Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — Police say an armed suicidal patient at Providence Hospital stole an ambulance this morning and led officers on a low-speed chase before taking his own life with a gunshot. Airport Boulevard is blocked off going west at Pace Nursery Road following the incident. Sheriff’s
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President Joe Biden’s pledge to reopen most American schools within his first 100 days in office is in danger of going off the rails as teachers’ unions hold firm on their demands for new safety measures amid conflicting messages from the administration and public health leaders. White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — The local music community is mourning the loss of a musician killed in a wrong-way crash in Mississippi on Sunday. With his infectious smile and unique voice, Marcus Baggins was the heart and soul of his pop band Plastic Weekend. Jaron Churchwell, bass player
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In recent weeks, the United States has seen a stabilization of reported Covid-19 cases, but for Black and brown communities disparities in case and death rates remain. And as the vaccine is rolled out across the country, these communities are being vaccinated at far lower rates than White Americans. These inequities are evident in some
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools open five days a week in-person, but stressed the administration would follow the guidance of science and medical experts on how to safely reopen. “The President will not rest until every school is open five days a week.
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(CNN) — Esta semana, el mundo conoció a Tessica Brown, quien sería llamada ‘Gorilla Glue Girl’, una joven de Luisiana que posiblemente hizo la confusión más desafortunada en el cuidado del cabello de la historia. En lugar de usar laca común para el cabello, tomó una lata de adhesivo en aerosol Gorilla Glue y usó
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WDJT) — Two teens, ages 15 and 17, have been formally charged with homicide and sexual assault in connection to the killing of 36-year-old Ee Lee in Washington Park on Sept. 16, 2020. Kamare Lewis, 17, and Kevin Spencer, 15, each face one count of first degree
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After their son’s death, Dan and Dorothy Kearns said they were horrified to learn that their panicked 20-year-old repeatedly tried and failed to get in touch with Robinhood about his negative account balance of $730,000. College student Alex Kearns mistakenly believed he owed that staggering sum of money and took his own life last June
Continue Reading This year, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is bringing some extra attention to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and sponsoring a bill that would make it the US national hymn. “My goal is to make a contribution to trying to bring this country back together,” he told CNN’s Don Lemon on Silence Is Not an Option.
Continue Reading It’s been a chaotic few years for Mr. Peanut, who died in early 2020 and was reborn as a baby nut as part of a Super Bowl ad campaign. Now he has a new home: Kraft is selling Planters to Hormel, the maker of Spam and Skippy, in a $3.35 billion deal. The sale, which
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The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group’s coordinated role in the insurrection last month. In a criminal complaint, an FBI agent described how the group “moved closely to each other” inside the Capitol on January 6
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Benton County, Arkansas (KFSM) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed the Benton County Circuit Court’s petition to uphold Mauricio Torres’ guilty conviction in his six-year-old son’s death. Meaning, his third murder trial will move forward in full, his previous convictions will be thrown out, and new jurors
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is preparing plans for the gradual entry of migrants forced to remain in Mexico under a controversial Trump-era policy, according to three Homeland Security officials. President Joe Biden has committed to ending the policy, informally known as “remain in Mexico.” Over the last week, the administration has been in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Little Rock, Arkansas (KFSM) — A bill that would make almost all abortions illegal in Arkansas passed through a Senate committee Wednesday (Feb. 10) and will make its way to the Senate floor next week. Senate Bill 6 is the “Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act to Abolish Abortion
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Country star Morgan Wallen is speaking out again amid the controversy over his use of a racial slur that was caught on video. Wallen posted a five-minute video on his YouTube channel late Wednesday, saying he “let so many people down.” “One thing I’ve learned already that I’m specifically sorry for is that my words
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La final del Mundial de Clubes 2021 será un partido inédito entre los Tigres de México y el todopoderoso Bayern Munich de Alemania. Para el equipo de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León llegar a esta instancia en una competición internacional ya es un logro que nunca había alcanzado, y llevarse el
Continue Reading Taylor Swift announced on Good Morning America Thursday that a rerecording of one of her first albums, “Fearless,” will be released on April 9. But why is one of the biggest artists in music spending her time rerecording an album she released 13 years ago? “Fearless” — for those of you who don’t live and
Continue Reading House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to attend his son’s wedding in California in early December amid the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the state, writing in a Facebook post he didn’t regret the decision. In the post, he said the original plan for his son to have 300-guest wedding was ditched
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mayfield, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A state trooper in Lackawanna County is one of four people charged with illegal gambling and prostitution. Investigators say Trooper Robert Covington, 45, of Olyphant, is a co-owner of Sinners Swing Gentleman’s Club in Mayfield. State police say a year and a half investigation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lititz, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A 44-year-old Lancaster County woman is facing nearly 200 counts of animal neglect after more than 100 cats found suffering from various health ailments were removed from her home, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA. Jaime Grow, of the 1100 block of Pine Hill Road
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kenosha County, Wisconsin (Kenosha News) — Aman is in critical condition after he was found hanging in his cell at Kenosha County Jail on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old Kenosha man, who was being held at the jail on a probation hold pending new charges, was found hanging from
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A 67-year-old man who appeared to have financial problems told a motel owner in Buffalo, Minnesota on Monday not to worry about giving him a discount because “tomorrow my work will be definitely done.” The owner, Mona Patel, did not pry into what work her guest Gregory Ulrich had planned. But he now is the
Continue Reading Whitney Wolfe Herd isn’t based in Silicon Valley. She doesn’t have a STEM degree and she didn’t raise billions in venture capital. But Wolfe Herd’s company, Bumble, is set to have one of the most high-profile technology IPOs of the year so far, in what will be a milestone moment not just for her business
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has won a privacy claim in her case against a tabloid newspaper that published a handwritten letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle. The judge in the case issued a summary judgement, which will avoid a full trial. Markle sued newspaper publisher Associated Newspapers Limited after the group’s tabloid, the Mail
Continue Reading The intelligence of pigs has long been renowned — and scientists in the US have now found that they are clever enough to be able to use computer joysticks. Researchers from Purdue University in Indiana said they were able to train four pigs to carry out a “joystick operated video game task” to get treats.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Tribune hosted a discussion with Texas education commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday about the state of public education in Texas. Among the topics included the STAAR test, funding last session’s school finance bill, learning loss, broadband access and more. Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Morath as education commissioner in 2016. In this role,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Si bien el ritmo de vacunación está aumentando en Estados Unidos y en muchas partes del mundo, algunos estudios preliminares han sugerido que las vacunas actuales pueden no ser tan efectivas contra las variantes emergentes del coronavirus. Mientras las empresas que buscan desarrollar vacunas de refuerzo buscan atacar esas variantes, algunas personas se
Continue Reading The Biden administration has asked two federal appeals courts to pause litigation over former President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban TikTok and WeChat from the United States. In a court filing Wednesday, the US government said the Biden administration seeks a pause while it conducts a review of the Trump administration’s approach to the Chinese-linked
Continue Reading Following news of Bruce Springsteen’s November arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence, a source close to the musician is sharing more information about the incident. “When this is all resolved, I think, people are gonna have some serious doubts about the seriousness of this, especially when the actual details of this are revealed,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La final del Mundial de Clubes 2021 será un partido inédito entre los Tigres de México y el todopoderoso Bayern Munich de Alemania. Para el equipo de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León llegar a esta instancia en una competición internacional ya es un logro que nunca había alcanzado, y llevarse el
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