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8+ min ago (193+ words) Florida Sen. Rick Scott announced on social media Thursday that an attempted swatting incident happened at his family home in Naples. According to Scott, he received a call from law enforcement Thursday morning about the attempt. Swatting is when a false emergency report is made to authorities, meant to trigger a large law enforcement response and presence at that specific place. Scott said he was not home when it happened and that everyone is safe. According to the Naples Police Department, an attempted swatting email was received before 1 a.m. on Thursday. The police were able to get in contact with the Scott family and confirmed they were safe. Out of precaution, officers conducted a security sweep of the family's home and confirmed everything was okay. In a Facebook post, Scott said: "As law enforcement works to find the coward responsible for…...

43+ min ago (81+ words) Trayvis Williams, a Buncombe County detention officer, was arrested Tuesday on an assault charge and placed on administrative leave pending an internal review. A Buncombe County Detention Center officer has been arrested, according to the sheriff's office. Authorities said Trayvis Williams was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assault on a female by the Asheville Police Department. Due to his arrest, Williams was put on administrative leave, which is standard while the sheriff's office conducts an internal review of the allegations....

46+ min ago (299+ words) Burmese pythons are expanding their territory north along Florida's Gulf Coast, with sightings becoming more frequent in areas beyond the Everglades. Wade Gardener recently captured one of these invasive snakes near his home, marking another instance of their presence in the region. Snake trapper Seth explained the reasons behind this expansion, saying, "They're either running out of food or looking for new food, or the population's just growing so big that they just start spreading out." Video above: Ball python caught on camera chilling on a pool deck The python captured was nearly 12 feet long, comparable to the length of a car. The largest Burmese python ever captured in Florida was a female measuring nearly 18 feet and weighing 215 pounds in 2022. Andrew Durso, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, noted that Burmese pythons are beginning to slither or swim to…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (167+ words) The big holiday chill has arrived. Morning lows in the 20s are likely Friday morning. Black Friday holiday shopping may require extra layers if you must stand outside in long lines. Colder highs in the lower to mid-40s are likely into the weekend. While sunny skies will grace the start of the weekend, Sunday brings thicker clouds and a chance of passing showers to the Piedmont Triad later in the day. Search location by ZIP code Wintry travel north of the Carolinas on Thursday night and Friday, sunshine on Black Friday, Nov. 27 Update The big holiday chill has arrived. Morning lows in the 20s are likely Friday morning. Black Friday holiday shopping may require extra layers if you must stand outside in long lines. Colder highs in the lower to mid-40s are likely into the weekend. While sunny skies will grace the start of…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (234+ words) If you're dealing with the "holiday blues," it could be a sign of something worse. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, could be affecting you. See the report in the video above Dr. Lillia Cherkasskiy, a Family Medicine Provider with the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, discussed how to know if it's just the winter blues or SAD, what would be the first step to get help, and how to manage seasonal depression. Dr. Cherkasskiy notes the difference between winter blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder. The winter blues will involve a depressed mood for a day or two and sometimes a loss of joy during activities. The blues also do not affect your day-to-day life. Seasonal Affective Disorder is defined as episodes of mania, hypomania, or major depression with seasonal onset or remission. It could also come as the feeling…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (720+ words) He insists Ukrainian forces must withdraw or face Russia's larger army U.S. proposals to end the war between Russia and Ukraine offer a starting point for talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, as he told Ukrainian forces to pull back or be overrun by Russia's bigger army. Related video above: President Trump's Ukraine peace plan faces criticism from senators "We need to sit down and discuss this seriously," Putin told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. "Every word matters." He described U.S. President Donald Trump's plan as "a set of issues put forward for discussion" rather than a draft agreement. "If Ukrainian troops withdraw from the territories they occupy, hostilities will cease. If they don't withdraw, we will achieve this by force," the Russian leader said. Kremlin officials have had little to say so far about the…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago (366+ words) WASHINGTON " A day authorities said an Afghan national shot two National Guard soldiers, the Trump administration is reexamining all green cards issued to people from 19 countries "of concern."" U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph B. Edlow said the "full scale, rigorous" examinations were at President Donald Trump's direction." "The protection of this country and of the American people remains paramount, and the American people will not bear the cost of the prior administration's reckless resettlement policies. American safety is non negotiable," Edlow wrote on social media." The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, according to CNN." The shooter, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, immigrated to the United States from Afghanistan in 2021, according to law enforcement sources. The call for additional…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago (288+ words) President Donald Trump said Thursday that U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, has died. "Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we're talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She's just passed away," Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members. Video above: Lawmakers react after 2 National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C. Beckstrom and US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe were called to the nation's capital in August as National Guard troops from multiple states responded to Trump's surge of federal law enforcement in the area. Hoping others could spend Thanksgiving home, Beckstrom had volunteered to work in DC over the holiday. "She volunteered, as did many of those guardsmen and women, so other people could be…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (342+ words) Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, but retailers already have spent weeks flooding their websites and customers' email inboxes with early Black Friday offers. Video above: A look at what Black Friday shopping used to be like in 2001 While sales trends have been shifting, the best bargains may still be from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. That may be especially true for big ticket items, seasonal merchandise and the latest trendy products. Consumer advocates note, however, that deep discounts are not a once-a-year opportunity. They advise shoppers to comparison shop, research price histories and to read the fine print to make sure they are buying what they really wanted at a good price. That said, some people enjoy stepping out from…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1025+ words) But violence continued in Gaza as well as in the West Bank, where Israel said it was conducting a 'broad counterterrorism operation' on Wednesday. Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest exchange as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is winding down even as violence continues in Palestinian territories. Related video above: Palestinians react to UN plan for Gaza's future The remains of two hostages, one Israeli and a Thai national who were abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel that ignited the war, are still to be returned. Hamas said it's committed to handing them over even though the recovery is made difficult by widespread destruction in Gaza, while Israel has accused the militants of stalling…...