Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday praised President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, calling it a “careful and thought-out plan.” “The President doesn’t want endless wars. I don’t want endless wars. And neither do the American people. And it’s refreshing to have a thought-out plan with a set timetable instead
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Dollar General plans to hire 20,000 workers this spring as the discount chain continues its expansion during the pandemic. The company said Wednesday it’s looking to hire full- and part-time workers in stores and distribution centers, as well as drivers for its private-trucking fleet. Dollar General does not disclose its minimum wage for workers, but
Continue Reading The billionaires club got bigger Wednesday with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong joining the coveted coven. He runs the cryptocurrency exchange company that went public at a valuation of about $100 billion. That turned Armstrong into an instant mega-billionaire: His roughly 40 million shares became worth about $16 billion. Founded by Armstrong in 2012, Coinbase helps
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Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Meriden police have arrested a man accused of killing his brother. Last Saturday, police responded to Midstate Medical Hospital for the report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He later passed away. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Dante Smith. During the
Continue Reading Part of the fencing perimeter that has been around the White House complex since President Donald Trump was in office was removed on Wednesday morning. CNN observed crews taking down metal fencing that had been around the perimeter of the White House complex for months. Not all of the fencing was removed and most of
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WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors won’t charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – The judge in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has denied a defense motion to acquit the former police officer in George Floyd’s death. Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson argued Wednesday that prosecutors did not prove that Chauvin’s actions killed Floyd. The request came a day after a use-of-force expert said Chauvin was justified in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Houston man found a toddler walking alone at night on the I-45 feeder road while the child’s mother ate out with a friend, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable said. Around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dominique Edwards was on his way home with his own
Continue Reading A group of House Foreign Affairs Committee lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to “urgently push” Saudi Arabia to lift restrictions on imports to Yemen, where the United Nations says nearly 50,000 people are already starving to death. “Since 2015, the restrictions imposed by the coalition have critically exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Yemen,”
Continue Reading Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a long-serving lawmaker and top Republican on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, announced on Wednesday he is retiring at the end of his term. “I have an announcement I can’t think of a better place to make it than right here at the chamber I led many years ago. …
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KGO) — A Division 1 football player from Concord is being credited for helping police apprehend a car break-in suspect. That same suspect was then caught on camera months later committing an even more heinous crime targeting Asian seniors. Dramatic surveillance video shows a police officer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — April is Donate Life month and as part of the effort to encourage all Americans to register as organ donors and to honor those who saved lives through their gift of organ donation, Donate Life Northwest is holding its annual Gift of Life Awards
Continue Reading Conservative lawmakers concerned by the growing list of major corporations taking progressive stances on hot-button political issues should expect more of the same for the foreseeable future. So says Lisa Osborne Ross, who next month will become the first Black person to serve as chief executive officer for the US division of Edelman, one of
Continue Reading BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter is charged in Sunday’s shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The 6-year-old girl critically injured in the Feb. 4 crash involving then-Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now back at home and recovering, her family says. The family posted an update this week, saying: Ariel is at home recovering, we hope that
Continue Reading President Joe Biden said Wednesday that parts of the United States are “backsliding into the days of Jim Crow” by passing laws he says are reminiscent of when Black Americans had to pay poll taxes and pass other tests before casting their vote. “The cry for justice 400 years in the making is ringing out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It seems the panic buying of paper products has slowed down. Sales of toilet paper dropped more than 32-percent in the 12 weeks ending April 3 compared to the same period a year ago. That’s according to market research firm Nielsen IQ, which tracks
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Slavia Prague defender Ondřej Kúdela has been banned for 10 matches by UEFA after the governing body’s investigation into allegations of the player’s “racist behavior” towards Rangers’ midfielder Glen Kamara during the sides’ UEFA Europa League meeting at Ibrox stadium last month. The incident occurred late in the match when Kúdela was seen saying something
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Reports that the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine may, in extremely rare cases, cause blood clots has dealt a fresh blow to the world’s vaccination drive, just weeks after similar concerns were raised over the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson said it would suspend shots across the United
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it will replace a Trump-era rule barring certain federally funded health care providers from referring patients for abortions, a step long demanded by abortion rights groups. The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the proposed regulation to reverse the Trump administration’s rule blocking providers in the Title X family
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(CNN Español) — El príncipe Felipe, duque de Edimburgo, esposo de la reina Isabel II por más de 70 años, falleció el 9 de abril y un día después la soberana le rindió un tributo a través de la cuenta oficial de Twitter de la familia real. El mensaje recogió palabras de la soberana durante
Continue Reading A Minnesota prosecutor could decide as early as Wednesday whether to charge a police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop — a shooting that has sparked three nights of protests. The Washington County prosecutor is weighing charges for Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim
Continue Reading A long-awaited US Army investigation concluded that while the use of military helicopters flying low at potentially dangerous altitudes over protesters in Washington, DC, last June after the death of George Floyd was not prohibited by federal law or policy, there was a “lack of understanding” regarding the “employment and command” of the helicopters. Given
Continue Reading HSBC will move four of its most senior executives to Hong Kong later this year, as the London-based bank focuses more attention on fast-growing markets in Asia. CEO Noel Quinn said in an internal memo on Wednesday that Barry O’Byrne, head of global commercial banking, Greg Guyett, co-head of global banking and markets, and Nuno
Continue Reading Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday promised to examine the practices of police departments around the country that commit civil rights violations in his first public comments since the police shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. In a brief virtual address to civil rights leaders attending the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police are still investigating the double murder-suicide that took place in two counties on Monday. Shaun Varsos killed his wife and her mother in their Whispering Oaks Drive home in Lebanon on Monday morning before he returned to Nashville where he died from an
Continue Reading The Senate is pushing to advance a bill Wednesday that would address the surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans. The bill, which would assign a Justice Department official to expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes and establish an online database, initially received pushback from some Senate Republicans as an ineffective, messaging vote. But
Continue Reading It’s always bad when politicians, faced with a serious moral dilemma, put self-interest ahead of public service. It’s even worse when they know better and do it anyway. This week brings us a troubling new chapter in the story of Nikki Haley and Donald Trump: he, a person who wouldn’t know a moral dilemma if
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Public School employees will a bigger paycheck after a school board vote. During its school board meeting, education leaders unanimously approved a year-end 2% salary increase and a retention bonus for employees. Funding for the pay adjustments will come from local revenue as well
Continue Reading Washington (CNN)– El presidente Joe Biden planea anunciar este miércoles la retirada de las tropas de Estados Unidos de Afganistán antes del próximo vigésimo aniversario de los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre, según tres personas familiarizadas con los planes. La retirada amplía la presencia de las tropas estadounidenses más allá de la fecha límite
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