Click here for updates on this story WEST MIAMI-DADE, FL (WFOR) — Many Beleagured restaurant owners in Miami-Dade are welcoming a return to indoor dining for the first time since early July and said they hope they can survive economically amid the new restrictions. Ely Acosta Ana said her family’s business of 46 years had
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM ) — Countless envelopes slide into U.S. Postal Services boxes each day – but what if the mail never makes it to its destination? CBS 2’s Lauren Victory on Monday revealed the $7,000 reason why one viewer is wary of the old blue boxes. Mailing a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, MD. (WJZ) — A Columbia girl turned 8-years-old on Saturday. Ada Cottrell celebrated her birthday by raising money for people during the coronavirus pandemic. Ada lost her father two years ago to colon cancer. Robert Cottrell was an electrical engineer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pleasanton, CA (KPIX) — The simple act of getting a haircut is one of the things that has become quite complicated in recent months. With the chairs opened again in Alameda County, there were plenty of people ready to take advantage. “When I heard that Alameda County was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM ) — Two Chicago police officers were shot in Chicago’s Homan Square neighborhood Sunday morning. The officers fired back after a man shot at them, according to the Chicago Police Department. The shooting took place around 2:30 a.m. in the 3300 block of West Polk Street,
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Channing Tatum is releasing his first children’s book, “The One and Only Sparkella,” dedicated to his 6-year-old daughter, Everly. Tatum announced the book in an Instagram post on Monday. “Guys, I don’t know about you but things got a little weird for me in quarantine. I ended up accidentally locking myself in my 7 year
Continue Reading The late Chadwick Boseman was known as a hero, both on and off the screen. Now, thousands of people want to honor him like one, by replacing a Confederate memorial with a statue of the actor. Boseman, known for his leading roles in the hallmark film “Black Panther,” as well as “42,” “Marshall” and “Get
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The City of New York has reached a settlement with the family of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco for $5.9 million following her June 2019 death while in custody on Rikers Island. The transgender woman was arrested in April 2019 and sent to the jail complex because she could not afford $500 bail, her family previously told CNN.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Phoenix, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — Phoenix police have arrested the mother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead in a car Sunday afternoon. According to Sgt. Mercedes Fortune, officers responded to a home near 35th Avenue and Thunderbird Road at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — A 49-year-old man has been arrested again for defrauding individuals over alleged cancer treatments and faking Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). According to Scottsdale police, Christopher Wade Nelson was arrested in Chandler on July 29. He was also arrested in 2016 for allegedly defrauding high
Continue Reading The daughters of Peggy Lipton paid tribute to the late actress on what would have been her 74th birthday. Lipton, who starred in “Mod Squad” and “Twin Peaks,” died last year of cancer. Rashida Jones and Kidada Jones are the daughters of Lipton and music impresario Quincy Jones. On Sunday, the Jones daughters both posted
Continue Reading Charleston, South Carolina, regularly is mentioned as one of the top cities in the world to visit, for many reasons: the natural, Lowcountry beauty and Spanish moss; its charm, sophistication and candy-colored houses angled toward the breeze; beaches and bottomless bowls of freshly trawled shrimp and stone-ground grits. Also to be considered when you travel
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance Monday declaring that a second term for Trump will mean more violence in America’s streets. “Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is reelected?” Biden said in a speech
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Omaha police are searching for a shooter. The family of 33-year-old Felipe Moreno-Lopez hasn’t slept since he was shot around 2 a.m. His stepson says he’s expected to have surgery later this week because of one bullet that sailed through his window. “I just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, LA (KTBS) — A Louisiana woman was arrested Saturday after setting up a barbecue grill outside the Lafayette’s mayor home. She was protesting a police shooting that left a black man dead earlier this month. Tara Laxey, 46, who is part of a local activist group called
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi did not attend pre-season training on Monday, a club source has confirmed to CNN Sport. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity, in keeping with the club’s rules about official statements to the media. The news comes after the 33-year-old failed to show up for a coronavirus test at Barcelona’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — Coronavirus school shutdowns have made many people realize school isn’t just for learning. Some students here in Baldwin County depend on school for their breakfast and lunch, and even with class back in session, many still may be going hungry at home. That’s why
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (Hartford Business Journal) — Low-wage workers in Connecticut are scoring a pay bump this week, as the state’s minimum hourly wage is slated to increase from $11 to $12 on Tuesday. The wage hike comes more than a year after Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill
Continue Reading A 27-year-old Frenchwoman has been arrested for making a nude video of herself on a holy bridge over India’s Ganges River. The woman, identified only as Marie-Helene, was apprehended on August 27 by local Indian police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Lakshman Jhula is a suspension bridge about five kilometers north of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT ) — Loved ones gathered Sunday, Aug. 30, after a popular street vendor was robbed and murdered Friday. Those who knew Emilio Garza say he was a kind and strong man who was caught off guard. They want his killers to know that their actions
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — One Schuylkill County community is rallying behind a little girl who has been suffering from a mysterious illness. Celia, 2, has been dealing with high fevers, rashes, joint pain, and eyesight problems. Doctors at Hershey Medical Center and CHOP have been trying to
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WASHINGTON, DC — Just over seven months ago, no one in the US had a confirmed case of Covid-19. On Monday, the US topped 6 million people cases of coronavirus, which has killed over 183,000 people and left many young adults with long-term problems. But there’s a bit of good news: “As a nation, we
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — The 45-year-old Harrisburg man accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy on Saturday afternoon did so in front of multiple witnesses, one of whom was attempting to help the victim as the suspect began firing, according to the criminal complaint affidavit filed in
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WASHINGTON, DC — A federal appeals court in Washington on Monday declined to order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution, permitting a judge to scrutinize the Justice Department’s request to dismiss its case against the President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. The decision keeps the matter at least temporarily alive and rejects efforts by
Continue Reading Lady Gaga asked viewers to mask up while speaking at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, and she led by example. During her multiple appearances during the show, Gaga displayed an impressive collection of masks, but it’s fair to assume she didn’t pick these up at GAP or have them mailed to her by her auntie
Continue Reading The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards aired Sunday night and despite the pandemic, an (outdoor) show still went on with some of the biggest names in music. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga led in nominations going into the event. Gaga took the stage multiple times, winning the first award of the broadcast for best collaboration
Continue Reading The first Israeli commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took to the skies on Monday, after an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries. Several top Trump administration officials were on board the plane, escorting Israeli government officials from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi for talks with their Emirati counterparts,
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The US Treasury Department released guidance Friday evening informing companies and workers how Trump’s proposed tax holiday will apply to them. Companies can stop withholding employees’ payroll taxes starting September 1, although workers will have to pay the taxes by the end of April 2021. The new guidance, released together with the IRS, applies only
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, HI (KITV) — As Honolulu ramps up its COVID-19 testing efforts, hundreds of people tested this week will have to go through the process again. The city says that’s due to a labeling error at the Kaneohe testing site last week. The Department of Health and Human
Continue Reading “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg is calling on Disney to build a Wakanda theme park in honor of the late actor Chadwick Boseman. Boseman — who played T’Challa/Black Panther, the king of the fictitious African kingdom of Wakanda in the blockbuster “Black Panther” — died of colon cancer, it was announced on Friday, after battling
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