Amy Held
Amy Held is an editor on the newscast unit. She regularly reports breaking news on air and online.
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A USOC statement cited health issues from prostate cancer as the reason for Scott Blackmun's resignation, at the same time it announced new reforms to protect "the Olympic community" from abuse. -
Ahead of Friday's funeral in North Carolina, the evangelist is lying in honor at the Capitol rotunda through Thursday; it is just the fourth time a private citizen has been recognized in that way. -
The coverings, which had been in place since a white supremacist rally in the Virginia city ended in bloodshed last August, were ordered removed by a judge on Tuesday. -
After a social media campaign to boycott the National Rifle Association, several major national brands have announced that they are cutting ties with the organization.
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A pub in Devon disappointed guests by cancelling a snail race as an arctic cold front hits much of Europe. -
Officials have changed their accounts of the alleged kidnapping, after initially claiming the girls were rescued. Four years after Chibok, there are now fears another mass abduction has happened. -
Shortly before the Winter Olympics closing ceremony Sunday in Pyeongchang, the North indicated it is willing to engage in dialogue with the U.S., according to the South Korean president's office. -
The Secret Service said the vehicle did not breach the barricade and the female driver was quickly apprehended. -
Advocates for stricter gun laws have coalesced under the hashtag #boycottNRA, and several companies appear to have heeded the call a little more than a week after the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. -
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kimberly Daniels, said while "gun issues" need to be addressed "the real thing that needs to be addressed are issues of the heart."
