A federal judge decided Friday that the alleged ringleader of the most serious paramilitary conspiracy stemming from the US Capitol attack must stay in jail before trial. The decision came during a court hearing where the defendant, Jessica Watkins, disavowed the right-wing Oath Keepers organization and said she was “humbled” and “humiliated” by the charges
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Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — Nearly five years after his death, there is a push to re-name a portion of Highway 5 after one of Minnesota’s favorite sons. Prince fans want to see a seven-mile stretch of Highway 5 in Chanhassen renamed to Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. The highway
Continue Reading Jessica Watkins, an alleged leader of the Oath Keepers that is accused of planning to attack the Capitol, disavowed the right-wing extremist group on Friday in her first public comments since her arrest. “Given the result of everything on January 6 and everything that has come out…. my fellow Oath Keepers have turned my stomach
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davie, Florida (WFOR) — A Davie bird store owner is devastated after a thief stole 150 birds from his business. “It’s like someone ripped the heart out of my chest,” said Charlie Hong, who owns the Birdhouse on Stirling Road. The thief stole the birds after cutting through
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Even with slowed infection rates and increased vaccinations, officials say another devastating Covid-19 spike could be on the horizon depending on what the United States does next. “The question that hangs in the balance right now is, will we have a fourth surge?” Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Centers for Disease
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KCAL/KCBS) — Nine-time NBA All-Star and Los Angeles native Russell Westbrook announced Wednesday he is founding a new charter school in his hometown. The 32-year-old said he is launching the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy in South L.A., a middle and high school, grades 6-12. “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver (KCNC) — An Instacart delivery driver in Denver received more than $10,000 in donations after his car was stolen last month. Emmanuel Tetteh of Ghana was targeted while making a grocery delivery to a home in Congress Park. Tetteh left his new Hyundai Elantra running, when someone
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Remember when reading the book before the movie was a thing? Well, it’s practically impossible to keep up now. With the combination of celebrity books clubs (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Jenna Bush Hager and others each have one) and a seemingly endess number of streaming services looking for content, more books hitting the shelves these
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — The extreme winter weather could cost more than any storm in Texas history. According to the Texas Tribune, the disaster could exceed 2017 damages from Hurricane Harvey — which cost the state $125 billion. A water tower looms over Interstate 30 after a snow storm
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Week after week – practically daily – we’re Working for Chicago and investigating problems with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Today, the Morning Insiders found two women pleased with the system for months. Then 2021 hit. Now they’re swept up in IDES drama too.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Medford, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Stoneham man was arrested after he allegedly flashed a pellet gun with a laser sight at another driver during a road rage confrontation. Just before 11 a.m. Thursday, a woman said she was exiting Interstate 93 South on the ramp to the Route
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Montgomery County, Maryland (WJZ) — Police are investigating after someone found a swastika carved into a tree in a park in Montgomery County on Wednesday. U.S. Park Police said the carving, which has since been removed, was found in the Hillwood Manor section of Sligo Creek Valley Park.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kingsley, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Last year, the class of 2020 missed out on a lot. High school students who were juniors hoped that wouldn’t be their same fate in 2021. “I was really saddened by the fact that they had to go through that. I never really expected
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has her first public Democratic challenger after Holly McCormack announced her plans this week to challenge the conspiracy theorist for her seat in the heavily GOP district in Georgia. Several other Democrats have filed to run in 2022, Federal Election Commission records show, but McCormack, a 36-year-old insurance agent, is
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The Atlanta Dream, the WNBA team previously co-owned by former US Sen. Kelly Loeffler, has been sold to executives from a national real estate firm and a former player. The sale of the team to Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of the real estate firm Northland, was unanimously approved by the WNBA and the NBA Board of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Family, community members and colleagues said Friday they were dealing with “an unimaginable loss” following the death of Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo. The 50-year-old Trujillo, at the helm of LCPS since 2019 and a former head of the state Public Education Department, was struck by a minivan and killed
Continue Reading Even as attendees were required to wear masks, the Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off its 2021 meeting with a defiant stance toward Covid-19 restrictions. “They restricted our freedoms,” read the text on a video that played in the main ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Orlando. “But they did not stop CPAC.” More
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Little Rock, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Little Rock woman has become her mother’s own detective over 30 years after she was brutally murdered in 1989. “I just grew up my whole life with it being a lie. You know I was never told, it was always a secret,”
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We’ve all had at least one bad haircut in our lifetimes, and chances are, we remember how that bad haircut made us feel. Jason Smith, the middle school principal at Stonybrook Intermediate and Middle School in Indianapolis, Indiana, understood that feeling. And that’s why it was a no-brainer to jump into action for one of
Continue Reading Several of former President Donald Trump’s closest Republican allies in the House have skipped Friday’s votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they can’t attend “due to the ongoing public health emergency.” But those members are actually expected to be in Orlando and listed as speakers at the Conservative
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — A church in Northeast Portland wants to get the word out about its display of crosses that were damaged overnight. The colorful crosses on the lawn of Augustana Lutheran Church are in memory of the hundreds of people who died crossing the border in
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At a McDonald’s drive-thru in a Chicago suburb, customers may notice something different about the voice that takes their orders for Big Macs and fries. “Welcome to McDonald’s, what can I get for you?” it asks in a welcoming, unmistakably feminine tone. While the voice sounds helpful, it’s also stilted and monotonous enough for the
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Just one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine can induce a strong enough immune response in people who have already had Covid-19 that it could protect from future disease, according to two new papers published in the journal The Lancet on Thursday. In the United States, the vaccine is authorized as two doses taken 21 days
Continue Reading Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first responders, Tiger Woods now begins the arduous recovery process. A new chapter began Thursday with his transfer to a second Los Angeles-area hospital for “continuing orthopedic care and recovery,” according to a
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Days after a winter storm put Texas at a standstill and her home’s water pipes burst, Opal Lee headed to the nation’s capital. Her years-long push to get Juneteenth recognized nationwide had to go on. “I refuse to let the efforts we’ve made down the vine,” said Lee, a 94-year-old activist from Fort Worth on
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso on Friday became the third U.S. border crossing to accept asylum-seekers who had been forced to wait in Mexico. There were 25 migrants who were the first to be processed by U.S. immigration officials in El Paso. The group entered the U.S. on the Paso Del Norte bridge before
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Redondo Beach, California (KABC) — A 9-year-old Redondo Beach girl cried for joy when her mother told her she would finally be returning to school, in heartwarming video captured by her family. Most schools throughout Southern California have been closed for nearly a year now because of the
Continue Reading The oil market is starting the Biden era with a bang. And that means Covid-weary Americans returning to the roads this spring and summer will be greeted with higher prices at the pump. US oil prices have skyrocketed 69% since November’s election based on Thursday’s close at $63.50 a barrel. That’s easily the biggest post-election
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Andy Nelson spent many days as a father trying to instill in his children a heart and compassion for those experiencing homelessness. Three days after his body was found under an east Tulsa overpass, his adult daughter wondered what more could have been
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To understand the state of cable news at the beginning of the Biden era, check out the 7 p.m. Eastern hour on weekdays. This month last year Fox News was far and away No. 1 in total viewers and the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic at 7 p.m. This February, Fox is a distant No.
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