Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO ) — When the weather gets bad, it’s good go know a guy with a canoe. A guy like Dan Crowley who came to the rescue of a lady he never knew until his street flooded. The lady he lifted up into his lift of
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State officials who argue ICE officers undermine the justice system when they make arrests at courthouses just won a significant victory. US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff issued an order Wednesday blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement from continuing the practice in New York state, calling the policy that led to an uptick in courthouse arrests
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Major League Baseball’s amateur draft began Wednesday night with a New Mexico State University Aggie among the top picks. Shortstop/second baseman Nick Gonzales was taken by the National League’s Pittsburgh Pirates as the seventh overall pick. The Slugging middle infielder has one of the best pure bats that was available in the draft, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, WI (WDJT ) — Anytime Fitness in Wauwatosa is apologizing after appearing to offer an “I Can’t Breathe” workout. A photo circulating online — picked up by TMZ — shows the workout posted on a dry erase board along with a man kneeling, colored in black, and
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INDIO, California — The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals, which had already been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, have both now been ordered to cancel entirely for 2020. The cancellations were ordered by Riverside County’s public health officer, KABC-TV reported Wednesday evening. Dr. Cameron Kaiser said he signed the order out of concerns about
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The fate of next year’s Olympics depends on Japan’s handling of the coronavirus, according to the governor of Tokyo. Yuriko Koike said the Games could signify a “victory” over the pandemic, adding that more work is still to be done to improve treatment and testing, but admitted that organizers were contending with a number of
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Raise the Jolly Roger! New Mexico State baseball star Nick Gonzales is off to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates selected Gonzales with the 7th overall pick in today’s 2020 MLB Draft, making him the highest drafted Aggie of all-time. Gonzales saw his draft stock skyrocket after winning Cape Cod League
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saginaw Township, MI (WNEM) — A large tree limb fell onto a woman’s van as a storm came through Saginaw Township Wednesday afternoon. High winds caused the tree limb to fall across Amy Howley’s driveway, stretching into her neighbor’s driveway as well. “it’s killing me,” she said. “I
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Can President Donald Trump win? It’s the question everyone outside the US wants to know, and let’s face it, many foreigners are rooting against the President. Well, five months from the election, Trump is in the deepest trouble of his political career. Polls are sometimes wrong and often change, so it’s smart not to read
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is now acknowledging some people are getting counted twice in its daily reports that include total number of Covid-19 tests. The differentiation is important after the city earlier this week announced reaching a milestone of testing 5% of the population two weeks ahead of its
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT ) — As protests about racism and equality continue, many people are looking for ways to educate themselves on the topic. Beth Black, the owner of The Bookworm, firmly believes “readers are leaders and the more you read the more you know.” Across the country
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police have released the identity of an 81-year-old man who was fatally shot after they said he fired multiple rounds at officers and struck a police vehicle. Authorities on Wednesday afternoon identified the man as Michael Seltzer of 926 N. Tornillo Street. The Monday afternoon deadly shooting of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, IL (WQAD) — As the hospitality world begins to re-open, restaurant owners are facing another challenge, the meat you eat could cost you more. Like clockwork Virginia Castro, the owner of El Mariachi restaurant in Moline could count on her regular customers to fill tables. Given the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is holding a pair of job webinars Wednesday night and again Thursday morning. The agency is looking for candidates to serve as Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection officers and air and marine interdiction agents. The webinars will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday and 10
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A black county commissioner who received a hate-filled email using racist language took to social media and was defended by an unexpected ally — a local private school. Tami Sawyer has been an agent for change ever since she was elected to the Shelby
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 147 additional cases of coronavirus; 27 of those new cases occurred in Dona Ana County, bringing total infections there to date to 615 with just three deaths. The state of New Mexico now has 9,250 total cases with 410 deaths. Six new
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Author J.K Rowling is once again trying to explain her views on gender identity amid backlash over statements she made on social media that have drawn criticism from some who brought many of her written works to the big screen, including Daniel Radcliffe and Eddie Redmayne. “All I’m asking — all I want — is
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Hours before tweeting controversial statements about George Floyd on Saturday, former CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman made insensitive comments about race on a video call with affiliate gym owners. On the call, a gym owner from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Floyd was killed and protests over his death began, explained that her community and members of her
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Satellite images of hospital parking lots in Wuhan, China, as well as internet search trends, suggest the coronavirus may have been spreading in China as early as last August, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School. The study, which has not yet been peer-viewed, found a significantly higher number of cars in parking
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Ahead of its Cup Series race Wednesday night in Martinsville, Virginia, NASCAR said it is banning the flying of Confederate flags at its races and other events. “The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK) — A 6-year-old who was kept in a closet in Flagstaff died from starvation and weighed only 18 pounds, according to a report from the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office. The autopsy was released on Tuesday and said he had a “skeletal” appearance because he
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Wednesday reported a third consecutive day with a record number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as a new rise in coronavirus cases ripples across states nationwide. In El Paso, hospitalizations dropped earlier Wednesday, but it was not immediately clear if that’s due to recoveries or deaths. El Paso health leaders
Continue Reading Attend a protest recently? You should be self-quarantining, says Los Angeles County. LA County tweeted its guidance on Tuesday, after mass protests across California — and the world — took place against police brutality following the death of George Floyd. Though many protesters were photographed wearing masks, the nature of these gatherings means many were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina’s tennis association is working with a distillery in Chapel Hill to produce hand sanitizer. As the United States Tennis Association North Carolina prepares for tennis events across the state as the pandemic, they’re teaming up with TOPO Organic Distillery to take
Continue Reading The timing alone gives Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” a searing sense of urgency, contemplating black inequality through the prism of the Vietnam War. Despite powerful moments, the film itself doesn’t consistently measure up to that ambition, enjoyably mashing up old movies while indulging in a few too many detours en route to its destination.
Continue Reading Kristin Pascal jokes with friends at Zoom game night that she’s spent the Covid-19 pandemic moving clear liquids around the office. In reality, the Tarrytown, New York, scientist is doing something much bigger. She’s helping to create a key ingredient that could help control the pandemic. Pascal works in the infectious disease research and development
Continue Reading One of Disney’s best-loved rides is based on a film widely considered the studio’s most racist. Splash Mountain, a mainstay at both Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, stars the animated characters from “Song of the South,” the 1946 film long criticized for stereotypes of “spiritual” black men and its seemingly nostalgic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BROWN DEER, Wi (WDJT) — Police are investigating after a bullet struck the crib of a 1-year-old child on Tuesday, June 9. Officers responded to the report of shots fired at a home near 52nd and Brown Deer Road around 11:30 p.m. A 26-year-old woman, along with her
Continue Reading Jeffrey Wall, 15, is just as compassionate as he is fierce. The accomplished Tang Soo Do Korean martial artist is helping his community stay fit during the coronavirus pandemic. While he shares his love of the sport with everyone, Wall holds a special group of students close to his heart—senior citizens. “I felt like they
Continue Reading HBO Max has pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its library of films. The removal of the film comes as mass protests sweep across the United States following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed while in police custody. The 1939 film, which tells the love story of Scarlett O’Hara
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