LOS ANGELES, California — Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for
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Dave Franco is currently prepping to play Vanilla Ice in an upcoming biopic about the ’90s rapper. The movie, titled “To the Extreme,” is “inching closer and closer to pre-production,” Franco said in an interview with Insider. The actor said he’s going at the project the way he did in 2017’s “The Disaster Artist,” which
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America’s jobless crisis is far from over. Thursday’s Department of Labor report hammered that point home: Another 1.4 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, marking the first increase in initial claims in 16 weeks. The weekly first-time claims peaked at 6.9 million in the last week of March and fell continuously until
Continue Reading Today is One Direction‘s 10-year anniversary, and patient fans have been promised something special to mark the occasion. Earlier this month, the much-loved boy band revealed that a new website would launch on July 23, with a celebration video made for their fans. New content, including interactive playlists, are expected, as well as reformatted EPs
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health announced 15 new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday, marking the highest single-day increase for El Paso County. The health department said that the deaths did not occur on the same day, but rather they received the official causes of death at the same time. They added that
Continue Reading Covid-19 has upended the way we travel. Private jets, trips, tours and the like have been the go-to choice for those who can afford it, but where does that leave cost-conscious leisure travelers who also want to explore the world safely? Are there still affordable options in this ever-changing travel landscape? The resounding answer, according
Continue Reading Demi Lovato is engaged. The singer and actress announced on Instagram Wednesday night that she has found a lifelong partner in actor Max Ehrich. “When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his ‘little partner’ — something that might’ve sounded strange without his southern cowboy like accent. To me it made
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Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR/KAUT) — Three metro teens were arrested after shooting multiple businesses and homes with a BB gun and then leading police on a chase through south Oklahoma City. The intersection of Southeast 29th and Shields in Oklahoma City was shut down for hours after police say
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Showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the weekend. Keep in mind that periods of heavy rain and flooding will be possible with the stronger storms, never drive into flood roadways. If heavy periods of rain hit your side of town just be careful and remember, TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! Temperatures will remain
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR/KAUT) — An Oklahoma man recently arrested and placed in the Oklahoma County Jail says he was released Tuesday with 42 bed bug bites. “We’ve all heard the horror stories of the Oklahoma County Jail,” said Jess Eddy. Eddy says he’s now left the jail
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Liverpool finally got its hands on the English Premier League trophy following an action-packed 5-3 win against Chelsea at Anfield. The Reds mathematically won the title last month, but lifted the trophy inside an empty stadium on Wednesday after a 31st victory of the season. “Absolutely special” was how manager Jurgen Klopp described getting his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WQAD) — It takes a lot to break a chief navy officer but Paul Jay Hymes Jr. is hurting. “It breaks my heart. It literally breaks my heart that this has fallen into such disarray,” says P.J. Commonly known as P.J., he served nearly 20
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — The show could be over for an Omaha costume business. Ibsen Costume Gallery has provided costumes for theatrical productions across the metro, but COVID-19 has stopped almost all live performances in our area and that puts the decades-old costume store in jeopardy. Right now,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) — Area school districts are still working on bus safety plans for when students return to the classroom. At the Parkway School District there will be changes on board. Students will have assigned seats with the goal of one student per seat. They
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) — Across the state, wearing a mask in public spaces, specifically bars and restaurants, has been the source of heated debate both before and after the governor’s latest mandate. “People are so charged up now-a-days about many things and they’re very proud of the stance,
Continue Reading Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, who said in March that “hell is coming” for the US economy, is now warning of another risk. “Regardless of who our next president is, whether it’s President Trump or Biden, there’s going to be uncertainty, and uncertainty from a business point of view,” Ackman told CNN’s Christine Romans on
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Australia’s gymnastics federation has promised to take action after multiple former gymnasts allege they were subject to emotional and physical abuse during their careers. Ex-athletes took to social media this month to share their own experiences of the “toxic” culture which included body shaming, verbal abuse, and being forced to train through pain by coaches
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — A school board member for the Russellville School District is facing criticism on social media after he said has been trying to get his kids to contract coronavirus before school starts. Jeff Carter, who is the school board secretary, made the comments Tuesday night
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The FDA is continuing to recall more hand sanitizer products after some have been found to be possibly contaminated with methanol. Methanol can be toxic to humans and even deadly. The Medical Director of the West Texas Regional Poison Center, and a local emergency room physician with Texas Tech University
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A local photographer helped unemployed people in a big way today by taking free professional headshots for them. Photographer James Whigham with JWP Studio in Gretna joined forces with Headshot Booker and Brookfield Properties in the largest, single-day photo initiative that provided 10,000 free
Continue Reading Lucy Tu is well acquainted with online classes and virtual events. She finished her senior year of high school online, wrapped up as editor of the school’s newspaper over group chats and video calls, competed in a national speech tournament through a video submission and even had a small graduation party on Zoom. But she’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (Billings Gazette) — Business leaders in Arizona, which has been one of the nation’s hottest of hotspots for new COVID-19 cases, have some advice for Montanans: wear a mask. In Arizona, face masks have helped reduce COVID-19 cases and kept businesses open, according to the CEO
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Wearing a black shirt that read “I CAN’T BREATHE” and appropriately distanced from his nearest teammates, starter Jack Flaherty joined what appeared to be the entire Cardinals roster for the national anthem before Wednesday’s exhibition game against the Royals. No one on
Continue Reading Americans have long had a love affair with Italy. This summer, that love affair is on hiatus, and Italy is feeling the heartache. According to the Italian government’s statistics bureau, six million US travelers choose Italy for their vacation each year. Lured by timeless dolce vita, dramatic coastal beach settings, food and wine, history and
Continue Reading “We are in a REAL relationship,” Michael Ibeam Cline says as he explains why he and Elena Guerrero, his “love,” deserve to be together. Cline is from New York, Guerrero from Spain, and the pair met in 2018 in the Russian Republic of Tuva in southern Siberia. In the two years the pair has been
Continue Reading Renaming a company is always going to be a complicated undertaking, but rarely does it hit the levels of controversy currently swirling around China Airlines, Taiwan’s largest air carrier. On Wednesday, Taiwan’s parliament approved a proposal to rebrand the airline — name change included. Echoing earlier discussions about the need to rebrand, it was pointed
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This week was supposed to mark the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Sigh. Hopefully we’ll be back to obsessing about gymnastics and volleyball in 2021. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to
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DALLAS, Texas — The woman who invited Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to her mother’s burial “to witness first-hand the tragedy” of mourning the respiratory therapist who died of Covid-19 criticized the state’s response to the pandemic. “My mom could still be alive had there been a mask mandate much earlier on and had Texas stayed
Continue Reading The dead just kept coming in 2017. For years, Japan’s north coast had been the site of a macabre phenomena: fishing boats washing up on shore carrying the bodies of dead North Koreans, more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from their homeland. But the numbers in 2017 were unprecedented: More than 100 boats landed on
Continue Reading A Philadelphia police officer is facing criminal assault charges for allegedly pepper spraying three protesters without provocation, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Officer Richard Paul Nicoletti is charged with one count of possession of an instrument of crime and three counts each of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and official oppression all
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