Angelina Jolie has donated an undisclosed sum to two British children who are running a lemonade stand to raise money to help people suffering due to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The British schoolboys — six-year-olds Ayaan Moosa and Mikaeel Ishaa from east London — are best friends and set up the stand to raise
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Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would allow student victims of sexual abuse the choice to expel their abuser. The bill was introduced by State Sen. Scott Martin of Lancaster County in 2019, after he learned of a cases in the
Continue Reading Helen Reddy might seem so 1970s, but her song “I Am Woman” became a feminist anthem of its time, and serves as the title and centerpiece of a reasonably good movie biography, if one that — perhaps due to the nature of her life — feels a little like the Hallmark Channel version of “Bohemian
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At the beginning of 2020, Bobby Bounds was running a successful industrial painting company catering to the oil and gas sector in Midland, Texas. He had 12 employees, painting everything from storage tanks to pipes and valves. Now he’s been forced to close his doors and let his workers go. His business was a victim
Continue Reading “Coastal Elites” wears its heart on its political sleeve, and the disdain for President Trump and all that he represents in this HBO special is searing and palpable. Yet while the five monologues presented don’t seek to convert anyone, they do encapsulate the rage and confusion Trump’s election unleashed within the zip codes that conservatives
Continue Reading America’s jobs recovery might have hit a roadblock, as the number of workers filing for first-time unemployment benefits was unchanged between last week and the one prior. Another 884,000 Americans filed for first-time jobless aid on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. The number of claims filed was unchanged
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Student athletes and coaches continue to push for the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference to reverse its decision on canceling full-contact football for the upcoming fall season. Following a protest on Wednesday, Gov. Ned Lamont said he is calling for a meeting to be held
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Interim Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant knows the homicide numbers over the past few months don’t look great. Beginning May 31, murders began to spike with things appearing to reach a boiling point in July. The Fourth of July weekend saw dozens of people
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Across the nation, volunteers are rolling up their sleeves in the fight against coronavirus. They’re volunteering their bodies in the race for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 spread. It will take tens or hundreds of thousands as several vaccines enter Phase Three Efficacy Trials.
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In Kentucky, Wisconsin and New York, investigators are expected to soon make decisions on whether to bring charges in three separate incidents of police violence. When is “soon,” though? That remains unclear. The fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in police custody, and the non-fatal police shooting of Jacob
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, TN (WSMV) — A Midstate shelter has had to overcome obstacle after obstacle, and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic even began. Now the volunteers who the shelter are facing a new challenge: they have a wait list with more people needing their services than ever before.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A metro tech expert is offer advice for parents after a handful of Kansas City area school districts had a tough first day back when online learning platforms went down. More districts are testing out their online lessons for the first time Wednesday,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, CT (WFSB) — An “aggressive” beefalo on the loose in Plymouth will have a home at an animal sanctuary in Florida once it’s captured, according to police. It only took a couple of days for the Plymouth Police Union’s GoFundMe page to raise enough money to help
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DICKSON CITY, PA (WNEP) — “He didn’t take any money, he just got a snack and he went back out the door,” said Carol Sohns, owner of Main Street Bagel. Some Brownies and green tea. That’s what was taken out of Main Street Bagel in Dickson city on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — With the upcoming presidential election and fiery political ads just about everywhere, constant coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, and political unrest dividing our country, some people feel there’s more division and negativity in the air than ever before. A Perry County man says he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — People are encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible right now as wildfires rage across the Pacific Northwest, causing smoky skies across the state. The Oregon DEQ is monitoring air quality across the region and says that as the dense smoke spreads north,
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Another day in this history books. El Paso dropped to 50º this morning beating the old record of 55º set in 1976. Cloudy skies will stick around and the temperatures will run below average this afternoon, with a few isolated showers. Temperatures will slowly warm through the weekend with a slight chance for rain each
Continue Reading It’s a boy for Alec and Hilaria Baldwin. The couple welcomed their fifth child together on Tuesday. Hilaria Baldwin shared the news Wednesday on her verified Instagram account by posting a photo of her and her actor husband with their newborn. “We had a baby last night,” the caption reads. “He is perfect and we
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. El Paso County’s death toll now stands at 452. Health officials said the victims were: Man in his 50sMan in his 60sWoman in her 80s All had underlying health conditions. The health department also announced 72
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It could be motorsport’s feelgood story of the summer. A beloved, avuncular team boss working with young riders at his underdog outfit, finally tasting something that had eluded him for four decades: victory, in the premier class of perhaps the world’s most demanding race series. When Miguel Oliveira crossed the line at Austria’s Red Bull
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Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka has pulled out of next week’s US Open because of injury. Koepka called an end to his PGA Tour season after failing to make the cut at the Wyndham Championship in August but reportedly had planned to take part in the US Open, which starts September 17 at Winged Foot
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Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka has pulled out of next week’s US Open because of injury. Koepka called an end to his PGA Tour season after failing to make the cut at the Wyndham Championship in August but reportedly had planned to take part in the US Open, which starts September 17 at Winged Foot
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new Centers for Disease Control report Wednesday found e-cigarette sales jumped nearly 300% between November 2016 and August 2019. As more students return to school campuses nationwide, there is increased concern about peer pressure surrounding the habits. During the pandemic, some health experts are saying smoking can make fighting
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank has left its key stimulus policies unchanged with almost a trillion euros still in the pipeline to bolster the eurozone’s rebound from the severe coronavirus shutdowns. The pause may only be a prelude to even more stimulus later this year as the ECB and global counterparts such
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Every 40 seconds, someone in the world takes their own life. That’s at least 800,000 people a year, according to the World Health Organization, and the numbers are rising in some parts of the world. In the United States alone, suicide rates have increased by 35% between 1999 and 2018. The US Centers for Disease
Continue Reading The wait is over, the NFL is back and from your couch things may look relatively normal, but there will be some changes from years past. The season kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET on Thursday and will feature the reigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Field
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The wait is over, the NFL is back and from your couch things may look relatively normal, but there will be some changes from years past. The season kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET on Thursday and will feature the reigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Field
Continue Reading Hundreds of sweaty clubbers are crammed onto at the Glitterbox dance floor, soaking up the grooves as one of Ibiza’s biggest party nights gets into full swing. Laser beams scatter overhead. Electronic beats intensify. Arms are held aloft and the energy rushes higher and higher in anticipation. And then, ahead of the next thunderous bass
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) – A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after the massive blast. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility which was decimated by the Aug. 4 explosion when nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrates detonated. A column of
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US were greatly undercounted, mostly because of a lack of testing, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health suggest the case tally in the US does not “capture the total burden of the pandemic because testing has been primarily
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