Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing gun in holster to gun control students
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Video taken by a high school student shows Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas firing a holstered gun at students who came to the state Capitol to talk with lawmakers about gun control. is reflected. The five Burris Institute students were at the Capitol as part of a day of advocacy with Students Demand Action and other gun control advocates, one of the students told The Associated Press. “I'm carrying one right now,” Lucas, a Republican from Seymour, tells students while discussing guns. Members of Congress have the right to carry them inside the Capitol.
A beheading video was posted on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn't removed sooner.
NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic video by a Pennsylvania man accused of beheading his father has been circulating for hours on YouTube, highlighting gaps in social media companies' ability to prevent horrifying posts from spreading across the web. Attention was once again gathered. Police announced Wednesday that 32-year-old Justin Mohn has been charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse after decapitating his father in their Bucks County home. A YouTube spokesperson said the company removed the video, removed Mohn's channel, and tracked and removed any reuploads that might pop up. But the company did not respond to questions about why it didn't do it sooner.
Online news site “The Messenger'' closes after less than a year
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The ambitious online news site The Messenger has abruptly shut down after just eight months of operation. Founder Jimmy Finkelstein announced the immediate closure in an email to stunned employees Wednesday night. The outlet, which bills itself as a nonpartisan digital outlet, had spent about $50 million to chip away at its business efforts. Approximately 300 journalists and other employees have now been laid off. Finkelstein cited “economic headwinds” and a failure to raise further funding for an immediate closure. The Messenger's collapse followed large-scale layoffs at once powerful and influential news organizations, including the Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated and Business Insider.
Donations flood in to replace Jackie Robinson statue destroyed on 105th birthday
Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a vandalized statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier. He raised more than $145,000 in one online fundraiser alone, far exceeding the $75,000 estimated value of the statue, which was cut from its pedestal in a park in Wichita, Kansas. Bob Lutz, executive director of Little League, the nonprofit organization that commissioned the sculpture, said the funds raised will allow the organization to enhance some of its programs and facilities. In April, the nonprofit opened the Leslie Ladd Learning Center, which includes an indoor baseball facility and learning lab.
Kansas City Chiefs to win back-to-back Super Bowl championships with a lot of initial funding
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When the Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, the early cash will be at stake for Kansas City to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Because of this, sportsbooks changed the numbers for the opening game in favor of the Niners from 2 or 2 1/2 points to 1 or 1 1/2 points. FanDuel Sportsbook opens the Niners as his 2 1/2 point favorites to win. That number on Tuesday night was 1 1/2.
Grainy sonar images reignite excitement and skepticism over Earhart's final flight
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Grainy sonar images are at the center of both excitement and skepticism as one of the last century's most fascinating mysteries gains renewed interest. Tony Romeo believes his new South Carolina-based ocean exploration company has captured the outline of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra deep under the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The pioneering aviator went missing while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island on July 2, 1937, and has not been seen since. She aspired to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. Archaeologists and explorers hope Romeo's sonar is a long-awaited breakthrough. But they want to see more evidence first.
Witness to Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay's murder tells jury: 'I could see Jay fall'
A witness to the 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jammaster Jay testified at the trial of the two men charged in his shooting death. Uriel Rincon said Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn that he had long told investigators he didn't recognize the gunman because he was “confused and scared.” Around 2017, Rincon finally appointed Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan to the agency. Rincon will be the first witness to testify in the long-awaited trial 22 years after the murder of Jam Master Jay, real name Jason Mizell.
Musician Brian Wilson's wife, manager and 'savior' Melinda Wilson dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, Brian Wilson's longtime wife and manager, is often credited with stabilizing the Beach Boys co-founder's famously turbulent life. However, he died at the age of 77. Wilson had struggled with mental health for most of his life. and the drug abuse problems that changed his career in the 1960s and made him dependent on others. Melinda Wilson and others cited her husband for getting her the proper treatment and encouraging her to complete the 1960s masterpiece “Smile'' that her husband had intended. She and Brian Wilson adopted five children and lived in Beverly Hills, California.
Music from Memphis' Stax Records and Detroit's Motown will be featured in an online show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit's Motown and Memphis' Stax Records can enjoy both brands' music in the same place with free online programming streaming during Black History. can do. Month. Registration for “Stax Meets Motown'' begins February 2nd. The production was filmed at Memphis' historic Booker T. Washington High School and features musicians from the Stax Academy of Music performing hits from both the influential soul and R&B music labels. Stacks said the presentation is aimed at students, teachers, youth groups and other groups and “focuses on groups that don't typically have access to the arts.”
Super Bowl-bound Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tells Taylor Swift, “Thank you for joining the team.''
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said during a podcast with his brother and Eagles center Jason Kelce that his girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift, “joined the team.” Thank you for your help. Swift started dating the younger Kelsey after inviting her to a Chiefs game at the beginning of the season, and she has been attending games frequently ever since. It remains to be seen whether she will arrive in Las Vegas to watch the Chiefs vs. 49ers game in the Super Bowl. She will resume her Elas tour next week, playing four shows in Tokyo, with her last show ending at around 10pm local time on Saturday. That might give them enough time to travel for Sunday's game.
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