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U.S. Prioritizes Visas for Investors and Sports Fans, Adds Scrutiny for Skilled Workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is making changes to how it handles visas, focusing on those who want to invest in America or visit for big sports events. At the same time, it’s adding a layer of review for skilled foreign workers. The State Department has told embassies and consulates to give priority to visa applications from businesspeople planning “significant investments” in the United States. This also includes those who want to come for major sporting events like the World Cup and Olympics, which the U.S. is…
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police is urgently asking the public for help after a man was found dead on a street Tuesday night, and a suspect remains at large. Authorities have identified the suspect as 46-year-old Rickey Williams. At about 11:30 p.m., officers on patrol in Cleveland’s Fifth District responded to a report at the 10600 block of Superior Avenue, near East 106th Street. They discovered a man — later identified as a 51-year-old — lying in the center of the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators…
In the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, December 4, 2025, the rural roads of Captain’s Point Road near Smithville Highway became ground zero for tragedy when deputies from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office discovered 41-year-old Ashleigh E. McKinzie lying lifeless in the roadway, her body bearing apparent gunshot wounds. A loaded, cocked handgun lay nearby — a silent witness to the unknown events that led to her death. An adult male, later identified as 27-year-old Todd C. Stanton, was present when deputies arrived. According to statements from the county’s District Attorney, Stanton is cooperating fully with investigators. No charges have been…
A hush of sadness settled over Hanceville, Alabama Thursday as friends, family, and neighbors learned that 71-year-old Jeffrey A. Frederick was killed Wednesday evening when the pickup he was driving left the roadway and overturned. The loss has left a once-quiet community reeling. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), the crash happened around 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 3 as Frederick drove a 2007 GMC Sierra along a stretch of Cullman County Road 38 near Alabama Highway 91 — about 10 miles south of Dodge City, Alabama. For reasons that remain under investigation, the vehicle veered off the road…
The small community of Bridgeton is reeling after the sudden death of 67-year-old Linda Williams — killed Wednesday night while crossing U.S. Highway 17 near Fisher Street. Friends, neighbors and loved ones are still trying to come to terms with the loss of a woman many described as soft-hearted, generous, and always ready to help anyone in need. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, troopers responded at 8:44 p.m. after reports of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Fisher Street and U.S. 17 — just outside the local Hardee’s. Investigators say Williams was walking across the southbound…
MIAMI, Okla. — A tight knit Oklahoma community is reeling after the sudden death of 29-year-old Taylor S. Williams, a man remembered for his kindness and warmth, in a violent two-vehicle collision Wednesday night in rural Ottawa County. The crash claimed his life — the loss leaving friends, family, and neighbors heartbroken and searching for answers. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), the crash occurred around 9:45 p.m. on County Road 137, just south of County Road East 93. Williams, driving southbound, reportedly crossed the center line for reasons still under investigation and collided head-on with an oncoming commercial…
SMITHTON, Ill. — A tight-knit community in East St. Louis is grieving tonight after 34-year-old Estelle Stamps lost her life in a violent two-vehicle crash Wednesday around 10:22 p.m. along Illinois Route 159 just north of Douglas Road, according to the Illinois State Police. Stamps, a resident of the 600 block of South 42nd Street in East St. Louis, was pronounced dead at the scene. The St. Clair County Coroner’s Office confirmed her identity and confirmed there were no survivors for her. Another individual was also involved in the crash and was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital with…
When the news broke Thursday that Detective Tim Jones of the Park Forest Police Department had died at age 34, a wave of grief washed over Park Forest. For nearly a decade he fought — stumbling at times, but always getting back up. And now, after years of defying all odds, his long battle has come to an end. Jones was just 24 when his life changed forever. In March 2016, as a rookie cop responding to a reported break-in at a vacant home, he and fellow officers surrounded the property. As the suspect tried to flee, he opened fire…
A quiet mid-afternoon in Tullahoma, Tennessee turned into a scene of horror Wednesday, when a brutal dog mauling left a 50-year-old man and his 3-month-old granddaughter dead. According to local authorities, the victims — identified as James Smith and his infant granddaughter — were found fatally attacked by multiple pit bulls in the front yard of a home on East Warren Street. Officers with the Tullahoma Police Department and first responders rushed to the 900-block of East Warren Street at around 3:00 p.m. following a distressing call. When they arrived, they confronted a grisly scene: pit bulls actively mauling the…
The close-knit community of New Castle woke up Thursday morning to tragedy after an early-morning fire ripped through a home on Good Avenue, leaving 59-year-old Gerri Black dead and her son hospitalized with serious injuries. Fire crews from the Shenango Area Fire District arrived at the Good Avenue home shortly after 6 a.m., responding to frantic calls as flames erupted from the windows, shooting five to ten feet into the air. The heat and smoke were so intense that crews were unable to enter the home at first — they had to battle from the exterior until the worst of…