Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — For 31 years, a Franklin woman helped make Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen look good as a backup singer and performer on stage. But, a year ago a severe cancer diagnosis kept her far away from that stage. “What you see is here is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WNEM) — Keeping her balance as she takes a single step forward is a challenge 20-year-old Rebekah Caudle never thought she’d be facing this year. “It’s frustrating, but I have to realize that my future isn’t going to look like my past,” Rebekah said. Caudle
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Pandora produces more jewelry than any other company in the world. And on Tuesday, it announced a major change: It won’t use any more mined diamonds in its products. The Copenhagen-based company said it’s instead shifting toward the use of diamonds created in labs, which it emphasized have the same “optical, chemical, thermal and physical
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DALLAS, Texas — Michael Wood, a Republican whose anti-Donald Trump message resulted in a crushing defeat in a special election for a Texas U.S. House seat over the weekend, said the party is compromising its values by spreading the former president’s falsehoods. “It seems like right now, the dividing line in our politics is going
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A tornado has not been confirmed in South Fulton but one truck driver who was flipped upside down said he witnessed its impact Monday. Powers crews remained lined along Fulton Industrial Boulevard where the storm hit the hardest in South Fulton. From warehouses to cars,
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Britney Spears is tired of all the documentaries being made about her life, specifically when it comes to her court-ordered conservatorship. The singer posted a lengthy message to her more than 29 million Instagram followers Monday night writing in part, “So many documentaries about me this year with other people’s takes on my life …
Continue Reading According to the head of Marvel, Benedict Cumberbatch was slated to appear as Dr. Strange in the final episode of the Disney+ series “WandaVision.” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige talked to Rolling Stone Magazine for a forthcoming oral history of the show and said, “Some people might say, ‘Oh, it would’ve been so cool to
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Human remains were found in the stomachs of two black bears suspected of killing a woman in southwestern Colorado, state wildlife officials said. The 39-year-old woman was found dead on Friday in Durango, and bear scat and hair was found at the scene. Officials later found three bears — a mother and her two yearling
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — Continúa la montaña rusa del bitcoin. La principal criptomoneda subió a un nuevo máximo histórico por encima de US$ 58.000 el domingo, pero cayó a poco más de US$ 46.000 en las primeras operaciones del martes por la mañana. La medida siguió a los comentarios escépticos del presidente ejecutivo de
Continue Reading Nota del editor: los autores son copresidentes de la Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates. Este artículo está adaptado de su Carta Anual 2021. Las opiniones expresadas aquí pertenecen a los autores. Ver más opinión en cnne.com/opinion. Andrés Oppenheimer conversa con Bill Gates en una edición especial de #OppenheimerPresenta. No te pierdas los detalles de esta
Continue Reading (CNN) — Jennifer K. Gates, hija del fundador de Microsoft, Bill Gates, recibió su primera dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 el viernes y con desenfado desbarató una de las teorías de conspiración en torno a las vacunas. «Lamentablemente, la vacuna NO implantó al genio de mi padre en mi cerebro, ¡si tan solo
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been indefinitely suspended as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in India. In a statement on Tuesday, tournament organizers said that “while we have tried to bring in some positivity and cheer, however, it is imperative that the tournament is now suspended and everyone goes back to their
Continue Reading Before “The Mandalorian” made its debut, animated series carried the “Star Wars” banner on TV, keeping hope alive. The franchise returns to those roots with “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” a fun if not particularly distinctive “The Clone Wars” extension. Built around a small band of renegade clones, the “Rebels”-like feel doesn’t break the mold,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre de Carolina del Sur que fue obligado a trabajar más de 100 horas semanales durante años sin cobrar y que fue sometido a abusos laborales, verbales y físicos iba a recibir cerca de US$ 273.000 en concepto de indemnización después de que su antiguo gerente se declarara culpable. Sin embargo, esa
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It has been six years since a shooting nearly killed Kearria Freed. The soon to be South Alabama graduate is beating the odds and even her own expectations. “You have to find hope in your detours in life,” she said. “You have to make
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un tramo elevado del metro de la Ciudad de México colapsó este lunes por la noche provocando la caída de algunos vagones con pasajeros dentro. Así fue el colapso de un tramo elevado del metro 0:45 FOTOS | Colapsa tramo del metro de la Ciudad de México La jefa de Gobierno de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) — The search continues this morning for an 18-year-old Southern Miss student missing in the Gulf of Mexico off Dauphin Island. The Coast Guard says Rob Brent disappeared while swimming off the west end of the island. He was reported missing around 6 p.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CITRONELLE, Alabama (WALA) — Investigators in Citronelle and Washington County are revealing more about former teacher, William “Billy” Gardner, who was arrested on Friday, accused of having sexually charged conversations with a teenage girl over the course of several years. Citronelle Police and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Violence has spiked in Milwaukee, and police say the spike is occurring sooner than normal. Police said 300 shots were fired at a gathering at the Midtown Center Sunday, May 2, injuring two people. The acting chief said he’s hopeful someone will come forward with
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — No hay duda: la India pasa por el peor brote de covid-19 en todo el mundo. Hospitales desbordados. Falta de oxígeno médico. Despliegue lento de la vacunación. Y cifras de muertos y contagios que no dejan de aumentar. Devastadora crisis del covid-19 en la India: el primer ministro Narendra Modi podría haberla
Continue Reading Big banks and accounting firms do most of their business in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. But they wouldn’t be able to function without their back offices, many of which are located in Covid-stricken India. Financial services firms have outsourced a huge number of information technology and operations jobs to India in recent
Continue Reading Twitter, known for instant and short-form expression, is investing more in the media business and long-form journalism. The company announced Tuesday it’s acquiring Scroll, a startup that offers ad-free viewing of news sites for a monthly fee. Scroll launched last January and essentially offers online readers an ad blocker that publishers agree to and benefit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A team of researchers in New England found that even the rich and powerful in the early 19th century weren’t immune to fecal parasites. Prior research indicated that things such as poor sanitization and unclean outhouses contributed to a rise in fecal parasites
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — German authorities say they have busted one of the world’s largest international platforms for child pornography via a complex investigation that took them to the darknet and was aided by Canada’s RCMP. Frankfurt prosecutors and the Federal Criminal Police Office released a statement
Continue Reading Liz Cheney is striking a nerve. Over and over again. Purposefully and with force. Donald Trump sends an email saying the election was stolen, and Cheney — the No. 3 House Republican — tweets right back at him, minutes later, that “the 2020 presidential election was not stolen.” Whenever asked, she says that those who
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Boston Celtics wing Evan Fournier has compared the long-term side effects of Covid-19 to a concussion, saying he has “been feeling really weird” weeks after contracting the virus. Fournier was traded from the Orlando Magic to the Celtics in March, but admitted he has been struggling with focus and depth perception as he continues to
Continue Reading Before you get to Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth be with you. It’s that time again when “Star Wars” aficionados (read “geeks”) celebrate one of their favorite days of the year. Of course it’s a take off of the famous “May the force be with you” line from the 1977 film that spawned a
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Temperatures will run cooler this afternoon behind a cold front. Afternoon highs will reach the low 80s today with easterly breezes. 90 degree temperatures return with a slight rain chance by the end of the week.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) está preparada para autorizar la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer/BioNTech en niños y adolescentes de 12 a 15 años a principios de la próxima semana, le dijo a CNN un funcionario del gobierno federal. Pfizer solicitó una autorización
Continue Reading Sao Paulo, Brasil (CNN) — Desde que comenzó este año, un tercio de todas las personas que murieron en Brasil fueron víctimas del covid-19. Según datos del Registro Civil Nacional de Brasil, se reportaron 615.329 muertes en el país entre el 1 de enero y el 30 de abril. De ellas, 208.370 estaban relacionadas con
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