“Big Sky” starts out feeling like another quirky drama — a generation-later heir to David E. Kelley’s “Picket Fences” — before morphing into something much darker, which turns out to be pretty surprising and compelling once you get past the clunky and unpleasant task of setting it all up. Kelley — the creator of shows
Continue Reading Nick Jonas appears to be a sucker for a swiveling chair. NBC has announced that singer and actor will be returning as a coach to “The Voice” in Season 20, set to join John Legend, Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson on the show. He will replace Gwen Stefani, who is a coach on the current
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With Thanksgiving fast approaching and Christmas right around the corner, Pepsi unveiled a limited edition apple pie-flavored cola on Tuesday. There’s just one catch: You can’t buy this seasonal drop in stores — and you’ve had to have had a notable failure in the kitchen. Pepsi announced it will be giving away 2 liter bottles
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President-elect Joe Biden is building out the staff that will surround him in the White House, announcing Tuesday that he is tapping two long-time advisers for top roles and naming several other veterans of his presidential campaign to senior positions. Among Tuesday’s announced hires: Mike Donilon, the chief strategist for Biden’s campaign who played a
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President-elect Joe Biden is building out the staff that will surround him in the White House, announcing Tuesday that he is tapping two long-time advisers for top roles and naming several other veterans of his presidential campaign to senior positions. Among Tuesday’s announced hires: Mike Donilon, the chief strategist for Biden’s campaign who played a
Continue Reading The White House coronavirus task force has again ramped up its warnings to states in a weekly set of reports as the pandemic continues to aggressively worsen, raising alarms on the potential impact of rising cases on hospitals. “There is now aggressive, unrelenting, expanding broad community spread across the country, reaching most counties, without evidence
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Click here for updates on this story Gulf Shores, AL (WALA) — Gulf State Park still working around the clock to recover after taking a huge hit from Hurricane Sally. They are hoping to get a lot of work done with a prescribed burn and crew of volunteers. The park is hoping Tuesday’s controlled burn
Continue Reading A group of federal prosecutors on Friday urged Attorney General William Barr to rescind his order for any prosecutor to examine allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify the results in the coming weeks, according to an internal letter obtained by CNN. Read the letter:
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EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones’ breakfast cereal will soon be available on grocery store shelves here in El Paso. The former UTEP Miners standout and El Paso native is featured on the cereal boxes for Touchdown Squares. In a social media post, Vista Markets announced that the cereal
Continue Reading The 20-month grounding of the 737 Max could end as soon as this week, but Boeing’s mounting costs have soared to tens of billions of dollars. That means the plane maker’s repeated safety oversights and mismanagement were not only tragic but also rank among the expensive corporate mistakes in history. The two fatal crashes that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — The pandemic can be an isolating time, leaving many yearning for a connection. Birttany Correri thought she found just that when she met a man online, but that love interest quickly turned into a dangerous liaison. The memory and bruises of Correri’s first ever
Continue Reading Shoppers are once again loading up on paper goods and cleaning supplies in areas of the United States hard hit by rising coronavirus infections, leading to empty shelves at some Walmart stores. Officials at Walmart, the largest retailer in the country, said Tuesday that supply chains have not kept up with rising demand, and these
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Papa John’s announced new details on its headquarters move to metro Atlanta. According to officials, Papa John’s will relocate to Three Ballpark Center at The Battery Atlanta. The company announced it was relocating its headquarters to metro Atlanta in September. The 60,000 square foot
Continue Reading The Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to postpone oral arguments in an upcoming case concerning grand jury material redacted from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The lawyers argued that now that Joe Biden has been elected president and a new Congress will begin in early January, a “newly constituted”
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci is recommending “uniform wearing of masks” to help curb the surge of coronavirus cases in the United States. The nation’s top infectious disease expert told CNN on Tuesday that “we need to intensify public health strategies,” which include wearing masks, washing hands and avoiding places where people gather. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANDY, OR (KPTV) — Not every Oregon elected official is on board with the coming new statewide COVID-19 restrictions. Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam says he doesn’t think the answer to climbing COVID-9 cases is a one-size, fits-all freeze. Starting Wednesday, all of Oregon will face new restrictions for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A Chicago man was in the Scott County jail after he allegedly fled from police after breaking into a Davenport home Saturday and threatening to shoot the resident. Ronald O. Sawyer, 28, was arrested Saturday afternoon, and was still in custody Sunday
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Lewis Hamilton has made history. Now a seven-time Formula One world champion, the Englishman equaled Michael Schumacher’s record with a stunning victory at a wet and tumultuous Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. Upon winning the race on Sunday, Hamilton was overcome with emotion and said over the radio through tears, to his engineers but to
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Lewis Hamilton has made history. Now a seven-time Formula One world champion, the Englishman equaled Michael Schumacher’s record with a stunning victory at a wet and tumultuous Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. Upon winning the race on Sunday, Hamilton was overcome with emotion and said over the radio through tears, to his engineers but to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (The Journal Times) — This second wave of the coronavirus isn’t like the first, in Wisconsin or across the nation. “The difference between the first wave and the second wave, the first wave was really concentrated in urban areas. The second wave is urban, suburban, rural. There
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROGERS, AR (KFSM) — Due to the rise of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in Arkansas, Mercy is reaching out to patients via the MyMercy app and online patient portal to ask those who have tested positive for coronavirus to consider giving plasma. The liquid portion of blood from
Continue Reading The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board Sunday night safely docked with the International Space Station around 11 p.m. ET Monday. The spacecraft glided toward the station, closing the gap before latching onto a port on the ISS’s center module. The event appeared to be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Mont. (Missoulian) — In a move to ensure hospital beds remain open as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Missoula, the Village Health & Rehabilitation, a nursing home in Missoula, said it will admit positive COVID-19 patients as they are discharged from hospitals. As of Monday, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan, USA (WNEM) — With news of Sunday’s epidemic order, TV5 is talking with small businesses like bars and restaurants in downtown Midland, who are going to be impacted by three weeks of no in-person dining. “It hasn’t quit being difficult, it’s just going to be more difficult
Continue Reading Roger Ferguson, one of the most powerful Black executives on Wall Street and in corporate America, is retiring as the CEO of TIAA. The 69-year-old Ferguson, who has been at the helm of the $1 trillion money manager for a dozen years, has been floated as a potential Cabinet selection in the Biden administration. Before
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Delaware — Former Beto O’Rourke aide Jen O’Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration as a deputy chief of staff, the Biden-Harris transition team announced Tuesday. O’Malley Dillon was Biden’s campaign manager, joining his team in March after he consolidated support among most of his primary rivals. She helped transform a shoestring
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Jen O’Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration as a deputy chief of staff, the Biden-Harris transition team announced Tuesday. O’Malley Dillon was Biden’s campaign manager, joining his team in March after he consolidated support among most of his primary rivals. She helped transform a shoestring primary organization, which struggled to raise money,
Continue Reading Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will join President-elect Joe Biden’s White House, departing the New Orleans-area House of Representatives seat he has held since 2011. Richmond will serve as senior adviser to the President and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. The 47-year-old former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus was a co-chair
Continue Reading A missile fired from a US Navy warship successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time Monday during a test of the American missile defense system. The newly demonstrated capability could bolster the missile defense system against potential missile threats emanating from countries like North Korea. US military personnel and sailors aboard the
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(CNN) — El fin de año se acerca y la gente está sopesando los planes de viaje para reunirse con amigos y familiares durante las vacaciones en el contexto de una oleada de la pandemia covid-19. Reunirse con otros, probablemente la tradición navideña más universal, nunca ha requerido tanta previsión meticulosa. ¿Deberías viajar durante las
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