSE via CNN Newsource) WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation, now raging at a four-decade high and defying the Fed’s efforts so far to tame it. Increasingly,…
Internet Explorer 11 is now incompatible with Microsoft products, as announced by the company in a blog post on Wednesday. The move comes over a year after Microsoft first announced its intention to phase out IE from products. (Source: Getty Images, KOVR via CNN Newsource)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement. As of Wednesday, Microsoft…
The NIH announces that Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s Chief Medical Advisor, has tested positive for Covid-19. (Source: POOL via CNN Newsource) Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 81-year-old Fauci is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots. He is experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms….
President Joe Biden wants U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel. In a letter to refiners Wednesday, Biden says their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices. Biden writes the oil companies need to work with his administration on “near-term solutions” addressing the crisis. Gas prices…
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of inadvertent rollaway crashes. The recall covers certain 2013 to 2019 Escape, 2013 to 2018 C-Max, 2013 to 2016 Fusion, 2013 to 2021 Transit Connect, and 2015 to 2018 Edge vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds in drinking water pose health risks at levels below the government’s ability to detect them. Most uses of so-called “forever chemicals” known as PFOA and PFOS have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers. But there are some ongoing uses. The EPA on Wednesday issued…
