Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Two children riding in the front bucket of a backhoe were killed on April 3 after the bucket dumped them onto the ground and they were run over. The kids, an 11-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl, died at the scene outside their home
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Black business leaders’ efforts to stop voter suppression in the wake of Georgia’s recently enacted voting bill illustrate the vanishing separation between protest and politics in America today. They also embody the work of Georgia’s most famous civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over 70 Black executives, led by former American Express CEO
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According to Matt Gaetz, he is entirely innocent of allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor that the Justice Department is currently investigating. “First I have never, ever paid for sex,” the Florida Republican wrote in an op-ed published in the conservative Washington Examiner on Monday. “And second, I, as an adult
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — Kim Kardashian West se une a las filas de Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk y otros magnates: Es oficialmente multimillonaria, según Forbes. Forbes publicó este martes su lista anual de multimillonarios, en la que incluyó a Kim Kardashian West por primera vez. La revista dijo que los negocios en auge de
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Jack Hanna, an animal and wildlife expert who became famous after his many TV appearances, is retiring from public life due to dementia, his family announced Wednesday. “Doctors have diagnosed our dad, Jack Hanna, with dementia, now believed to be Alzheimer’s disease,” Hanna’s family wrote in a statement posted to his verified Twitter account. “His
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Protecting precious birds and protecting our powerlines. Some biologists took flight in a helicopter on Tuesday to do just that. CBS 2’s Jim Williams explained Tuesday. Eagles and osprey are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and they’re under the watchful eye of scientists
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Framingham dog was reunited with her owner after being missing for five years. Bay, a basenji, went missing while staying with a dog sitter because her owner was away, the non-profit Missing Dogs Massachusetts wrote on Facebook. Bay was reported missing to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Paso Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar on Wednesday joined a group of lawmakers in an NAACP lawsuit that seeks damages from former President Donald Trump and the extremist group Proud Boys for allegedly inciting the U.S. Capitol riot, the Dallas Morning News reported. Escobar claims she has “violent nightmares” and suffers from
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There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children in US custody, according to the latest government data, marking a new high as the Biden administration announces a string of sites to accommodate kids. As of Tuesday, there were 4,228 unaccompanied children in the custody of Customs and Border Protection, an agency not generally prepared to
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Just days after NASA’s Perseverance rover gently dropped the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars, the robot companions took a selfie together on Tuesday and beamed it back to Earth. The rover used its robotic arm, which has a camera mounted on the end, to capture the image. The helicopter can be seen 13
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A New Hampshire high school track and field coach said he was fired after refusing to enforce a mask mandate for athletes that he called “senseless, irrational, cowardice b—s—.” Pembroke Academy track and field coach Bradley Keyes said the school informed him that
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los reguladores de medicamentos europeos han confirmado un vínculo entre la vacuna de Oxford-AstraZeneca de covid-19 y los coágulos de sangre raros, mientras que las autoridades del Reino Unido recomendaron que las personas menores de 30 años deben tomar vacunas alternativas. La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA) dijo el miércoles que una combinación
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s taco Tuesday, and a new kind of taco is taking Baltimore by storm! It’s called quesabirria. Inside Jimmy Longoria’s kitchen, quesabirria tacos are on the menu, and it all starts with the beef. “Birria is actually just the meat, the braised beef,” Longoria said.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported more progress in getting residents vaccinated as the state continues to lead the U.S. in the vaccine rollout. State Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said 50% of residents 16 and older have received their first shot and 31% are fully vaccinated. The latest figures come
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — As Hawaii sees an influx of visitors, some are getting creative when it comes to renting cars as many are noting difficulties with availability. Tourists are renting vehicles from U-Haul because of a recent shortage of rental vehicles in the islands. U-Haul’s Hawaii president says
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– En Venezuela, Luis Adrián Duque, alcalde del municipio Sucre en el estado de Yaracuy, anunció este martes que marcará las residencias en las que habitan supuestos pacientes con covid-19. Lo que ha generado malestar entre la población y críticas en las redes sociales. «Estamos protegiendo a nuestro pueblo. Aquí indica cuando tenemos
Continue Reading President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he made in the aftermath of two deadly shootings last month. The announcements will come as the President is expected to nominate David Chipman as the next director of the Bureau of
Continue Reading Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the complaints he had leveled a day earlier at corporations for publicly protesting a new Georgia voting law were not said “very artfully” even as he stood by his criticism of the CEOs who he charged “ought to read the damn bill.” McConnell also defended changes being
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Three people are seriously after two pit bulls got loose and attacked several people near 28th and Melvin on Wednesday, April 7. Milwaukee police say it happened around 11:35 a.m. An individual fired shots at the dogs, subsequently striking them, in attempt to free the
Continue Reading At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice Department to bring a more severe charge against the group’s leadership, according to an attorney involved in the case. The development is the first indication that people charged in the insurrection are
Continue Reading Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, making him one of the first alums of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to ink such a lucrative contract. Two people in the publishing industry tell CNN the former vice president’s deal is worth seven figures, somewhere in the range of
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is expected to nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. If confirmed, Chipman would be the agency’s first permanent director since 2015. Two people familiar with the matter told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 54-year-old man was cited on several charges including driving under the influence of intoxicant following crash in southeast Portland Tuesday evening. Just before 7:30 p.m., officers were called out to a crash in the 12000 block of Southeast Ash Street. Police said a
Continue Reading More than 528,000 Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange in the first six weeks of the special enrollment period President Joe Biden opened for the uninsured. That’s more than double the number that turned to the exchange, healthcare.gov, in the same period over the past two years, when
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EL PASO, Texas — Starting this fall, El Pasoans and other residents of the 915 area code will have to dial a 10-digit number — rather than seven digits — to make local calls. The change is needed to accommodate 988 as the three-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting in July 2022. The 915 area code
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden said Amazon should “start paying their taxes” in a broader critique of large, successful businesses. “I don’t think any company, I don’t give a damn how big they are, the Lord Almighty, should absolutely be in a position where they pay no tax and make billions and billions and billions
Continue Reading (CNN) — Brasil continúa marcando hitos sombríos en su lucha contra el coronavirus. El país vivió su día más mortífero desde el inicio de la pandemia este martes, con un récord de 4.195 nuevas muertes por covid-19. Marzo fue el mes más mortífero para el país desde el inicio de la pandemia, con 66.573 muertes
Continue Reading President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he made in the aftermath of two deadly shootings last month. Biden has been considering requiring background checks on so-called ghost guns along with other measures that would strengthen existing gun laws.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A teenager filed a lawsuit Monday against the Fresno Grizzlies’ ownership group, accusing them of negligence during the 2019 taco eating contest where his father died. Dana Andrew Hutchings had high hopes for the 2019 amateur taco eating contest during the Fresno Grizzlies Taco
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLOVIS, California (KFSN) — Some Clovis Unified instructors say their concerns haven’t been adequately addressed over the years. Frustrated members of ACE (ACE graphic), the Association of Clovis Educators, believe it’s time to form a teachers union. “Teachers have been frustrated for a number of years, not feeling
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