Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The University of Mobile will award the doctor of humane letters to Sarah Bailey Thomas, a UM graduate who shattered glass ceilings and became the first female official to work a Super Bowl earlier this year. Thomas will deliver the commencement address at the
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Amazon and Google owner Alphabet are two of the most valuable companies on the planet. They dominate their industries, generate tons of cash and are obscenely profitable. Yet neither of the companies are in the prestigious Dow Jones Industrial Average — and for a good reason. Both Amazon and Alphabet have stock prices in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MAGGIE VALLEY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two owners from a Maggie Valley Inn are going viral after posting what some are calling a gross message on their kiosk. Maggie Valley Inn owners say ‘no regrets’ after posting divisive sign “Right now, the kiosk says ACAB, the barrel is
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Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist is launching a campaign to get his old job as Florida governor back. Crist announced Tuesday that he will be entering the Florida 2022 race for governor, joining a potentially tough and crowded Democratic primary in a pivotal swing state. Republican incumbent Ron DeSantis has not yet formally announced whether he’ll
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DEMING, New Mexico — Two small town art students are being recognized nationally, and are up for some big bucks that could improve the school’s art program for years to come. Deming High School senior Kamryn Zachek and junior Annette Guzman spent hours creating their masterpieces, and are now finalists in the annual Van’s “Custom
Continue Reading Ever since “Star Wars” premiered in 1977, kids and adults alike wanted to get their hands on a lightsaber. The “elegant weapon for a more civilized age” is one of the most famous props in movie history and pop culture — and now Disney has apparently created a “real” one. Disney Parks released a very
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A federal judge on Monday agreed to delay until the fall the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to provide the defense team more time to prepare for the additional charges against the former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell faces sex-trafficking charges for allegedly recruiting and grooming a 14-year-old girl to engage in sex
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(CNN Español) – Científicos ya han establecido que el covid-19 se transmite a través de los aerosoles. Fue solo hasta finales de abril que la Organización Mundial de la Salud mencionó esta forma, los aerosoles, como una forma de contagio. ¿Qué dijo la OMS? El Dr. Elmer Huerta lo explica en este episodio. Puedes escuchar
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EL PASO, Texas — The owner of a west El Paso bar and restaurant contends police are wrong in their report of a 50-person brawl with shots fired that took place in his parking lot on Sunday night. And Justin Kaufman says the man arrested by police – who was later ordered released by a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Army Spc. Vahid Afsharzadeh was born in Iran, and on Monday he became a U.S. citizen. Afsharzadeh came to America at age 20 to pursue his electrical engineering degree at Cal State Long Beach. After graduating from CSULB, he made the choice to join
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Tuesday will set a new goal of administering at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to 70% of the US adult population and having 160 million US adults fully vaccinated by July 4, according to senior administration officials. To meet this goal, Biden will direct tens of thousands of pharmacies participating in
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4. This comes as the administration pushes to make it easier for people to get shots and to bring the country closer to normalcy. The new goal includes fully vaccinating
Continue Reading The Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun, but it keeps discovering new, intriguing things about our mysterious planetary neighbor Venus. The NASA spacecraft flew by Venus last summer and detected a natural radio signal from Earth’s twin. This signal revealed that the probe actually passed through the upper atmosphere of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. BERNARD PARISH, Louisiana (WDSU) — The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office held a news conference Monday about an incident at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival on Saturday, and a shooting that occurred in Chalmette. St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann said that, during the festival, there was an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque Police is handling the discovery of a body floating in an arroyo Monday as a homicide. According to Albuquerque Fire and Rescue crews got a call about two people in the Flood Channel near Claremont Avenue and Algodones Street. When rescue teams
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — The self-avowed anti-Semite convicted of murdering three people on the Jewish Community Center campus in Overland Park, Kansas, in 2014 has died in prison. A notice from the Kansas Department of Corrections said Frazier Glenn Cross, Jr., died Monday at the El Dorado
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Recent social media posts are at the center of a federal libel lawsuit. A Texas businesswoman is suing Black Lives Matter Sacramento for libel. She claims the group and/or their leader Tanya Faison posted an email on social media bearing her name that was filled with racists remarks. Karra Crowley insists
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Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years, the pair announced in a statement on their verified Twitter accounts. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the statement reads. The couple founded their philanthropic organization, the
Continue Reading Theater fans eager for Broadway’s reopening will have to wait a few more months. New York’s theater owners on Tuesday said they are still planning to reopen in the fall even after the state government said it would lift restrictions on the venues later this month — much faster than many in the arts community
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For the first time in fourteen months, Las Cruces film aficionados can snack on buttery popcorn, unwrap their 3D glasses and watch their favorite flicks in a movie theater. The Allen family has now opened Telshor 12 for the first time since March 17th, 2020. “As far as I know,
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Aidy Bryant nearly had an on-set meltdown when she was under pressure to remember the steps to the Electric Slide. Bryant, who is skillfully playing Ted Cruz on “Saturday Night Live” this season, visited “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday to promote the third season of her Hulu show, “Shrill.” She recounted a funny
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In a visit to a Las Cruces clinic on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján asked how staffers are meeting the need for mental health treatment during the pandemic. “There’s a stigma out there that discourages every one of us from coming forward to ask for assistance and help,”
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Te presentamos un vistazo a la vida de Melinda Gates, copresidenta de la organización filantrópica más grande del mundo, quien el lunes anunció junto a Bill Gates el fin de su matrimonio. Datos personales de Melinda Gates Fecha de nacimiento: 15 de agosto de 1964 Lugar de nacimiento: Dallas, Texas Nombre de
Continue Reading The suspect who was shot and wounded by law enforcement in a standoff just outside CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, on Monday has died, the FBI said. The suspect, whose name has not been released, died after being transported to a hospital, the FBI said in a statement Tuesday. Additional details were not provided. The
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949 – France establishes the State
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A briefing on suspected energy attacks on US intelligence officers turned contentious last week, two sources told CNN, as senators demanded more information about the mysterious incidents from the CIA and accountability for how the agency has handled them. Senators on the Intelligence Committee were baffled that they were just learning about significant developments for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WESTCHESTER COUNTY, New York (WABC) — Two police officers in Westchester County went above and beyond to serve a member of the community in need. Mount Vernon Police Officers Cartwright and Velez caught the attention of our Be Kind campaign. The officers were called to a Dollar Tree
Continue Reading Let’s say you’re shopping for something on Walmart.com — maybe t-shirts. Under the category on the site, you’ll see a number of options shipped and sold by Walmart itself. Then, there are others. You can get a Ford Mustang tee from a third-party seller named Wild Bobby, or one boasting Disney’s Stitch character from the
Continue Reading Merrick Garland stepped into his first congressional hot seat as attorney general Tuesday morning, testifying before the House Appropriations Committee to propose a multibillion-dollar budget increase for the Justice Department. Part of the funding boost is needed to combat domestic terrorism, which Garland said keeps him up at night. “We have a growing fear of
Continue Reading Concerns about looming gun control legislation and rising crime continued to fuel gun sales in America throughout the month of April, according to industry observers. The FBI conducted more than 3.5 million gun-related background checks last month, a 20% year-over-year increase from April 2020, according to the latest FBI figures released Monday. Nearly 1.7 million
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