Click here for updates on this story ELLINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Getting violently sick from eating a donut? It happened to many customers after visiting Gerry’s Donuts in Ellington. The North Central District Health Department warns people to not eat food from there while it investigates the cause. Mother’s Day weekend was supposed to be
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Fitness companies found themselves pivoting last year after the pandemic forced the sudden closure of gyms, which upended people’s workout routines. They turned to apps — and, as Peloton’s success and Apple’s Fitness+ entrance prove, users aren’t turning back. For Equinox, that’s a problem. The upscale fitness chain made its name on eucalyptus towels, lavish
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Eddy Willems was working for an insurance company in Belgium back in December 1989 when he popped the floppy disc into his computer. The disc was one of 20,000 sent in the mail to attendees of the World Health Organization’s AIDS conference in Stockholm, and Willems’ boss had asked him to check what was on
Continue Reading Two Chicago police officers were shot on the west side of the city Sunday morning and have been released from the hospital, and the suspected gunman was also shot, according to the Chicago Police Department. Police Superintendent David Brown said officers responded to a ShotSpotter gunshot detection alert and calls of shots fired on South
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — An arrest has been made in a deadly pedestrian accident in Gresham. Gresham police said they arrested 20-year-old Cameron King Thursday, two months after the accident off Northwest Eastman Parkway. The mother of nine-year-old Baylei Martins-Read, who was killed, is reacting to the arrest.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — Mask mandates are disappearing around the Kansas City area. Saturday night the KC Mavericks hosted the Allen Americans in the first large sporting event in the region where masks were optional. In the tailgate area just outside Cable Dahmer Arena, David Buckner played lawn
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On Saturday, Rigby High School hosted the 21st annual “Just For Fun” Kite Festival.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — A ruptured pipe pouring several million gallons of untreated sewage into Perdido Bay is now fixed, according to the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA). The repair happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday night at the Bayou Marcus Water Reclamation Facility, putting an end to a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A two-year-old Milwaukee boy is in critical condition. Milwaukee police say he shot himself. It happened near 48th and Marion. People who live in area say this should be a wake up call for all parents. “It’s been a lot of violence going on with
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Jose Ramos looked up from his dinner and met a strange sight outside his Houston home last Sunday. A tiger. He grabbed his phone, snapped a few pictures of the animal sitting in his front yard and posted them in a neighborhood forum, where the shots quickly grabbed the attention of an off-duty deputy living
Continue Reading Imagine getting through this pandemic without Zoom. Or not having any days off work, toiling seven days a week with no overtime pay. Asian Americans have improved the lives of fellow Americans in countless ways. But some of the biggest contributions don’t end up in history books. Here’s how five Asian Americans of different ethnicities
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When Hannah Rummer and her brother Nick Reid administer COVID-19 vaccines, they don’t just see a series of arms to inject and bandage. They see their soccer coach, their piano instructor, their neighbor and their favorite teacher. Rummer, a pharmacist, and Reid, an intern, have been immunizing people in cities in Ohio as well as
Continue Reading The Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and media advocacy groups are demanding answers after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building with offices belonging to news outlets in Gaza on Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces said the building contained “Hamas military intelligence assets.” The IDF accused Hamas of treating the journalists as “human shields.” But the blowback
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Three weeks into the Arizona Senate’s unorthodox audit of the 2020 presidential election results, one potential winner seems to be emerging, regardless of any count: Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based consulting firm being paid to lead the analysis of the votes in populous Maricopa County. Private fundraisers have boasted that they’re funneling hundreds of thousands of
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Despite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain that the Olympics will still go ahead later this year. Having already been postponed by a year, the Olympics are scheduled to run from July 23-August 8 and the Paralympics from August 24-September 5,
Continue Reading Arizona just became the latest Republican-led battleground to impose new voting restrictions, enacting a law that could purge tens of thousands of voters from the state’s early mail-in ballot list. And in other key states, GOP lawmakers are charging ahead with efforts to change the ground rules for future elections — with big bills pending
Continue Reading Police are trying to find whoever opened fire at a Bronx park on Saturday night, killing one person and leaving four others injured. Four males and a female were at Claremont Park when shots were fired around 9:07 p.m., a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department said. Three of the males and the
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A spinning, flipping roller coaster at a Phoenix, Arizona, amusement park became stuck mid-ride on Saturday night, stranding nearly two dozen passengers 20 feet in the air until the Fire Department came to the rescue. The Desert Storm ride at Castles N’ Coasters theme park stalled along a sharply angled curve, according to photos from
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. “I wish my husband was here to accept this incredible award,” Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, said at the ceremony, as she was joined onstage by basketball legend Michael Jordan. “He and Gigi
Continue Reading The wait-and-see approach to travel right now is prudent from a health perspective. From a booking perspective, maybe not so much. US airfares are on the rise, rental cars are in short supply and sifting through vacation home rental sites for gems in popular destinations is the new doomscrolling for some Americans desperate for a
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In the past week, America took two big steps closer to a semblance of the normalcy we’ve longed for. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration expanded its emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to include people 12 to 15 years old. And on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully
Continue Reading Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians boiled over this week, escalating rapidly into one of the worst rounds of violence between the two sides in the last several years. An already tense situation prompted by moves to evict Palestinian families from their homes near the Old City in Jerusalem exploded at one of the holiest sites
Continue Reading A relatively unsophisticated ransomware attack that caused a days-long shutdown of America’s largest fuel pipeline last week — resulting in gas shortages, spiking prices and consumer panic — is exactly the sort of situation that cybersecurity experts have warned about for years. And it could have been worse, said Nick Merrill, a researcher with the
Continue Reading What do businesses need to operate? Electricity, water and gasoline are near the top of the list, and recent infrastructure failings suggest the foundations of the US economy may be on shakier ground than thought. In February, extreme weather overwhelmed the electric grid in Texas, causing days of power and water outages in a state
Continue Reading Israel bombed the house of Hamas’ Gaza leader and obliterated a family’s home in Gaza as Hamas launched more than 100 missiles towards Israel on Sunday, marking one of the deadliest days of the week-long conflict so far. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had bombed the house of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ leader since
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Here’s some information about the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus, called Covid-19 by WHO, originated in China and is the cousin of the SARS virus. Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals. The viruses can make people sick, usually with
Continue Reading No more masks? As the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully vaccinated people can stop masking or physical distancing, except for certain extenuating circumstances, for many it felt like the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for. The CDC decision is an enormous step in the return to normalcy for our families. Some
Continue Reading Isaac Rothbart’s twins had always known their daddy doesn’t like fireworks. But he’d never told his kids why. Then, while celebrating their fifth birthday at Disney World, the family wound up close to an unexpected pyrotechnics show. Rothbart “didn’t react well.” His wife noticed him shutting down and ushered the whole family indoors. That’s when
Continue Reading The nine-month old Bengal tiger that has been missing for days in Houston was found Saturday and was transferred to the appropriate authorities, officials said. “We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed,” Houston police tweeted. Houston Police Commander
Continue Reading Jose Ramos looked up from his dinner and met a strange sight outside his Houston home last Sunday. A tiger. He grabbed his phone, snapped a few pictures of the animal sitting in his front yard and posted them in a neighborhood forum, where the shots quickly grabbed the attention of an off-duty deputy living
Continue Reading Just before the CDC’s new mask guidance for vaccinated people became the country’s hot Covid-19 topic, a different feature of the pandemic was falling by the wayside: temperature checks at amusement parks. Several Florida theme parks — Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando Resort, Legoland Florida, SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay — said recently
Continue Reading When a police officer leaves their department because of misconduct, there’s no easy public way for people to know if they’re rehired elsewhere in law enforcement. One of the most notable recent cases was Timothy Loehmann, the former Ohio officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice in 2014. Loehmann was fired from the Cleveland police
Continue Reading The nine-month old Bengal tiger that has been missing for days in Houston was found Saturday and was transferred to the appropriate authorities, officials said. “We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed,” Houston police tweeted. Houston Police Commander
Continue Reading Israel bombed a house in Gaza where a family had gathered to celebrate the end of Ramadan and an office housing international media as a new flurry of Hamas missiles rained down on Tel Aviv Saturday, increasing fears that a de-escalation of the conflict could soon be out of reach. The Jala’a building, which was
Continue Reading The mother of two children who were found dead in a Tempe, Arizona, apartment has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in their deaths, police said Saturday. Police found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy dead in the apartment after the children’s mother flagged down an officer about 7 a.m. and told
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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Gate City Grays season is just around the corner. The team is making headlines for having the youngest manager in the league. Blackfoot’s Rhys Pope is the skipper at 21 years old. “It’s awesome,” Pope said. “Whenever you have people in your corner and they’re 100-percent behind you, it makes
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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Snake River is going to the 3A State Tournament after their 9-4 win over Filer. Panthers pitcher Payton Brooks pitched a complete game striking out six Wildcats.
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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – A five-run fourth inning was not enough for Hillcrest as Vallivue beat the Knights 10-6. The Falcons answered back with six-run bottom of the fourth. Vallivue will head to the 4A State Tournament on Friday.
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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Snake River’s season is over after Gooding handed them a 13-3 loss in the 3A State Play-In game. The Senators will play Timberlake in their first game at state.
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A former aide for GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn is alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday he was fired for being outspoken against the Colorado congressman for his “reckless and dangerous” approach in his congressional office to the Covid-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, which was filed by former aide Brandon Pope, claims that Lamborn endangered his staff
Continue Reading A Bengal tiger that has been missing in the Houston area has been located, officials said. The tiger is secure at BARC, the city’s animal shelter and adoption agency, said Mary Benton, communications director for the city. “We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been
Continue Reading The Brooklyn Center City Council voted 4-1 Saturday afternoon to dramatically reduce the power of its police department in a sweeping new measure. Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, where Daunte Wright died after being shot by an officer who said she thought she was holding her Taser rather than her handgun. “Our community has
Continue Reading It’s a wild story about a wild animal, but you won’t find this tiger tale on Netflix. A Bengal tiger last seen in a west Houston neighborhood on Sunday is still missing, according to police. Investigators have fielded hundreds of calls in connection to the 9-month-old cat named India, police said. But they still don’t
Continue Reading A single mother who used to drive for Uber has a bachelor’s degree now thanks to a passenger from three years ago. It’s a big milestone for Latonya Young, who dropped out of high school when she was 16 to raise her first child, then later dropped out of college. In 2018, Young was an
Continue Reading Following the release of footage showing the death of a Black man as deputies forcibly removed him from his cell, a South Carolina sheriff announced changes to address the safety of mentally ill inmates. “Our responsibly was the safety of Jamal Sutherland and he died in our facility, so we need to examine that,” Charleston
Continue Reading The mother of two children who were found dead in a Tempe, Arizona, apartment has been detained, police said Saturday. Police found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy dead in the apartment after the children’s mother flagged down an officer about 7 a.m. and told him “she was hearing voices telling her to kill
Continue Reading The University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after reaching a settlement agreement, a statement from the UC system said. UC first announced the new policy on April 1, 2020, for incoming freshman in fall of 2021, and in May of 2020 the regents board extended the policy
Continue Reading The men crouched inside the cave, their faces streaked with dust, occasionally flinching involuntarily at the explosions overhead, which seemed to shake the entire mountain. Outside was a vision of hell. Vast plumes of smoke and debris were thrown up into the air as US B-52 bombers and fighter jets let loose a seemingly endless
Continue Reading Rombauer, trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by jockey Flavien Prat, won the 146th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The horse put on a strong finish, passing Midnight Bourbon and Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit down the stretch, to comfortably win the race. The victory at the Preakness Stakes is
Continue Reading A Union Pacific train derailed Saturday afternoon in Albert Lea, Minnesota, according to local authorities. No injuries have been reported among the crew, according to the rail operator. The 50-car train was traveling by Goose Lake when the accident happened, per the Albert Lea Police Department, about 10 miles north of the state border with
Continue Reading President Joe Biden was at the wooded Camp David retreat in Maryland when he first heard Colonial Pipeline had been hacked. Briefed in one of the mountainside lodges by senior advisers and aides from the National Security Council, Biden quickly realized the incident — and subsequent shutdown of the company’s pipeline supplying fuel to the
Continue Reading Damon Weaver, who as a child landed an interview with President Barack Obama in 2009, has died at the age of 23, according to a medical examiner. At age 11, Weaver was selected to meet and interview President Obama at the White House to ask questions primarily about education. Weaver died on May 1, according
Continue Reading From gravity-defying dunks and in-air acrobatics to an unquenchable thirst for dominance and an overt disdain for anything shy of excellence, Kobe Bryant spent much of his life following in the footsteps left by Michael Jordan’s iconic Nike sneakers. This weekend that path winds its way into New England, where Jordan will once more show
Continue Reading A large loggerhead sea turtle was killed when she wandered onto a busy Florida highway while looking for a spot to lay her eggs. But researchers rescued 70 of her eggs intact and buried them in hopes they will hatch normally. The turtle was struck by at least one vehicle early Wednesday morning on State
Continue Reading The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, following an exclusive CNN investigation published earlier this week that found that Eritrean soldiers were blocking critical humanitarian aid to starving and wounded civilians. In a statement on Saturday, US Secretary of
Continue Reading A 50-car train derailed Saturday afternoon in Albert Lea, Minnesota, according to local authorities. The accident happened by Goose Lake, per the Albert Lea Police Department, about 10 miles north of the state border with Iowa. Albert Lea is about 100 miles south of Minneapolis. It was not immediately clear how many cars left the
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To identify Bradley’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA analysis.
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An autopsy is scheduled for next week with the Ada County Coroner’s office in Boise.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As India continues to attempt to contain a massive outbreak of COVID-19 that has killed more than 266,000 people, a prominent nine-year-old climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and using her online influence to save lives. In the last few
Continue Reading A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest terrorism threat to the US and the number of people dying at the hands of racially motivated extremists every year is on the rise since 2017. The joint report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Continue Reading An orphaned black bear cub that was suffering from injuries received during Colorado’s biggest wildfire is running free in the Rockies after wildlife officials spent nearly five months nursing him back to health. The yearling bear was released into the wild on May 5 in the mountains in Larimer County near Fort Collins, according to
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Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee decision denied Chelsea an equalizer at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It looked like Chelsea had leveled the scores with minutes left to play when Ben Chilwell’s cross bounced off defender
Continue Reading It’s true: “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon” is ending after a seven year run. But he’s not going far — the show is just changing its name. Beginning Monday at 10 pm ET, the two-hour program will be called “Don Lemon Tonight.” The anchorman triggered a frenzy late Friday after he said something cryptic about
Continue Reading Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates bemoaned House Republicans’ decision to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post for challenging former President Donald Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election, saying she never thought she’d cheer on the GOP congresswoman “for simply telling the truth.” “I never thought that I’d be saying,
Continue Reading The top Republican in the House of Representatives said he doesn’t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election — even as many Republicans continued to publicly question the legitimacy of the presidential election. A prominent Republican senator claimed that Democrats wrote a bill to register millions of undocumented immigrants to vote —
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — Friday was a gorgeous day, perfect for youth sports or just hanging out in the park. Just one problem in Prichard – they’re all closed. Even as other cities long ago reopened their parks and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — After 15 months worth of sacrifice and changes because of COVID-19, soon glaring signs of the pandemic, like roped off pews and masks, will be stripped away from many Catholic churches across South Alabama. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi addressed priests of the Archdiocese of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — The Daphne Police Department says a woman wanted after a knife and machete attack several days ago has turned herself in, but her son is also wanted and remains at large. Police say 36-year-old Tamekia Williams turned herself in but refuses to say anything
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Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) pro wrestler Jerome “New Jack” Young has died at 58, his wife, Jennifer Young, confirmed on Facebook. The wrestler joined ECW in the mid-90s and was featured in the 1999 documentary “Beyond the Mat,” according to the entertainment data website IMDB. The wrestling website PWInsider.com, who spoke to the wrestler’s wife,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A businessman has been sentenced for dumping nearly 48 million gallons of untreated landfill wastewater into the Flint sewer system. Robert Massey, the president and owner of Oil Chem Inc., located at W. 12th Street, was charged with violating the clean water act. He’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — With spring here, lots of people have been doing some sprucing up in their yard but as with many things during this pandemic, COVID-19 has now affected yard waste pick-up too. “This is just something this experience that we work on our way through,”
Continue Reading The official in charge of purchasing military hardware for the US Air Force suggested slashing the total number of Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the service by more than half late last year, according to two former defense officials involved in the discussions who spoke with CNN. The news comes as Congressional criticism of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The current Seattle Seahawks Safety Ugo Amadi is giving back the community that helped raise him. The former Former Overton Bobcats star gathered some of his NFL buddies to help him distribute shoes to students at Rose Park Middle School. “Getting new shoes, I
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If you can’t file your 2020 Idaho income tax return by the May 17 deadline, you can get an automatic extension if you pay enough of your total tax due by May 17.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — For 17 months, a Navy veteran Carl Holland hasn’t been able to see his own benefits. Why? Because he says the VA system accidentally linked his name to a complete stranger he’d never met. Issues with his health, Holland says, stems from his time
Continue Reading Democrats in Washington have approved trillions of dollars to help Americans weather the coronavirus pandemic, but Republican state officials are pulling back relief for low-income Americans by turning away federal money. In little more than a week, 17 governors have announced they’ll be cutting off pandemic unemployment benefits early, the latest being West Virginia on
Continue Reading Alireza Fazeli-Monfared’s future was brutally cut short last week when members of his family allegedly murdered him due to his sexual orientation, according to his partner and a LGBTQ rights group. The 20-year-old Iranian had hoped to escape the country, where he felt stifled by the Iranian regime’s restrictions on homosexuality, and had dreams of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Missouri (KMOV) — Firefighters are typically the first to arrive in an emergency. A St. Charles woman is praising firefighters for a surprising act of kindness, that kept her from losing much-needed money “There needs to be more people like them,” Robetta Poss said. Poss had
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County Schools announced Friday, May 14, that a COVID-19 cluster was identified at Enka High School. School officials say seven lab-confirmed cases were linked to one another. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services defines a cluster as five
Continue Reading Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, whose criticism of former President Donald Trump led to her ouster from House Republican leadership, said Friday that several Republican members of Congress had voted against impeaching Trump out of fear for their own lives. Telling CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” that there are “more members who believe in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A special dedication was held Friday in Hendersonville in memory of a fallen deputy. Ryan Hendrix died in the line of duty last September while responding to a break-in call. On Friday, the Henderson County Law Enforcement Center was renamed in his honor.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police say a suspect is facing numerous charges after pushing a woman into traffic, burning a power pole and fighting with officers. On Thursday at 2:52 p.m., a call came in regarding a suspect seen pushing a woman into the street near Southeast 36th
Continue Reading Vaccinated Americans hoping to leave their masks behind and hit the road this weekend may be in for sticker shock at the pump. Gas prices hit their highest level in more than six years earlier this week, rising above $3 a gallon as demand shot up and supply was squeezed when a ransomware attack forced
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Anthony Powe owns a business with a service that’s in high demand right now. It’s a mobile gas station. “We actually have a meter that tells us how many gallons was pumped in your car,” said Powe, owner of Charlotte-based Fuel Concierge. “I been getting
Continue Reading Coke Energy, we hardly knew you. The Coke-energy-drink hybrid is being discontinued in North America, just over a year after it launched. Coke Energy hit shelves in January 2020, a few months before coronavirus began spreading across the region. However, the pandemic altered the beverage giant’s business strategy and in a statement Coke said that
Continue Reading Robert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a season during Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg. His first-half penalty drew him level with Gerd Müller’s tally set in the 1971/72 season, and the striker paid tribute to Müller by revealing a shirt that read “4EVER GERD” as he celebrated the goal.
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The Caribou-Targhee National Forest’s Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on May 19, 2021.
Continue Reading Starbucks, Publix and Walt Disney World are the latest companies to change their masking policies Saturday following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They join Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Costco, which all announced changes to their policies in recent days changes. Thursday’s sudden announcement from the CDC, which said
Continue Reading Five people were shot, two fatally, during a gathering early Saturday on the South Side of Chicago, police said. Detectives were searching for a yet to be identified person who fled the scene — described by the fire department as a yard party in the Gresham section. A 26-year-old man was shot in the head
Continue Reading Delaware State University is cancelling more than $700,000 in student loans for recent graduates hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. DSU will cancel $730,655 for more than 220 people, the school announced this week. “The average eligible student will qualify for about $3,276 in debt relief,” according to the statement from the historically black, public
Continue Reading The BBC journalist who conducted a bombshell 1995 interview with Princess Diana has resigned for health reasons, shortly before a report is to be published investigating whether he acted improperly to secure Diana’s permission to take part. Martin Bashir has been accused of using forged documents in order to convince Diana to sit down for
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The colorful handprints of ancient humans. A spacecraft beyond the solar system. They couldn’t be more different, but some of the first known cave art and the Voyager 1 spacecraft are among humanity’s most iconic creations. It can stop you in your tracks when you think about the fact that humans were making art thousands
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police are now considering the disappearance of a South Windsor mother to be ‘suspicious.’ On Friday night, state police were searching a condominium in South Windsor in connection to the search for Jessica Edwards. Edwards disappeared several days ago. South Windsor Police say
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline said Saturday that its pipeline system has returned to “normal operations” after a crippling cyberattack forced a six-day shutdown. “Since this incident began, we have been clear that our focus was on the safe and efficient restoration of service to our pipeline system,” the company said on Twitter. It had launched an initial
Continue Reading The barren landscape of Mars makes the planet seem like a quiet, frozen desert where nothing has happened for billions of years except for the occasional dust storm. New research, however, suggests that the red planet has a more recent history of activity — and it could still be volcanically active. Scientists still are trying
Continue Reading A climber was killed and another injured when a block of ice fell from a glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, the National Park Service says. The ice fell from Ruth Glacier, hitting the two-man rope team Thursday morning, the park service said in a release. The 31-year-old male survivor, from Logan, Utah, was knocked
Continue ReadingUsed cars, homes, lumber, gas and chicken: What do they all have in common? They’re all getting more expensive. The stimulus-fueled economy is rebounding and Americans are again spending on shopping, traveling and eating out. But the pandemic is far from over, and supply-chain woes mean supply isn’t meeting demand — sending prices even higher.
Continue Reading To Bob Baffert, there’s no better place than one he has visited a record seven times — the place where the Kentucky Derby winner gets adorned with roses and sport proclaims the horse and humans as heroes. “If there’s a heaven it’s in that (Churchill Downs) winner’s circle,” he told CNN in 2019. “That’s the
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newly loosened masking and physical distancing guidelines for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 doesn’t include children under age 12. That’s because the 49 million US kids younger than 12 don’t yet qualify for any of the COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC’s guidance says that unvaccinated people still need
Continue Reading Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is set to race in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday evening, days after failing a post-Derby drug test. The 146th running of the Preakness will once again be the second event in the Triple Crown of horse racing, a return to normal after the
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