Newly-crowned grand slam champion Dominic Thiem has dedicated his US Open triumph to his family for making “so many sacrifices” over the years in support of his career. The Austrian, 27, came from two sets down against good friend Alex Zverev in a brutal, nerve-shredding four-hour marathon to finally win the first major of his
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisc. (The Journal Times) — “Why didn’t you tell us about the felony on your record?” the manager of a Target angrily asked Bryan Strong over the phone. “I don’t have a felony on my record,” Strong replied. That is the conversation that led to Strong
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KITV) — Residents in a Hawaii Kai neighborhood raise concerns after three fires happened at the same Pepe’ekeo Street property this year. The most recent fire, this past Thursday. Councilman Tommy Waters has even gotten involved. “I’m absolutely concerned about the safety of the neighbors
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — 40-year-old Lia Ditton is an accomplished captain who’s competed in some of the world’s most challenging ocean races. Saturday morning, she added her greatest feat so far to the list – she broke the women’s world record for rowing solo from San Francisco to Hawaii.
Continue Reading A unique US Open ended with, fittingly, a final out of the ordinary. Dominic Thiem became the first player in the Open Era, which began in 1968, to rally from two sets down and win a US Open final when he beat his friend, Alexander Zverev, 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (6) in New York
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas- Moisture has returned to the Borderland bringing us the possibility to see isolated storms to develop this afternoon. Putting us at a 20% chance to see an isolated storm for El Paso and Las Cruces. Thick levels of smoke remain in the skies, so expect another hazy day in the books. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) — The search has ended for an “armed and dangerous” suspect after a deadly shooting on Interstate 24 Sunday morning in Coffee County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the suspect, 29-year-old Dangelo Dorsey of St. Louis, MO, is no longer a threat to
Continue Reading
If the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US, experts warn that the consequences will be serious, widespread and long-lasting. The census is the basis for determining how many representatives each state gets in Congress and how an estimated 1.5 trillion dollars in federal funding are spent. It only happens once every 10
Continue Reading
Kim Kardashian was in hot water over the weekend over her new maternity line from her shapewear brand Skims, and was accused of trying to force pregnant women to look slimmer. Kardashian defended the line on social media Sunday, writing: “To anyone who has an issue with maternity solutionwear, and if you haven’t been pregnant
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — Words of wisdom from the owner of a gun store after this weekend — saying planning for the worst paid off for them. Robbers attempting a break into the Red Flag Armory were halted – all because of one small adjustment. Early Sunday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WENTZVILLE, Mo. (KMOV) — Two men were arrested after a fight outside of a Wentzville bar turned deadly Saturday. Just before 2 a.m., officers found a man lying in the middle of the 100 block of South Linn Ave with a head injury. The man, identified by family
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced one new coronavirus-related death and 95 new cases Monday. The death toll now stands at 465 in El Paso County. Health officials said the latest victim was a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions. There were also 15 “delayed” positive results which
Continue Reading The European Union says it condemns “in the strongest terms” the execution of Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari. Afkari was executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile international campaign calling for the sentence not to be carried out. The 27-year-old was executed at a prison in Shiraz,
Continue Reading
JERUSALEM (AP) – An Israeli court has handed down three life sentences to a Jewish extremist convicted in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. The Lod District Court found the Jewish settler guilty of murder in May for the killing of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh by firebombing his home in
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) – Doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say his condition has improved, and he is off a ventilator and able to leave his bed briefly at the Charite hospital in Berlin. The German government also said special labs in France and Sweden have confirmed the 44-year-old Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era
Continue Reading
With talk of the possible availability of a vaccine candidate heating up, you might have heard the term Emergency Use Authorization — or EUA — all over the news lately. But what is it exactly, and how does it apply to vaccines? Emergency use authorization is what its name suggests: a medical product that gets
Continue Reading Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon — located about 120 miles southeast of Portland — where a majority of the structures in the rural enclave have been flattened by fire. “We have approximately 20-25 structures still standing, and the rest are gone,” officials with the Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire
Continue Reading
Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon — located about 120 miles southeast of Portland — where a majority of the structures in the rural enclave have been flattened by fire. “We have approximately 20-25 structures still standing, and the rest are gone,” officials with the Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire
Continue Reading Seven people were hospitalized after a car crash Sunday on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco may have exposed them to the deadly drug fentanyl. California Highway Patrol officers in Marin were called to the iconic suspension bridge around 11:45 a.m. local time after receiving calls that a driver who many have been impaired
Continue Reading Looking for somewhere fancy to chill out, max, relax all cool? Look no further than Airbnb, where Will Smith is offering fans the chance to kick back in the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” mansion, 30 years after his taxi first pulled up outside the lavish property on the hit ’90s sitcom. To mark the show’s
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police responded to a serious crash early Monday morning that closed down a portion of Loop 375 for many hours. Emergency dispatchers told ABC-7 they received reports of the one-car crash just after 2 a.m. on Loop 375 at Iron Medics. Traffic investigators were on scene and at
Continue Reading
TikTok and Oracle will become business partners in the United States — a deal meant to satisfy the Trump administration’s national security concerns about the short-form video app, according to a person familiar with the matter. The news comes after weeks of speculation about the Chinese app’s future in the United States. President Donald Trump
Continue Reading New York officials are working to curb large gatherings in Washington Square Park after parties two weekends in a row raised concern over coronavirus spread. “Our Parks Enforcement Patrol officers were patrolling the park this weekend — they corrected multiple amplified sound, alcohol and smoking conditions while also distributing masks and educating patrons on social
Continue Reading
South Korea’s Mirim Lee held her nerve to win a tense three-way play-off and claim her first golf major at the ANA Inspiration. The 29-year-old beat American Nelly Korda and Canada’s Brooke Henderson with a birdie on the first play-off hole, after the trio had finished the fourth round tied on 15-under par. Lee, who
Continue Reading Plexiglass dividers between passengers, new staggered row layouts, zig-zag seating, space-age transparent bubbles around travelers’ heads — just as new divider screens popped up in shops and restaurants around the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, so came a wide variety of new concepts for airline seating. In the months since, while mask mandates,
Continue Reading Look out: Tropical Storm Sally is crawling through the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches New Orleans tomorrow. 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
Continue Reading
Look out: Tropical Storm Sally is crawling through the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches New Orleans tomorrow. 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
Continue Reading Naomi Osaka came from behind to win the US Open, and a day later, she looked back in gratitude far further into the past. “I would like to thank my ancestors because everytime I remember their blood runs through my veins I am reminded that I cannot lose,” tweeted the tennis star Sunday. Her mother
Continue Reading
Naomi Osaka came from behind to win the US Open, and a day later, she looked back in gratitude far further into the past. “I would like to thank my ancestors because everytime I remember their blood runs through my veins I am reminded that I cannot lose,” tweeted the tennis star Sunday. Her mother
Continue Reading She said earlier this year that she was “done being shy,” and tennis star Naomi Osaka duly found her voice at the 2020 US Open. Osaka, 22, won the tournament on Saturday by coming from behind to beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in a thrilling three-set final. Having produced some of the best tennis of her
Continue Reading