Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — As the sports world grabs their pens to fill out brackets for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, one Las Vegas chapel is launching a bracket challenge with a grand prize, but with a wedding twist. Chapel of the Flowers announced the
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Facebook is launching its news product in Germany without media giant Axel Springer, which publishes the country’s most popular daily newspaper and says it won’t participate due to the “inappropriately low remuneration” offered for journalistic content. The social media platform said Monday that Facebook News will launch in Germany in May. The product, which Facebook
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general, setting up his confirmation before the full Senate. The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the nominee. Garland, the former chief judge of the US Court
Continue Reading United Airlines disclosed Monday one of its largest orders for the Boeing 737 Max jet since the aircraft was grounded in March 2019, agreeing to buy an additional 25 planes. The airline also accelerated the delivery timetable for 45 other 737 Max jets it had previously ordered. United said the decision was based on its
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EL PASO, Texas — Over the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the new Johnson and Johnson one-dose coronavirus vaccine. Distribution for millions of initial J&J vaccine doses began nationwide Monday. But El Paso city and county officials told ABC-7 they have not yet received any information about when they
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The challenges of the pandemic provided the creative fuel that New Mexico State University students needed to succeed in a film challenge this weekend. “This challenge was so difficult not only logistically, but practically,” said Roman Sanchez, who wrote, directed and composed the score for a film called “Get Through
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Snoop Dogg rapped on the 2006 remix of the Pussycat Dolls hit song “Buttons” that “I see you wanna play with a player from the hood.” Just don’t make him mad. That appears to be what happened Sunday as the legendary rapper was playing a bit of Madden football on Twitch. For those who aren’t
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration could reunite migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday. Mayorkas, who’s leading the family reunification task force established by President Joe Biden, said the administration hopes to reunite separated families in the U.S.
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Sunday night lent his support to Amazon workers who are pushing to unionize — and appeared to warn Amazon not to deter them. In a video posted on Twitter, Biden didn’t mention the company by name, but he did reference workers in Alabama, where a milestone union election is underway at
Continue Reading Rarely has the chasm between rank-and-file-workers and the extremely wealthy been this wide. While millions of people have lost jobs, gone hungry and struggled to pay for their basic needs, billionaires’ wealth soared to new heights in 2020. And although the pandemic made things worse, America’s wealth gap has largely been expanding since the 1980s.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST NYACK, NY (WABC) — A local track club is getting creative in the pandemic by turning a shopping center parking garage into their own running facility. Most indoor tracks are closed and others have become vaccination sites, and with a harsh winter making outdoor track challenging, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, AL (WALA) — A Gulf Shores woman was arrested on an animal cruelty charge after officials say she took her neighbors’ goat and painted it without permission. Erica Marie Farmer, 34, was arrested for the crime. Farmer also faces a theft of property 2nd charge. According
Continue Reading Covid-19 no longer seems to be the biggest concern on Wall Street as more people are getting vaccinated. Now, the focus is squarely on the bond market and inflation. Investors are starting to worry that the economy may heat up too much, and that inflation will make an unwelcome return. That has led to some
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PINE BLUFF, Arkansas — One student was hurt Monday in a shooting that is being called an “isolated incident” at Watson Chapel Junior High in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, according to the school district’s Facebook page. All students “are safe at this time,” the district reported. “The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and the Pine Bluff Police
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A former servicemember and co-founder of a veteran’s organization came to Atlanta to bring awareness to veteran’s mental health. Curtis Drafton, co-founder of the US Veterans Hall of Fame, walked 22-miles in metro Atlanta on Saturday; each mile represented the number of veterans who
Continue Reading The Golden Globes helped remind some people that Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago. Anderson won for best supporting actress in a TV series for her role as Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s “The Crown.” She accepted the award using her American accent which tickled Twitter. Writer and culture editor for New Zealand’s “The Spinoff TV”
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(CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, dio inicio al retorno a clases presenciales en las escuelas del país este lunes. El regreso a las aulas será voluntario y gradual debido a la pandemia de covid-19. “Todos sabemos que la educación a distancia o virtual nunca va a reemplazar la educación presencial”, aseguró
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A metro Atlanta mayor announced he may be battling a third round of cancer. Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary made the announcement during a city council retreat over the weekend. The mayor said that he is seeking further treatments and medical opinions and will know
Continue Reading Sexual harassment against McDonald’s restaurant employees “will not be tolerated,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement responding to a CBS News report detailing some female employees’ disturbing allegations. “Let me say plainly: every single person working under the Arches must have a safe and respectful work environment,” Kempczinski wrote Sunday. “Sexual harassment in
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Rocket Lab, a startup that builds small rockets to shuttle satellites to orbit, announced Monday that it’s going public via SPAC, joining a wave of companies opting to list themselves on the stock market by reverse merger rather than more traditional IPO routes. The deal will value the company at $4.1 billion, according to a
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, le pedirá al presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, que comparta parte del suministro de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de EE.UU. con su vecino del sur, dijo a CNN un funcionario del Gobierno mexicano informado sobre los planes para la conversación. Los dos líderes
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The US just added another powerful weapon in the battle against Covid-19: a third vaccine. The single-dose shot, from Johnson & Johnson, comes at critical time in this pandemic. Weeks of tumbling case numbers have plateaued, raising concerns from top health experts that highly contagious variants are taking a stronger hold in the US. “There’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, TX (KTRK) — When Harrison Kincade decided he didn’t just want to play on a baseball team anymore, he wanted to learn how to own it, his dad Lamar was taken aback. Harrison had played nearly year-round, starting his athletic journey on the baseball diamond with t-ball.
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“My baby has cancer.” For California mom Kimberly Crompton, the painful realization “hit like a ton of bricks.” Breathless, shocked, and overwhelmed, Crompton tells CNN she could not believe what doctors were saying on the other side of the phone. “Really, a kid? My kid — has cancer?” For over a year, this mom of
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement aimed at getting most public school children back in classrooms by the end of March. Under the deal announced Monday, school districts could tap into $6.6 billion in new funding if they reopen classrooms by March 31. Two state
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Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 Coal Mines in Monongah, West Virginia. November 13, 1909 – 259 miners are killed in a
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Personal Birth date: March 13, 1956 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: James Dimon Father: Theodore Dimon, stockbroker Mother: Themis Dimon Marriage: Judith “Judy” (Kent) Dimon (May 1983-present) Children: Julia, Laura and Kara Leigh Education:
Continue Reading The makers of “Love Island South Africa” are facing criticism after announcing a predominantly White line-up for the show. The latest spin-off of the reality dating show-turned-cultural-phenomenon premiered on Sunday on South Africa’s M-Net network. However, the launch was subject to a wave of ridicule on social media after only three Black contestants entered the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, TN (WSMV) — Dramatic new photos show the rescue of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter from surging flood waters in Jackson County. The Jackson County-Rescue Squad posted on Facebook: Last night, shortly after 10pm, the Jackson county rescue squad along with JCEMS, JCSO, and JCCFD
Continue Reading ExxonMobil is adding two prominent activist investors to its board of directors, in a bid to halt the first credible threat to overthrow its board in modern history. The decision to add Jeff Ubben, co-founder of Inclusive Capital Partners, and former Comcast finance chief Michael Angelakis comes as Exxon faces extreme dissent from shareholders about
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