A tumultuous spring spilled into summer in America on Saturday with President Donald Trump returning to the campaign trail in Tulsa and protests over racism and police brutality sweeping the country. Trump held his first rally since the coronavirus pandemic began on a tense Juneteenth weekend in the Oklahoma city where the 1921 Tulsa race
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Rapper Hurricane Chris, who rose to fame in 2007, is facing a murder charge after a man was fatally shot Friday in Shreveport, Louisiana, according to police. The shooting took place Friday around 1 a.m. at Texaco convenience store, according to a press release from the Shreveport Police Department. Officers arrived and found a man
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s Legislature on Saturday evening sent a budget solvency plan to the governor that would mend a multi-billion-dollar deficit by scaling back spending increases while tapping federal recovery act money and state financial reserves. State government finances are reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus epidemic and aggressive
Continue Reading Lucky stargazers in the Eastern Hemisphere will see an annular solar eclipse on the heels of the summer solstice on Sunday. This type of eclipse is characterized by its stunning “ring of fire” since it’s not a total eclipse and edges of the sun can still be seen around the moon. “Annular eclipses are similar
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Nine months after Facebook vowed to investigate abuse by anti-vaxxers, no users have been penalized. As detailed in a CNN report last year, anti-vaxxers have posted violent, horrific comments and death threats to vaccine advocates — including mothers who’ve lost their children — calling them the c-word and telling them they deserved to have their
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Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL) — A Clayton County woman is behind bars after police said she allegedly shot a woman at a Waffle House. Jonesboro police responded to a person shot call at the Waffle House on Tara Boulevard Friday morning. When officers arrived, witnesses told police a
Continue Reading A young figure skater channeled her emotions through a beautiful skate routine she performed over the Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, DC. Nine-year-old Kaitlyn Saunders paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement with her routine, which she said was inspired by the many injustices that black people face in the United States. “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — A Kansas City spiritual leader who has been battling the coronavirus since March has finally won his fight. On Thursday, KCTV5’s Greg Payne took at look at how the 88-year-old bishop never lost faith throughout the fight. Bishop Daniel Jordan is a pastor
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HORIZON CITY, Texas – An infant injured earlier this week at a home near Horizon City suffered a gunshot wound from what was likely an “accidental shooting,” sheriff’s investigators said Saturday. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Thursday in the 700 block of Ascension. Deputies said the infant, whose age was not given, was hospitalized
Continue Reading A majority of Atlanta police officers scheduled to work in two of the city’s six police zones did not report for work on Friday, law enforcement sources tell CNN. This comes as the city is still reeling from the death of Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by police officers last week. Both officers —
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. (WNEP) — An area fire chief was gunned down on Friday, and state police tell us it was all over a property dispute. According to troopers, Bob Kile, 57, who is the chief of Mount Zion Bicentennial Volunteer Fire Company, was shot to death by
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The rate at which the coronavirus is spreading in New Mexico is declining, but one of the state’s top health officials warned that the trend does not mean residents are out of danger yet. The warning comes as the number of infections in New Mexico topped 10,430 on Saturday and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Pa. (WPMT) — A Lebanon man is accused of striking a construction worker with his vehicle after an argument. Police say the incident happened on April 29 at 3:09 p.m. at 8th and Cumberland Streets. Lee Keller, 49, is charged with accidents involving death or personal injury,
Continue Reading North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper ordered Saturday that all Confederate monuments on Capitol grounds be removed to protect public safety. In a statement released by his office and published to Twitter, Cooper said “monuments to white supremacy don’t belong in places of allegiance.” On Friday, a protester climbed a statue on a Confederate monument at
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials on Saturday reported a record of more than 4,400 new coronavirus cases in the state and 25 additional deaths due to the virus. A total of 107,735 confirmed cases, an increase of 4,430 from Friday, and 2,165 deaths, up from 2,140, were reported Saturday. Officials had reported 3,454 new
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — A group of artists and activists are trying to support businesses in downtown Portland that have been hit hard by looters and violent demonstrations. They are painting murals on boarded up windows to help brighten up the area and bring business back to
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As coronavirus cases spike in states across the country, some communities hoping to enact measures to mitigate the virus’ spread are hitting major roadblocks. In California, which on Friday broke another record for the number of cases in a single day, Gov. Gavin Newsom mandated that masks be worn inside public spaces and in situations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA ) — We are hearing from the Mobile Fire Department after two of their own were terminated and a third resigned. It is all because of controversial social media posts about black lives matter protests. Fire Chief Mark Sealy is not happy about what happened
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sheboygan, WI (WDJT) — Inflatable equipment at the Sheboygan Quarry was vandalized, causing thousands of dollars in damage, according to the Sheboygan Police Department. Police say the property was damaged sometime overnight between Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19. “According to our investigating officer, someone overnight, maybe
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UPDATE: WASHINGTON — A top federal prosecutor in Manhattan stepped down from his position Saturday after the Trump administration fired him. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman of the Southern District of New York said in a statement that Attorney General William Barr’s decision “to respect the normal operation of law and have Deputy U.S. Attorney
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KILLEEN, Texas — An anonymous tip that led investigators in Killeen to skeletal remains nearby the Fort Hood military base was identified Saturday by a relative as one of two missing soldiers. The mother of Gregory Wedel-Morales confirmed to ABC affiliate KTRK that the body found on Friday was of her son. Wedel-Morales was last seen on
Continue Reading Pharrell Williams and record producer Chad Hugo have released a new song honoring the frontline workers in their home state of Virginia. The recording artist released the song “Virginia: A Salute to Frontline Workers” on his music festival’s “Something in the Water” Twitter page. The music video starts with a message from Williams talking about
Continue Reading The Miami Dolphins are opening up their home field not to an opposing team but to moviegoers to enjoy two new outdoor movie theaters. The Dolphins unveiled the theaters Friday at Hard Rock Stadium, one of which is a drive-in theater that allows moviegoers to drive their cars onto the field to watch a film
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Prince’s “Blue Angel” Cloud 2 guitar that the late singer played during some of his most iconic moments was sold at auction for $563,500. The 1984 electric guitar was used by the famous singer on his tours for “Purple Rain” and “Diamonds and Pearls.” Prince also played it during Saturday Night Live’s “15th Anniversary Special,”
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TULSA, Oklahoma — Thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters gathered in Tulsa Saturday evening for his first campaign rally in more than 100 days as he tries to reinvigorate his re-election bid in the midst of a pandemic, a recession and a national debate over racism. The campaign suggested the rally would be the largest indoor gathering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — Two women in East Nashville are giving back to their community and paying it forward. Preschool teacher Crystle James was surprised with a new car from her parents. “They just said pay it forward. Find a way to keep it going,” James said.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — A visitor who apparently drowned at Spitting Caves on Wednesday, died during the time he was supposed to be in quarantine. According to the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, 39-year-old Kristopher Oliphant of Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived in the islands on June 7th. He told
Continue Reading Jason Mraz is honoring Juneteenth by donating all of the profits from his new album to Black Lives Matter and other organizations working toward equality and justice. The two-time Grammy winner released “Look For The Good” on Friday, the same day that African-Americans celebrate the black community’s emancipation from slavery in the United States. “On
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, AR (KTBS ) — Protesters gathered in downtown Texarkana Friday evening to support or oppose the removal of a confederate statue. It was peaceful, but tensions were high and there was shouting at times. Overall, it became a group discussion to understand opposing views. Protest organizer Bess
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about active United States aircraft carriers. A list of all carriers throughout history can be found here. Ten of the active air carriers are in the Nimitz class and are the largest warships in the world. There is one active air carrier in the new Gerald R. Ford class; the USS
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