Two years after a 737 Max system failure led to fatal crashes, airlines are rapidly bringing the Boeing jet back into service. On Thursday, Southwest Airlines, which owns more of the jets than any other carrier, will become the 15th airline to fly the plane since the grounding was lifted in November. All 737 Max
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It’s one of the biggest moments of your life. You’ve bought the ring, planned the moment and exactly how you’re going to pop the question. All goes according to plan. She says yes and you go in for a hug to celebrate. But just as you look down to grab the ring and place it
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Washington (CNN) — Se espera que una tercera ronda de pagos de estímulo esté en camino a finales de este mes. Los pagos están incluidos en un amplio paquete de ayuda de covid de US$ 1,9 billones que fue aprobado por el Senado el sábado y podría ser firmado por el presidente Joe Biden poco
Continue Reading (CNN) — Por fin hay buenas noticias. Se cumple exactamente un año horrible, desmoralizador y de división familiar desde que la oscuridad descendió sobre Estados Unidos. Pero, el lunes, los principales funcionarios de salud pública llegaron a una reunión informativa (virtual) sobre la estrategia del coronavirus en la Casa Blanca armados con una esperanza tangible.
Continue Reading LEANDER, Texas — When Tim and Deb Hennessy decided to go on a grocery run during last month’s deadly winter storm in Texas, they had no idea the generosity they were in for. Tim Hennessy told CNN he immediately regretted the trip when he saw the line of people outside, waiting to get into the
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Click here for updates on this story ROCKLIN, California (KCRA ) — A Rocklin sixth-grader with down Syndrome is back in the spotlight for her role in a new children’s book. The author of the book “You Are Enough” is a longtime Roseville teacher. The Scholastic book is hitting store shelves around the world this
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden otorgó el Estatus de Protección Temporal a cientos de miles de venezolanos, con lo que se espera que unas 300.000 personas se postulen y puedan permanecer legalmente en EE.UU., durante al menos 18 meses. Los venezolanos en Estados Unidos tendrán la oportunidad de solicitar el Estatus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW ) — California State Parks rolled out five additional beach wheelchairs for people with disabilities thanks to a grant of nearly $14,000 from the California Coastal Conservancy. The special new chairs have big fat tires that can roll through sand, making a visit to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE ) — A man who worked as an Uber driver was shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood around midnight Saturday and his family is now calling for help to find his killer. Police found 35-year-old Kristofer Metzger, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard veteran, shot
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A notably diverse list of nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards were announced Tuesday following last year’s controversy over a lack of representation. More than half of the 24 nominees in the acting categories are from ethnic minority backgrounds, including Daniel Kaluuya for “Judas and the Black
Continue Reading Piers Morgan was blasted by a co-host on “Good Morning Britain” on Tuesday for his behavior towards Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, prompting the former CNN anchor to briefly walk off the set of the ITV show. The incident followed Oprah Winfrey’s explosive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, which aired in the United Kingdom on
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Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KMBC ) — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is working to reduce stress on the job with canine therapy. The dispatch center at the sheriff’s office is one of the most stressful jobs anywhere. “We thought about this idea a few years back,” said Kim Hunter,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Wisconsin driver’s license has people talking. Experimental music producer Peter Woods, had his ID photo taken with only half of a beard. Woods said he got it at a Milwaukee DMV last week. He says he thought of the idea years ago because nobody
Continue Reading A Connecticut woman is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-year-old son after he was found dead in their apartment Sunday morning, according to police. Tiffany Farrauto, 33, of New London, was arrested after police officers responded to a call about a woman striking a vehicle with a bat, New London Police Chief
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The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss a case concerning a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use public benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers. The new filing is the latest example of the Biden administration’s Department
Continue Reading Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed into law a controversial bill aimed at limiting voting and making it harder for voters to return absentee ballots, her office announced Monday. The legislation, which passed both Republican-controlled chambers of the state legislature last month, will reduce the number of early voting days from 29 days
Continue Reading “Big Brother” fan favorites Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd are back. The husband and wife duo, who met on season 11 of the hit show in 2009, were announced Tuesday as co-hosts of a new real estate television series, “This You Need To See.” It will feature top real estate agents around the country and
Continue Reading A Kentucky judge on Monday dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker III, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by police when a “no-knock” search warrant was executed on her home in Louisville on March 13, 2020. Walker “is relieved that, after the worst year of his life, prosecutors have finally acknowledged that he did
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MISSION, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, during a news conference Tuesday at the Texas-Mexico border to discuss the state’s border security efforts amid what the governor claimed was an “ongoing humanitarian crisis,” alleged that the Biden Administration was not providing access to Covid-19 vaccines to U.S. Border Patrol staff. Abbott’s remarks came after he took an
Continue Reading Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year. The organization announced its nine-member Class of 2021 on Monday. Along with Obama, it includes soccer icon Mia Hamm, NASA’s first African American female engineer Katherine Johnson and PepsiCo’s first female CEO, Indra Nooyi. This year’s edition of
Continue Reading Selena Gomez says music might not be in her future forever. The actress/singer made the admission in an interview with Vogue. Gomez is their April cover star. “It’s hard to keep doing music when people don’t necessarily take you seriously. I’ve had moments where I’ve been like, ‘What’s the point? Why do I keep doing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NILES, Michigan (WBND) — An all-school outdoor prom that garnered attention across Michiana will return in 2021. The event will be a safe way for students to enjoy a prom experience amid the COVID pandemic. “I called around to some of the local schools, not all of them
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND) — We are looking back over the last 365 days living in a pandemic. Where one woman not only celebrated 100 years of life but reflected on a year unlike any other. Ruth Heumann, or better known to every person in her life as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In the wake of International Women’s Day, a local woman is taking on a theme for this year’s Women’s History Month, “Choosing to Challenge.” “This is a big day for me just because I feel like culturally and not just our culture but many
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Beyond Meat is selling more products at Walmart, the latest in a wave of expansion for the brand. Starting this week, over 400 Walmart stores are adding Beyond Sausage Hot Italian, a plant-based sausage, to their portfolio of Beyond Meat products, which already includes the Beyond burger and Beyond breakfast patties. Roughly 500 Walmart stores
Continue Reading A California state senator introduced a bill Monday night to repeal a law commonly known as “walking while trans” that advocates say has led to decades of discrimination against the transgender community, particularly Black and brown trans women. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat representing San Francisco and neighboring areas, drafted SB 357, which would
Continue Reading The University of California, Davis is offering students an incentive to staycation for spring break instead of traveling. The Healthy Davis Together Spring Break Grant will award 500 applicants $75 to spend during the March 22 to 25 break in the Davis, California area, according to a Facebook post from the school. The idea is
Continue Reading A group of 20 Teen Vogue staff members sent a letter to management on Monday expressing concern over their recently appointed editor in chief, Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond. According to a note published on Twitter by Teen Vogue’s staffers, the concerns expressed in the letter center around a number of racist and homophobic tweets
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For Jayashree Krishnan, who has painted more than 150 portraits of first responders across the globe since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the eyes tell the story. “Each person’s set of eyes that I have painted so far, they tell their own story,” Krishnan said. “My goal was to just capture that emotion.” If
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (WQAD) — The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild has filed a bill at the Illinois legislature they say would provide a lifeline to brewpubs across the state hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The “BEER Act” would grant craft breweries limited self-distribution privileges. “COVID has proved to
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