Click here for updates on this story PERU, IL (WQAD ) — A unusual pet from Peru, Illinois led first responders on an hours-long chase that ended in water rescue. In a Facebook post, the Peru Police Department went into greater detail about the incident, with Chief Doug Bernabei saying that ,”Today was one of
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Fresh off winning the 2020 NBA title, LeBron James has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85 million. James’ agent and CEO of Klutch Sports, Rich Paul, first told The Athletic’s Shams Charania about the new contract, as well as confirming the agreement to multiple outlets on Wednesday. The
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Fresh off winning the 2020 NBA title, LeBron James has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85 million. James’ agent and CEO of Klutch Sports, Rich Paul, first told The Athletic’s Shams Charania about the new contract, as well as confirming the agreement to multiple outlets on Wednesday. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — Metro Police are investigating a slew of robberies that happened overnight on Thursday. Three hotels and one gas station were reportedly robbed within 23 minutes of each other in the Nashville area. Police say the first robbery happened at 11:40 p.m. at the Wingate
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Here’s a head-scratcher: The use of cash has been declining for years in Britain, but demand for banknotes is skyrocketing. Nobody is quite sure where the money is going. A group of UK lawmakers said on Friday as much as £50 billion ($67.4 billion) in cash was “missing,” and it urged the Bank of England
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President-elect Joe Biden‘s margin over President Donald Trump in the nationwide popular vote is now more than 7 million votes and may continue to grow as several states continue counting votes. Biden’s lead over Trump is the second largest since 2000, and is about two and a half times larger than Hillary Clinton’s popular vote
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MUSCATINE, IA (WQAD ) — The familiar sound of ringing bells and the familiar sight of red kettles outside storefronts are reminders of a mission that still needs some help. “Kettles are down all across the country,” Lt. Greg Bock, with the Muscatine County Salvation Army. Bock said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bay City, MI (WNEM) — State leaders are crediting the Michigan COVID-19 Task Force on Racial Disparities with helping lower the percentage of African Americans who contracted the virus. “I have lost 24 people in my life to COVID-19,” Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said. Gilchrist is not the
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producing countries have agreed to start pumping more oil next month, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cloud the outlook for demand. But that’s not dissuading investors, with crude prices at their highest level since early March. What’s happening: Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, are trading at
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Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producing countries have agreed to start pumping more oil next month, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cloud the outlook for demand. But that’s not dissuading investors, with crude prices at their highest level since early March. What’s happening: Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, are trading at
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Dr. Taylor Nichols has faced hate in the emergency room before. He’s treated racist patients, and each time the Jewish physician has dipped into his well of compassion to do his job. Until a possible Covid-19 patient challenged the way he does his job. The patient’s skin was covered in Nazi tattoos, including a large
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Hiring in the US is now so slow, it could take another 40 months for the job market to fully recover from the pandemic. The US economy added 245,000 jobs in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. It was 224,000 fewer than economists had expected and a massive
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The New York Times’ podcast “The Daily” typically airs every day of the week except for Saturdays. But on November 7, a major news event took place that warranted a special Saturday episode. That event also proved to be a turning point in the podcast’s history. “Alex, Maggie, Jim, thank you for joining us on
Continue Reading The New York Times’ podcast “The Daily” typically airs every day of the week except for Saturdays. But on November 7, a major news event took place that warranted a special Saturday episode. That event also proved to be a turning point in the podcast’s history. “Alex, Maggie, Jim, thank you for joining us on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Ga (WGCL) — The call of nature can come at any time. For one FedEx driver that call came while making her delivery rounds, but it’s her decision to relieve herself in a Smyrna customer’s garage port that caused the most shock. “You wouldn’t believe this,” said
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President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he had asked Dr. Anthony Fauci earlier in the day to stay on in his role and to be a chief medical adviser in Biden’s incoming administration. “I asked him to stay on in the exact same role he’s had for the past several presidents, and I asked him
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Jason Bateman will host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and in a teaser for the show is masked up alongside cast member Heidi Gardner and musical guest Morgan Wallen. But in the clip Gardner can’t believe the show booked Batman, saying, “Wait, Batman? You’re Jason Batman?” “No no, you missed the ‘E,’ it’s Bate-man,” the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BETHLEHEM, CT (WFSB) — Firefighters rescued a wayward cow from a swimming pool in Bethlehem on Thursday. The Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department said the animal became trapped in the inground pool after it escaped its pen. It fell through the pool’s cover. Firefighters said they put on their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGHFILL, Ark (KFSM) — Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is studying improved air cleaning and filtration systems to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the terminal in an effort that might lead to increased enplanements and reduced employee sick time. Between January and October, enplanements, or
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The Newhart family moved to their Chicago suburb for the public schools. But when William Hatch Elementary closed its doors at the beginning of the pandemic, it contributed to a downward spiral for the family. “To put it plainly, those were probably some of the more difficult months that we had as a family, ever,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KELSO, WA (KPTV) — Two men were detained after the pickup truck they were in damaged a hair salon after a crash in Kelso Thursday night. According to Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash at the corner of South Pacific Ave and Ash
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. (WNEP) — The Crestwood Industrial Park in Mountain Top is home to many businesses, including i2M, where employees make several products from vinyl tile to pool liners. But it’s not just employees who have been coming to this building to work. In September, the company
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The Borderland woke up to bitter cold temperatures Friday morning with most locations sitting in the teens and low 20s. The National Weather Service El Paso officially recorded a low of 21 degrees. Las Cruces tied with the previous record of 18 degrees set in 2009. This is the coldest it has been so far
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV KSMO) — An obituary of a Kansas man who had the coronavirus when he died criticized those who choose not to wear a mask. Dr. Marvin James Farr, 81, of Scott City, Kan., died this week at the Park Lane Nursing Home. He was
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A child who had tested positive for Covid-19 was stopped from boarding a plane just in the nick of time, thanks to the coordinated effort of law enforcement and health officers who pulled off the feat in “under an hour,” a Maryland State Police official said. Police were informed by a local health officer at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Rock Island, IL (Quad-City Times ) — Federal authorities on Thursday announced that nine men arrested in Rock Island during the month of November are facing charges of attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. Several of the men also have been charged with related
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran said his deputies won’t patrol Mardi Gras parades because of the pandemic. “What I don’t want to do is contribute to the spread of COVID in someway by supporting something that will spread it and just overwhelm our hospitals,”
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For 1.7 million children living with HIV, a new formulation of a drug for adults is now available — and it could make treatment easier and cheaper. The pediatric formulation of dolutegravir, a drug recommended as first-line HIV treatment by the World Health Organization, will come as a strawberry-flavored tablet that can be dissolved in
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The vote to recommend long-term care residents be among the first to receive Covid-19 vaccinations was not unanimous. Out of a panel of 14 CDC vaccine advisers, a lone doctor said no. “Odd woman out, I guess,” Dr. Helen “Keipp” Talbot, of Vanderbilt University, told her colleagues. “I still struggle with this. This was not
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Pitching up to Barcelona as a 19-year-old would be daunting to most, but not to US Men’s National Team sensation Sergiño Dest. The 20-year-old admits that when he arrived at Barca’s training ground for the first time since joining from Ajax in October, he wasn’t nervous as it “was a really, really great experience because
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