Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state agencies, state service providers and state properties from requiring Covid-19 vaccine passports, the governor’s office said. Under the “Prohibition of Covid-19 Vaccine Passports” executive order, a vaccine passport will not be required for entry into the state of Georgia. The order also says that
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Two of the Louisiana State Police troopers involved in Ronald Greene’s arrest will be fired by the Louisiana State Police, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. One of the sources, a state official, told CNN’s Nick Valencia that the firings will happen “soon,” but did not indicate the timing. A second source
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EL PASO, Texas — A family in El Paso said they are frustrated after they have waited four years for the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting their young child. The man accused is Ramon Avila. According to jail records, he was arrested in December of 2017 and charged with one count of
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(CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció el lunes que la petrolera estatal Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) concretó la compra de la refinería de Deer Park, la cual se ubica en Houston, Texas. La refinería de Deer Park era una propiedad conjunta entre la petrolera multinacional Shell y Pemex: cada compañía
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Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Racine Police Department arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday, May 23 after he allegedly threatened to release “zombies” to kill a woman. Reginald Brown of Racine has been charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of resisting an officer on
Continue Reading New York federal prosecutors investigating Rudy Giuliani have seized material from a wider array of individuals than previously disclosed, including messages from email and iCloud accounts they believe belong to two former Ukrainian government officials, as well as the cell phone and iPad of a pro-Trump Ukrainian businessman, according to a court document unsealed Tuesday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Erick LaPorte still lives with the pain of losing both his parents from the same ugly disease within the span of five years. “To have all these plans once you retire and to not make it,” LaPorte said. He always pictured his kids growing up
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Americans making summer vacation plans are about to find airfare costs are near or even above pre-pandemic levels, according to the nation’s major airlines. Executives from most of the major carriers said the recovery in domestic leisure travel is already here. That means yields, which measure how much passengers pay for every mile traveled, are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan man said his grandfather has spent nearly 50-years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Eric Woodyard is fighting for his grandfather’s freedom. “I feel like at the end of the day, the punishment is way too harsh,” Woodyard said. Horace
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MT. JULIET, Tennessee (WSMV) — Sources confirmed to News 4 that a man wanted in connection for sexual assault in Mt. Juliet was arrested at his home in Indianapolis. Authorities arrested 28-year-old Kevin Bennett on Monday, according to NBC Philadelphia. Sources told News 4 that Bennett is being
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Jewish students are facing violence and abuse many have not encountered before in the wake of this month’s fighting between Israel and Hamas. The young Gen Z Americans are confronting hate both in person and online in ways that have surprised and alarmed them, according to organizations that help Jewish Americans and monitor anti-Semitism. “I
Continue Reading More than 100 employees at the Associated Press have signed an open letter calling for more information about the recent firing of 22-year-old journalist Emily Wilder. Wilder’s ouster, and the newswire’s lack of candor about its cause, has caused a rare uproar inside the storied news organization. Monday’s open letter said the lack of communication
Continue Reading In the year that has passed since the nation was confronted with harrowing video showing a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd, police and politicians across the country have been scrutinizing the failures in police leadership, culture and training that Floyd’s murder exposed as they seek to redefine policing in America. Police leaders in major
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEPHI, Utah (KSL) — A man already facing charges of operating a criminal enterprise for allegedly dealing drugs and guns was arrested again over the weekend after police say they caught him traveling over 100 mph with another large shipment. Ntwydamala Christian Cook, 21, was booked into the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Vehicle thefts in Las Cruces have more than doubled in comparison to last year, according to data released Tuesday by the police department. January 1st – May 15th, 2021: 186 car theftsJanuary 1st – May 15th, 2020: 91 car thefts According to this data, the the city saw a 104%
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — All of Utah’s operating temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will move forward to the next phase of reopening starting next month, the church announced Tuesday. In all, 60 temples across the globe will move to Phase 3 of
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The White House has ousted several members of a prestigious arts commission in the nation’s capital, the latest move in the Biden administration’s purge of Trump-era appointees from government agencies and boards. The seven-member Commission of Fine Arts — an independent federal agency tasked with advising the President, Congress and government agencies on “matters of
Continue Reading The White House expects the US will reach a new milestone on Tuesday when it comes to vaccinations, with 50% of adults becoming fully vaccinated, according to White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt. “This is a major milestone in our country’s vaccination efforts,” Slavitt said during a White House briefing, noting only 1% of
Continue Reading Police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday near the place where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago. One person was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury after arriving at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with a gunshot wound, police said. CNN has contacted the medical center for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Clark County Coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the pilot killed when a military jet crashed in a residential neighborhood near Nellis Air Force Base on Monday. According to the coroner’s office, the pilot was identified as Nicholas Hunter Hamilton, 43, of Las Vegas.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un informe de inteligencia de Estados Unidos encontró que varios investigadores del Instituto de Virología de Wuhan en China se enfermaron en noviembre de 2019 y tuvieron que ser hospitalizados, un nuevo detalle sobre la gravedad de sus síntomas que podría atizar el debate sobre los orígenes de la pandemia de covid-19, según
Continue Reading One year ago today, the world watched George Floyd’s life slowly slip away under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The outpouring of rage and empathy that followed shook the foundations of Corporate America in unprecedented ways, but experts say it’s far too early to say whether the business world’s pledged commitments to lasting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Clark County School District and the state’s largest teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on how to keep employees’ health plans afloat amid financial difficulties for the nonprofit insurance company covering them. The district on Monday agreed to allow THT Health, the
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Walmart has apologized to people who received emails containing the n-word in an earlier message from the retailer. On Monday, Walmart said someone outside the company created fake accounts on its site using the email addresses of the individuals in question. That prompted an auto-generated email from the company that contained the racial slur. Walmart
Continue Reading A German e-commerce startup wants to disrupt the New York City grocery market with deliveries to customers’ apartments in 10 minutes or less. Gorillas, founded last year in Berlin and now available in more than 25 European cities, will begin deliveries in a handful of Brooklyn neighborhoods this month. Brooklyn will be Gorillas’ first location
Continue Reading Record-holding NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent more time in outer space than almost any other human on the planet, but even in retirement she’s desperate to go back. On Tuesday, the 61-year-old Whitson revealed that she will do just that — and this time, she’s flying private. Axiom, a Houston-based company that focuses on
Continue Reading For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and protect its own interests, according to a Harvard University study published Thursday. The peer-reviewed study found that Exxon publicly equates demand for energy to an indefinite need for fossil fuels, casting the company as
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Tuesday with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. The meeting comes as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — legislation that would set up a
Continue Reading A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for “getting a jump on public relations” when its leaders in 2019 discussed a public rollout that would blunt the Mueller investigation’s damaging findings about then-President Donald Trump, according to a newly released opinion from the judge. Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s scathing analysis was revealed Tuesday morning
Continue Reading The first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place next month in Switzerland, the White House confirmed Tuesday, as the administration and the Kremlin finalize arrangements for the summit. “President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021. The leaders will discuss the
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