The day will start out dry and cool but we'll increase the clouds and warm the temperatures in the afternoon. If you're heading out in northwest Alabama, grab an umbrella. We'll have a chance of a shower in the afternoon. There's an isolated storm chance too. The rest of the Tennessee Valley will have a chance Thursday evening into Friday morning. Temperatures will be warm and in the low 80s Friday into the weekend and the humidity will also increase a bit so you'll be sweating. Grab the water and sunscreen if you're heading outdoors this weekend! The Weather Authority team will keep you upd ..read more

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man said his custom car was stolen while he was asleep on Monday, and the vehicle contained something irreplaceable: his mother's ashes. Larry Carter Jr. told Nexstar's WFLA that he can't believe he slept through it all. He believes someone broke into his 2023 limited-edition Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Jailbreak and rolled the vehicle out of his Winter Haven neighborhood before starting the engine. "I ain't hear no horn, nothing. The car didn't crank. I would have heard it,” he said ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted of non-violent drug crimes, issuing pardons to 11 men and women and commuting the sentences of five other people in the latest use of his clemency power to address racial disparities in the justice system. Biden said in a statement Wednesday that April is Second Chance Month and that many of the individuals getting clemency had received “disproportionately longer” sentences than they would have under current law. The Democratic president is campaigning for reelection in November and is grappling with how ..read more

MADISON, Ala (WHNT) — Madison City Schools says the student who was taken to the hospital Tuesday after a medical emergency has died. In a statement to parents shared with News 19 Wednesday, Liberty Middle School Principal Shannon Brown said seventh grader Morgan Williams died after experiencing a medical episode on campus ..read more

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Two heroic Connecticut barbers came to the rescue last week after a child almost ran into busy East Hartford traffic. According to police, Osvaldo Lugo and Rafael Santana of Looks Sharp Barbershop were cutting customers' hair when they saw a child running in the street. The barber shop is located on the corner of Brown and Main, which is usually a busy spot with traffic from Pratt Whitney, Coca-Cola facilities, and an on-ramp to I-84. "This corner right here is busy and dangerous; it's not a corner that a toddler should be on. This weekend, there was an accident h ..read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics during the 14 years since Bush forfeited the trophy and the honor. Bush gave up his Heisman following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans. College football players are now allowed to profit from their work in many ways, and the Heisman Trust decided it was time to move past the conflict wi ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – About 30 million Americans can't leave their jobs and go to work for a competing company because of something called a 'noncompete' agreement. "We're talking about security guards, hairdressers, we're talking about truckers, and a host of other people," U.S. Federal Trade Commission Director of Public Affairs Douglas Farrar said.  ..read more

Nexstar Media plans to livestream the entire hearing within this story beginning with a pre-gavel analysis at 9:30 a.m. ET. Listen to the arguments in their entirety, and then stick around for a post-court wrap-up. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It's a historic day for the court, with the justices having an opportunity to decide once and for all whether former presidents can be prosecuted for ..read more

Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza. The demand has its roots in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a decades-old campaign against Israel's policies toward the Palestinians. The movement has taken on new strength as the Israel-Hamas war surpasses the six-month mark and stories of suffering in Gaza have sparked international calls for a cease-fire. Biden says the US is rushing weaponry ..read more

(NEXSTAR) – Airlines will soon be required to pay you back if they cancel your flight, delay you, make major changes to the itinerary, or don't deliver your checked bags on time. The change was made official Wednesday when the Department of Transportation issued a final rule. "Passengers deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them — without headaches or haggling," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a written announcement of the new standards ..read more