The union representing rank-and-file US Capitol Police officers said Wednesday it is “angered and shocked” by statements its current leader made to Congress this week about what was known in the lead up to the January 6 riots, adding that an “unconscionable” lack of preparation led to officers dying and being injured. During a closed-door
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Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (7:30 a.m.) : The remains of the Kreamer Brothers Glass building has caught fire again. Fire crews have returned to the scene to put out the flames. The fire seems mostly contained to the Kreamer Brothers Glass building, with neighboring buildings only
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A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a hangar ripped apart and a small plane flipped upside down “Due to impacts from the severe weather moving through the area, Tallahassee International Airport is temporarily closed for damage assessment,” the airport tweeted. “Currently, no
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police have issued a missing endangered person advisory for an elderly couple from Franklin County. Elizabeth Stewart, 73, and Clyde Stewart, 81, were last seen on Lincoln Way East in Franklin County on Jan. 26 around 11:00 a.m. Police believe they may be
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President Joe Biden will sign several executive actions related to the climate crisis on Wednesday, including one directing the secretary of the interior to pause on entering into new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or offshore waters. The executive order directs the interior secretary to launch a “rigorous review” of the existing
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Boeing closed the books on its worst year ever, posting record losses and plunging sales on the backs of combined crises: the Covid-19 pandemic and the problems getting the 737 Max back in the air. The company’s loss from operations climbed to $12.8 billion, up from nearly $2 billion a year ago, which was Boeing’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HALETHORPE, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Marylanders have expressed anger and frustration over packages that were damaged or left sitting on the side of the road. A doorbell camera captured video of a delivery driver toss a package and the sound when the package landed. “The driver walked up
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s two co-founders want to make it easier for Americans to sue police officers who abuse their authority, a move that reform advocates say is a key step towards substantive police reform. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield made their views clear during a virtual press conference Tuesday announcing a new campaign to end
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New Year, the old you. That’s the case for Christina Anstead, who has changed her name amid her divorce from Ant Anstead. She will now go by her maiden name, Christina Haack, according to her Instagram bio. Haack, who has risen to fame on HGTV, married Anstead in 2018, and together they have one child.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — While the process has been marked by some setbacks and challenges, Kentucky is making progress in getting COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable of our population. At the onset of the distribution process, high-risk individuals were selected to begin receiving the first doses in
Continue Reading Surprise! Halsey is pregnant. The singer, who is active on social media, took to her verified Instagram account Wednesday to share the news that she is expecting her first child. Halsey posted a series of photos with her showing her baby bump. “Surprise!,” the caption read along with emojis of a baby bottle, a rainbow
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a threat bulletin due to the potential for violence from extremists that object to the presidential transition, hold anti-government views or are motivated by other false narratives. Acting DHS Security Secretary David Pekoske issued the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin “due to
Continue Reading Former first lady Melania Trump is establishing a post-White House office in Palm Beach, Florida, according to two sources familiar with her plans. Her intention is to “maintain ‘Be Best,’ ” said one of the sources, Trump’s loosely defined initiative that looks to help children. During her time in the White House, “Be Best” existed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Kellee Bouchard was 2,100 miles away on vacation for a scuba diving trip when she made a discovery that led to an unbelievable reunion. “It’s not a real deep dive, about 45 (feet) to 50 feet,” the Moore woman said. But while down there,
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I am a survivor of the Holocaust and a proud American. I first landed on the shores of this country in Baltimore Harbor on December 25, 1945, under a brittle blue, clear sky. My lifeboat was lowered from a Liberty ship into the watery space between ice floes and I stepped onto the land that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOND COUNTY, IL (KMOV) — COVID-19 restrictions are keeping a young family from forcing a sex offender out of their mobile home. It’s resulted in a difficult living arrangement for Libby Denson, her husband and two children. Libby Denson told News 4 she is currently living in an
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Krishna Kumar had long dreamed of watching the Indian cricket team play in Australia. But when that dream materialized at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) earlier this month, the experience, he says, was belittling. A well-traveled sports fan, Kumar has attended Cricket World Cup games in India, Australia and Sri Lanka and has also supported
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — Officials in Johnson County, Kansas, apologized and pledged to improve logistics for its Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine rollout after many older residents had to wait in line outside on a cold day. “We apologize for the situation today where residents, especially senior citizens, had
Continue Reading Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and his predecessor Janet Yellen, now the first woman to serve as Treasury secretary, are both known for their dovish stances on inflation. That suggests they are unlikely to be in any particular hurry to push for higher interest rates. And with the economy still struggling due to Covid-19, neither
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A woman is suing the city of Aurora, Colorado, after police officers drew guns on her and four minors last year after mistaking her car for one that had been stolen. Brittney Gilliam was taking her 6-year-old daughter, 17-year-old sister and 14- and 12-year-old nieces to get their nails done last August and were in
Continue Reading TikTok has been forced to lay off some of its workers in India as the country doubles down on what was already a monthslong ban on the app in the country. The popular short video app announced Wednesday that it will cut workers in India after it had “not been given a clear direction on
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Colombia’s FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its name to “Comunes,” or “Commons” in English. “I want to inform Colombia and the international community that from today we will bear the name #Comunes, because we are a party of common
Continue Reading A war of words between the European Union and AstraZeneca escalated on Wednesday as the two sides argued in public over coronavirus vaccine delays that threaten the bloc’s fragile recovery from the pandemic. The dispute began on Monday when EU officials said they had been told by AstraZeneca that the company intended to supply “considerably
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In the effort to balance health, jobs and quality education, the nation’s biggest school districts are divided on how to teach students this semester. Of the 20 largest school districts: — 9 are teaching entirely online. — 8 offer fully in-person learning and a choice of fully online learning. (Several of these districts are in
Continue Reading Rosalind Brewer will be the next CEO of Walgreens — making her the only Black woman currently slated to take the helm of a Fortune 500 company. Brewer is set to begin on March 15, Walgreens said Tuesday. She currently serves as the chief operating officer at Starbucks, and will remain in the role until
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WASHINGTON, DC — Female soldiers can let their hair down, and flash a little nail color under new rules being approved by the U.S. Army. But male soldiers will still have to shave. Army leaders announced that they are loosening restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules, as service leaders try to address longstanding complaints,
Continue Reading The spread of new coronavirus variants that are more contagious threatens to add stress to an already overwhelmed health care system, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday during the Biden administration’s first virtual Covid briefing. “I also know that there are concerns about various viruses mutate, and we
Continue Reading A tornado struck the south side of Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. A tornado warning is in effect until 12:30 p.m. Radar indicated the tornado moved near or over Tallahassee International Airport. At around noon Wednesday, the twister was tracking across southern parts of the city.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Forsyth County, GA (WGCL) — A Forsyth County community was stunned when they open their mailboxes only to find Nazi pamphlets. “It’s sick, it’s sick,” said a lady who had just moved to the Cumming area only a week ago. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s department said it is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAK GROVE, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — A school district is missing a piece of its history, one that boomed from the end zone with every touchdown on Friday nights. For the last 60 years or so, the school has fired off a celebratory cannon after ever every Oak Grove
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