Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — A 35-year-old man is facing several charges after drove at high speeds on busy Portland roads while attempting to avoid police contact, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney’s office said Richard Lee Grigsby is facing two counts of attempting
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials reported nine new deaths and 73 additional cases in the city of Juarez on Thursday as the cornavirus pandemic continues to peak there. The numbers brought a dire warning from Mexico’s northern zone medical director, who predicted even more deaths would occur if residents don’t heed calls
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The arrival of the National Guard in a suburb 25 miles north of New York City signaled a dramatic new front in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s move, in the second week of March, seemed to portend the scope and magnitude of the rapidly evolving Covid-19 crisis. Now, more
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Flying can be risky these days so what should you do if you need to travel? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Erin Bromage, associate professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, share tips on how to mitigate some of that risk. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or
Continue Reading Ruby Rose is speaking out to thank everyone who participated in the series she left. The actress recently decided not to return to her starring role in the CW series “Batwoman” after its first season. On Wednesday, Rose shared a compilation video of some of her scenes from the show on Instagram. The soundtrack to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bettendorf, IA (WQAD) — When the pandemic began to set in, Bettendorf mom of five Anne Johnson found herself in a rough patch. “As we know, middle of March was a pretty depressing time. It was a very uncertain time.,” she said. “With things shutting down, school shutting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Whether you are ordering food or a ride home, a phone app makes it simple. But those service providers have become easier targets for con-artists. When the pandemic took away her preschool job Abbigail Zimmerline says DoorDash was just what her work ethic ordered.
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For years, Twitter and Facebook have enjoyed a healthy rivalry: They’ve competed for acquisitions, talent and advertising dollars, and sometimes gone so far as to copy each others’ features in the never-ending pursuit to grow their audiences. But the clash between the two tech companies appeared to take on new life this week after Twitter’s
Continue Reading Claire Foy and Matt Smith are reuniting on stage. “The Crown” co-stars will perform in a socially-distanced play at the Old Vic in London this June, the iconic theater announced on its site. The two will remain six feet apart in a version of Duncan Macmillan’s play, “Lungs,” and will perform to an empty theater.
Continue Reading A cognac from a 1762 vintage sold for £118,580 ($146,000) at an online auction on Thursday. The “exceedingly rare” Gautier cognac is one of the oldest surviving cognacs in the world, and only three bottles of it are left, according to Sotheby’s auction house. This bottle is the largest of the three, known as “grand
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kan. (WDAF) — An Olathe mom is warning parents about a deadly drug that took the life of her 22-year-old son. March 4 was the worst day of Crystal Tucker’s life. It’s the day she found her son’s lifeless body inside their home. “It absolutely tore my
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WDAF) — A nine-year-old boy was trapped under a Jeep in his own bedroom after who police say was a drunk driver plowed into his home. It happened at 2 a.m. Tuesday at South 52nd and Hagemann streets. It took the KCK Fire Rescue Squad
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As states around the country begin to open with different guidelines on how and when schools will restart, parents and school workers are asking many questions about what the future of education will look like. Although each scenario will be different, depending on the type of school and state protocols in place, CNN reached out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — An Arkansas nurse, who traveled to New York City to help a hospital overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, has returned home. Several weeks ago, we shared with you Erin Courtway’s story, which includes a video of her crying in the hospital bathroom on a break.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR/KAUT) — A metro woman claims that making hair stylists wear a mask while working is unconstitutional, but a salon caught in the middle of all of it says they don’t need any help. A social media video surfaced when Carmie Holloway recorded herself leaving Salons
Continue Reading More than 40 million Americans have filed for first-time unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic forced the US economy to shut down in March. One in four American workers has filed for unemployment insurance. Another 2.1 million people filed initial jobless claims last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor reported Thursday
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joe Biden will close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention next month that was moved online over fears of the coronavirus. The announcement Thursday rounds out an unusual slate of big names that Texas Democrats have rounded up for their state convention. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Kamala Harris of California and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDWAY, N.C. (WGHP) — There is a riot of sound coming from Tim Hyatt’s back yard. “This is enjoyable just listening to them,” said Hyatt as he watches hundreds of Purple Martins swarm in the sky. “They are feeding now.” He first started hanging gourds up to attract
Continue Reading China’s legislature has approved a proposal to impose a highly contentious national security law in Hong Kong, in an unprecedented move that critics say threatens fundamental political freedoms and civil liberties in the semi-autonomous territory. The country’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), nearly unanimously approved the resolution Thursday to introduce the sweeping security
Continue Reading When a woman told a wildlife official she thought she’d seen a wolverine on the beach of Washington state’s Long Beach Peninsula they didn’t believe her. The elusive creatures live in remote mountainous areas and any sightings — let alone on a beach — are rare, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Despite a financial proposal from Major League Baseball’s owners that landed with a thud Tuesday and drew sentiments of disappointment and frustrations from players, a veteran union rep still sees a way past “daunting obstacles” to save a 2020 regular season. “Across
Continue Reading Dolly Parton has a new quarantine-inspired tune. The legendary singer/songwriter released her song with Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday. “When Life if Good Again” touches on themes of friendship, compassion and becoming better people. Parton opens the song singing, “When life is good again/I’ll be a better friend/A bigger person when/Life is good again.” It’s just
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health reported four additional Covid-19 deaths and an increase of 108 cases Thursday morning in El Paso County. Three women, two in their 50s and one in her 60s died. The lone male victim was in his 70s. The Department of Public Health said they all
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Neb. (Lincoln Journal Star) — Thirteen migrant workers recruited in Texas to detassel in the Kearney area in 2017 have sued Monsanto and Gulf Citrus Harvesting & Hauling Inc., accusing the companies of labor violations. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Lincoln by Texas RioGrande
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (The Times) — Steel production has plummeted by 13.6% for the year, while steel capacity utilization is down more than 28 percentage points as compared to the same time last year. Great Lakes steel production ticked up by 1,000 tons on the week that ended May 16,
Continue Reading Netflix will not participate in the festival circuit this season. The streaming giant will not send any talent or films to the popular film festivals including Telluride, New York, and Venice, reports Indiewire. They will, however, sponsor some festivals this year. The festivals help producers and media get the word out on their movies and
Continue Reading America’s economy fared worse than initially reported in the first quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. US gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the American economy, shrank by an annualized rate of 5% between January and March. A preliminary report estimated the first-quarter economy shrank by 4.8%. It was the worst performance
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett residents got a chance to support Georgia farmers on Wednesday. And the farmers made it easy — bringing their produce and products directly to the customers. Coolray Field, home of the Gwinnett Stripers, served as the staging grounds that saw
Continue Reading The University of Minnesota, whose main campus is in Minneapolis, has announced it will scale back the relationship it has with Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd. The university will “no longer contract with the Minneapolis Police Department for additional law enforcement support” and it will not use the police department for “specialized
Continue Reading Katy Perry used the space launch delay to talk about another bump. The singer and “American Idol” judge posted on her verified Instagram account Wednesday a group of photos showing her cradling her baby bump. The caption was about the historic SpaceX launch being postponed because of weather. “Welp. Today’s #SpaceLaunchLive was BUMPED due to
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