Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on a spring break trip to Orlando next week: Renting a car — if you can find one — could cost you at least $300 a day. That’s possibly more than you’ll spend for air fare, hotel rooms or tickets to theme parks. A year ago,
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Click here for updates on this story Woman arrested for throwing beagle out of moving vehicle (WFSB) — A woman in Norwalk was arrested after police received a report that a dog was thrown out of a moving vehicle last week. Police said that 56-year-old Helen Skulski of Wilton was charged with cruelty to animals.
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Metaphors are seldom as convenient as they were last week, when University of Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince posted a Tik Tok video of the fully appointed weight room in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bubble and what the women were given in theirs: a single rack of hand weights. The NCAA executives responsible for
Continue Reading Dominion Voting Systems, a voting technology company that was the target of baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the right-wing channel Fox News on Friday. The company alleged that the network “recklessly disregarded the truth” and participated in a disinformation campaign against it because “the lies were
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A California Supreme Court ruling will dramatically change the state’s cash bail system by stating that some defendants may no longer be detained just because they cannot afford to post bail. “The common practice of conditioning freedom solely on whether an arrestee can afford bail is unconstitutional,” Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar wrote in the court’s unanimous
Continue Reading Your Disney+ bill is about to go up. The reason? “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Lando,” “Ahsoka,” “Loki,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Moon Knight,” “Hawkeye,” “She-Hulk,” “Sister Act 3,” “Zootopia+,” “Pinocchio,” “Hocus Pocus 2,” “Peter Pan & Wendy” and “Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers.” Those are just some of the films and series coming to Disney+ in the next few
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(ABC) — A top public health official on Friday she was “deeply concerned” about the trajectory of COVID-19 cases, again urging Americans to continue to take precautions like wearing masks, even as states lift restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus and more people continue to be vaccinated. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said
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The US Navy in the Middle East plans to send an assessment team of dredging experts to the Suez Canal as soon as Saturday to advise local authorities attempting to free the gigantic container ship which has been stuck there since Tuesday, according to two defense officials. The Ever Given, a container ship almost as
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(CNN) –-La campaña de mentiras del expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump sobre el robo de las elecciones acaba de obtener una gran victoria con una nueva ley de Georgia que podría suprimir los votos de muchos de los ciudadanos que ayudaron a expulsarlo de la Casa Blanca. Los legisladores estatales republicanos se apresuraron a
Continue Reading As players continue to protest the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Belgium manager Roberto Martínez says boycotting the tournament would be a “big mistake.” On Thursday, German players lined up before their qualifying game against Iceland with “human rights” spelled out across T-shirts, a day after the Norwegian team wore tops bearing the message
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is this year’s recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for being the lone GOP senator to stand up to then-President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, but he’s being awarded the honor at a time when he is not holding his own party accountable for restricting
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los tornados son capaces de una destrucción tremenda y pueden tener consecuencias devastadoras. Son más comunes en las planicies centrales y en el sureste de Estados Unidos, pero se han reportado en los 50 estados, según el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología. Los tornados matan a un promedio de 60 personas al año en
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s tweets have once again come under fire from federal regulators. The National Labor Relations Board says that Tesla and its CEO engaged in illegal actions against US employees trying to organize a union. One of those actions was a tweet, now three years old, in which Musk appeared to threaten to revoke employees’
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We are now getting some insight into what led up to the Kimye split. Thursday night’s episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” featured Kim Kardashian West dealing with some incendiary tweets her husband Kanye West wrote regarding her and her family. Those tweets were later deleted. Her family expressed concern, including “momanger” Kris Jenner.
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Se han reportado al menos cinco personas muertas y múltiples lesionadas en el condado de Calhoun, Alabama, después de que un tornado afectara el área en la tarde de este jueves. Así lo informó a CNN Matthew Wade, sheriff del condado. «Hay numerosas casas dañadas, numerosas personas heridas y al menos cinco muertes»,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two organizations are offering nearly $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for shooting a bald eagle in Lake County, Tennessee. The Tennessee River and Wildlife Agency (TWRA) said the bald eagle was found killed on Club House Road on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With spring upon us, people are more eager than ever to get outside and enjoy the sunshine, but that also means fewer opportunities to remain physically distant from others in city parks and on busy sidewalks. CTVNews.ca spoke to two Canadian etiquette experts
Continue Reading It’s not unusual in American conversations on race for somebody to proclaim, “I don’t see color,” as his or her own personal credo on the matter. It sounds, on its surface, like an admirable quality. But it’s one that doesn’t stand up to closer scrutiny or deeper interrogation. In “not seeing color” in others, what
Continue Reading China is slapping massive duties on wine from Australia for the next five years, a move that threatens to deprive the country’s winemakers of their top export market and escalate a trade dispute. The duties, which range from 116% to 218%, were announced Friday and come after an investigation by Chinese authorities found instances of
Continue Reading Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one in Georgia, and leaving some communities in ruins. In Alabama and Georgia especially, tornadoes are believed to have caused devastating scenes evident Friday: homes and businesses ripped apart, and streets
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Members of Congress can use campaign funds to hire bodyguards, federal election regulators ruled Thursday — nearly three months after the violent January 6 siege on the US Capitol raised fresh concerns about lawmakers’ safety. The 5-1 vote by the Federal Election Commission allows lawmakers to use donors’ money for “bona fide, legitimate, professional personal
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un intento de hacer cumplir un toque de queda de emergencia en las vacaciones de primavera en Miami Beach, el fin de semana pasado, se convirtió en un caos. Pero, este fin de semana, los funcionarios de la ciudad dicen que están preparados. Las autoridades han extendido el toque de queda y el
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the cells in the mouth including the salivary glands – which may explain some COVID-19 symptoms such as loss of taste and dry mouth. The findings of the study
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIMAS, California (KABC) — In an apparently random rampage, a woman and her dog were stabbed to death at a San Dimas park Thursday. The suspect was subdued by another man at the park he had also targeted, who hit the attacker in the head with a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — People caught on Milwaukee County property with a small amount of marijuana will only be fined $1 from now on. The board approved reducing the fine from $275. The change will reduce the total costs for a marijuana ticket in Milwaukee County, but court costs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State Police are searching for a Dauphin County man who allegedly escaped from two police pursuits in an eight-hour span Thursday and overnight. Gregory Allen Daniels is believed to be armed and dangerous, according to State Police in Lykens. He is accused of leading
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WALA) — Survivors of Thursday’s severe storms are counting their blessings after narrowly escaping danger. The National Weather Service says a series of tornadoes struck parts of Alabama, leaving at least five people dead and multiple people hurt. The destructive storms, barreling through several communities near
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOCUST GROVE, Georgia (WGCL) — A local elementary school got a very generous donation Thursday afternoon for students interested in music. “This is something that is very unique for us, because that’s not something that we generally have access to,” said Carla Montgomery, the Principal at Luella Elementary.
Continue Reading Gayle Manchin, an educator and wife of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, has been nominated to serve as the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House said in a news release Friday. The commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments working toward
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — SWAT officials took a man into custody after climbing up a downtown Houston construction crane early Friday morning. Houston police responded to a call of suspicious activity at Crawford and Rusk, across the street from the Marriott Hotel and Discovery Green, around 3:08 a.m. When
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