Jack Sherman, a guitarist who played on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ debut album, has died at 64, the band announced on Instagram. “He was a unique dude and we thank him for all times good, bad and in between. Peace on the boogie platform,” the post reads. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Continue Reading Dr. Asma Rashid goes to a lot of exclusive parties in New York these days — but for a different reason. Hosts pay her to administer rapid coronavirus tests to guests at social events in the Hamptons, where the wealthy fled to seek refuge from the pandemic. The tests have become a common feature before
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Moderna, the first company to launch large-scale clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, has enrolled minorities at levels more than three times lower than those requested by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The trials could be delayed if Moderna doesn’t recruit sufficient numbers of minorities to
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MotoGP drivers avoid serious injury after a dramatic crash. An extreme biker performs outrageous stunts on a supersonic plane. A 13-year-old girl fights for a chance to drive for the most famous team in Formula 1. And new footage emerges of a heated exchange during an NBA match. Here are the must-see videos of the
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On an August afternoon in 1991, a federal judge in California sent an unmistakable message in the “war on drugs” when he sentenced four men convicted of laundering cocaine cartel cash to more than 500 years each in prison. None of the men had previous criminal records. Nor were they convicted of direct involvement in
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Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never treated him like one of its own. He says he has been spat at, cussed at, and denied public services. When he sits down on the subway, nearby passengers
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A Taco Bell employee in Tennessee is being hailed a hero for saving a man’s life after he passed out in the drive-thru. Sonja Nixon Frazier, the night shift manager at a Taco Bell restaurant in Clarksville, doesn’t usually work during the day. But on August 12, in a fortunate turn of events, she happened
Continue Reading Two murals made of photocatalytic, smog-eating paint have gone up in Bangkok, Thailand, and Warsaw, Poland, as part of a project dubbed Converse City Forests. Converse, the American shoe company, is collaborating with artists in 13 cities around the world to create these giant murals, using a special kind of paint that helps clean the
Continue Reading Songbirds, they’re just like us. Researchers have found that when song sparrows chirp loudly outside your window in the wee hours of the morning, they’re really just practicing. And like the best crooners, they sing better after they’ve had a chance to loosen their voice. A team from Duke University tested this hypothesis by measuring
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WASHINGTON, DC — Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News on Friday that as president, he would shut the country down to stop the spread of Covid-19 if the move was recommended to him by scientists. “I would shut it down; I would listen to the scientists,” Biden said Friday, sitting alongside
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Rangers are making history with three landmark promotions announced this week. After nearly 200 years, the Texas Department of Public Safety promoted their first female captains, Rangers Wende Wakeman and Melba Saenz. Ranger James Thomas was also promoted to the rank of captain, making him the first known Ranger in
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 11,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday and reported more than 4,600 confirmed new cases, while the number of patients hospitalized because of the virus continued to fall. Texas earlier this week became just the fourth state to surpass 10,000 deaths, but the toll has rapidly mounted as the state has averaged about 200
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Just over a week after announcing that the Kentucky Derby would allow fans in the stands to witness the 146th edition, organizers have changed their minds. The rescheduled Run for the Roses will now be held without spectators. Churchill Downs originally said it would allow 14% capacity at the racetrack (some 23,000 fans) for the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Unemployed Texans could begin receiving $300 in extra weekly jobless payments as soon as next week, a Texas Workforce Commission spokesperson said, after the state received federal approval Friday of funding that President Donald Trump announced in early August. “We are anticipating to try to have that ready by next week so
Continue Reading Almost every firefighting resource in California is battling the hundreds of blazes the include two of the largest wildfires in the state’s history, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday. “These fires are stretching our resources and stressing our personnel,” the governor told reporters. The wildfires tormenting California have killed at least four people, turned neighborhoods into
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dallastown, PA (WPMT) — A Dallastown man is facing several charges, including arson and risking a catastrophe, after allegedly starting a fire outside the apartment window of a man he was arguing with during an incident on June 12, police say. Bradley Simpson, 39, of the 900 block
Continue Reading Actress Lori Loughlin was sentenced Friday to two months in federal prison for her role in the college admissions scandal, a fate she and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, initially tried to avoid after they were charged. Loughlin also will serve two years of supervised release during which she must perform 100 hours of community service
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EL PASO, Texas– For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, parents can now check the cases reported at their children’s childcare facilities. The development comes courtesy of the Department of Health and Human Services. In El Paso a total of 34 childcare centers have reported data, among them the YWCA. “They are entrusting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lancaster, PA (WPMT) — A Lancaster shop owner is finally home after spending more than four months unable to leave India because of COVID-19. While some people would have panicked, Timbrel Chyatee turned her initial fear into hope for strangers. Chyatee, owner of Lush Bazaar in Lancaster, can
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is undertaking a number of major projects around the city. But perhaps one of the biggest is the Montana Freeway project. Work on Phase 1 has been going on there for 16 months. But because of the flat terrain, drivers have been unable to appreciate
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – He went from a career in the NFL into one of public service. Since 2012, Ifo Pili has been the city administrator for Eagle Mountain City, Utah. Soon, he and his family will call Las Cruces home, as he becomes the next city manager. “I was at a point where
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tamaqua, PA (WNEP) — In the 200 block of West Broad Street in Tamaqua is the oldest operating barbershop in the borough, and the man who owns it now has a pretty interesting story. “I’ve never left the barbershop angry,” Chad Woleslage said. That’s what makes owning Barnisky
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for schools Friday as children across the country return to the classroom. The new guidelines address how schools can work with public health officials if an infected person has been on campus. Rather than shut everything down immediately for a long period of time,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM ) — Flint residents are speaking out after the state announced a $600 million settlement in the Flint water crisis. “Most of us got heavily dosed. I had 10,000 PPB in some spots in my home, in some places,” said Christina Sayyae, Flint resident. For
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — A body was found in a mobile home destroyed by fire in Chaparral, according to the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office. The mobile home fire happened in the 400 block of Hermosa Drive at 5:45 a.m. Friday. Police and fire units arrived to find a fully engulfed mobile home. Shortly after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT ) — Milwaukee police are still searching for a man who pulled a gun on a Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver. MCTS says the man got angry over a face mask. MCTS Union President James Macon says he wants MCTS to have their own police
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four people after a dredging vessel hit a propane pipeline Friday in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas, officials said. The Coast Guard said in a news release that four missing crew members are missing. Six crew members were injured, Nueces
Continue Reading In Part I of this seven-part fitness series, we started our journey by learning how to strengthen our mind-body connection and practice breathing to create good posture. We also eased into an exercise habit with a daily walk. Now we’ll get you moving in the right directions — literally. This set of exercises focuses on
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EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents thwarted a drug smuggling attempt Friday and seized illegal drugs with an estimated street value of about $270,000. An Ysleta Border Patrol agent conducting surveillance saw an individual approach the border fence shortly after midnight on Friday morning. Agents searched the area and found an abandoned plastic
Continue Reading Every Wednesday night, Danielle Hecker is part of a bike club that rides the streets of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. But lately, the group of about 20 people isn’t out leisurely enjoying late summer evenings. Instead, the group is carrying chainsaws to help neighbors and people they don’t even know remove destroyed trees almost two weeks
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