A professional mixed martial arts fighter who stumbled onto the scene of George Floyd’s death testified Tuesday that he called 911 after watching former officer Derek Chauvin’s actions on May 25, 2020. “I called the police on the police,” Donald Wynn Williams II testified Tuesday. “I believed I witnessed a murder.” Williams, whose testimony began
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Click here for updates on this story IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — The couple who owns the World’s Largest Truck Stop in eastern Iowa is behind a big gift. Will and Renee Moon have donated $10 million to fund the University of Iowa football program and other athletic projects. Part of the donation will fund
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CASA GRANDE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — An off-duty Casa Grande police officer is in the hospital after he was attacked in the parking lot of a Lowe’s store and dragged by a car. On Sunday afternoon, the officer was leaving the store when he noticed a man trying to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A non-native lizard hitchhiked its way from Florida to Massachusetts this past week. A person brought the lizard to the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Brewster Animal Care and Adoption Center. The person said the reptile had somehow got into the interior of the vehicle
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NATO scrambled fighter jets 10 times Monday to track and intercept an unusually “rare peak” of Russian bombers and fighters flying over the North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea, according to a NATO official. “NATO aircraft intercepted six different groups of Russian military aircraft near alliance airspace in less than six hours,” the organization
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Demi Lovato is not just sharing revelations in her new docuseries, “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil.” In a recent interview with EW, the singer and actress opened up about how ending her engagement to actor Max Ehrich helped her understand she’s “just too queer” for such a commitment to a man at the moment.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Emily Smaniotto said she was disqualified and discriminated against during an event at Bethel Baptist Church in North Union Township, Fayette County because she is a woman. “They pretty much scolded us for being female,” Smaniotto said. Smaniotto was attending a Wild Game
Continue Reading The story of the Navajo Code Talkers, who played a vital role in US victories during World War II by using their native language to send coded messages, will be memorialized in Arizona with a new state holiday. Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation on Monday that will honor the Code Talkers every year on August
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — An Over-the-Rhine restaurant and bar is offering adult happy meals to go, complete with alcohol and candy. Dunlap Cafe is offering a carry-out box just for adults. It includes an entree with a side of fries, along with boozy drinks, Twizzlers and a koozie.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SRPI: The Value of Internships in a Student’s Future Career Path (WTRT, Tigers Roar, SSU, Kareem McMichael, Serena Garcia, Southern Regional Press Institute, SRPI) — The Southern Regional Press Institute (SRPI), was held from February 25-27. This years event was like others in the past where many passionate
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President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. But she added that baseball fans will be hearing from him in the next few days. “I know the President’s eager to get out to Nationals’
Continue Reading Republican Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, launched her Senate campaign on Monday against Sen. Lisa Murkowski, pitching the election as an outsider versus a powerful, longtime insider. “We know what Washington, DC thinks about Alaska: We’re here for their benefit; we’re not going to put up much of a fight,” said
Continue Reading The chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that she is convinced that in order to ensure that President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package can include all of the green energy initiatives, worker protections and other key progressive priorities, the Senate must either gut the filibuster or overrule the Senate parliamentarian. The comments from Democratic
Continue Reading Seth Rogen is clarifying a story that he told British GQ about Emma Watson storming off the set of his 2013 film, “This Is the End.” Rogen took to Twitter on Monday night to explain what actually happened. “I want to correct a story that has emerged from a recent interview I gave. It misrepresents
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AIEA, Hawaii (KITV) — The family of a man in Aiea shot and killed over the weekend is looking for answers. Malakai Maumalanga’s brother calls it a tragic ending. Sione Maumalanga says his brother spent a year in jail as a young adult for his involvement in a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Eligible Las Cruces residents who still need a Covid-19 vaccine can now schedule an appointment at CVS pharmacy. Beginning Wednesday, the drug store chain will be scheduling appointments at the CVS location on Main Street and Picacho Avenue, according to a statement from the company. To register, click this link
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Michigan (WNEM) — As communities work to restore a sense of normalcy after a year of the pandemic, one town is trying to bring back a lost tradition. Little League Baseball. After years of the ballpark going untouched, a number of parts have fallen in disrepair.
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a diverse slate of 11 judicial nominees, including three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies and a candidate who, if confirmed, would be the first Muslim federal judge in US history. The list, first reported by The Washington Post, is Biden’s first wave of judicial nominations, and also
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(CNN Español) – La reinfección de coronavirus es un hecho probado científicamente. Sin embargo, no todas las personas que padecieron la enfermedad vuelven a enfermarse una segunda vez. Un estudio publicado en The Lancet encontró quiénes son los más susceptibles a padecer covid-19 una segunda oportunidad. Puedes escuchar este episodio en Apple Podcasts, Spotify o
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Maryland’s oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters “Northern scum,” is one signature away from being repealed. The state’s House of Delegates voted Monday to repeal “Maryland, My Maryland” as the state song. It’s the closest legislators have come to removing the pro-Confederate song from the state canon in decades.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico lawmakers are responding to the call of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to try and forge an agreement on legalizing recreational marijuana in a special legislative session that convened on Tuesday. Legalization has won state House approval for three consecutive years but failed to gain full approval, despite support from
Continue Reading The children of three late civil rights movement leaders released a joint letter late Monday night to corporate leaders and lawmakers in response to the new voting law in Georgia. Bernice A. King, the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; Al Vivian, the son of the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian; and John-Miles
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Two “SpongeBob SquarePants” episodes are no longer available on Paramount+ and Amazon because of inappropriate content. One episode, “Kwarantined Crab,” from the show’s 12th season, centers on a virus storyline. “We have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic,” a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told CNN Business. In the episode,
Continue Reading Joseph Biggs, a Proud Boys leader who is charged with conspiracy related to the January 6 insurrection, claims the FBI had checked in on him several times in recent years, according to a new defense filing arguing that Biggs’ contact with law enforcement shows he’s not a threat to the public and should stay out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The chairman of the Michigan GOP and member of the University of Michigan board of regents is being asked to resign after calling the top three elected women in the state witches. An organization of catholic sisters is also joining the calls for him
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AUSTIN, Texas — All people 16 and older are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Texas. The state has joined several others in opening eligibility to all adults. But getting the vaccine may be even more difficult now that about 22 million Texans are eligible. The state has launched a website for people to sign up for vaccines at public
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Cobb County Police arrested 3 men who they say shot a child and another person outside Cumberland Mall March 23. Karanji Reese, 18, Jokava Harris, 19, and Desean Powell, 19 were all charged with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST LYME, Connecticut (WFSB) — A correctional officer was arrested for sexually assaulting an inmate, according to state police. Troopers announced the arrest of 38-year-old Wesley Applegate on Tuesday. Applegate was charged with second-degree sexual assault when he was taken into custody in Wethersfield on Monday. The incident
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Monday’s intense winds tore a large metal awning off a Kansas City building. It fell on a man who was getting out of a car below it, sending him to the hospital. It’s a sight that stunned people who come to the strip
Continue Reading The New York Police Department is investigating what they say is a “hate crime assault” against a 65-year-old Asian woman who was punched and kicked Monday in midtown Manhattan by an attacker who allegedly made anti-Asian statements toward her, according to the police. The incident — which comes at a time when New York City
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