In New York City, you can hear the beginnings of a post-pandemic world as much as you can see them. At Manhattan’s Javits Center, one of the busiest convention centers in the country in pre-pandemic times, roughly 9,000 New Yorkers shuffle through every day to receive their Covid-19 vaccines. Thanks to Sing for Hope, the
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Donors to the Republican National Committee gathered this weekend for the first time since Donald Trump’s defeat just down the road from his Mar-a-Lago home — a sign that the institutions of the party remain centered around the former President. The bulk of the RNC’s spring retreat took place a 10-minute drive south of Trump’s
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As a pediatrician, Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez spends many of her days with nervous moms and dads listening to reasons why they’re worried about their kids receiving vaccinations. “It often manifests as just complete disagreements on how to raise kids,” said Bracho-Sanchez. To navigate the complexity, she tells her families that she would never judge parents
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High levels of wind activity has affected Eastern Idaho in recent days.
On Saturday, winds over 50 miles per hour hit the entire region, spanning north of Rexburg to areas south of Pocatello.
A Brooklyn, New York, resident was charged earlier this week with a series of hate crimes in connection with three violent incidents against Asian New Yorkers within a month, according to the New York Police Department. Court records show 23 charges against Joseph Russo, 28, stemming from the three incidents, ranging from felony charges of
Continue Reading Last summer, a Chinese man approached me on a crowded Beijing street and asked me in Mandarin if I was Chinese American. It seemed innocent enough, as I was speaking English with expat friends. But after I nodded, he switched to English and bellowed “go back to where you f**king came from”. These stinging words
Continue Reading Police and volunteers are searching for a Louisiana State University freshman who has been missing since Tuesday, the school said. Kori Gauthier’s car was found unoccupied at the scene of an accident on the Mississippi River bridge on Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, according to LSU. The Louisiana Department of Transportation confirmed there was an
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An influential COVID-19 model has predicted the total number of US deaths from the virus by August 1, a number that researchers say will be impacted by how many Americans continue to wear masks as vaccinations continue. A model from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) predicts about 618,523 people
Continue Reading The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Friday blocked another state Covid-19 restriction on religious services, with another late-night order, over protests from California officials that the limits affecting some Bible study sessions did not impinge on religious rights and were to be lifted within days. The unsigned order for the high court majority
Continue Reading We’ll have to wait a little bit longer before the first powered, controlled flight occurs on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, originally scheduled to fly on Mars Sunday, is now set to take off no earlier than April 14, according to the agency. The helicopter returned data to mission teams on Earth late Friday evening
Continue Reading Georgetown University has announced a new program that will allow some Maryland prison inmates to earn bachelor’s degrees. The Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) will lead the five-year program. It will choose its first 25 students in the fall 2021 semester. By the program’s end, at least 125 inmates within the Maryland prison system
Continue Reading The National Weather Service says, “When thunder roars, go indoors” for a reason. Video posted on the National Weather Service Green Bay Wisconsin Facebook page shows lightning strike a pine tree Thursday. You can see the tree light up down the middle, shatter, and plummet to the ground in pieces. The tree was outside of
Continue Reading At least two people in Louisiana are dead after extreme overnight weather, authorities say, as severe weather along the northern Gulf Coast impacts almost 65 million people. Emergency officials in St. Landry Parish report one death and seven injuries after a possible tornado hit early Saturday, Jessie Bellard, parish president, said in a statement. On Friday
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Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau — these former major winners used the second day of the Masters to make their move up the leaderboard. A winner at Augusta, Spieth — following his first PGA Tour victory since 2017 last week — hit a 4-under round to finish 5-under, while his friend Thomas hit a
Continue Reading A Texas man, wanting to raise awareness of diabetes, just finished running from Disneyland in Southern California to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Don Muchow, 59, started his goal of running across the United States in February 2020. He didn’t have a specific plan involving both Disney parks, but Muchow told CNN affiliate WESH
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Saks Fifth Avenue says it will stop selling animal fur products by the end of the 2022 fiscal year both online and in stores. The luxury department store chain said in a statement that under the new policy, it will “no longer offer products from animals raised for the use of their fur, including but
Continue Reading The Masters is normally associated with its pristine course, the perfect foliage and the immaculate outfits. However, US golfer Billy Horschel ruined his perfect white trousers after suffering an unfortunate slip on Saturday at the Augusta National. The 34-year-old, playing in a group with three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson, hit his second shot on the
Continue Reading Just as things were heating up and the leaderboard was getting congested, play has been suspended during the third round of the Masters due to inclement weather. Suggestions of storms and high winds were in the forecast at the beginning of Saturday’s play, and those predictions came to fruition around 4 p.m. ET. The wind
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Drivers are asked to use an alternate route, as the road between Roller Coaster Road and Pegram Road is closed.
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If you feel like watching home improvement shows causes you to spend more money on your remodeling, here’s your chance to earn some cash while binge-watching “Fixer Upper.” The website ReviewHomeWarranties is offering to pay someone $1,000 to watch 10 episodes of three different home improvement shows. The shows chosen by the website to watch
Continue Reading New Orleans Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft from an Alabama cemetery of a chair previously owned by Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy. Stanley Warnick and Kathryn Diionno were arrested for the theft of the chair, the New Orleans Police Department said in a press release sent to CNN.
Continue Reading Four suspected members of a group associated with the extremist anti-government Boogaloo movement have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco, the Justice Department announced Friday. Jessie Alexander Rush, Robert Jesus Blancas, Simon Sage Ybarra, and Kenny Matthew Miksch are charged with destroying records following the May 29 killing of a federal
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In a fiery defense of his reputation Friday night, embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz showed how former President Donald Trump’s brash, defiant politics now serve as the template for survival for the most unwelcome figures in a Republican Party that’s out of power in Washington and desperately trying to reposition for 2022. He followed in
Continue Reading Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, paid tribute to his late father Prince Philip on Saturday in a pre-recorded statement. “My dear Papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him, and from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A 48-year-old Shreveport man was killed when a tree fell on his mobile home Friday night, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator. Patrol deputies responded to 8932 Country Aire Dr. just after 6:30 p.m. and found a large tree on top of the mobile home
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Surveillance camera video from a Shreveport homeowner shows a brazen early morning SUV theft, taken from right in front of the family’s home. The video shows the thieves barely reacting despite a large floodlight and camera recording their movements including the moment when they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRENTWOOD, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Franklin business settled a lawsuit with the widow of Brentwood officer killed in a crash last June. The attorney for Heather Legieza said his client had settled her lawsuit against Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor in Franklin. Heather’s husband 30-year-old Officer Destin Legieza died in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Tennessee man needed a double lung transplant while battling COVID-19. Zach Lloyd was only 37 years old and didn’t have any pre-existing health conditions. News4 spoke with him as he was released from the hospital on Friday. “Find something you can cling to
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There is no estimate when it will reopen.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Bloomfield woman is facing charges after police said she shot a killed a 39-year-old man Friday night. Police responded to a home on Filley Street a little after 10:30 p.m. When officers arrived, 37-year-old Marvyann Duncan told them she had just shot her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — For more than 25 years, the Mobile County Health Department’s Vector Control has monitored sentinel chickens placed throughout the county to help detect the presence of viruses carried by mosquitoes. The process began again this week as MCHD received 100 newly hatched chicks. A
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Hillcrest High School junior Lindsey Holtom earned Best of Fair at the 2021 Eastern Idaho Science and Engineering Fair.
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Concerns are mounting from bipartisan US lawmakers and Afghan women’s rights activists that the hard-won gains for women and civil society in Afghanistan could be lost if the United States makes a precipitous withdrawal from the country. President Joe Biden has suggested it will be difficult to meet the May 1 deadline for US troops
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EASTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — An investigation is ongoing after Swastikas were found drawn on pavement behind an Easton school earlier this week. Police said the Swastikas, drawn in chalk, were found on Thursday, behind Samuel Staples Elementary School on Morehouse Road. The school resource officer and staff members
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Deputies say debris from a spacecraft washed ashore on in Lincoln County on Friday afternoon. At 3:15 p.m. deputies were made aware of what was believed to be charred debris from a spacecraft that washed up in the Alsea Bay near Waldport. The
Continue Reading A Louisiana man died Friday night after strong winds knocked a tree into his mobile home, authorities say, as severe weather along the northern Gulf Coast puts nearly 65 million people at risk. A level 3 out of 5 severe weather threat has been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast on Saturday, affecting nearly 6 million people in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Continue Reading The death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, on Friday has set in motion a carefully orchestrated, days-long event that will culminate with his funeral. Plans for a major royal death are made years in advance, though details are kept fiercely private and the coronavirus restrictions currently in place across the United
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Flint Police are investigating an assault involving a United States Postal Service worker. Two women were caught on camera assaulting the worker in Flint. The video was then posted to social media. The attack happened outside the River Village Apartments in Flint. Flint Police
Continue Reading In the beginning stages of Pennsylvania’s high stakes Democratic Senate primary, even the most progressive of candidates are downplaying the label. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey’s decision to retire next year means that for the first time in more than a decade, voters in what has become one of the country’s most hotly contested swing states
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROELAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — A tense six hours ended with hugs when a boy found wandering in a Walmart parking lot was reunited with his parents. Roeland Park Police had put out a plea to find the 8-year-old’s family Friday afternoon. A customer found him at 3:30
Continue Reading The National Weather Service says, “When thunder roars, go indoors” for a reason. Video posted on the US National Weather Service Green Bay Wisconsin Facebook page shows lightning strike a pine tree Thursday. You can see the tree light up down the middle, shatter, and plummet to the ground in pieces. The tree was outside
Continue Reading An unprecedented lineup of law enforcement officers — including the Minneapolis police chief — took the stand at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, denouncing him for kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes. As rare as it is for police-involved deaths to lead to a criminal trial
Continue Reading You’ve heard these phrases before or may have used them yourself. “My mom is the rock of our family.” “I wouldn’t be where I am today without my grandmother.” “My mom and dad worked two jobs so their kids could go to college.” After more than a year spent separated from our families, these thoughts
Continue Reading The Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River, has long been a political football and a symbol of government dysfunction. On one of the busiest trucking routes in the United States, with more than $1 billion in freight passing across it every day, the gridlock serves as a constant reminder of unfulfilled promises in
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Two goals from Stuart Dallas saw Leeds United secure an unlikely 2-1 victory against Premier League leader Manchester City, despite having captain Liam Cooper sent off in the first half. Man City looked far more likely to get the winner after Ferran Torres had equalized for the home side, but Dallas’ breakaway goal in stoppage
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENANSVILLE, Duplin County, North Carolina (WLOS) — In honor of National Unicorn Day, Duplin County Animal Services is asking for donations in honor of its famous pup, Sisu, and his purple unicorn. The dog attempted to steal a purple unicorn from an area Dollar General several times, and
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Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash on northbound US91 at milepost 32, just south of Downey Friday around 1:17 p.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — One person was arrested after investigators discovered several amounts of narcotics during a search warrant at a Henry County home. On Thursday, Henry County Police Department’s Narcotic Agents conducted a search warrant at a home on Asa Moseley Road in unincorporated Stockbridge. Authorities found approximately
Continue Reading All amateur golfers have been there: Hit a bad shot or miss a putt and you want to slam your club to the ground in frustration. Well, Si Woo Kim, the South Korean who was placed in the top 10 on the second day of the Masters, showed it’s not just amateur golfers who have
Continue Reading Roger Waters, Tom Morello and Brian Eno will join a host of Palestinian musicians on Saturday for an online benefit concert dubbed, “Live for Gaza.” The event, which starts at 2 p.m. ET, will raise funds for Delia Arts Center, a haven for Palestinian musicians in Gaza. Joining the lineup will be acclaimed Palestinian musicians
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The St. Louis City is on track to beat last year’s record of homicides and Reverend Rodrick Burton says he’s tried of crime infesting the city. “It’s terrifying, and it shouldn’t be that way and it doesn’t have to be that way,” Burton said.
Continue Reading As they chart the country’s tentative economic recovery, White House officials see possibility in the wake of the pandemic — an opportunity to dive full bore into pursuing the most transformative progressive policies in decades. Holed up in offices in the cavernous Eisenhower Executive Office Building, top White House economic officials are combing through reams
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Pocatello Animal Services is looking for folks to lend a hand to the shelter’s furry friends.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEBSTER GROVES, Missouri (KMOV) — The owners of Balkan Treat Box in Webster Groves were preparing for what should have been their biggest week in over a year. They reopened indoor dining at their restaurant for the first time since March 2020 and expected it to be busy,
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw announced Saturday that he will be “effectively blind” and “off the grid” for the next few weeks after undergoing emergency surgery Friday on his left eye. “I am sorry to inform everyone that I will be pretty much off the grid for the next few weeks,” the Texas congressman wrote in
Continue Reading Global interest in the British royal family has boomed recently, mostly due to Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last month and the hit TV series “The Crown.” But after Prince Philip’s death on Friday, media saturation appears to have reached tipping point, in Britain at least. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) opened
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if Republicans don’t decisively and unequivocally condemn the false and dangerous beliefs and take action to stop their spread. “The fact that a significant plurality, if not potentially a majority, of our
Continue Reading Six people were injured Friday night when people in two vehicles shot at each other on a Fort Worth, Texas, freeway, police said. The two vehicles, which police say each had several occupants, were traveling eastbound on the Southwest Loop of the 820 freeway just after 10 p.m. local time, when people began shooting for
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The Idaho State Tax Commission might ask you to prove who you are in order to protect your personal information and keep tax refunds from going to fraudsters.
Continue Reading Scientists are ramping up their efforts to track the nutrient-rich wastewater, contaminated by the Piney Point phosphogypsum stack, that’s dumping into Florida’s Tampa Bay, as concern remains high that it could supercharge potential toxic algae blooms, including red tide. Ultimately, it will take weeks and months for the effects of the wastewater to be fully
Continue Reading Gun salutes took place across the United Kingdom and in Commonwealth countries on Saturday in tribute to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband for more than seven decades, who died on Friday at the age of 99. Tributes have flooded in from the UK and abroad for Philip — known officially as the Duke of
Continue Reading Coming soon: Watch out for the upcoming launch of Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter. Subscribe here and be among the first to receive the week’s most fascinating stories, delivered straight to your inbox every Saturday morning. Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. In a matter of days,
Continue Reading A year ago, Joe Biden, then the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, was picking a fight with Amazon over how little it paid Uncle Sam. Now Biden is president, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is on a lonely island supporting the White House’s plan — to raise corporate taxes. Hardly any other company leaders have
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A strong front will push through the region Saturday. With this front, we’ll see a few isolated snow and rain showers. However, the main concern with this front, will be high winds throughout the region. The National Weather Service in Pocatello, has issued a High Wind Warning and a Wind Advisory. HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS
Continue Reading Vaccinations are ramping up across the US. More than 175 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, according to CNN’s vaccine tracker, a rate of about 53 doses per 100 people. But some developments have dampened the excitement: This week, a few vaccination sites across the US paused operations after some patients reported
Continue Reading Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination. As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated service men and women. About 48,000 Marines have chosen
Continue Reading A pilot project in a California town is paying homeless residents to tidy up their living areas, and it’s changing the culture of the city. The idea stemmed from a conversation with one of the city’s police sergeants, said Sarah Bontrager, the housing and public services manager for Elk Grove, a city of 174,000 people
Continue Reading Walking up to Cup Foods, you pass the outline of a body drawn on the street. It shows where George Floyd took his last breath. Approaching it now, it’s impossible not to see again the horrified huddle of people captured on police body camera screaming at officers to get off the neck of George Floyd.
Continue Reading Before Clarissa Rankin goes out on a job, a few things need to be in order. First up, a morning meditation. (“Dealing in transportation, you have to be calm to be a great driver,” she says.) Then, she heads to the yard to hitch up Sparkle, her 2019 Freightliner Cascadia. Sparkle’s a big girl: With
Continue Reading Maybe it’s falling asleep on the red-eye flight, dreaming of gleaming skyscrapers before waking up to views of Long Island, ready to live out all your NYC fantasies. Or perhaps it’s finally breezing down Route 66, the California wind in your hair, and the open road boundless in front of you. For many British travelers,
Continue Reading As a master writer for Hallmark, Melvina Young is well-practiced in keeping a finger on the pulse of her community; making note of the emotions they may need to express, and later translating them into a card. “Our job really hinges on the power of empathy, that ability to get into someone else’s experience that
Continue Reading Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II. The news that Philip, also known by his official title of the Duke of
Continue Reading The Food and Drug Administration will evaluate “as quickly as possible” Pfizer’s request to expand the emergency use authorization of the drug maker’s Covid-19 vaccine to include people ages 12-15 in the United States, FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said. Pfizer on Friday asked the FDA for the amendment. “While the FDA cannot predict how
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ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (KIFI) – Marsh Valley used a six-run second inning to pull away with a 12-1 victory over South Fremont. The defending 3A State Champions got a five-inning, complete game from Staton Howell. James Bodily led the Eagles with 2 RBI, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
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SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI) – Sugar-Salem cruised to a 12-1 win over North Fremont on Friday afternoon. The Diggers ran away with the game early in the first inning by scoring 11 runs. Tanner Olsen was 2-for-3 at the plate and had 5 RBI.
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RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – A trio of Trojans took all the medals in girl’s pole vault on day one of the Rigby Invitational track meet on Friday. Freshman Abbie Scott got the gold. Senior Alexis Gutierrez and Junior Ellie Stanger tied for second. All three were the only ones to clear 8″6″. Highland’s Saydree Bell
Continue Reading Pitcher Joe Musgrove tossed the first no-hitter in Padres franchise history on Friday night, as San Diego defeated the Texas Rangers 3-0 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Padres, who started playing in 1969, were the only team in Major League Baseball to have never thrown a no-hitter. Musgrove struck out 10 and
Continue Reading There was the Tokyo 2020 official who floated the idea of an “Olympig” creative campaign with plus-sized model Naomi Watanabe. An Olympic chief who resigned after making sexist remarks about women. And a Japanese governor who recommended men go grocery shopping during the pandemic because women take too long. Just last week, a Japanese city
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(KIFI) – Local News 8 Sports Director Dylan Carder reacts to comments made by Idaho State head football coach Rob Phenicie about the Bengals not getting enough respect.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – High school baseball and softball scores
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While he might not have been the most talked-about royal style icon in recent years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s fashion choices were those of a confident dresser, dedicated to channeling classic British style. The duke had a look thoroughly appropriate for every occasion. He moved seamlessly from formal navy uniform and black-tie attire to
Continue Reading Gray whales are visible just twice a year in California as they migrate from the southern tip of the West Coast up toward Alaska and back again. They delight residents as they appear briefly in coastal waters before returning to the open ocean. This spring, though, they’ve been washing up dead. The carcasses of four
Continue Reading A Pentagon police officer was charged with two counts of second-degree murder Friday in the shooting deaths of two men in Maryland this week, authorities said. Officer David Hall Dixon was off-duty at the time of the shooting. He was taken into custody Friday morning without incident, Takoma Park police said. Dixon faces two counts
Continue Reading The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University has been permanently expelled from campus for hazing violations in the wake of a student’s death, university spokesperson Alex Solis announced Friday. “This expulsion is because of hazing, which is absolutely intolerable,” Solis said in the campus-wide statement. “The University’s investigation found the
Continue Reading The brain of a former NFL player who police said shot and killed five people before taking his own life will be studied by researchers at Boston University, officials said Friday. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said on Wednesday that Phillip Adams, 32, shot two air conditioning technicians — killing one — outside the home
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The death of hip-hop artist Earl “DMX” Simmons at the age of 50 represents not just an occasion for mourning, but one of celebration and commemoration for the iconic rapper who culled soaring artistry from personal trauma and grief. A Generation X impresario who burst onto the scene during the Clinton administration, DMX offered a
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The Idaho Senate voted in favor of two bills that would restrict the governor’s power during an emergency.
Continue Reading The House Ethics Committee said Friday it was opening an investigation into the allegations surrounding embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican facing a federal investigation into whether he violated sex trafficking laws. The top Democrat and Republican on the Ethics Committee said they were examining Gaetz for a host of potential offenses, including both
Continue Reading US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is in the catbird’s seat — the pivotal politician in a 50-50 Senate. He’s the keeper of the keys to President Joe Biden’s policy kingdom, whether the President or the progressives pressuring him like it or not. And thank goodness there’s at least one Democrat with his own
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Idaho officials reported 312 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on Friday.
Continue Reading Boeing announced a new problem with the troubled 737 Max — this time, the issue is with its electrical system. “Boeing has recommended to 16 customers that they address a potential electrical issue in a specific group of 737 Max airplanes prior to further operations,” the company said. Airlines need to verify that one of
Continue Reading Amazon has defeated a union drive that would have established the company’s first US union. The vote count against unionization totaled 1,798, surpassing the simple majority of 1,608 needed for either side to prevail, on Friday. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is behind the Bessemer union drive, announced it plans to file
Continue Reading The Department of Defense is seeking a sharper definition of prohibited extremist activity, among other steps, as it pushes forward with a fight against extremist ideology within the ranks, the Pentagon announced Friday. The steps include a review of current military policy that allows a service member to belong to an extremist organization as long
Continue Reading The Anti-Defamation League is calling for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson. “Given his long record of race-baiting, we believe it is time for Carlson to go,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says. There is zero indication that Fox will take such a step — or even reprimand Carlson. But the ADL’s call, delivered in a
Continue Reading The Justice Department has been making public what they’ve learned about the Oath Keepers paramilitary organization — which had at least a dozen of its affiliates amid the Capitol riot — and this week revealed new details about the group’s alleged discussions to arm themselves on January 6 or to arrange for others to back
Continue Reading A senior State Department official said that questions remain about whether Iran seriously wants to return to compliance with the nuclear deal after talks in Vienna this week aimed at salvaging the landmark 2015 agreement. The indirect talks will resume in Vienna next week to continue the process of figuring out the steps that the
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has a Sen. Joe Manchin problem. Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the Democrat from West Virginia is starting to exert more of his legislative muscle. As Biden attempts to move forward with his ambitious infrastructure package, Manchin is threatening to cause problems for both the administration and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — Kids may be back inside the classroom, but it’s far from business as usual. Much has changed, including how lunch is made and served to students. In the latest Keizer Strong segment, FOX 12 looks at how kids are eating safely during the pandemic.
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania man accused of bear-spraying US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the January 6 riot, is in talks with the Justice Department for a possible deal to be released from jail as he awaits trial, according to a court hearing on Friday. Julian Khater pleaded not guilty, and his attorney and
Continue Reading The financial future of the National Rifle Association is playing out in a contentious battle in a Texas courtroom. The country’s largest gun lobbying group is hoping a federal judge will grant it bankruptcy protection, allowing the NRA to reincorporate as a Texas nonprofit. This follows the group’s announcement in January that it was leaving
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