WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Across the U.S. antiwar protests on college campuses are causing controversy. Lawmakers are split in their reactions to the demonstrations and their views on how to handle them. The protests range from marches to encampments with a lot of emotion coming from students as they try to make their viewpoints heard about the global conflict.  On the Hill Sunday Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) raised concerns about the protests. “It's a great American value to protest, but I don't believe living in a pup tent for Hamas is really helpful,” said Fetterman. Senator Mitch McCon ..read more

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) - A 13-year-old BMX rider has backflipped his way onto GoPro's elite team of professional athletes. Connor Stitt, from Ramona, California, was one of eight selected through GoPro's Grom Quest Challenge this month. The competition is meant to find the next generation of top action sports athletes. Stitt's video submission showed him setting the record for the world’s youngest person to land a triple backflip on a bike. The athlete, who said he got serious about riding BMX at the age of 8, recounted the moment he landed the backflip to Nexstar's KSWB. BMX rider Connor ..read more

(NEXSTAR) – Unlike some other Mother’s Day gestures — e.g., buying mom flowers or a new bathrobe — taking your mother out to brunch is a gift for the both of you. Picture it: You and mom, out for a fancy brunch, sharing endless laughs over endless mimosas. Just gabbing and gossiping away, stopping only to gobble down Belgian waffles or eggs Benedict. It’s a lovely way to spend the day — but you’d better secure a table at a nice spot, lest you and mom find yourselves eating Eggo waffles and drinking vodka-spiked Tang over your sink. To help with your search, the analysts at Yelp have ranked the ..read more

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles. The self-driving semi, outfitted with 25 laser, radar and camera sensors, is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks ..read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Massachusetts ranks in the top 10 with the largest grocery cost increase in the past 12 months, according to ConsumerAffairs. The supply chain and store operating costs factor in the rising costs of groceries. "The war in Ukraine, for example, has reduced shipments of wheat, which has affected the prices of everything from bread and crackers to cereal," said ConsumerAffairs. Are you being overcharged at the checkout? Here’s how to tell The real-time data was analyzed in 150,000 stores by Datasembly, indicating Massachusetts has the country’s 6th largest increase in ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Teresa Scharf has lived in central Ohio for decades but was born in Athens, Greece. She was adopted as a 7-month-old from Madera Baby Center in Athens. Her adoptive parents were both in the U.S. Navy at the time, so she grew up moving all over the world. It wasn't until she was grown and ready to start her own family that she became curious about her ancestry. Franklin County dog fosters throw party, raise awareness “It was unbelievable. It is still unbelievable to me," Scharf’s sister Angeliki (Angie) Palaeologou said via Zoom with the Efthichia Project. Scharf was lea ..read more

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) — A mother of triplets was recently found in labor outside in the cold on a porch in Greeley, Colorado. Father Eric Mayeda told Nexstar's KDVR that police found his 24-year-old girlfriend in pain as it snowed and rained in the early morning hours of April 18. Four officers arrived to help deliver two of the babies before she was rushed to the hospital to deliver the third. “Being gifted three - going from none to three - I'm just over the moon about that," said Mayeda, who became a first-time dad with the three little arrivals. Denver Underground Music Showcase: 200+ band ..read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - There will be a special ceremony in Springfield on Monday to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month. Gas prices in Springfield rise ahead of May This ceremony, according to the City of Springfield, is in memory of the young lives that have been lost or tragically impacted due to violence, abuse, or neglect, while highlighting the collaborative efforts that have been made by organizations to protect the well-being of children. National Child Abuse Prevention Month has been designated to April and is an annual observance in the United States to raise awareness and pre ..read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Four Rhode Islanders were arrested Thursday morning for allegedly burglarizing homes in 25 Massachusetts cities and towns over the past six years. Massachusetts State Police and the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office say the four suspects are part of an organized burglary ring with ties to a "violent Providence-based gang." Steven Berdugo, 28, of Providence; Jovan Lemon, 29, of Providence; Paul Lemon, 30, of Warwick; and Paul Miller, 46 of Woonsocket were indicted last week on 95 counts of burglary and breaking-and-entering charges, according to District Atto ..read more

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Students at HCS Head Start in Holyoke will have a special guest read a story on Monday. Adult soccer league ‘La Super Liga’ kicks off in Holyoke Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia is expected to visit Churchill Head Start Center located at 41 Commercial Street to read to children in support of building language and thinking skills. The HCS Head Start provides early education services to low-income children and their families. “Infants pick up on language earlier than we realize,” shared Nicole Blais, HCS Head Start Chief Executive Officer. “In fact, research shows that babies ..read more