Click here for updates on this story MONTVILLE, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman from Rhode Island was arrested for driving the wrong way for 10 miles in Monville. State police said they arrested 25-year-old Madison Jamak of North Providence, RI on Wednesday. They said just before 3 a.m., they received a report of a dark-colored
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In the last 24 hours, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has ramped up the pressure on his GOP Senate colleagues to oppose a bill creating a January 6 commission, according to two Republicans familiar with his effort. One of those Republicans told CNN that McConnell has even made the unusual move of asking wavering senators
Continue Reading Donald Trump is causing a headache for the Republican Governors Association. Inside the GOP, the former President’s hostility toward officeholders and candidates who refuse to embrace his false election fraud claims has fomented fear that Trump may be negatively impacting the party’s gubernatorial recruitment and retention, particularly as he threatens to enlist primary challengers against
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(CNN) — Los comandantes de la Marina de los EE.UU. se enfrentan a un posible vacío de poder naval en Asia en las próximas semanas tras el despliegue de un portaaviones en Medio Oriente, a medida que las tensiones con China se intensifican en las aguas de la región. Según dos funcionarios estadounidenses no identificados,
Continue Reading The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued an unusual public statement Thursday on the status of its intelligence gathering into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, publicizing divisions within the intelligence community about whether the virus escaped from a lab in China or occurred naturally. The statement follows an order from President Joe
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Get your popcorn ready! It looks like the AMC stock surge sequel may be the feel good hit of the summer. Shares of AMC soared about 36% Thursday as investors on the popular Reddit WallStreetBets board were once again touting the stock in an effort to hurt short sellers who have bet against the theater
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EL PASO, Texas — The 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is set for Friday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m. The 87th Sun Bowl returns after it was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Executive Director Bernie Olivas and CBS administrators said they decided to move the kick-time up from the original 12 p.m.
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Jobless claims are at a Covid-era low, and people are increasingly looking for work as various states prepare to cut back their enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits. This might look like a slam dunk for critics of those payments — but experts say the connection isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. “We still don’t know
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Kale has become the poster child for a kind of tongue-in-cheek mockery of virtuous eating habits over the past decade, as evidenced by the now ubiquitous “eat more kale” slogan and “keep calm and kale on” merch. Despite the many jokes, memes and pop culture chatter, kale is still around. And dare I say it’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRATIOT COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — When Alma College’s gender affirming closet opens May 30, it is believed to be the first of its kind in Gratiot county. It is judgement-free, stereotype-free and just regular free-free. “And we want to create a space where boys who want to start
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A local mother, Andria Varner continues to recover more than a month after she said the father of one of her children stabbed her multiple times in front of their young son. She says the suspect, identified by police as 45-year-old Nathaniel Ballard
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon suggested Thursday that companies are having trouble hiring in part because some Americans don’t feel like working right now. Asked about the record high 8.1 million job openings recorded in March, the CEO said there are many causes, including challenges with reopening schools and the enhanced unemployment benefits enacted during
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — After travel slowed down across the U.S. and the Borderland due to the COVID-19 pandemic, experts predict to see an increase in travel for the unofficial start to summer. Travel is already starting to rebound. According to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), agents screened more than 1.86 million passengers on
Continue Reading Senate Republicans made a $928 billion counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure proposal Thursday morning as one of the President’s closest advisers rallies allies to embrace the White House’s proposals. The group of Senate Republicans negotiating with Biden on infrastructure unveiled their latest infrastructure counter-proposal Thursday morning, just ahead of the latest effort from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VISALIA, California (KFSN) — In February of 2019, Joshua Hammond was driving north on Stover Street when he crashed his Chevy SUV into a house on Cecil Avenue. In his report, the first responding Visalia police officer wrote that most of the car’s front side was inside the
Continue Reading A nasty surprise awaits the 34 million drivers expected to hit US roads this Memorial Day weekend — the highest gas prices in seven years. And that could be the least of the problems for the those taking to the highways for summer vacations. The gas shortages experienced earlier this month when a key pipeline
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New York is deploying additional law enforcement officers to synagogues, schools and Jewish community institutions across the state to help deter threats and violence, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. “We have no tolerance for discrimination against anyone, and that certainly applies to our Jewish brothers and sisters,” Cuomo said. In the past weeks, the country
Continue Reading After a year of exercising by streaming spin and rowing classes in their living rooms and lifting weights in their basements, fitness enthusiasts are heading back to their gyms and boutique studios to sweat it out again as vaccines ramp up and Covid-19 restrictions ease. But boutique gyms that pivoted to the web during the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (WDJT) — A homeowner in western Wisconsin is dealing with damage after a giant chunk of ice fell through his roof early Tuesday morning. Ken Millermon said he had just returned home from taking his daughters to school when he went into his bedroom and a large
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Happy Birthday to “Yule,” a white-handed gibbon at the Racine Zoo! The zoo announced Yule turns 55 on Friday, May 28, and will be spent with many zoo-goers and staff. He will also be given special birthday enrichment for the exciting occasion. According to
Continue Reading The company that syndicated Rush Limbaugh’s program, Premiere Networks, announced Thursday that Clay Travis and Buck Sexton will launch a new three-hour show in his old time slot. The program, “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show,” will begin airing June 21 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Premiere Networks said. Travis, 42, and Sexton,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police arrested Vladimir Alexey Von Tsurikov, 50, for allegedly paying for sex with a woman he met online. A City of El Paso spokesperson confirms to ABC-7 Tsurikov was the Director of the El Paso History and Art Museums, but he is now no longer employed with the city.
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Tens of thousands of people are trying to escape the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after authorities issued an evacuation order warning that the Mount Nyiragongo volcano could erupt again. At least 31 people have died and 30,000 were forced to flee their homes when the volcano in the
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The self-proclaimed leader of the “Maga Caravan,” which led dozens of vehicles to Washington, DC, to a rally held by former President Donald Trump, was charged with allegedly being one of the first insurrectionists to assault law enforcement at the US Capitol, the Justice Department announced. Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas, 38, of East Liverpool, Ohio,
Continue Reading Here’s a look at meningitis outbreaks in the United States. General Information Meningitis is caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes (known as meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation is typically caused by an infection of the fluid surrounding these areas. There are five types of meningitis: bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungal
Continue Reading Hoof-and-mouth disease (also known as foot-and-mouth disease) is a communicable virus affecting cattle, pigs and other cloven-hoofed animals. Hoof-and-mouth disease is not related to hand, foot, and mouth disease, a virus that infects humans. About It is a member of the genus Aphthovirus in the family Picornaviridae. There are seven types of hoof-and-mouth disease and
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. September 26, 2021 – The 74th Annual Tony Awards are scheduled to take place. The ceremony was originally scheduled for June 7, 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. June 9, 2019 – The 73rd Annual Tony Awards take place. Facts
Continue Reading Kale has become the poster child for a kind of tongue-in-cheek mockery of virtuous eating habits over the past decade, as evidenced by the now ubiquitous “eat more kale” slogan and “keep calm and kale on” merch. Despite the many jokes, memes and pop culture chatter, kale is still around. And dare I say it’s
Continue Reading The economy is recovering but plenty of pandemic-era problems remain: Working parents are struggling to find adequate child care, and people in jobs that require face-to-face interactions must weigh the health risks of returning to work. Big retailers are taking notice, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry told CNN Business’ Nathaniel Meyersohn during a media call
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile police said Charles Duke tried biting, kicking, spitting and screaming to avoid a ride to Metro Jail, but none of it worked and he’s now facing some serious charges. At the corner of Conception St. and Dauphin St, near Bienville Square Wednesday, police
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