President-elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory over President Donald Trump surpassed 6 million votes on Friday, as ballots continue to be counted across the nation. Trump has refused to accept defeat in the 2020 election, despite Biden’s decisive win in the Electoral College and the popular vote. The former vice president has won nearly 80
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Pop singer Sia is responding to the backlash to her upcoming film that has been criticized for casting a nondisabled actor to portray a character who has autism. And she’s furious. The Australian artist known for her hits like “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart” announced the release of the trailer for the film titled “Music” in
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For the past 100 years, two Baltimore County high school football teams have faced off every Thanksgiving morning. But this year Calvert Hall College High School and Loyola Blakefield have cancelled their game to abide by Covid-19 restrictions, according to a joint statement from the Maryland schools. The schools cancelled the “Turkey Bowl” after Baltimore
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The number of US coronavirus cases surpassed 12 million Saturday — an increase of more than 1 million cases in less than a week. At least 12,019,960 cases have been confirmed, according to Johns Hopkins University data, and 255,414 Americans have died. It’s another horrific milestone in a month full of devastating Covid-19 records in
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(CNN) — Las vacunas requieren mantenerse en frío, nada más mira la opción de Pfizer contra el covid-19, que tiene que estar ultracongelada. Y eso será un problema para los países en desarrollo y para las áreas rurales de los países desarrollados. La «cadena de frío» es solo uno de los desafíos en la distribución
Continue Reading It’s every movie lover‘s dream to spend the season watching their favorite holiday films, but Reviews.org is going to pay someone to do just that. The website, a team of experts who give their recommendations on consumer products for the home, such as streaming services or home security, is offering one lucky person the chance
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — An anxious start to the holiday season for dozens of mobile home residents in northwest Omaha. The owner of Maplewood Estates has issued an ultimatum. The landlord’s notice for the tenants at 129th Street and West Maple was taped to the door of Dan
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In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero ran into his backyard pond, wrestled the gator above surface, and pried its jaws open to free Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel. “We
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In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero ran into his backyard pond, wrestled the gator above surface, and pried its jaws open to free Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel. “We
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Goals from Heung-min Son and Giovani Lo Celso helped Tottenham Hotspur surprise Manchester City 2-0 and move to the top of the Premier League table. Son’s early stabbed finish gave Tottenham the lead early on, after a sumptuous through-ball from French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele. Despite constant Manchester City pressure including a disallowed goal from Aymeric
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NC (WLOS ) — Stand T.A.L.L. (Thank A Local Lawman) is a local nonprofit organization that just won a ‘Best of Blue Ridge’ award for non-profits. Their work provides equipment to law enforcement around Western North Carolina. Currently, they are raising money to purchase a body cam vest
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Retailers forced to close down stores to customers early in the pandemic are now pushing officials to allow them to stay open on Black Friday and into the holiday shopping season, even as coronavirus cases surge across the country. It has been up to city and state officials in the pandemic to define which businesses
Continue Reading After a powerful wind storm struck Iowa in August, the city of Mount Vernon was left covered in fallen trees and other debris. That’s when 12-year-old Tommy Rhomberg stepped up to the plate. Using fallen branches, Tommy designed and carved more than 200 baseball bats, which he sold to raise money for victims of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV ) — Could license plate readers be in Nashville’s future? That’s the question some of Metro’s leaders will consider on Monday. Right now, cities like Belle Meade and Mount Juliet use the readers which scan license plates to find stolen cars, stolen tags, and missing people.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TN (WSMV ) — University of Tennessee students may be required to get a coronavirus vaccine once it’s been approved. The UT System Board of Trustees passed a permanent student immunization rule yesterday. The rule would allow each school in the system to require flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL ) — A community organization wrote they are concerned about violence in the area after a shooting at a popular mall. On Friday, Atlanta police responded to a shooting at Lenox Mall where a man was shot and taken to an area hospital. The latest
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November has been a month full of devastating Covid-19 records in the US. Almost every state has reported a rapid surge in cases and nationwide numbers have been climbing much faster than ever before — with the country reporting a staggering 2.8 million infections since the beginning of the month. On Friday, more than 195,500
Continue Reading As the nation eyes Georgia with its pair of upcoming US Senate runoffs, a victory for Democrats could hinge on the same Black women who helped flip the state blue in the presidential election. Leadership from Stacey Abrams, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, LaTosha Brown, Nse Ufot and a reliable force of Black female voters
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CT (HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL) — he state’s unemployment insurance trust fund has gone broke, forcing the state to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to pay jobless claims as the coronavirus pandemic continues to inflict harm on Connecticut’s economy, state officials have confirmed. That
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT ) — The York County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday it has filed charges against a 56-year-old Lancaster County woman accused of embezzling approximately $60,000 from three motorcycling groups. Susan Lynn Adams Diaz, of Mount Joy, is charged with three counts of theft by
Continue Reading Dominic Thiem needed two monster tie breaks to overcome Novak Djokovic and advance to the final of the ATP Finals, beating the Serbian 7-5, 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (8-6) in a three-set thriller on Saturday. The reigning US Open champion produced his best tennis during the match’s biggest points, saving break points and set points to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WALCOTT, IA (WQAD) — An Iowa farmer will spend his Thanksgiving in Washington, D.C. this year celebrating his flock of turkeys. As the Chairman of the National Turkey Federation, Ron Kardel was chosen this year to raise the Presidential Flock. Two birds will make the trip to Washington,
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Click here for updates on this story WALCOTT, IA (WQAD) — An Iowa farmer will spend his Thanksgiving in Washington, D.C. this year celebrating his flock of turkeys. As the Chairman of the National Turkey Federation, Ron Kardel was chosen this year to raise the Presidential Flock. Two birds will make the trip to Washington,
Continue Reading More than 830 miles above Earth’s surface, a next-generation satellite will keep an eye on global sea levels. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched Saturday. The joint venture between NASA and the European Space Agency launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 21 at 12:17 p.m. ET. A livestream of the launch
Continue Reading For Sharon Hebert, the way to overcome the most difficult challenges is to focus on helping others, and she practices what she preaches. A 53-year-old mother of two from Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Hebert experienced the negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic this when she lost her sales job in an antiques store. But her life
Continue Reading Columbia University says it has temporarily banned at least 70 students for violating the New York City school’s Covid-19 travel policy. The MBA students traveled to Turks and Caicos, according to Columbia University spokesman Christopher Cashman. That violated the school’s Covid-19 health compact, a protocol which restricts any official or organized group travel until further
Continue Reading Colin Kaepernick just added his name to a list of activists and academics who have been calling for the release of a former Black Panther from prison for decades. Kaepernick publicly expressed support of the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal at a virtual conference this week. Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in
Continue Reading Traitor. Globalist. Sellout. Those weren’t the insults reserved for a CNN or MSNBC anchor on Friday. No, those were the insults aimed at conservative media darling Tucker Carlson. In what feels like the most severe moment of backlash since his Fox News show premiered in 2016, Carlson is fielding criticism from the right. Carlson angered
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Traitor. Globalist. Sellout. Those weren’t the insults reserved for a CNN or MSNBC anchor on Friday. No, those were the insults aimed at conservative media darling Tucker Carlson. In what feels like the most severe moment of backlash since his Fox News show premiered in 2016, Carlson is fielding criticism from the right. Carlson angered
Continue Reading Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced the city’s first director of LGBTQ Affairs, her office said Friday. Lifelong Atlanta resident and LGBTQ advocate Malik Brown will take on the newly-created position, in which he’ll advise Mayor Bottoms, city officials and city departments on policies affecting the LGBTQ community, among other duties. “Since taking office,
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