Click here for updates on this story EAST ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The families of Cedric Gibson, 28, and Alando Harris, 47, say so many questions remain regarding the circumstances of their deaths. Illinois State Police say the men were shot while traveling westbound on I-64 near mile marker 3 in East St. Louis in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARYVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — If Santa should find himself in need of a backup reindeer on Christmas, Reindeer Retreat in Maryville has him covered. Mr. and Mrs. Claus were in the Volunteer State Tuesday checking in on some of the animals before Santa’s big night. The two went
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A fire at an extended-stay hotel on Antioch Pike late Tuesday night has displaced 115 people. Nashville Fire crews battled the fire that started on the bottom floor of the Stay Lodge hotel on Antioch Pike and spread into rooms on the second floor.
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(CNN) — Investigadores que estudian la nueva cepa del coronavirus en el Reino Unido creen que probablemente llegó a Estados Unidos a mediados de noviembre y que muchas personas en Estados Unidos ya podrían estar infectadas. «Si tuviera que adivinar, diría que probablemente [esté] en cientos de personas ahora», dijo Michael Worobey, jefe del Departamento
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Actor Kirk Cameron is facing criticism for organizing at least two events in Southern California in recent weeks, where dozens of mask-less people stood shoulder-to-shoulder to sing Christmas carols in protest of state and local stay-at-home mandates. “I’m getting ready to go out in 38 minutes, it’s T-38 minutes for our Christmas caroling peaceful protest,”
Continue Reading Twenty One Pilots has officially set a new record for the longest music video of all time — clocking in at just over 4,264 hours. The pop band, known for their hit “Stressed Out,” released the song “Level of Concern” in April. Two months later, the duo announced that they were making what they called
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — One person was shot and another grazed by a bullet during a shooting at a skating rink late Tuesday night. The incident happened around 11 p.m. at the Cascade Skating Rink on the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Drive in northwest Atlanta after
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After months of failed negotiations and political feuding, Congress finally approved a $900 billion relief package this week, nearly nine months after the record $2.2 trillion passed in March, and against the backdrop of a country riddled with economic peril and surging coronavirus cases. The bill would give most Americans $600 in direct stimulus payments,
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for orchestrating securities fraud worth $1.3 billion, the agency said Tuesday. The SEC said Ripple illegally marketed XRP, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, to retail customers. According to the complaint, Ripple’s chairman, co-founder and former CEO Christian Larsen,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — State police are looking for a man involved in the murder of a UPS employee along Route 8 in Watertown. The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Elijah David Bertrand, who is also a UPS employee. Troopers announced that they will have a news conference
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — El Reino Unido ha identificado una nueva variante de coronavirus potencialmente más contagiosa vinculada a un reciente aumento de casos en Inglaterra. La nueva mutación se llama VUI-202012/01, la primera «variante en investigación» en el Reino Unido en diciembre de 2020. Si bien los científicos buscan más información sobre la variante, su
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The opening and closing ceremonies of Tokyo’s Olympic Games will be carried out with a “simpler, more restrained approach,” the Organizing Committee announced on Wednesday. The ceremonies will be designed to “reflect the overall simplification of the Games” with Covid-19 countermeasures in place. Tokyo’s Organizing Committee made no announcements about how the opening and closing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A man, his two children and two pets were unharmed when they had to escape a fire at their southeast Portland apartment early Wednesday morning. Portland Fire & Rescue said crews responded to a reported fire at the Alder Royal Apartments, located in the
Continue Reading Ina Garten and her husband Jeffrey are celebrating 52 years of marriage. The Food Network star took to Instagram with a loving post about her husband, writing: “Fifty-two years and still having so much fun!,” she wrote in the caption. “You gave me a life I could never have dreamed of. Happy Anniversary my love.”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — The Lawrence, KS, Police Department is announcing the LKPD Special Victims Unit (SVU). LKPD says it has focused on the development of the SVU for over a year. It says the addition is part of the department’s commitment to a survivor-focused philosophy. The primary
Continue Reading Tayshia Adams is engaged! “The Bachelorette” star and Zac Clark are getting hitched and it all went down during Tuesday night’s finale of the ABC dating show. “If you had told me in March that I’d be getting engaged at the end of the year, I would not have believed it for a second,” Adams
Continue Reading Claims for unemployment benefits fell across most categories in Wednesday’s Labor Department report. Still the job market recovery has stalled while more than 20 million Americans need aid to make ends meet. Another 803,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. That was a drop off from the week
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Thick smoke and flames poured out of Bressler’s Garage service stop near Milton in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The fire broke after 11 p.m. Tuesday and quickly went to a fourth alarm. Several crews were called in to battle the flames
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARBON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Firefighters, state police, and a dive team in Carbon County scoured a reservoir near Weatherly on Monday for five hours after someone saw a deep crack in the ice and gloves left behind. Officials worried someone may have fallen through. What they didn’t
Continue Reading As a tech reporter, I’ve probably spent too much time with devices over the years, but I always tried to put in place some boundaries: no phone at the dinner table, no checking work Slacks after a certain hour and limiting screen time for my kids. But this year, to quote a beloved New Yorker
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Texas man flies to Lancaster County to attack his ex-girlfriend after she leaves the state to get away from him according to investigators. Tomas Martinez-Martinez, 35, was arrested Monday at BWI, on his way back to Texas, after attacking the woman in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A dog was rescued from a barn that was engulfed in flames over the weekend, and a camera that was on top of one of the firefighter’s helmet captured the moment. This past Saturday, the Lititz Fire Company was dispatched to a barn
Continue Reading Germany’s Lufthansa operated a special cargo flight to airlift fruit and vegetables to England on Wednesday as shortages of food and other vital supplies loom because of continuing chaos at the UK-French border. A Lufthansa spokesperson told CNN Business that the Boeing 777 freighter was carrying 80 tons of perishable goods from Frankfurt to Doncaster-Sheffield
Continue Reading The adage that a heroic movie is only as good as its villains has never felt truer than in “Wonder Woman 1984,” and those villains simply aren’t very good. The net effect is a concerted drag on this eagerly anticipated sequel, making its simultaneous debut in theaters and streaming on HBO Max perhaps the film’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As temperatures drop, the El Paso Police Department is warning that car thefts can go up. A police spokesman says it is partially due to people leaving cars unsecured and unattended to warm them up before leaving. “Most modern vehicles don’t need to be warmed up for them to work
Continue Reading (CNN) — El equipo de transición del presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, criticó la decisión de Twitter de no permitir que los millones de seguidores de las cuentas de la Casa Blanca se retengan automáticamente cuando se entreguen a la nueva administración. Cuando el presidente Donald Trump asumió el cargo en 2017, su
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las primeras 10.000 dosis de la vacuna de Pfizer-BioNtech contra el covid-19 arribarán este jueves a Chile en un avión proveniente desde Bélgica, informó este miércoles el presidente del país austral, Sebastián Piñera. «El avión llegará a Chile alrededor de las 7 de la mañana”, aseguró el mandatario en conferencia de prensa. “Esto
Continue Reading Eddie Murphy is back in to his royal homeland of Zamunda in “Coming 2 America.” The first official trailer for the much-anticipated sequel has dropped, and former Prince Akeem (played by Murphy) is now newly-crowned King Akeem. Along for the ride is Semmi (played by Arsenio Hall). The two must find the son Akeem never
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Teens are struggling during the pandemic, with social isolation, loss and financial woes on top of what’s already a tumultuous time in their young lives. Parents worry it will only get worse as holiday celebrations are muted or even canceled in light of the mounting Covid-19 death toll and hospitalizations. CNN talked to pediatrician and
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The end of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President, and from members of his inner circle looking for protection before President-elect Joe Biden assumes office. While Trump has continued to falsely insist publicly that he won the presidential election rather
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