Bank of America’s chief executive is the latest business leader to speak out about restrictive voting legislation in states such as Georgia and Texas, calling for a federal bipartisan commission to investigate the measures. “The right to vote should be distributed in the broadest sense and anything that goes against that shouldn’t be tolerated,” said
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HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech at the opening of the Eighth congress of the ruling party, the only
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Click here for updates on this story KALIHI, Hawaii (KITV) — Without money for more than three months, a 33-year-old Kalihi resident is battling to keep a roof over his head and food on the table. His unemployment checks stopped coming — and he doesn’t know why. The former Oahu maintenance worker, who asked not
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The family of Tamir Rice sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday asking him to reopen the investigation into the boy’s 2014 shooting death and to convene a grand jury to consider charges against the Cleveland police officers who killed him. Former AG William Barr announced in December that the Justice Department would not
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is being sought after he allegedly stole 30 cartons of cigarettes in St. Louis County. Detectives in North County said the suspect was seen on surveillance cameras stealing the cigarettes from an unmanned counter at the Cig-Liq Outlet on Dunn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis-area chiropractor is accused deceptively marketing products, saying they could treat or prevent COVID-19. In a complaint filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), authorities say that Eric Neptune was claiming that products he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STE. GENEVIEVE, Missouri (KMOV) — An officer was injured after a suspect threw a lit Molotov cocktail in Ste. Genevieve overnight. Police Chief Eric Bennett told News 4 Officer Pete Unverferth, 36, responded to the St. Jude subdivision around 1 a.m. after a neighbor had called 911 to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The ongoing stalemate in labor negotiations between the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Service Employees International Union could lead to a scenario where students face picket lines on campus when in-person learning resumes next week. The local SEIU chapter, which represents 1,900
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Westmoreland County woman claims she was forced to work in a local senior care facility’s COVID-19 unit, despite being high-risk and having a note from her medical provider. Dianne Corrie filed a lawsuit in federal court this week against her former employer, Redstone
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Nate Shapiro was leaving Temple Israel last Friday when something caught his eye. “I just noticed something weird on the light poles and so I actually pulled back in and investigated and saw it was a Neo-Nazi recruiting propaganda poster,” Shapiro said. The executive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GUTHRIE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A transgender woman said she was turned away from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the Logan County Health Department. The Oklahoma State Department of Health wouldn’t comment on camera about the incident but said in a statement the woman couldn’t get the vaccine due
Continue Reading Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday, November 7, 2021 – Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Set clocks back one hour. Sunday, March 14, 2021 – Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Set clocks ahead one hour. It is “Daylight
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(CNN) — El sospechoso del tiroteo masivo de Indianápolis era conocido por las autoridades federales y locales antes del ataque. Un familiar del presunto tirador se acercó a las autoridades advirtiendo sobre el potencial de violencia del sospechoso, según tres fuentes policiales informadas sobre el asunto. No estaba claro cuándo se dio la advertencia, pero
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The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney Ross, at one time served as a teacher to Daunte Wright echoes the intimate connections between Emmett Till and Fred Hampton, two martyrs of the civil rights era who never met in real life. This shared connection between two men killed by Minneapolis area police who also never
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, curb the activity of US non-profit groups in the country and sanction US officials in a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden’s sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday. Lavrov, speaking at a press conference in Moscow
Continue Reading (CNN) — El sospechoso del tiroteo masivo de Indianápolis era conocido por las autoridades federales y locales antes del ataque. Un familiar del presunto tirador se acercó a las autoridades advirtiendo sobre el potencial de violencia del sospechoso, según tres fuentes policiales informadas sobre el asunto. No estaba claro cuándo se dio la advertencia, pero
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Flint Registry will be mailing out two free, reusable face masks to every household in the city of Flint. Starting on Friday, April 16, approximately 60,000 masks will be mailed to Flint homes. “I wish we could mail vaccines, but I’m thrilled that
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Helen McCrory, the British actress best known for her roles in the ‘Harry Potter’ films and ‘Peaky Blinders,’ has died, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday. McCrory, who was 52, died “peacefully at home” after “an heroic battle with cancer,” the “Homeland” star said in a tweet. The London-born actress, who starred as
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Former Republican President George W. Bush is calling for bipartisan action on several immigration measures, calling for a restoration of “the people’s confidence in an immigration system that serves both our values and our interests.” In a Washington Post op-ed published on Friday, Bush strikes a gentler tone on immigration than the one often uttered
Continue Reading For five nights in a row, protesters have gathered — often with snow falling around them — outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department to chant the name Daunte Wright, whose fatal shooting during a traffic stop Sunday sparked anger in the Minneapolis area and across the nation. During the days, the local community witnessed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A confederate statue owned by the City of Atlanta is sitting on borrowed time, now that the Norfolk Southern Company has requested that it be removed from their property in Midtown. Hundreds drive by it every day, It’s held a spot in various Atlanta locations
Continue Reading One hundred days after the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, the unprecedented progress and unexpected roadblocks of the investigation are becoming clear. Prosecutors have moved full speed ahead with hundreds of cases against rioters but haven’t made use of the much-discussed sedition laws. They’ve rounded up dozens of extremists and militia members yet
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones on Friday said Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire this summer, becoming the first congressional member to publicly call for the 82-year-old justice to step down. “There’s no question that Justice Breyer, for whom I have great respect, should retire at the end of this term,” the New York Democrat
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC (WFSB) — A Milford-based group that aims to help people who experience traumatic events visited with DC capitol police. K9 First Responders headed south on Sunday to comfort capitol police in the wake of a deadly incident that claimed the life Officer William Evans on April
Continue Reading President Joe Biden will sign a declaration on Friday to speed refugee admissions to the US but not raise the refugee cap, as he has committed to doing. Instead, he will sign an emergency determination that will cast a wider net of who can arrive to the US under the refugee ceiling currently in place.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — In an effort to get as many people access to a COVID-19 vaccine, the United Way of Connecticut, Community Health Center, Inc. and Uber are coming together to provide free rides to vaccine sites. Uber is donating 30,000 free rides for those who have
Continue Reading The stock market is soaring and bond yields have pulled back after a big spike earlier this year. But make no mistake: Investors still have plenty to fret about when it comes to the threat of inflation. The US economy is rebounding thanks to stimulus and Covid-19 vaccines. Retail sales went through the roof in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RAINIER, Oregon (KPTV) — A Rainier homeowner is safe after his dog alerted him to a house fire early Friday morning. Columbia River Fire & Rescue crews were responded to a house fire in the 68000 block of Whitney Road just after 2 a.m. Officials said the homeowner
Continue Reading The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s highly-successful whistleblower program is stepping down at a delicate moment for the market watchdog. Jane Norberg is leaving the SEC on Friday, after presiding over a four-and-half-year period during which the whistleblower office handed out a staggering $702 million in awards to 114 individuals who aided the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A dump truck driver was arrested for DUI on Thursday afternoon, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. They say deputies arrested the dump truck driver after the person initially refused to stop. “We’re grateful this situation ended without a crash,” the sheriff’s
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