Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The FBI is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of those responsible for the 1998 murder of Rhonda Tribue. Tribue, who may of also been known by her maiden name Easley, was a mother of six
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken addressed the United Nations Security Council Monday in an at-times passionate plea to increase desperately needed humanitarian access to Syria. In remarks delivered virtually in his capacity as top US diplomat, Blinken called for the Security Council to reauthorize and reopen the two closed border crossings and reauthorize the one
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Watch out, Rao’s. There’s a new fancy pasta sauce headed for grocery shelves. The high-end New York-based Italian restaurant Carbone is for the first time selling its pasta sauces online and in some supermarkets, as part of a broader push into consumer packaged foods. Carbone’s parent company Major Food Groups announced Monday the launch of
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Ben Higgins, who starred on season 20 of “The Bachelor,” is weighing in on the controversy surrounding longtime host Chris Harrison. Higgins told CNN in a recent interview that he’s been friends with Harrison for years and found himself in a tough spot following Harrison’s controversial comments regarding race during an interview on Extra with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WOODBURN, Oregon (KPTV) — Three teenagers escaped from the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn Sunday, and warrants have been issued for their arrest, according to the Oregon Youth Authority. Authorities say the teens who lived in the same unit assaulted a staff member, stole their keys and
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SUEZ, Egypt — The Evergreen container ship has been dislodged and is now floating, after blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities said Monday. Tug boats had spent several hours on Monday working to free the bow of the massive vessel after dislodging the stern earlier in the day. Marine traffic websites showed
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico lawmakers are embarking on an unusual legislative session that may focus entirely on the legalization of recreational marijuana. Efforts at legalizing the sale of cannabis to adults 21 and older faltered during the regular annual session that ended March 20, amid divergent views about government oversight of a
Continue Reading The Biden administration announced Monday a massive, coordinated effort to bolster offshore wind energy projects in the United States to jumpstart a “clean energy revolution.” As part of the new initiative which spans multiple government agencies, the Departments of the Interior, Energy and Commerce committed to a shared goal of generating 30 gigawatts of offshore
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George Floyd’s family, attorneys and supporters knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on Monday to mark the final moments of Floyd’s life ahead of opening arguments in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged in his death. The group’s gesture came after attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton and Floyd’s relatives delivered
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd went on trial Monday, with prosecutors showing the jury video of Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on the Black man’s neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at him repeatedly to get off and Floyd gasped that he couldn’t breathe. In opening
Continue Reading The Biden administration is planning to probe “Trump-era political interference” in government science in an effort to prevent abuses in the future, The New York Times reported Monday. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is planning to announce later Monday the “formation of a task force aimed at identifying past tampering in
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. From a media perspective, the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be the biggest trial of the streaming TV age. Opening arguments will get underway around 10 a.m. Eastern on Monday. People
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The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide next term whether Kentucky’s Republican attorney general can defend a controversial abortion-related law that had been struck down by a lower court, keeping the legal fight going. Attorney General Daniel Cameron sought to defend the law after the state’s Democratic administration declined to continue doing so. The
Continue Reading The police officer who shot a man to death while responding to multiple shooting incidents in Virginia Beach, Virginia, late Friday night did not have his body camera turned on. “The officer was wearing a bodycam, but for unknown reasons at this point in time, it was not activated,” Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate
Continue Reading Two students died after an Iowa State University crew club boat capsized with five students aboard during practice Sunday morning, according to the university. The body of one student was recovered from Little Wall Lake on Monday morning by a dive team and the other body was recovered Sunday, a news release from the university
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The federal ban on evictions has been extended yet again, bringing relief to tens of millions of renters struggling to catch up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its federal moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent until June 30. It marks the third time the deadline for lifting the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ZEBULON, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Cary man is charged with an assault with a deadly weapon after a shooting on E. North St. Zebulon. Police said one person was shot after 6 p.m. Sunday and was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A family pet was also shot
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — Heather Perez says her friendship with Jennifer Keim stretches back nearly two decades – back to when the girls were 16 years old. “We met through mutual friends and we instantly became family,” Perez remembers. Her children call Keim their aunt, and Perez says
Continue Reading Senate Democrats are looking at potentially using an arcane budget process twice more this year in an effort to ensure they can pass President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure project with just a simple Democratic majority. The effort underscores the narrow margins Democrats have to pass the Biden agenda, and the move comes as some moderates
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A stranded cat is safe and dry after being rescued from a wooded island in the Saginaw River. Elyssa Weber was scrolling on Facebook last week when she saw a post about a cat stranded in the Saginaw River. “Instantly my heart just thumped
Continue Reading RAINS COUNTY, Texas — A teenage girl in Texas has been abducted by a registered sex offender and is in “extreme danger,” according to a statewide Amber Alert issued Monday. Lexus Gray, 14, was allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial father, 40-year old Justin Gray, after authorities say he assaulted and chased her mom with a
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(CNN) — Los combatientes de la provincia de África central del ISIS se atribuyeron el lunes la responsabilidad del ataque en la provincia norteña de Cabo Delgado en Mozambique, según un comunicado publicado por el ala de medios afiliada a ISIS, la agencia de noticias Amaq. El ataque de insurgentes islamistas en la localidad de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — At first, it was unclear who bought the billboard along West Broadway in Council Bluffs when it went up in November. It read: “Thank you, law enforcement. Paid for by your law-abiding citizens.” Then, somebody bought a second billboard with the same message in
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mira el resplandor de la superluna de gusanos en el cielo de marzo este domingo. Esta será la primera superluna del año, lo que significa que la luna está un poco más cerca de la Tierra y, por lo tanto, parece más grande y brillante en el cielo. La superluna de gusanos es
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A first-in-the-nation COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit was deployed in Connecticut on Monday. Gov. Ned Lamont said it belongs to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. A news conference kicked it off at 11 a.m. Monday at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. Stream it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — This weekend, weddings on Oahu looked a lot different compared to last year. When Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi eased COVID-19 restrictions for the commercial wedding industry on Friday, organizers and their clients literally danced for joy. “When we got the news on the phone, hey,
Continue Reading Czech billionaire Petr Kellner was one of five people killed when their chopper crashed near a glacier in Alaska during a skiing trip on Saturday. PPF Group, the Czech investment company that Kellner co-founded, confirmed his death in a statement on Monday. “With great sadness, PPF announces that … Petr Kellner tragically passed away in
Continue Reading The Biden administration announced the suspension of all trade engagement with Myanmar on Monday following a weekend of violence against pro-democracy protesters and the deadliest day since military seized power in a February 1 coup. The suspension “will remain in effect until the return of a democratically elected government,” a statement from the office of
Continue Reading (CNN) — San Francisco está lanzando un programa piloto que garantizará ingresos mensuales para los artistas afectados por la pandemia de covid-19. La alcaldesa London Breed anunció el programa el jueves en un comunicado. Garantizaría pagos mensuales de US$ 1.000 para alrededor de 130 artistas de San Francisco durante seis meses a partir de mayo.
Continue Reading Sen. Thom Tillis announced on Monday that he has prostate cancer and will be getting surgery next week. Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who just won reelection last fall, said in a statement that he expects “to make a full recovery.” “Next week, I will have surgery in North Carolina to treat prostate cancer,” he
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