Ohio newlyweds turned their canceled reception into an act of service by donating their reception food to a local women’s shelter. Before the pandemic hit, Tyler and Melanie Tapajna, of Parma, Ohio, had arranged to celebrate their nuptials in a more traditional way. They had planned a large 150-person party, and booked a DJ and
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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Democrats opened their mostly virtual convention in Milwaukee Monday evening under the theme of unity, with speakers who represented both the party’s progressive and traditional platforms. RELATED STORY: Opening night convention summaryUsually, political conventions are painstakingly choreographed live productions that are planned years in advance. But the coronavirus pandemic has reduced the
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WESLACO, Texas – A man dressed in black armed with both a rifle and a handgun who entered a Walmart store in the Rio Grande Valley was shot and killed by police Monday afternoon, ABC affiliate KRGV reported. The incident happened in Weslaco, about 250 miles south of San Antonio in Hidalgo County, near the Texas-Mexico
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Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND, OH (WJW) — A number of residents in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood reported over the weekend that their Joe Biden signs had been stolen, and three residents reported that their signs supporting the Black Lives Matter movement were set on fire. Cleveland City Councilman Kerry McCormack is
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A federal grand jury has indicted two men in the long-unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of Run-DMC who was killed in 2002, prosecutors said Monday. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was fatally shot at a recording studio in the Queens neighborhood of Jamaica when he was 37. Nearly 18 years
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Monday reported 95 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and four additional deaths, one of those occurring in Otero County. The latest numbers released Monday pushed the state’s totals to 23,500 cases and 718 known deaths. The Otero County victim was a woman in her 70s who was
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About 3.3 million California homes may lose power during rolling blackouts on Monday and the state’s governor is demanding an investigation into the power outages. The rolling blackouts were implemented over the weekend as an intense heat wave causes record temperatures across the state, including a high of 130 degrees in Death Valley on Sunday.
Continue Reading A church pastor dedicated to bringing joy amid difficult times is using humor to help social distance his congregation during Sunday services. Ray Cannata, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New Orleans, printed and taped hundreds of signs encouraging churchgoers to sit apart by referencing Bible scriptures with a funny twist. “Jesus sat the 500
Continue Reading 2020 just keeps the surprises coming. Exes Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are among the many famous faces who have signed on for Dane Cook’s “Feelin’ A-Live,” a virtual table read of the 1982 film, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” The film was the breakout role of actor Sean Penn, who is also taking part.
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EL PASO, Texas — A 26–year-old El Paso man was arrested Monday after allegedly stabbing two men and then leading police on a car and foot chase. Joe Adam Alderete was booked into the downtown jail on multiple charges, including two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held on $76,000
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After losing 3-0 to Roma in 2018, Barcelona fans might’ve thought it was the club’s lowest ebb. After losing 4-0 to Liverpool in 2019, they might’ve thought it was actually the club’s lowest point. However, for the third season in a row, Barcelona found an increasingly more humiliating and painful way to be dumped out
Continue Reading An Oklahoma high school student exposed 17 other students to coronavirus after attending school with a positive diagnosis. The unnamed student at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City attended the first day of school on August 13 after testing positive for coronavirus. An anonymous tipster quickly told school officials about the student’s status, Dawn Jones,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Hot temperatures are in store for Portlanders this weekend, which means people are flocking to local spots to keep cool. “It’s great – the water’s great,” Sam Cooperstone said. “We’re at the docks on the Willamette River. Very nice day, nice place to jump
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, MO (KMOV) — A family says they were the targets of racial profiling by a West County police department while in the parking lot of the Academy Sports on Manchester Road Monday. LaTiffiany Carter started recording cell phone video when a Manchester police officer blocked their car
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — The National Football League and Major League Soccer announced Monday that the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta United will both play scheduled September games at Mercedes-Benz stadium without fans in attendance due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Team and stadium officials say they will
Continue Reading It was an act unthinkable in Thailand mere months ago — an estimated 10,000 anti-government protesters packing Bangkok’s Democracy Monument on Sunday, with some calling for reform of the country’s monarchy. The protest was the biggest anti-government rally since the military seized power six years ago, and came after a month of almost daily demonstrations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Oahu, HI (KITV) — A video going viral showing a vow renewal ceremony being interrupted with a warning that Oahu’s beaches are closed to COVID-19. As part of Mayor Caldwell’s new rules, you can traverse beaches to get to the water, but cannot congregate or stand. Mokihana Iida
Continue Reading For the first time in league history, an NFL team has a Black president. On Monday the Washington football organization welcomed Jason Wright, a 38-year-old former NFL running back, to a role “responsible for leading the organization’s business divisions, including operations, finance, sales, and marketing,” according to a new release from the franchise. Wright spent
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EL PASO, Texas — Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering and eating at home. However, none of the Pizza Hut closures involve El Paso locations. Franchisee NPC International said Monday in
Continue Reading Hoping to avoid wearing a mask in public in Connecticut citing health reasons? Well, you better have a doctor’s note. An executive order signed by Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz on Friday requires residents to provide a doctor’s note that shows they are exempt from wearing a mask due to a medical condition. The state previously
Continue Reading Maya Rudolph’s former “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels was one of many friends who texted her as soon as Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris would be his running mate. “He sent me a GIF of myself, as Kamala, in sunglasses, sipping a cocktail and saying, ‘Oh no.’ That really made me laugh,” Rudolph said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, ID (EastIdahoNews) — A handful of hospitals in the area publicly announced their stance on wearing facemasks, and they hope their message will influence others to mask up. The Hospital Cooperative is a group of 17 hospitals scattered throughout eastern Idaho and western Wyoming whose goal
Continue Reading Julian Lewis went out to get a grape soda for his wife on August 7, his family says, but he never came home. Instead, the 60-year-old Black man was pursued by a Georgia state trooper on a rural road, his car ending up pinned between a tree and the trooper’s car. Lewis died after he
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Monday afternoon, the Las Cruces City Council increased the salary for city manager by $43,700 to budget for the city’s new hire. In late July, the city council selected Ifo Pili as the city’s new manager. Since 2006, he has served as the city administrator of Eagle Mountain City,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, ID (EastIdahoNews) — When you love what you do, you feel as if you never work a day in your life. That is how Becky Cook feels when she collects stories from people who have seen Bigfoot in Idaho. She even has some stories of her
Continue Reading Women’s world No. 2 Simona Halep will not travel to New York to play in this year’s US Open. The 28-year-old cited the “exceptional circumstances in which we are living” in her statement on Twitter as part of her reasoning, also going on to say: “I always said I would put my health at the
Continue Reading A New Jersey couple married for 62 years died hours apart just two days after losing their son to coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a press conference last week. John Freda, a 51-year-old optician who was best described as funny, thoughtful, intelligent and introspective, lost his battle with Covid-19 on April 22, said Murphy.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, PA (WNEP) — Delegates to the Democratic National Convention will watch the event from home this year using virtual platforms to speak to their colleagues and the American people. “There’s nothing that could replace that balloon drop and the excitement of being inside that area, but, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, CA (KSBW) — Six correctional officers and at least two inmates at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility are being treated Sunday after a reported attack by inmates. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said 20 inmates were in a recreation yard Sunday around 3:55 p.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — A man faces charges for stealing a car in West Hartford while an elderly woman was still inside. According to police, 41-year-old Anthony Almedina of Hartford took the Honda Civic from the parking lot of the United States Post Office on Shield Street.
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