Month: May 2021

Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. September 26, 2021 – The 74th Annual Tony Awards are scheduled to take place. The ceremony was originally scheduled for June 7, 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. June 9, 2019 – The 73rd Annual Tony Awards take place. Facts

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile police said Charles Duke tried biting, kicking, spitting and screaming to avoid a ride to Metro Jail, but none of it worked and he’s now facing some serious charges. At the corner of Conception St. and Dauphin St, near Bienville Square Wednesday, police

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The latest incident at Sparkle’s Playhouse in Antioch involved a 1-year-old. The mother showed up to find her child looking lethargic and high. Sparkle Goins told investigators the child had gotten a THC gummie out of her daughter’s purse. “I would be furious,” said

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — While so many restaurants are struggling to get people back into the workplace, there’s at one local business that’s keeping most all their employees and hiring new ones. Workers at Tailgate Brewery said they love working there and it’s largely thanks to their employee

Click here for updates on this story     CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — Ashland City resident Jane Crisp’s husband loved Caldwell Nature Park. After his death last year, Jane decided she had to fulfill one of her husband’s final wishes. “My husband wanted to do something in his estate for a park or even gift a

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta Police Department Aviation Unit was out on a shift late Wednesday night, when someone on the ground pointed a laser pointer at the helicopter. According to APD, the Phoenix chopper was out assisting in the search for a missing 6-year-old child when someone

Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Thousands of Albuquerque teachers are left disappointed after the Albuquerque Public School District promised bonuses then backtracked. The pandemic forced educators to d0 a 180 to teach online. “They spent so much time trying to meet the needs of the kids, Ellen Bernstein

Click here for updates on this story     MONROE, Union County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A North Carolina middle school student was arrested Wednesday after officials said they brought a loaded gun to school and pointed in at another student. Union County Public Schools leaders said school resource officer seized the loaded .380 pistol from the

Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Hundreds turned out Thursday to say their final goodbye to a Fern Creek firefighter who died last week. Sgt. Kyle Adams was killed in an off-duty lawnmower accident last Friday, just days before he was set to retire. He was 39 years old and

Click here for updates on this story     BELLE CHASSE, Lousiana (WDSU) — A Belle Chasse mother and father are devastated. Their daughter died of an accidental overdose right before her high school graduation. Hailey Deickman’s parents Allison and Jesse said their daughter was an honor roll student at Belle Chasse High School. Tuesday night, she

Click here for updates on this story     WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Many have been forced to make career changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A West Des Moines man showed KCCI how he’s making the best of it, and taking a trusty business partner along for the ride. In November, Chris James started

Click here for updates on this story     RALSTON, Nebraska (KETV) — A Ralston High School junior and his mother are both shocked and confused after the student’s yearbook photo was used in a science exam without his permission. The first question on the zoology final showed a picture of 17-year-old Ezekiyal Wells and asked “Which

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta rapper and high school student ‘made it rain’ money at graduation but the excitement was short lived as officers swept in to stop the thousands of dollars’ worth of celebration. After backlash made its way across social media claiming officers arrested Marrs, Fulton

Click here for updates on this story     HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Hendersonville woman spent her first night in her own home on Wednesday after living in a nursing home for three and a half years. 34-year-old Karen Landert lost her eyesight from a brain tumor and has been fighting for the last several

Click here for updates on this story     LELAND, Brunswick County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A North Carolina woman managed to wrestle her child from the arms of an attempted kidnapper Wednesday afternoon. Leland Police said D’Vonta Robbins of Leland tried to take the seven-year-old male child near an entrance to Walmart. The mother of the

Click here for updates on this story     OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Several tenants at 79 Metcalf Apartment Homes have been dealing with unlivable conditions for days. One couple shared images of their unit from over the weekend, showing feces in their utility closet and sewage water in their unit. Maintenance at the building had

Click here for updates on this story     LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Police in Lake St. Louis are investigating a sign that was posted in the drive-thru lane of a Popeyes restaurant near Highway N and Highway 64/40. Lt. Pat Doering said investigators are pretty confident that someone other than a Popeyes’ employee posted

The 61 human skeletons unearthed in the Nile Valley in the 1960s in what is now Sudan have long been regarded as the earliest evidence of organized warfare between humans. The remains uncovered at Jebel Sahaba, which are more than 13,000 years old, show injuries sustained as a result of brutal and intense violence —

New York plans to award 50 full scholarships to vaccinated young people as part of an effort to encourage children between 12 and 17 to get their Covid-19 vaccinations. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the “Get a Shot to Make Your Future” program on Wednesday and said the state would give 10 scholarships a week for

Click here for updates on this story     WATTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A shooting left 32-year-old Jose Luis Millan, a father of four children, with a foot-long scar on his stomach. “My heart was beating really fast. I was scared. I didn’t know what was going to happen to him,” said Nancy Barrios, Millan’s wife.

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Krystal and Patrick Duhaney decided to pay it forward by leaving cash in baby products at local Target stores. “When we had our first child… we struggled to make ends meet, just like most new parents,” said Duhaney. Duhaney is a mother of two

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study from an international team at the German Center for Infection Research has determined how the bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis goes from a harmless microbe commonly found on skin — and morph into dangerous strains that cause what are colloquially known as “staph

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Dozens of dogs touched down in the Portland area on Wednesday. They made their way from Texas, hoping to start a new life here in the Pacific Northwest with their forever families. “One Tail At a Time PDX” is the rescue group that’s taking

Critical race theory is just that — a theory — but the term has been weaponized, with its most extreme critics alleging that merely studying the theory is racist. Long before the concept dubbed CRT drew controversy, scholars were studying how bigotry and bias infiltrated American institutions and shaped American life. After all, any telling

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Syrian refugee Hassan al Kontar became an unlikely internet celebrity after he was trapped in the Kuala Lumpur Airport for months before making his way to Vancouver in 2018, detailing his experience in a new book. Al Kontar, who refused to return to Syria

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland doctor is doing everything she can to get doses of the COVID-19 vaccines into arms, and that’s meant giving shots at bars. It might seem quirky, but the doctor told FOX 12 that this a great way to reach people who haven’t

Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Two adults and a teenager were found dead Wednesday morning in Arlington at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Windsprint Way, less than a half mile from Highway 360. Police said they are investigating the case as a double murder-suicide after reviewing

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 50-year-old Lino Lakes man pleaded guilty Tuesday to attacking an elderly couple with a golf club and his fists over a Joe Biden campaign sign last November in White Bear Lake. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office says Mark Anthony Ulsaker took a plea deal,

Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations. Personal Birth date: June 13,1944 Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do Umsong, Republic of Korea Birth name: Ban Ki-moon Parents: Names unavailable publicly Marriage: Yoo Soon-taek (1971-present) Children: Hyun-hee, Woo-hyun and Seon-yong Education: Seoul National University, B.A., 1970; Harvard University, M.A., 1985 Other

Here is a look at the life of Bernard Shaw, acclaimed journalist and one of the first CNN anchors. Personal Birth date: May 22, 1940 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Bernard Shaw Father: Edgar Shaw, railroad employee and house painter Mother: Camilla (Murphy) Shaw, housekeeper Marriages: Linda Allston (March 30, 1974-present) Children: Amar Edgar

Click here for updates on this story     McKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — Jeremy Alan Andrews, 41, of Dallas viciously attacked his girlfriend for more than three hours after accusing her of cheating. A jury found Andrews guilty of assault family violence by strangulation in that case. Now he could spend the rest of his life in

Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are processed every year, worldwide. Ricin is part of the waste from the beans when castor oil is made. Sometimes this is called “mash.” Less than a pinpoint can kill a

Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States and the Soviet Union are the only two countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: Viking 1 and Viking 2 (both 1976), Pathfinder (1997), Spirit and Opportunity (both 2004), Phoenix (2008), Curiosity (2012), InSight (2018) and

Click here for updates on this story     PALATINE, Illinois (WBBM) — Police in Palatine have cited the owner of a pair of dogs that attacked two smaller dogs and killed one of them this week, and have also arrested the woman who was walking the violent dogs at the time. Melenia Teodoro, 22, of Palatine,

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A suburban man is out $8,000 – and his story is tale of loneliness, love, pain, and a popular ruse. The man is also not alone. The year 2020 turned out to be a record year for romance scams – costing victims more than $300

When it comes to support for transgender Americans, respondents to a recent Gallup poll were divided: The majority said they support trans Americans’ right to serve in the military, but most of them also said trans athletes shouldn’t play on teams that align with their gender identity. The divided results come from the polling firm’s

Investigators are working to learn more about the man who shot and killed nine people Wednesday in the latest act of gun violence in the US that has stricken a community. The suspected gunman in the shooting at a San Jose, California, light rail yard has been identified as Sam Cassidy, a law enforcement source

Over the course of the last week, packages containing suspected cocaine have washed up onto the beaches of Matagorda County, Texas, authorities said. “Please keep in mind that if you ever find a suspicious package on the beach, do not touch or pick up the packages. Packages could contain substances that are harmful if touched.