WASHINGTON, DC — The White House appears keen to endorse a temporary extension of a $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit as the popular boost to both the economy and family budgets is about to expire. The idea is a prominent feature of top-level Washington talks on a major election-season Covid-19 response measure. After late-night talks failed
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Alan Parker, the celebrated British director whose credits include adored musicals “Fame,” “Evita” and “Bugsy Malone” and gritty crime dramas “Mississippi Burning” and “Midnight Express,” has died aged 76, the British Film Institute said in a statement on behalf of his family. Parker’s extensive filmography also boasted hits including “The Commitments,” “Fame,” “Birdy,” “Angel Heart”
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Numerous victims have reported being fooled by official-looking mail and lost money. So, when a Bellevue man got a suspicious check involving a government agency he called. An unexpected settlement check came in the mail, but Chuck Meader isn’t ready to cash it and
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Wisconsin is one of the latest states to require citizens to wear a face covering when they’re indoors in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. On Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers declared a public health emergency and issued an emergency order mandating people wear a face covering when not in a private residence,
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A scandal has engulfed pigeon racing after 11 French birds were found dead on the eve of a major competition. A further seven birds remain seriously ill in the suspected poisoning, leading to the Club des Internationaux Français’ (CIF) decision to withdraw 2,000 of its birds from the event over safety fears. Nearly 15,000 birds
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) — Lying on a hospital bed that’s now been moved into a bedroom in her South Louisville home, Lacrissa Bender told WLKY on Thursday, “All I’ve ever done is take care of people. I’m the rock of my family.” It’s why when doctors told Bender,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wis. (WISN) — Waukesha police arrested a West Allis man who they say refused to wear a mask and damaged a display inside Woodman’s last week. According to the police report, a store manager told officers that Daniel Suchorski became loud, disorderly and vulgar inside the store
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WBAL) — An Anne Arundel County family is looking for help for their 4-year-old daughter who has a small window to find a life-saving treatment. “They are going to take the blood out of me, and then they are going to put it in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, N.H. (WMUR) — A recent Bedford High School graduate who started a senior project that became more is this week’s Hometown Hero. When Hailey Dearborn was deciding on a senior project last summer, she set her sights on helping foster children. Her initiative took her farther than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — California shoppers are getting mixed messages about using reusable bags during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The confusion was sparked by the state reinstating its plastic bag ban. When the COVID-19 pandemic reached California, officials paused the law. For two months, retail establishments were allowed
Continue Reading Every few years the Muppets seem to get a reboot whether needed or not, including a short-lived ABC revival in 2015 and “Muppet Babies” for Disney Jr. There are notable similarities between the former show and “Muppets Now,” which tries to light the lights (again) on Disney+, a venue where Kermit and company needn’t worry
Continue Reading Oprah Winfrey turned over the cover of her namesake magazine for the first time in its 20-year history to pay tribute to Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her own home by police in March. Winfrey revealed the cover on social media Thursday. “We can’t be silent,” she wrote in an editor’s letter, “We have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RIGBY, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A Rigby teenager with a bleeding disorder is taking center stage to discuss a topic that’s near and dear to her heart. Sailor Leach, 15, was born with Von Willebrand disease, which is a lifelong bleeding disorder where a person’s blood doesn’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (KSL) — Less than a minute. That’s how fast two Utah County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of a motorcycle crash on Sunday that left a 48-year-old West Jordan woman critically injured. And thanks to the quick response time, that woman was alive in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KIRKWOOD, Mo. (KMOV) — More schools are announcing they will be starting the school year remotely, with no on-site classes. The news has many parents scrambling for childcare and education options. Josh Ayers has three daughters, ranging in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade, in the Kirkwood School District.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) – British filmmaker Alan Parker, whose movies included “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express” and “Evita,” has died at the age of 76. A statement from the director’s family says Parker died Friday in London after a long illness. Parker was one of Britain’s most successful directors, whose diverse body of work includes “Fame,” Mississippi
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic and doctors say they now have a much better handle on what we’re dealing with. What used to be long hospital stays and people sick for weeks at a time is now changing. Consumer Investigator Lindsay Bramson talked with
Continue Reading One of the most important festivals of the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha marks the height of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It commemorates the story in the Quran of God appearing to Ibrahim — also known as Abraham — in a dream and commanding him to sacrifice his son as an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENNESAW, Ga. (WGCL) — As the number of coronavirus cases continue to surge the impact is being felt in all aspects of everyday life– including the wedding industry. But non-profit Brides Across America is stepping up to help couples who’s plans were almost ruined by the pandemic. “Oh
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — For the better part of two months, protests in the Rose City have been happening night after night. They stem from the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. As the protests have progressed in Portland, they have seen nightly violence as the night goes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — A number of people from KC Tenants are making their concerns known loud and clear downtown. For many Kansas City residents out of work, rent will be due this weekend. On Thursday, KCTV5’s Greg Payne took a look at the level of concern
Continue Reading Whether it be “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson or “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey, compiling a playlist for a road trip is a key part of the experience. Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland, who has been driving between tournaments all across the US for the last few months to avoid flying during the coronavirus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — Changing habits because of the coronavirus has been forcing more people outside, some of those folks have turned to biking to spend their free time. That in turn made bicycles a hot commodity during this pandemic and Cadence 120 was sold out at one
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, Wis. (WDJT) — The coronavirus pandemic has upended a lot of our regular activities, but today we met a group of guys who refused to let the virus stop their weekly get-togethers. “It’s kinda nice, it kinda relieves some of the tension and attitude that builds up
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MIAMI (AP) – Six major league teams are idle Friday because of the coronavirus, with a Cardinals-Brewers game the latest to be postponed as a spread of infection threatened to overtake efforts to play ball. Milwaukee’s home opener was called off hours before the first pitch after two St. Louis players tested positive for COVID-19.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KFSM) — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA) is urging owners horses and other hooved animals to be on the lookout for a highly contagious virus that was recently confirmed in Benton County. Cases of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) infection have been found in three
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HUGHESVILLE, Pa. (WNEP) — A fire ripped through a trailer home near Hughesville in Lycoming County late Wednesday night. Firefighters said the couple who lived there was able to make it out okay, but two of their dogs died. Firefighters said the fire started around 9 o’clock on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, La. (KTBS) — A couple has been arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and false imprisonment. Kari Barber, 30, and Cassidy Dunn, 39, were charged on Thursday after their 14-year old son escaped to a neighbor’s home looking for food. They remained in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — State Police have charged the owner of a Harrisburg auto dealership with theft, fraud, and related crimes after they say he stole more than $300,000 from five customers. Sean Davis, 33, owner of East Coast Auto Inc., is accused of taking out large loans
Continue Reading A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for a hate crime involving the stabbing of a 57-year-old Black woman, according to prosecutors. Aleksejs Saveljevs, 34, was sentenced after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted assault as a hate crime, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a release. “This defendant viciously assaulted
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