Click here for updates on this story BETTENDORF, IA (WQAD) — The Mississippi River was calm Thursday afternoon, but only until a visiting boat stirred up a wake. “There’s not much elegant about it,” Erich Mische said as he prepared to leave his dock. “It doesn’t drive like a sports car. It’s a little boxy.”
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Chrissy Teigen let the cat out of the bag regarding her third pregnancy. Teigen, who is married to singer John Legend, was updating fans via her Instagram stories on Thursday when she let the gender of her baby-to-be slip. While talking about complications with her placenta she said, “It’s so weird because the baby’s really
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Mission Health is refuting allegations made by nurses that the HCA-owned hospital has increased nurse caseload assignments compared to before the hospital went to corporate ownership. “Our nurse to patient ratios have not changed,” said Nancy Lindell, spokeswoman for Mission HCA. Nurses, who voted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — If we told you we were doing a story on a Nebraska couple living past the century mark — that’s an incredible feat of health and endurance. But this isn’t one of those stories. This couple has something else to tout — something none
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, PA (WNEP) — It’s been more than a decade since students were taught inside the former St. Aloysius School on Barney Street in South Wilkes-Barre. “They’ve educated so many people of this area, over the years, it’s over 100 years old. And in 2009, unfortunately, but through
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Unity Software, one of the leading platforms for video game developers, plans to raise as much as $1.3 billion in its Wall Street debut Friday. Unity, which will trade under the ticker symbol “U,” is famous in the gaming world for its development software that studios use to create hits like “Fall Guys,” “Pokémon Go”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — Parents with kids at Mill Creek High School were shocked to learn 71 people from the school are in quarantine after the principal says individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 came to school while sick. “My daughter has not set foot in
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SAN BERNARDINO, California — A firefighter has been killed in the El Dorado Fire, the blaze sparked this month by a botched gender reveal party, according to the San Bernardino National Forest Service. The firefighter was killed Thursday, the forest service said in a brief statement issued Friday morning. The cause of death is under
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HI (KITV) — For years one Kaua’i High School teacher has been committed to growing her agriculture program through the campus farm. However, a theft over the summer put the brakes on maintenance and production and that teacher is now looking for help. Ever since Caitlyn Madrid took
Continue Reading Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, one of the students featured in Netflix’s breakout docuseries “Cheer,” has been arrested on a production of child pornography charge, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick. Harris, 21, is accused of “enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself,” according to a criminal complaint filed in
Continue Reading Van Morrison is railing against UK lockdowns and pandemic restrictions in three new songs, despite the government’s success at containing Covid-19 transmissions. The 74-year-old Northern Ireland musician is best known for the soft-rock classic “Brown Eyed Girl.” But he is no longer so dulcet. His new singles feature lyrics so specific and incendiary they sound
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The stock market is, to put it mildly, having a strange year. The S&P 500, a market cap weighted index heavily influenced by the FAANGs, is up nearly 4% in 2020 while the tech-laden Nasdaq has soared more than 20%. But the Russell 2000, the index that is home to America’s small cap public companies,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A Davidson County judge ruled in favor of three school board members who sued Metro and former Director of Schools Dr. Shawn Joseph over the legality of the School Board censorship clause in Joseph’s severance agreement. Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle issued an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — For some children, PE class at school may be the only physical activity they get during a day, and with kids learning from home, there’s concern they’re getting even less movement than a typical school year. “We definitely know that kids are not getting
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An Oregon environmentalist who fought to protect the pristine Opal Creek Wilderness has been missing since a devastating wildfire swept through his home in the Oregon woods last week. George Atiyeh, the 72-year-old activist and nephew of former Oregon Gov. Victor Atiyeh, was last seen on September 7 before the Beachie Creek Fire exploded overnight
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) — A Windsor locks eighth grader is leading an important discussion about racism in the community tonight. This evening, the town held an “erasing racism’ conversation – after a 14-year-old was inspired to make a difference in their town. “People really need to know
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN CO, AL (WALA) — The images are stunning and the stories leave you speechless. Hurricane Sally left behind extensive damage. The FOX10 News drone getting a bird’s eye view of it. Sally really stirred up Fish River. John Rabur’s home was on the brink of flooding. “It
Continue Reading In the latest bastardization of intellectual property, producer Ryan Murphy’s “Ratched” is basically “American Horror Story: Cuckoo’s Nest,” a sort-of prequel starring Sarah Paulson as the quietly unbending nurse from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” casting her into a florid sea of stylish noir excess. Big, showy roles from a star-studded cast abound, but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, PA (WPMT) — Evelyn Coston, a Clare House resident says, “I applied to Clare House. I was nervous, but it was like a breath of fresh air to me.” President of Clare House, Samantha Kurtz, explains, “Clare House has been in place for 40 years and that’s
Continue Reading Investigators looking into the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Black man Dijon Kizzee say he picked up a gun he had dropped before two deputies fired 19 rounds, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday. But an attorney for the Kizzee family says video shows Kizzee running away. Kizzee was killed late last month, and
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Joe Biden’s campaign is no doubt feeling pretty good after the former vice president’s Thursday night performance in the CNN drive-in town hall in Scranton, Pennsylvania. With 47 days until election day, Biden took full advantage of the national spotlight to address the issues, call for unity and attack his opponent, President Donald Trump. But
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You know what they say, safety always comes first. An amateur football team in Germany certainly doesn’t need reminding of that as it suffered a crushing 37-0 defeat on Sunday after practicing social distancing in its game against local rival SV Holdenstedt II. SG Ripdorf/Molzen, which plays in the 11th tier of German football, fielded
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ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — After just more than a month of virtual practices, Anthony Independent School District fall sports teams are practicing in person again. Those teams include football, volleyball and cross country. Those practices, however, do not look like they used to. Players must wear masks while in practice and are encouraged to distance
Continue Reading The Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday as the Trump administration’s executive orders against the two apps are set to take effect. The Department said Friday that as of Sunday, any moves to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok on an app store will be prohibited. Apple and Google
Continue Reading You’d think anything would be better than having your town named after a highly toxic building material, but the residents of Asbestos, Canada, might disagree. The townspeople in this unusually monikered Quebecois city will vote in October on a new town name, as the negative connotations have long been hindering business and tourism endeavors. The
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. users. TikTok won’t face the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The death toll in El Paso County now stands at 484. Health officials identified the victims as: 2 men in their 50s1 woman in her 70s1 woman in her 80s1 man in his 80s Health officials also announced 96
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High pressure will keep conditions quiet Friday afternoon. Temperatures will remain in the upper 80s and low 90s and the dry conditions prevail through Tuesday. Hazy skies and breezy winds will remain in the forecast over the next several days.
Continue Reading Nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, new data from the Japanese government shows. Figures from Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry show the number of centenarians went above 80,000 for the first time this year — the 50th consecutive annual increase and the biggest rise to date. There
Continue Reading On a crisp December afternoon, as the sun slowly fell behind the nearby Sawatch Range, Addie and Jude Schuenemeyer stared at a nearly dead tree, a few apples dangling off its last living branch. “In that moment, I felt hope,” recalls Addie. But was this moment when the sun finally set on their nearly 20-year
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