Hilary Duff has welcomed her third child, a girl named Mae James Bair. The former Disney Channel star shared a photo of her newborn daughter on Instagram, where she wrote, “we LOVE you beauty 3-24-21.” Since then, Duff has showed off pictures of her new baby on Instagram Stories, nicknaming her mae-mae. Duff announced her
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When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have labeled Jim Crow 2.0 because of the disruptions it would mean to voters, particularly Black voters. But Wallace, who is Black, noticed something else in the room where
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New York state leaders announced an agreement on legislation that would legalize marijuana across the state — a move they say would create jobs and bring in millions in tax dollars. The bill would expand New York’s existing medical marijuana programs and establish the Office of Cannabis Management “to implement a comprehensive regulatory framework that
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Click here for updates on this story Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — A Mi’kmaw uncle-nephew duo are making tiny homes in the hopes of addressing crowded Indigenous households and the lack of adequate Indigenous housing in New Brunswick and communities across Canada. Lloyd Augustine and his nephew Robert, who run Piligan Construction in Esgenoôpetitj First
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Scholastic says it has ceased publication of an illustrated children’s book from the author of “Captain Underpants” due to themes of “passive racism.” The graphic novel, originally published in 2010 and called “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — New legislation could remove the fee North Carolina teachers have to pay if they want to take a personal day on days when class is in session. House Bill 362 proposes waiving the $50 fee teachers have to contribute towards hiring a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — It’s a bittersweet day for Michael Ko – he walked through the aisles of the Love’s Bakery thrift store on Middle Street and pointed to the last batch of the fresh bread that helped raise his family for more than 36 years. “Lot of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, Michigan (WNEM) — A driver Genesee County shot another vehicle after being flipped off on the highway. Just before 2 p.m. on Friday, Michigan State Police Troopers were called to a road rage incident on northbound I-75 near East Holly Road. The victim was headed northbound
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — Charges could be filed against a driver following a property damage incident Saturday. Norwich Fire officials say a car struck a home at the corner of Rockwell Street and McKinley Avenue Saturday morning. The male driver was taken to an area hospital, but was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A tribute to Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson was damaged during delivery to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on Saturday. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Director Bob Kendrick posted the damaged artwork on Twitter. “Needless to say, I was heartbroken when @FedEx delivered
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It’s a haunting question in a quiet community: Who killed Tony and Lelia Lewis? “Family deserve better.” Wednesday marked one month without answers. People who lived just down the street from the couple tell Fox10’s Marella Porter it’s shameful whoever killed them still has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It might be the most stylish place around to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Gee’s Clippers in Milwaukee held its first of four weekend vaccine clinics on Saturday, March 27. The owner said the clinic provides a convenient combination, especially for people who spend their
Continue Reading On Palm Sunday, Christians throughout the world celebrate the day Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem days before his crucifixion. Crowds left palm fronds and clothing in his path as a sign of praise and respect. But millions of American Christians will observe Palm Sunday at home this year, as the coronavirus pandemic has forced many US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A Cobb County man will spend the next 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to eight counts of child molestation. The guilty plea came after the suspect, while awaiting trial, removed an ankle bracelet and escaped to Mexico for seven years. According
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UPDATE, May 10: A district court judge Monday ordered that a Las Cruces murder fugitive captured hiding in a Juarez warehouse last month be held without bond until his trial. Judge Conrad Perea ruled that 32-year-old Alfonso Rodriguez posed a danger to the community if granted bail and released. He will remain in the Doña
Continue Reading An elected official in Ohio, fed up with people questioning his patriotism because he’s Asian American, bared his chest during a recent town meeting to reveal scars from injuries he suffered while in the US Army. Lee Wong, 69, says he came to America when he was 18 years old and has been a US
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Louisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her husband to complications of Covid-19. “Look at my family. Use my story,” the Louisiana Republican said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” when asked her message to Republicans, a group that recent polling shows is
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Children may not need to be vaccinated for Covid-19 for parents to send them to camps or playgrounds this summer, the nation’s top infectious disease expert told CBS News on Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has previously said that elementary school-aged kids won’t likely be vaccinated
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(CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden y el gobierno federal están atrasados en la reforma de la marihuana. A principios de este mes, cinco miembros del gobierno de Biden fueron despedidos al menos en parte por admitir haber usado marihuana en el pasado. La marihuana sigue siendo ilegal según la ley federal. Pero una mirada
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso author is printing her third book based on her life in a war-torn Germany and her story of becoming a U.S. citizen. Every day for almost 70 years, 91-year-old Wally Mayer Cech writes her letters. She filled dozens of notebooks, self-publishing two books with her letters over 50
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska committed on Sunday to supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the state’s other GOP senator, should she decide to mount a reelection bid next year, giving the moderate lawmaker another ally as top party leaders pledge to oust her. “If Sen. Murkowski runs again, I’m going to support her,” Sullivan told
Continue Reading Dr. Deborah Birx revealed in a CNN documentary clip released Sunday that she received a “very uncomfortable” and “very difficult” phone call from Donald Trump after speaking publicly about the spread of Covid-19 while serving in the former President’s administration. Birx, who had served as the Trump White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, said the phone
Continue Reading It’s not often that a freshman member of Congress — in office barely two months — gets a shout out from the House Speaker during a congressional signing ceremony for a major piece of legislation. But that’s what happened to Rep. Nikema Williams. Speaker Nancy Pelosi even said that in some ways Williams made passing
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Facebook congeló temporalmente la página del cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en la red social tras lo que llamó «reiteradas violaciones» a las políticas de desinformación relacionadas con el coronavirus, dijo un vocero de la empresa este sábado a CNN. «Removimos un video publicado en la página del presidente Nicolás Maduro
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El ministro para la Defensa de Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino López, se pronunció este sábado en rueda de prensa sobre el conflicto que tiene lugar en el estado Apure, frontera con Colombia, donde aseguran que están “ejecutando acciones contra grupos irregulares armados colombianos” en el marco de la operación “Escudo Bolivariano 2021”. Ante
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Talia Kaganovsky has struggled with her mental health for years. But when Covid-19 hit, “it was almost like a giant slap in the face,” the 18-year-old freshman at University of Pittsburgh said. Kaganovsky, like all Americans, had to readjust her habits and expectations when the pandemic began a year ago. For many high school seniors,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Nicaragua otorgó el beneficio de convivencia familiar a 800 detenidos que cumplían su condena en varias cárceles del país, según informó este 25 de marzo el portal oficial el 19 Digital. A día siguiente, el Comité pro liberación de presos políticos y familiares, informó de la excarcelación de únicamente
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock insisted Sunday, while White House shifts its focus to the country’s infrastructure as his home state of Georgia has enacted a strict new voting law. “We can walk and chew gum at the
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock insisted Sunday, while White House shifts its focus to the country’s infrastructure as his home state of Georgia has enacted a strict new voting law. “We can walk and chew gum at the
Continue Reading Think back to March 2020. The novel coronavirus pandemic had just been declared a pandemic, and the federal response was already being botched. With the White House alternating between chaos and denial, the nation was looking to two physicians, Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci, for guidance. They were teammates in shaping our country’s
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