Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — The school board for Kansas City Public Schools on Friday voted unanimously to delay the start of the school year to Tuesday, Sept. 8. The vote comes the same week that Mayor Quinton Lucas and Health Director Rex Archer recommended all schools in
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With the NBA season officially resuming on July 30, players such as LeBron James are using their platforms to dedicate their post-game interviews to Breonna Taylor. James talked to the media about Taylor on Thursday following the Los Angeles Lakers’ scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks and called for justice. “I want to continue to shed
Continue Reading When NASA’s newest rover Perseverance lands on Mars in February 2021, it will become the fifth rover sent by the agency to the red planet. Perseverance will act as a robotic astrobiologist, investigating the site of an ancient lake and river delta and search for signs that microbial life may have once inhabited the area.
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Taylor Swift has been on quite a journey in recent years — going goth on “Reputation,” pivoting to loved-up sugary pop on “Lover,” and finding her political voice in between — but her newest, toned-down offering “Folklore” is resonating with critics and fans more than any of her releases to date. Swift announced the surprise
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Oakland County, MI (WNEM) — A man has been arrested, accused of impersonating a police officer. On July 21, an off-duty Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy in an unmarked car came across a disabled motorist. As the deputy assessed the scene, he said he saw a Dodge Charger with
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Some University of Kentucky faculty members are calling for the renaming of all campus buildings that memorialize “enslavers, Confederate sympathizers…and other white supremacists,” including famed Rupp Arena, home of the university’s basketball team. The demands were outlined in a letter published Thursday that also called for the university to hire more black professors, among other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO (KMOV) — The deadly shooting inside the St. Louis Galleria Mall has brought up new concerns on the safety of shopping. Online records show that Richmond Heights police were called to the Galleria Mall on average more than once a day in 2019. City council
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Ga. (WGCL) — An Atlanta Dream player has tested positive for COVID-19 after the team traveled to Florida early July. Four days after Atlanta Dream center Kalani Brown arrived to the IMG Academy property, she tested positive for cornavirus, and authorities say she self-quarantined off of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — More than 80 zookeepers take care of the thousands of animals that live at the North Carolina Zoo. They work seven days a week to feed, clean and train all of those animals that range from the large elephants to the tiny tree frogs.
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Albert Broussard’s intention to capitalize one letter in one word may impact millions of children around the US and how they learn about race. Broussard, a longtime history textbook writer for McGraw Hill and a history professor at Texas A&M University, is planning to capitalize the b in Black in a lengthy revision to a
Continue Reading As Taylor Swift would say, you need to calm down. But that might be hard to for Swift fans when the singer peppered so many personal notes throughout the music video for “Cardigan” — the first video off her newly released album “Folklore,” which dropped at midnight on Friday. “Swifties” know she typically drops a
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hanna weakened to a tropical storm as it continued to move inland Sunday though it was still bringing tropical storm force winds, rain and storm surge to southern Texas. The center of Hanna passed into Mexico Sunday morning, however, Texans would still be contending with the wind and rain into the afternoon. Rain was expected to
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After several months of plummeting sales caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the housing market came back to life in June, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales of previously owned homes jumped a record 20.7% from May, the largest month-over-month increase since NAR began tracking in 1968. “Record low mortgage rates are no doubt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — Restaurants on Broadway and all over Nashville will be turning the lights off earlier on Friday night. As a new order goes into effect changing what time restaurants will have to close for the day. The famous destination for tourists played a major
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NEW YORK, NY — McDonald’s will require all customers wear face coverings when entering their U.S. restaurants starting Aug. 1 to “protect the safety” of their employees and customers, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. McDonald’s Corp. will join other prominent big name chains, including Walmart and Starbucks, in instituting mask requirements at all its locations
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NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump before November’s election. Michael Cohen walked out of a federal prison in New York on Friday afternoon,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Recent surveys from the Shelby County school district have suggested the “vast majority” of parents will choose to keep their children home this fall and go with virtual learning, but how? Tutors could be filling the gap. School will look different this year. Parents
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday he is not considering a state-wide mask mandate. Speaking for the first time in a week, Tennessee governor Bill Lee sang the praises of mask safety. “It’s been shown that there’s improvement with wearing masks. It also engages people
Continue Reading A California man who got stranded in Joshua Tree National Park for 40 hours is already looking forward to his next hike. Robert Ringo was hiking near Quail Mountain when fell and broke his leg, CNN affiliate KESQ reported. Crying out for help, Ringo started recording his near-death experience. “I started trying to at least
Continue Reading Emirates airline, the United Arab Emirates flag carrier, has become the world’s first airline to offer to cover customers’ medical expenses and quarantine costs should they contract Covid-19 during their trip. The airline will pay medical expenses up to €150,000 ($173,000) and quarantine costs of up to €100 for 14 days, should they be diagnosed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DICKSON CITY, PA (WNEP) — We first told you about the event on Newswatch 16 This Morning earlier this week. It’s all part of “Throwback Thursdays” to raise money for the Lackawanna Historical Society. Prizes were handed out for people in costumes. “The drive-in is something that everyone
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WXII) — As schools around the Triad prepare for students and staff to return this fall, colleges and universities said they are also ready to make sure everyone is safe. Although it is quiet now, Winston-Salem State University expects to have about 5,000 students back on
Continue Reading After decades of coverage devoted to the Manson family, anything new on the topic must clear a high bar. Other than having time to flesh out the subject matter, the six-part Epix documentary “Helter Skelter: An American Myth” falls short of its promotional promise to “upend what people think they know” and cast the story
Continue Reading Jude Bellingham, a promising 17-year-old English footballer who signed with top German club Borussia Dortmund this week, has called the racist comment he received on Twitter following his move to the Bundesliga team “disgusting.” On Thursday, Bellingham posted a screengrab of the now-deleted message on Twitter which called him an “overrated talent” and said “Black
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs has agreed to a $3.9 billion deal with the Malaysian government to settle claims relating to the bank’s role in the huge corruption scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund. The government of Malaysia has agreed to drop all criminal and regulatory proceedings in Malaysia involving the firm, including pending proceedings
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pennsylvania, USA (WTAE) — Two Western Pennsylvania state senators are proposing a $100 million COVID-19 grant program and financial relief package for restaurant and tavern owners whose small businesses are experiencing a financial crunch because of the impact of pandemic safety precautions. Business owners, supporters, and leaders
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story North Carolina, USA (WGHP) — North Carolina health officials are sending $900,000 worth of masks and other safety supplies to local farmers and agriculture workers over the course of this week. When Matt Rudd at Rudd Farm heard free personal protective equipment was headed his way, he was
Continue Reading The United States has been widely criticized for its approach to the coronavirus pandemic, and the lack of strict nationwide measures to contain the outbreak is reflected in the highest number of cases and deaths in the world. Yet even countries lauded for their fast and effective responses to Covid-19 are seeing large outbreaks and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COCKEYSVILLE, MD (WBAL) — Messages of “Black Lives Matter” have been all throughout the nation, whether in the form of protests or signs, they’ve also sparked pushback from some people. However, a Baltimore County woman turned a negative to a positive when someone stole her “Black Lives Matter”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Protests continued against systemic racism and police violence in Portland on Thursday, a day after Mayor Ted Wheeler made national headlines after being tear gassed by federal officers. The Portland National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held an event in front of
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