Click here for updates on this story ONEONTA, N.Y. (The Post-Star) — Whitehall resident Olivia Ruby got two weeks of college before it closed. Ruby enrolled at SUNY Oneonta this fall to major in theater and studio and digital arts. After a disappointing end to high school, she had high hopes for college. Every class
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Ill. (Quad-City Times) — A first-of-its-kind surgery has been performed on a monkey at Niabi Zoo by a Moline doctor and the zoo’s house veterinarian. Earlier this year, a zookeeper noticed a small amount of blood in the enclosure housing Keeya, a female black and white colobus
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Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Nicola Adams will become the first celebrity to dance with a same-sex partner on the UK’s wildly popular talent series “Strictly Come Dancing,” 16 years after the show first aired. Adams, who won gold for Great Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, said she asked to dance with another
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Continue Reading Hip-hop star Big Sean has revealed his regret over making “I Don’t F*** With You,” the breakup anthem many interpreted as being about his former fiancée, the late Naya Rivera. The 32-year-old rapper — born Sean Anderson — reflected on the profanity-laden 2015 hit during a recent interview with Vulture, saying it was “hurtful” that
Continue Reading Just as predicted, Tropical Storm Nana and Tropical Storm Omar have taken form, marking the earliest 14th and 15th named storms on record in the Atlantic basin. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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There were mixed fortunes for the Williams sisters in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday. As Serena, a six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, made history by winning her opening match against fellow American Kristie Ahn, her older sister Venus bowed out after defeat to Karolina Muchova. Serena had suffered a number of
Continue Reading The latest episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” chronicles how two Los Angeles football teams grappled with the shooting of Jacob Blake at the hands of police after a summer of protests and demonstrations throughout the country calling for police reform. In the episode, Rams Coach Sean McVay says he’s disgusted and wonders how the team
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A COVID-19 vaccine could be available earlier than expected if ongoing clinical trials produce overwhelmingly positive results, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official, in an interview Tuesday with KHN. Although two ongoing clinical trials of 30,000 volunteers are expected to conclude by the end of the year, Fauci said an independent
Continue Reading With so many new anxieties in the world today, achieving a healthy frame of mind can seem more challenging than in years past. Having a daily moment of intentional quiet can go a long way toward a better outlook. In Part I of this weekly series, we focused on establishing a calming nighttime routine with
Continue Reading In a year that has already brought so much tragedy and loss, Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43 seems unthinkably cruel and unfair. How could such a vibrant performer, such a vocal and visible Black role model, have been suffering through late-stage colon cancer? His four years of illness were the ones in which he
Continue Reading The Chinese science fiction trilogy “The Three-Body Problem” has won awards around the world and been heralded by fans including Barack Obama and sci-fi giant George R. R. Martin. Now, the creators of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” are bringing the series to Netflix in an English-language adaptation. The Netflix version will cover all three books
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EL PASO, Texas — Police officers now have the option to simply hand out a citation to El Paso residents in possession of small amounts of marijuana. The program is called cite and release and is effective Sept. 1 To be eligible, a person 17-years or older must be an El Paso County resident and
Continue Reading The Khmer Rouge commander who oversaw the deaths of thousands of people during the Cambodian genocide, and who was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity, has died at age 77. Kaing Guek Eav, commonly known by his alias, Comrade Duch, died just after midnight on Wednesday at a hospital in Cambodia’s capital Phnom
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Andy Murray’s return to grand slam tennis was predictably dramatic. It was also victorious. Murray might have needed hip resurfacing surgery to save his career but his reserves were there for all to see as he rallied Tuesday from two sets down and saved a match point to defeat Japanese shot maker Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, during a confrontation Monday afternoon in South LA, sparking protests at the scene. The sheriff’s department says that at about 3:15 p.m. local time two deputies tried to stop Kizzee, who was riding a bicycle “in violation of vehicle codes.” When they
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EL PASO, Texas — A Del Valle High School employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, Ysleta Independent School District officials confirmed Tuesday night. In a brief statement, YISD said the infected staff member was in self-isolation. In addition, the district said “any staff members who came in contact with the employee have been placed in
Continue Reading A Major League Soccer and National Women’s Soccer League team executive who was accused of sexism in the workplace is taking a leave of absence until further notice, Utah Soccer said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement came one day after RSL Soapbox, which is part of the sports site SB Nation, reported that team
Continue Reading A Florida man who referred to himself as an “Antifa hunter” was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday for making racially motivated threats and cyberstalking in the wake of the 2017 United the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Daniel McMahon, 32, pleaded guilty in April to federal charges of cyberstalking and racially
Continue Reading A suspect has been charged in the death of St. Louis police officer Tamarris Bohannon, the St. Louis circuit attorney said. Thomas Kinworthy was charged Tuesday with eight counts, including first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, and assault. Bohannon, 29, was shot in the head early Saturday evening while responding to a call
Continue Reading Attorneys for Breonna Taylor‘s family lashed out at prosecutors for referring to her as a “co-defendant” in a drug case during plea deal negotiations with Taylor’s ex-boyfriend. Jamarcus Glover, Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, was the focus of a Louisville police narcotics investigation that eventually led plainclothes officers to execute a “no-knock” warrant on Taylor’s home March 13,
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EL PASO, Texas– A pet owner’s worst nightmare became a horrific reality for one east El Paso dog owner. Mimi Macias had to euthanized her 7-year-old Pit Bull Dobby on Monday after it was viciously attacked by her other Pit Bull. The aggressor had been with Macias and her family for about four months, and
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BOSTON, Massachusetts — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has defeated challenger U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary, setting the stage for another possible six-year term and marking the first time a Kennedy has lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. The win also denies a Senate seat to a member of the
Continue Reading The police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the ensuing protests have led to threats against the 29-year-old’s family, Blake’s father tells CNN. “It is saddening to me that people don’t understand the type of pressure this family is under and what the rest of the family is dealing with,” Jacob Blake Sr.
Continue Reading What’s 869,463,853 times 73? While the average person would still be reaching for their calculator, 20-year-old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash already has the answer. It’s 63,470,861,269 and it takes just 26 seconds for Bhanu, known in India as the “world’s fastest human calculator,” to work it out in his head. According to the Limca Book of
Continue Reading In the remote community of Igiugig, Alaska, the expression “it takes a village” rang true last weekend as the community came together to save the life of a child. A medical evacuation team descended into the darkness on Friday night only to find out there were no runway lights to guide the plane, head tribal
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EL PASO, Texas — With the El Paso Health Department mandate on coronavirus set to expire on Sept. 7th, the El Paso Independent School District said Tuesday evening that it is now reviewing its re-opening timeline. The district has been approved by the state for four more weeks of remote learning for all students. The
Continue Reading Portland’s police chief slammed the mayor and other city officials Tuesday as the Oregon city prepared for its almost 100th consecutive day of protests. Chief Chuck Lovell said gun violence is skyrocketing in Portland and some 911 calls are going unanswered. “This is impacting the safety of our entire city and urgent action is needed.
Continue Reading To say that John Cassabria is an animal lover is an understatement. He grew up surrounded by pets and is currently the proud owner of four dogs, four cats and even a pet snake. But nothing could have prepared him for the events that transpired on one sweltering August day when Cassabria’s routine shift delivering
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While schools and universities across the country monitor coronavirus outbreaks with human testing, Utah State University officials announced they’ve discovered evidence of the virus a different way. The school found elevated amounts of Covid-19 in wastewater samples collected from four residence halls on campus. Officials issued a safety alert on Sunday calling for mandatory testing
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