Cop shot in face in Charleston, W. Va., 1 suspect in custody, reports say

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSaudi director Shahad Ameen‘s feminist fable “Scales” has been selected as Saudi Arabia’s official candidate for the Oscar in the international feature film category.“Scales” draws on Arabic folklore about a young woman named Hayat – played by newcomer Basima Hajjar – who rebels against the tradition in her fishing village of sacrificing female children to monstrous mermaids lurking in the sea.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has revealed that he personally vaccinated Santa Claus ahead of Christmas Day. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert, who will celebrate his 80th birthday on December 24, told curious children that Kris Kringle is safe to deliver presents. During a ‘Sesame Street’ town hall on December 18, a child named Lucy, 8, from San Rafael, California asked the question, “How did Santa get the vaccine and is it safe for him to go in the house?”

A police officer in Massachusetts who allegedly scratched a swastika into the paint of another officer’s personal vehicle resigned Wednesday following an internal investigation into the incident. Officer Timothy Tufts, who joined the Marblehead Police Department in March 2016, resigned from the force Wednesday following the outcome of the internal investigation, Chief Robert Picariello said in a statement.

A North Carolina police officer was shot and killed and another officer was wounded Wednesday night in a shootout with a suspect who was also killed at the scene, according to reports. The gunfire happened in Concord, a city of about 79,000 residents, about 27 miles northeast of downtown Charlotte.

A bouncer claims he almost didn’t survive an attack at the hands of Survivor alum, Silas Gaither.

It’s going to be hard to top this experience. A North Dakota hunter was on his first hunt for bighorn sheep when he shot a ram that will likely set a new state record.

Business owners in Bristol, Va., are quarreling over coronavirus lockdown restrictions that do not apply to establishments on the other side of the street, which are technically located in Tennessee.  A state line runs directly through downtown Bristol, divvying up the neighboring states, and with it, the guidelines in place in either state to stop the spread of COVID-19.  Businesses have to comply with different rules depending on which side of the street they're on, and Ralph Northam, the

New lockdown orders in California will rescue strained hospitals, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force clashed Monday over new lockdown orders in California, with Dr. Anthony Fauci saying state officials didn’t have “any choice,” and Admiral Brett Giroir arguing that the “evidence” and “science” do not support shutdowns, calling them “counterproductive,” as cases of COVID-19 surge in California.

A California man ended up in a brawl with a bear to save his best friend – a pit bull named “Buddy,” according to reports. Buddy was playing outside Kaleb Benham’s Nevada County home the day before Thanksgiving when Benham heard a growl and saw a bear had the dog in its mouth, CBS 13 Sacramento reported.

A police officer in West Virginia who was shot Tuesday while responding to a traffic complaint died Thursday evening, Charleston city officials announced, according to a report. Charleston police Officer Cassie Johnson, 28, had been removed from life support Wednesday after it was determined she was not expected to recover from her wounds.

A police officer in West Virginia who was shot in the face Tuesday while responding to a traffic complaint died Thursday evening, Charleston city officials announced, according to a report. Charleston police Officer Cassie Johnson, 28, had been removed from life support Wednesday after it was determined she was not expected to recover from her wounds.

When it comes to stopping counterfeit goods from entering the country, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has plenty of time.

A police officer in West Virginia who was shot in the face Wednesday while responding to a traffic complaint is not expected to recover and her organs will be donated, officials said. Charleston, W.Va., police officer Cassie Johnson, 28, was responding to a traffic complaint on Garrison Avenue around 3 p.m.

An FBI agent was shot and an Ohio homicide suspect was killed during a shooting in Louisiana while the agent was executing a search warrant for the suspect. The wounded agent was taken to a hospital after the shooting in Pineville, La., the agency’s New Orleans field office said in a statement posted on its Twitter page early Wednesday. KALB-TV reports the shooting happened at a hotel in the city, which is about a mile northeast of Alexandria.

A Florida police officer took off on a foot race Sunday against a brother-sister duo.  It was a rematch five years in the making, according to the Tampa Police Department.  In a Facebook post, K9 Master Patrol Officer T. Bergman said he had lost a foot race five years ago against a local youth named Nas, who grasped the win "by a step."  On Sunday, Bergman called for a rematch.The video has already garnered thousands of views.