David Yeskel remembers the days of yore with packed shows and crowded casinos and, especially, all-you-can-eat buffets. Yeskel, a Las Vegas travel writer known as “The Vegas Guru,” remembers the endless supplies of caviar at the Bellagio. The Peking duck pancakes made to order at the Wynn. The foie gras peanut-butter-and-jelly at the Bacchanal Buffet
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Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KCNC) — Black women got together to protest at the Colorado State Capitol Wednesday after learning no officers were charged in the death of Breonna Taylor. “Black women are hurting,” said organizer Shenika Carter. “Malcom X said that the Black woman was the most disrespected, neglected,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Looters ransacked stores across Chicago for a second time 45 days ago, and since then, police have tirelessly poured over hours of video looking for evidence to catch the crooks. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory took us inside the war room where detectives are doing
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Twenty thousand American flags have been placed on the National Mall as part of a memorial paying tribute to the more than 200,000 people nationwide who have died from the coronavirus. The installation, called a Covid Memorial Project, was organized by a group of friends in the Washington DC area who raised money online. They
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baldwin County, AL (WALA) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended the visitor restrictions put in place for after Hurricane Sally. That means the beaches in Baldwin County will remain closed until Friday, October 2. Gov. Ivey’s office said that Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan need “additional
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UPDATE: LA UNION, New Mexico — Authorities said the body of the husband of an El Paso shooting victim was found Thursday in his car in a field in La Union; he had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 57–year old Mark Martinez was a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who retired back in 2015
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Mark Cuban is once again pushing the idea that every American household should receive $1,000 bi-weekly stimulus checks for the next two months. The billionaire investor says additional stimulus for Americans is just as paramount as it was at the start of the pandemic, claiming there are “two economies”, in which some are able to
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo along with other city and county leaders and health officials held a Thursday afternoon news conference to provide an update on Covid-19 activities. The briefing comes as a woman in her 20s was among 8 new virus deaths in El Paso announced earlier in the day.
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Emerging at the top of the Supreme Court steps on Thursday, President Donald Trump heard something he doesn’t often hear — at least directed toward him: booing. “Vote him out,” crowds began chanting when Trump appeared before the flag-draped coffin containing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week after a long bout
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a news conference Thursday afternoon to provide an update on Covid-19 efforts in New Mexico, expressing concern with rapid response to outbreaks at businesses on the rise and the state nearing 30,000 infections. She said the state on Thursday had experienced 239 new virus cases and
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At a Trump rally in Bemidji, Minnesota, last Friday, grievances against social media platforms Twitter and Facebook were a common refrain. Many of the President’s supporters told CNN that they felt the platforms’ fact-checking processes were biased against conservative viewpoints. Others discussed social media posts that contained manipulated media as if they were real. “Like
Continue Reading At a Trump rally in Bemidji, Minnesota, last Friday, grievances against social media platforms Twitter and Facebook were a common refrain. Many of the President’s supporters told CNN that they felt the platforms’ fact-checking processes were biased against conservative viewpoints. Others discussed social media posts that contained manipulated media as if they were real. “Like
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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department has fired a deputy who was seen in a viral video punching a 14-year-old boy. “After an administrative investigation (related to the incident), the deputy was terminated from employment,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement to CNN affiliate KCRA. The deputy has not been identified and the sheriff’s office
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Kentucky’s top law enforcement officer says he presented all the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case to a grand jury, but many investigative avenues remain open. A federal probe and a Louisville police review hold the potential to yield more details in the case, but it’s unclear if either will result in additional charges. Chief
Continue Reading Kentucky’s top law enforcement officer says he presented all the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case to a grand jury, but many investigative avenues remain open. A federal probe and a Louisville police review hold the potential to yield more details in the case, but it’s unclear if either will result in additional charges. Chief
Continue Reading It’s hard to exercise restraint when eating candy. For licorice lovers, indulging sparingly could actually be lifesaving. A study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine says a 54-year-old man died as a result of eating too much licorice. The man, a construction worker from Massachusetts, lost consciousness inside a fast-food restaurant and
Continue Reading Firefighters from Mexico are in California to help battle the record-breaking wildfires ravaging the state. The US Forest Service in California welcomed firefighters from Mexico’s National Forestry Commission on Wednesday. “Fires do not have borders, fires do not have different languages and cultures. In the end we all speak the same language when it comes
Continue Reading Mary Trump, President Donald Trump’s niece, filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the President and his siblings of committing fraud in order to deprive her of her interests in the family real-estate empire built by Fred Trump Sr. In the lawsuit, filed in New York state court against the President, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and
Continue Reading “The loss of George Floyd was the most impact in my whole entire life, you know, up until my sister passed,” Ruby Mallard says. The Houston mother said she was still reeling over the death of Floyd, her friend, when she lost her sister less than four months later to the coronavirus. Mallard and Floyd
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If you’re one of the growing numbers of women who use weed while pregnant, think twice: A new study found it may increase psychotic-like behaviors in children. The study, published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, analyzed data on 11,489 children who were followed as part of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, which says it’s
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Independent School District officials on Thursday said they had learned of an Irvin High School infected with the virus, prompting them to disinfect school facilities. The student who tested positive for Covid-19 had been on campus and had contact with other students and staff at Irvin, officials indicated. “(EPISD”
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President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that the White House could override the US Food and Drug Administration if the agency released tougher standards for the authorization of a Covid-19 vaccine, casting such a move as “political.” His comments come as the FDA considers new Covid-19 vaccine guidelines that would likely push an authorization beyond Election
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President Donald Trump’s refusal on Wednesday to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power if he loses to Joe Biden in November is leading America towards a dark place during a year of incendiary political tensions. Trump’s intransigence, included in his latest assault on perfectly legitimate mail-in ballots on Wednesday, posed a grave threat to the
Continue Reading New York City schools opened Monday with in-person classes for some students but remote learning for most — and the first few days have been a bumpy ride for all. Jeffery White teaches ninth grade special education math and science at Sunset Park High School in Brooklyn. He described the start of remote teaching —
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You can check current traffic conditions by visiting KVIA.com/traffic. I-10 East at Yarbrough, road debris, FINAL, all lanes open, backup to Hawkins.— @EPPOLICETRAFFIC (@eppolicetraffic) September 24, 2020 I-10 East at Yarbrough, road debris, update, left three lanes remain closed, backup to Viscount, clearing time until further notice.— @EPPOLICETRAFFIC (@eppolicetraffic) September 24, 2020 I-10 East at
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has made her second recent televised appearance, this time on the “America’s Got Talent” final to share her support for contestant Archie Williams. During the final, which aired Wednesday, host Terry Crews told Williams he had a message from a special fan before playing the clip in which Meghan said she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story THOMASTON, CT (WFSB) — A homeowner shot and killed a mother bear in Thomaston after he thought his dog was in danger. According to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 26-year-old William O’Connor was charged with illegal taking of a black bear. DEEP said O’Connor had let
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — A “code yellow” lockdown put in place at two schools in Hartford Thursday morning has been lifted. According to Hartford police, the Richard J. Kinsella Magnet School on Van Block Avenue and the Sports and Medical Sciences Academy on Huyshope Avenue were locked down
Continue Reading Congratulations are in order for “Gossip Girl” star Jessica Szohr and her professional hockey player boyfriend, Brad Richardson. Szohr shared the news Wednesday on her verified Instagram account. “Full of Joy,” she wrote in the caption of a photo showing her smiling as Richardson bends down near her baby bump. The pair went public with
Continue Reading Pretend you’re pregnant. You’re careful about every morsel you put into your mouth, exquisitely conscious about the potential impact on your growing baby’s development. But there is a catch: No matter how careful you may be, the food you eat and the beverages you drink likely contain one or more of some 10,000 chemicals allowed
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