Click here for updates on this story MIDTOWN MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It has been more than a month since a beloved Mobile Catholic school teacher was killed in a heartbreaking house fire in Midtown. We now know at least one way St. Mary Catholic School is working to honor Lillis Lewis. They will be
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The cryptocurrency market stabilized Thursday, with bitcoin climbing back above $40,000. Even so, the world’s largest digital currency has lost more than 30% in market capitalization since its peak in mid-April. The wider crypto market looks similarly bruised. Several digital currencies are still showing double-digit percentage losses from where they were before the latest turmoil.
Continue Reading Panera, the sandwich and bakery chain, is following its peers with a pandemic-induced redesign that doubles down on digital ordering and drive-thrus. Digital features are heavily emphasized in the restaurant redesign, which Panera said Thursday is a “modern experience to serve today’s guest.” That means computerized menus are replacing low-tech menu boards and the locations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (WALA) — Theodore High School football coach and athletic director Wayne Eric Collier Sr. on Wednesday turned himself in on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an incident almost two weeks ago. The Mobile County Public School System indicated Wednesday that it has placed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal jury in Mobile found a woman guilty of violating an anti-rioting statute. Tia Pugh was arrested in May 2020 after she smashed the window of an unoccupied Mobile Police vehicle during a downtown protest. It was nearly a year ago — May
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GROVE HILL, Alabama (WALA) — The reputed head of a large Gulf Coast drug ring briefly escaped form the Clarke County jail Tuesday before authorities took him back in to custody. Federal authorities had detained Darrin Jamark Southall, 42, at the jail. He is one of 16 people
Continue Reading The never ending fast food fried chicken sandwich wars are entering a whole new dimension. Pringles is partnering with Wendy’s for its newest chip flavor that’s based on the chain’s spicy chicken sandwich. The end result is a potato crisp that mixes the “fiery spice blend” of the chicken sandwich and a “perfectly crunchy and
Continue Reading The crypto crash of the past few days has shocked investors around the world. Vitalik Buterin isn’t among them — even though the meltdown wiped out a huge chunk of his personal wealth. In fact, the 27-year-old co-creator of ethereum told CNN Business in an exclusive interview Tuesday morning he believed cryptocurrencies are in a
Continue Reading Zhang Yiming built ByteDance into one of the biggest names in Chinese tech. Now he’s stepping down as CEO at just 38 years old, becoming the latest young tech entrepreneur in China to quit while leading a company on the rise. Zhang — who founded Tiktok owner ByteDance in Beijing nine years ago — announced
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A man was taken into custody after he was found with 22 pounds of marijuana in his suitcase at the Nashville International Airport on Wednesday. Arrest papers say 22-year-old Terrell Fouch tried to leave the gate area when his name was paged over the loud
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Despite the pandemic, a local animal rescue group hasn’t stopped with their mission of providing dogs with a better life. Dog Star Rescue in Bloomfield and its hundreds of volunteers help save stray, abandoned, shelter or surrendered dogs by finding them forever homes. Now
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A firefighter who died while battling a fire in New Haven last week will be laid to rest on Thursday. New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres was killed fighting a house fire on Valley Street on May 12. A procession left the New Haven
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Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders will introduce a resolution on Thursday disapproving of the US sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to a draft obtained by CNN. The sale of the precision-guided weapons was approved by the Biden administration before the latest outbreak of violence between Hamas and the Israeli government. Sanders
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The NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have signed former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the team announced on Thursday. The 2007 Heisman Trophy award winner will reunite with his former college coach Urban Meyer in Jacksonville, where he will transition to tight end. “I want to thank the Jaguars for the opportunity to compete and earn
Continue Reading Rep. John Katko isn’t used to making headlines. So, when the New York Republican walked into the US Capitol on Tuesday — hours after he became one of the most closely watched Republicans in Congress by brokering a deal to create a commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection — he strategically surrounded himself with
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Marvel dives big head first into the Adult Swim sandbox with “M.O.D.O.K.,” a stop-motion animation series that seeks hilarity in exploring the lighter side of one of the more ridiculous denizens of the comics. While the show — decidedly not for kids — should amuse those steeped in comic-book trivia, the kick of doing something
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Let’s be real — not many people look forward to going to the gym. Whether you’re trying to get back in shape for the summer or just starting your fitness journey, there’s a place in downtown Nashville that understands how valuable your time is
Continue Reading A group of 128 British authors, actors, editors and filmmakers have warned that “political and financial attacks” threaten the future of the BBC and other UK public service broadcasters. In an open letter published Wednesday, the group -— which includes writers Salman Rushdie, Hilary Mantel and Armando Iannucci, and actors Hugh Grant and Adrian Lester
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Metro Nashville Police Department has indicted a former Nashville resident with charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse in connection with the death of his two-week-old daughter in January 2020. Police said 25-year-old Johnathon Lemons was taken into custody
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man is charged with a felony after investigators say he posed as a rideshare driver then sexually assaulted a woman. Joel Farris is charged with sodomy or attempted sodomy. His bond is set at $150,000. As restrictions are lifted at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County District’s Attorney’s Office announced a man has been convicted of attempted second-degree assault, aggravated harassment and driving under the influence of intoxicants. On May 11, Miguel Hernandez-Cuesta was sentenced to six months in jail, three years in probation and had his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Parents face criminal mistreatment charges after deputies found an 11-year-old child living in unsanitary conditions at a home in an unincorporated area of Washington County on Tuesday. Washington County Sheriff’s Office said civil unit deputies had attempted to serve the residents with civil
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Shardae Edmonson says it’s been two years since she’s returned to the location of where her younger sister was killed in 2019. “Standing on this is kind of sad, because it’s like it’s bringing back memories of what happened,” Edmonson said. Her sister, 8-year-old
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Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es columnista
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 19-year-old pleaded guilty to a 2019 carjacking resulting in the death of a 61-year-old nurse in Pine Lawn. According to investigators, Lashawn Clayburn shot Naomi Miller on January 5, 2019 and stole her car outside of her Pine Lawn home as she was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORSYTH COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Two women are behind bars in connection to allegedly kidnapping and stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly woman. The reported incident happened on May 17 around 2 p.m. According to the Forsyth County sheriff’s office, a 77-year-old woman was walking to her
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Elizabeth Skipper, a freelance copywriter in Cincinnati, has done something that might make a lot of people jealous. She’s gone to bed with Idris Elba dozens of times. No, not in the flesh. Skipper drifts off to sleep at night listening to Elba’s deep baritone narrating a story via the Calm app on her phone.
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Many of us start our days the same way: with a cup of coffee or tea. Caffeine is as much a part of our routine as brushing our teeth or getting dressed for the day. Maybe your habit extends to a cup of coffee in the afternoon, or you have a soda with your dinner.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Two Atlanta men and others were sentenced to federal prison for buying millions of dollars’ worth of cigarettes with stolen credit cards. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Mamadou Sow, Demarcus Myree, Boubacar Tivalo, and Jacob James were sentenced for using fraudulent credit cards at
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Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts Sarin is a liquid that is clear, colorless, tasteless and odorless. Sarin is an extremely volatile nerve agent because of its ability to change from liquid to gas. If it evaporates into a gas, it can spread into the environment.
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