“Coming 2 America” was clearly designed to be crowd-pleasing back when crowds were possible, and as such it’s among the few movies redirected from theaters to streaming that have genuinely lost something because of it. That said, it’s still a good deal of fun, reassembling old faces from the 1988 original while adding plenty of
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants released from custody, a senior Homeland Security official tells CNN. After announcing that he’s relaxing state Covid restrictions, Abbott alleged that migrants coming into Texas are exposing the state’s residents to the
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — Police are investigating yet another unprovoked attack on a person of Asian descent, this time in a subway station on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday at the East Broadway F train station near Rutgers Street. Eyewitness News obtained
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The Senate is now engaged in a marathon effort to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, a process that could stretch into the weekend before a final vote in the chamber takes place. The chamber voted Thursday afternoon to open debate on the legislation. But Republican opposition is expected to draw
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Jay-Z has 99 problems but figuring out a buyer for his struggling music streaming service is no longer one. Square, the payments company founded and run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal platform. In a press release, Square said it expects to pay
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EL PASO, Texas — Amid windy conditions Thursday afternoon, firefighters battled a brush fire in central El Paso. The mid-level fire broke out in the 3900 block of Rosa Avenue, which contains a mix of homes and businesses. Firefighters responded to it just after 2:30 p.m. and reported they had largely knocked the fire down
Continue Reading Mississippi moved one step closer to banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports after the state House approved a bill on Wednesday that could make the state the first in the country to add anti-transgender legislation to its books this year. Senate Bill 2536, which prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams
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While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts. The decision to roll back measures is “inexplicable,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Continue Reading Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s spokesperson Paola Ansuini confirmed the move to CNN, adding that Italy and the European Commission had agreed on the
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Federal prosecutors have charged Eric Gene Barber of West Virginia in connection to the Capitol riot, alleging he stole C-SPAN employee equipment while participating in the January 6 insurrection. Barber, a former city council member from Parkersburg, West Virginia, was charged with entering restricted buildings, unlawful activity at the Capitol and theft. Writing in an
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Lisa Racine hasn’t been able to visit her dad in-person at the nursing home he lives at because of the coronavirus pandemic. So, she decided to get a part-time job there to see him more often. Racine, 58, works fulltime as a project manager for a printing company. She said she can adjust her schedule
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student is suing the school for failing to stop a retaliation campaign against her after she reported being sexually assaulted and harassed by a member of the faculty. The federal lawsuit, filed in Nebraska on Sunday by
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Federal investigators are examining records of communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol, as the investigation moves closer to exploring whether lawmakers wittingly or unwittingly helped the insurrectionists, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter. The data gathered so far includes indications of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — She was training a once-wild mustang. She raised birds from egg to flight. She had a daughter. On the night of Jan. 6, 1982, her life was taken. Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer, a Racine native born Barbara Burns, was trying to hitchhike home
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Actualización: Sismo de magnitud 8,1 sacude la región de las islas Kermadec cerca de Nueva Zelandia; emiten alerta de tsunami (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,9 ocurrió a las 13:27 GMT (2:27 am hora local), a poco más de 200 km al este de Gisborne, Nueva Zelandia, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS).
Continue Reading Last week, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky used part of his allotted time during the Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Rachel Levine, President Joe Biden’s pick for assistant secretary of health and human services, to draw a comparison between genital mutilation and gender confirmation surgery. Dr. Levine, who previously served as Pennsylvania’s health secretary,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 8,1 golpeó la costa de Nueva Zelandia en la región de las islas Kermadec la madrugada del viernes, según el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS). La agencia de emergencias de Nueva Zelandia ha dicho a los residentes en algunas áreas que se dirijan a terrenos más altos.
Continue Reading A group of major oil producers has agreed to extend production cuts for another month despite a recent price surge, choosing to limit supply until the global economic recovery is more firmly established. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied producers said on Thursday that they would largely roll over production cuts
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EL PASO, Texas — The late Karen Trujillo, superintendent for Las Cruces Pubilc Schools, not only left behind a legacy for the school district but one at New Mexico State University as well. Trujillo, a graduate of NMSU for her bachelor’s, master’s and PhD, was instrumental in starting several programs and initiates for her alma
Continue Reading Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea later this month, marking the first international trip by Biden Cabinet officials since President Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a State Department official and a diplomat from the region. The trip, which will take place from March
Continue Reading A former Maryland police chief is facing multiple arson and attempted murder charges in connection with 11 fires spanning from 2011 to 2020, according to a news release from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Authorities determined the homes, garages and vehicles that were set on fire were all connected to people with whom David
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Former President Donald Trump’s YouTube account will eventually be restored in accordance with the platform’s current policies, the company’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki, said Thursday. Trump’s account will be reinstated only when YouTube is confident that the risk of violence has receded, Wojcicki said at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council. YouTube will rely on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — As police around the Quad Cities look for stolen cars, they have noticed a pattern. “If there’s a car load of juveniles out after curfew, that’s an indication for us to at minimum check on that car, to see, you know, run the plate,”
Continue Reading Sitting on an empty stage at the White House Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden stared into a camera and made an appeal to House Democrats who, after passing his massive Covid-19 relief package, are worried it is now being watered down. “I know you’re all making some small compromises and I want to thank you,
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New Zealand’s emergency agency has told residents in some areas to head for higher ground after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck the nearby Kermadec Islands region early Friday, sparking fears of a tsunami. The powerful quake was the third to strike the area on Friday morning, according to the New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency. People
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found in a dumpster at 3 Cannery Row this morning. Nashville Fire tells News4 their crews responded to a dumpster fire call at the address when they found the body. Police at the scene tell us they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City’s 2026 World Cup bid will be presented to FIFA on March 10. The presentation will include discussion on field specs, site plans around the Kansas City metro area and “key topics” related to Arrowhead Stadium. Organizers say it’s a “critical next
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Only Hope Wnc, Inc. has partnered with an app that helps make users aware of the needs of at-risk and homeless youth and families that they can meet in their own communities. Purposity is an app that connects users with one-to-one needs in
Continue Reading Last week, Georgia’s Senate passed a bill 46-7 that would end the state’s observance of daylight saving time. If enacted, it would mean that Peach State residents would no longer need to prepare for “springing forward” or “falling back” each year. But they would also miss that extra hour of daylight each day between March
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Esther Neonatal Kitten Alliance, a local nonprofit animal rescue, has opened Asheville’s first nursery dedicated to orphaned newborn kittens. Located at 21 Pond Street, the nursery has been designed to provide intensive around-the-clock care to the youngest, sickest, and most injured orphaned newborn
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