Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Nashville will get its first look inside the new Tennessee State Library and Archives Building later today. The new facility is 165,000 square feet and increases capacity by 40% for up to 760,000 items. State officials tell us a climate-controlled chamber was added to
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President Joe Biden will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday afternoon to discuss his roughly $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal, as he faces united Republican opposition to the plan and pressure from Democrats to move without GOP support. The meeting will be the first time Biden sits down with lawmakers to
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US economy is at an “inflection point,” and that growth and job creation is poised to accelerate. Powell made the comments during an interview on CBS News’ “60 Minutes.” In the interview, Powell provided a rosier economic outlook, in contrast to past remarks on the economy’s recovery. “What
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A Brooklyn, New York, resident was charged earlier this week with a series of hate crimes in connection with three violent incidents against Asian New Yorkers within a month, according to the New York Police Department. Court records show 23 charges against Joseph Russo, 28, stemming from the three incidents, ranging from felony charges of
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Clouds blanketed the borderland skies Monday morning. Despite the cloud covered the area will remain dry and warm this afternoon. We are looking at a chance to see some moisture mid-week, but rain chances should remain east. Temperatures will cool a few degrees Tuesday, a backdoor cold front brings rain chances and cooler temperatures this
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Mastercard wants consumers to understand how much their spending habits are contributing to carbon emissions and global warming. The credit card company created a calculator that measures consumers’ carbon footprints based on what they purchase. The tool, which will be available on Monday, focuses on specific spending categories but doesn’t track individual transactions. The calculator
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Cruz Hewitt, son of former tennis world No. 1 Lleyton, is proving he’s a chip off the old block after winning an Australian Under-12s clay court tournament. The 12-year-old cruised to victory without dropping a set, according to the Australian Associated Press, and even went on to win the Under-12s doubles title alongside Asher Brownrigg.
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Hundreds of people protested Sunday night after a Black man in Minnesota was shot by a police officer and died following a traffic stop. The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb of about 30,000 people. The city is about 10 miles from where former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial
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(CNN) — Una persona murió y otra resultó herida después de un tiroteo frente al hospital Henry Dunant en París el lunes, dijo a CNN una fuente policial con conocimiento de la investigación. Se reportaron varios disparos y las dos víctimas fueron atendidas en el hospital, agregó la fuente. El atacante huyó en un vehículo
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If there’s one thing Chet Hanks has mastered, it’s the art of causing a stir. Weeks after courting controversy with his new “White Boy Summer” clothing brand, the son of Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has teased the first look at his accompanying raunchy new music video. On Sunday, the 30-year-old treated his 483,000 Instagram followers
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — El príncipe Harry voló de regreso al Reino Unido desde su casa en Estados Unidos el domingo para el funeral del príncipe Felipe, duque de Edimburgo, informaron el lunes varios medios de comunicación británicos. Se dice que el duque de Sussex fue visto en el aeropuerto Heathrow de Londres desembarcando de un
Continue Reading Tracy thought she’d built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that’s frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!). Then came the fires, the smoke, the evacuations, the days when the sky turned red and they were unable
Continue Reading Tracy thought she’d built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that’s frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!). Then came the fires, the smoke, the evacuations, the days when the sky turned red and they were unable
Continue Reading A century ago, a Black couple owned a beach resort in Manhattan Beach — a Southern California town known for its scenic expanse. An inviting soulful energy and the songs of Black entertainers radiated throughout the corridors of the dance hall and lodge. But the music and good times would not last due to the
Continue Reading Prince Harry has flown back to the United Kingdom from his home in the US on Sunday ahead of the Duke Of Edinburgh’s funeral, several British media outlets reported Monday. The Duke of Sussex is said to have been spotted at London’s Heathrow Airport disembarking from a British Airways flight from Los Angeles at 1:15
Continue Reading After a raucous start to the year, Wall Street expected non-professional traders to pump chunks of their $1,400 stimulus checks into the stock market, supporting popular names like Tesla and Apple. So far, that doesn’t appear to be happening. Breaking it down: Retail investors who helped power GameStop mania haven’t been rushing to buy their
Continue Reading Dr. Jerry Abraham is determined to ensure California’s most vulnerable communities have access to the Covid-19 vaccine. Abraham has spent the last several months calling state officials to demand vaccine doses for Black and brown people in hard hit South Los Angeles, developing vaccine sites that welcomed walk-in patients, hosting mass vaccination events featuring entertainers
Continue Reading Israel’s army chief has appeared to hint at possible Israeli involvement in an incident at the Natanz nuclear site in Iran, which was described as “terrorist action” by the head of Iran’s atomic energy agency. Iranian officials on Sunday confirmed an “incident” at Natanz, an underground facility where uranium enrichment takes place. “Fortunately, the incident
Continue Reading Hundreds protested Sunday night after a Black man in Minnesota was shot by a police officer and died following a traffic stop. The incident happened earlier that afternoon in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles from where former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for the killing of another Black man,
Continue Reading Cruise lines are already betting big on a rebound, even though the CDC has yet to give the go-ahead for ships to sail to and from US ports. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
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Even though President Joe Biden has moved to reverse many of his predecessor’s anti-immigration policies, the consequences of those restrictive measures linger and have contributed to a massive backlog of nearly 2.6 million visa applications. The backlog includes nearly half a million applicants who are “documentarily qualified” and ready for interviews, according to a recent
Continue Reading When diseases have historically spread in the US, so too has discrimination and hate against Asian Americans. Asian Americans have been verbally harassed, spat on and attacked throughout the coronavirus pandemic. More than a century ago, something similar happened. During disease outbreaks in the 19th and 20th centuries, Chinese immigrants in San Francisco were depicted
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UPDATE, April 13: Detectives said Tuesday that they now believe a man found shot at a hotel near the El Paso airport a day prior was the victim of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. 29–year-old Edgar Gurrolla Reyes, a Mexican citizen, remained hospitalized at UMC on Tuesday. Police indicated that two other people who were
Continue Reading Prominent Republicans rededicated themselves to Donald Trump’s creed of grievance, lies and demagoguery this weekend as President Joe Biden bolstered his counter bet on the use of expansive federal power to ease America’s crises. The dueling approaches reflect a nation torn not only by ideological divides and disputes over the role of government but one
Continue Reading Alibaba is trying to draw a line under accusations that it behaved like a monopoly after Chinese regulators hit the online shopping giant with a record fine over the weekend. But that doesn’t mean the crackdown on tech in China is over yet. Joe Tsai, Alibaba Group’s co-founder and executive vice chairman, told investors on
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Guardia Nacional de Minnesota fue desplegada en la localidad de Brooklyn Center ante multitudinarias protestas por la muerte de un hombre en un tiroteo y un accidente automovilístico en el que estuvo involucrada la policía el domingo. Cientos de personas marcharon hacia el departamento de policía de la ciudad el domingo por
Continue Reading Cruise lines are already betting big on a rebound, even though the CDC has yet to give the go-ahead for ships to sail to and from US ports. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue Reading Actor and TV presenter Nick Cannon is preparing to welcome his second set of twins into the world. DJ Abby De La Rosa announced on Sunday that she and “The Masked Singer” host — who already shares 9-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with ex-wife Mariah Carey — are expecting twin boys, calling the expected arrivals
Continue Reading Guillermo Lasso es el candidato ganador y perdió el correísmo en Ecuador. Esta semana se conocerá si hay segunda vuelta presidencial en Perú. Sigue la espera para el primer vuelo del Ingenuity. Además: los riesgos del covid largo. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Guillermo Lasso, candidato
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