Month: May 2023

Atlanta CNN — [Breaking news update, published at 6:25 p.m. ET] Deion Patterson was discovered in the Cobb County area of ​​northwest Atlanta around 12:30 p.m. after shooting five women in downtown Atlanta 20 minutes earlier, according to police. [Original story, published at 6:14 p.m. ET] A massive manhunt is underway in Atlanta for the man who shot five women Wednesday at Northside Hospital Medical, killing one and sending four others to the hospital, then fled in a stolen vehicle, Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Wednesday. A 39-year-old woman died, Schierbaum said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. The injured…

A Nassau County jury found Gabriel Wilson guilty Wednesday in the 2021 shooting at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that left grocery manager Ray Wishropp dead and two other employees critically wounded. The jury also convicted the former car collector of two counts of attempted second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault in the shootings of the two employees, store manager Aram Dikici and the manager of perishables Olivia Leary. Wishropp, 49, was a father of seven and a new grandfather who had worked for Stop & Shop for decades. Wishropp’s cousin, Alex Bernard, one of more than…

Actor Jamie Foxx made his first public statement on his Instagram after being hospitalized three weeks ago “Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed,” she said he wrote, followed by a series of emojis of praying hands, a heart and a fox, on Wednesday. The 55-year-old actor broke his silence three weeks after his daughter, Corinne Foxx, announced on Instagram that she had “experienced a medical complication”. Foxx in an Instagram story also thanked “The Masked Singer” actor and host Nick Cannon for filling in as a guest host on Foxx’s “Beat Shazam” show. “I appreciate my boy @nickcannon,” Foxx wrote….

Whitney Sessions (standing) was named Albany’s softball coach Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Walker Junior High on Facebook It didn’t take long for Whitney Sessions to sum up her feelings on being named Albany’s new softball coach. “Absolutely my dream job,” Sessions, a 2009 Albany graduate, said of her first high school head coaching job. “I love my hometown.” “I am beyond grateful for this opportunity,” he continued. “I wish the tests were today.” Sessions, who has been the girls basketball coach at Walker Junior High, replaces Brian Ford, who stepped down after leading the Lady Hornets to an unseeded Division…

Based on staff reports Michael Rodríguez resigned as Apopka City Council attorney this afternoon at the May 3 City Council meeting. After discussing his removal by the Council during the commissioner’s report section, Rodriguez made the following statement during the city attorney’s report: “At this point, I am very concerned about the direction this Council is taking and the means by which certain things have been communicated,” he said. “Ultimately, I fear that I can no longer represent this Council…therefore, I tender my resignation.” Rodriguez and Mayor Bryan Nelson were under increased pressure after the City Council voted 3-2 to…

2:21 PM ET: Fed Raises Rates 25% – CNN Breaking News Alerts – Podcast on CNN Audio 5:00 PM ET: Fed rate hike, Atlanta shooting, RSV vaccine and more 5 things listen toCNN 5 things Wednesday, May 3 On PC On Mobile Smart Speakers Global US Political Business podcast Hear the news as it breaks, right in your podcast app. From the team behind CNN 5 Things. 2:21 PM ET: Fed hikes rates 25% Breaking news alerts from CNN May 3, 2023 2:26 PM EDT The Federal Reserve raises interest rates another quarter of a point. Listen for more details….

Moment when an alleged Ukrainian drone explodes next to the Kremlin building For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news Russia accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed attempt to kill Vladimir Putin, according to state news agencies. The Kremlin said it considered the attack a “planned terrorist act” and would retaliate “when and where it sees fit,” a Tass report said. A Kremlin statement was quoted as saying that the Russian president was not injured…

In a much-anticipated move, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 5% to 5.25%. The rate is now the highest since August 2007. Wednesday’s statement from the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee hinted that we could see a pause in future rate hikes. While the March FOMC meeting statement indicated that future increases could be appropriate, the latest statement said the committee would “closely monitor incoming information and assess the implications for monetary policy.” In determining “the extent to which additional policy tightening may be adequate to…