Jul 28 Watch 5:09 On 'Settle In,' Emilee Hackney and Amna Nawaz discuss Appalachian stereotypes By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Sarah Clune Hartman Appalachia is often stereotyped as a region defined by struggling coal towns and substance abuse. Writer Emilee Hackney says those portrayals don’t reflect her life growing up in southwestern Virginia. Her debut memoir, “All That’s Unseen,” covers growing up inside… Continue watching
Jul 28 Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 in shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm handed down the sentence Tuesday after hearing testimony and considering evidence from both sides. Continue reading
Jul 28 Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with food festival shooting had a ghost gun By Gene Johnson, Claire Rush, Associated Press Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news conference Tuesday that the weapon was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company that was once a leading manufacturer of ghost gun parts. Continue reading
Jul 28 Florida executes ex-police officer convicted of murder, first of 2 lethal injections set for single day By David Fischer, Associated Press Since the beginning of 2025, Florida has carried out nearly half the state executions nationwide. Continue reading
Jul 28 Shootout that killed 3 at festival in Seattle possibly gang-related, investigators say By Gene Johnson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press There were at least three suspects involved in a shootout at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend, police said Monday. One of them was among those killed in the violence. Continue reading
Jul 28 What we get wrong about Appalachia By Amna Nawaz Emilee Hackney grew up in small-town Appalachia in a church that taught her men were meant to lead. In this episode of Settle In, she spoke with Amna Nawaz about her debut memoir, “All That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir,” the… Continue reading
Jul 28 As Lindsay Clancy goes to trial, here's what to know about postpartum psychosis By Laura Ungar, Associated Press Experts describe it as a mental health emergency affecting someone’s sense of reality. Continue reading
Jul 27 'Tell us where to look for her.' Savannah Guthrie makes plea to her mother's kidnappers By Associated Press The video released Monday is the latest public plea from the journalist about 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie since her disappearance on Feb. 1 from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie said her family will never stop looking for her. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 2:36 3 killed in shooting at crowded festival in Seattle By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde Gunfire erupted at a food festival in Seattle, killing at least three people and wounding at least four others. One person is in custody, and police say another suspect may still be at large. Geoff Bennett reports on the city… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: French firefighters battle massive wildfire In our news wrap Monday, firefighters in southwest France are battling a wildfire that's forced more than 200,000 people to flee, nearly 100 million Americans are under active heat alerts as climbing temperatures and severe humidity grip much of the… Continue watching