So much for good economic news actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Although stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month, the enthusiasm quickly faded in what has turned out to be a volatile day of trading. The Dow climbed more than 300
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Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A new study released Wednesday by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center found that all 53 of waterways tested across Pennsylvania contained microplastic contamination — including the Susquehanna River. The report provides new data on the presence of microplastics in water samples taken at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Some families who were looking for something to do while they sheltered-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic might have tried something like a home improvement project. But, Michael Carson and his 11-year-old son, Matthew, decided to write a book instead. The pair wrote
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WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats agreed Friday to pare back emergency jobless benefits but extend them for an extra month, bidding to solidify support as the U.S. Senate approached a voting marathon on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill. The deal came as the chamber worked toward approving a final version of the massive package, probably
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(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Colombia informó este viernes que solicitó una audiencia de preclusión en la investigación que se sigue contra el presidente y exsenador Álvaro Uribe Vélez. «Luego de la valoración integral de los elementos materiales probatorios, la evidencia física y la información legalmente obtenida durante el curso del proceso, el fiscal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AIR PARK, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A call about a suitcase in a ditch led to the discovery of seven mewing kittens southwest of Air Park. Now investigators are trying to learn who dumped them there. Chief Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Houchin said they got sent
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Cancer should be a near certainty for whales, the longest-living and largest mammals there are — but scientists are finding that cetaceans are excellent at protecting themselves against the deadly disease. Just how do they do that? It could all come down to good genes, according to a new study published by The Royal Society.
Continue Reading So much for good economic news actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Although stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month, the enthusiasm quickly faded. The Dow climbed more than 300 points after the opening bell, or 1%, while the S&P 500 and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. “Colorectal cancer screening definitely saves people’s lives,” said Rebekah A. Salaiz, Colorectal Cancer Director of Research at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. The CDC warns millions of people in the United States are not being screened as recommended. “There is
Continue Reading (CNN) — El teléfono celular de Dutch Mandel se iluminó con mensajes que decían: «¡Está abierto, está abierto, está abierto!» El residente de Carolina del Sur de 62 años le dijo a CNN el jueves que sus amigos y él, todos mayores de 55 pero menores de 65, habían estado monitoreando ansiosamente el sitio web
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All is well now between Paris Hilton and Sarah Silverman. The heiress/DJ has accepted an apology from Silverman for the comic publicly roasting her at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Silverman made jokes about Hilton who, at the time, was about to start a 45-day jail sentence for an alcohol-related driving offense. Hilton and her
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Not everyone wants to cook mung bean popsicles. Judy Leung, one of the people behind recipe website The Woks of Life, understands that. So when she shared her recipe online, she opened her blog post by taking the reader back to Shanghai, where she grew up. There, she wrote, popsicle peddlers would ride through the
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In counties where states require masks, Covid-19 case and death rates slow down — but in counties where states allow on-site restaurant dining, illness and death rates appear to speed up, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research, published by the CDC on Friday, comes at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EUTAWVILLE, South Carolina (WLOS) — A South Carolina man staying as a house guest was arrested after leaving damages upwards of $30,000 and smearing human feces and urine on the walls of an Eutawville home. Kristion Keller, 21, was charged with malicious injury to personal property in excess
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KGO) — A protest on Thursday prompted the shutdown of the onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Golden Gate Fields. Protesters are reportedly calling for Golden Gate Fields’ race track to be shut down, citing dozens of horse deaths over the past year as well as widespread
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — Four of the injured people were taken to Bellevue Hospital. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The vehicle hit another car, went through a bus stop taking a bus stop pole down, jumped the sidewalk, and hit the street sign before
Continue Reading Bruno Mars really does have the Midas touch. Not only did the Grammy Award-winning singer drop his first single as Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak, but he unveiled a line of clothing named after his alter ego, Ricky Regal, for Lacoste. Both debuted on Friday. Now, that’s how it’s done. When it comes to music,
Continue Reading His past clients say he’s a scammer who ran off with their money, and a judge barred him from illegally masquerading as a certified public accountant after government officials caught on to his scheme. But none of that stopped James Polzin and companies linked to him from seeking — and being granted — at least
Continue Reading The pandemic, now in the beginning of its second year, has had a notable and unequal effect on Americans’ financial well-being. While some people have lost jobs and income, others seem to be thriving. And the chances of falling into either camp vary by income, age, race or ethnicity and gender, according to findings from
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https://youtu.be/auHFxBd6y38 Warm and windy conditions will continue through next week. Sunday will be beautiful with temperatures in the 70s and mostly cloudy skies.Monday and Tuesday will be our warmest days with temperatures near 80 degrees. The windiest days will be Tuesday and Wednesday with gusts near 40 mph.
Continue Reading Lamar Odom let the world in on his reminiscing Wednesday. He posted a video on his verified Instagram account with a caption saying he was watching a marathon of his old show “Khloe & Lamar,” which starred him and his now ex-wife, Khloe Kardashian. “I’ll never forget the day I got married on TV,” he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Big moments in history shed a spotlight on historically Black colleges and universities. One of those moments includes the election to vice president of the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) graduate Kamala Harris, who attended Howard University. Then there’s Stacey Abram,
Continue Reading It looks like good economic news is actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month. The Dow rose more than 300 points, or 1%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each rose about 1% as well.
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 2,000 customers were without power in Socorro and San Elizario due to a Friday morning outage. El Paso Electric’s outage map showed the outage was first reported at 6:55 a.m. and affected 2,286 customers. A spokesman for El Paso Electric said a car crashed into a transmission pole,
Continue Reading The latest Disney animated adventure can be seen two ways: “Raya and the Last Dragon” offers another bold female lead from an underrepresented group and cute (in one case magical) sidekicks, embarking on a stirring quest. The deeper message, however, involves the toll that division and distrust inflicts on a mythical kingdom, which gives the
Continue Reading At first, “Boss Level” seems as familiar and derivative as it is unnecessary — basically just an insanely-violent version of “Groundhog Day,” with Frank Grillo caught in a time loop and trying to fight his way out of it. Stick with it, though, and the Hulu movie sort of grows on you, mindless fun that
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Charlotte Bennett, the second woman to go public with sexual harassment allegations against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says she thought the governor was trying to sleep with her and she was deeply uncomfortable with questions he asked. “I thought, he’s trying to sleep with me. The governor is trying to sleep with me.
Continue Reading If “The Mandalorian” is the “Star Wars” version of a western, “WandaVision” was, finally, Marvel’s take on a love story. Yet in keeping with the company’s interconnected universe, the finale of the Disney+ show also planted seeds that will bear fruit in future movies, cementing the streaming service’s ability to effectively add to those building
Continue Reading In a matter of hours (big caveat on how many hours exactly), the Senate will vote to pass President Joe Biden’s first major legislative agenda item through its chamber, sending it back to the House of Representatives. The $1.9 trillion relief bill provides extended unemployment benefits to Americans out of work, billions in funding to
Continue Reading The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into the early hours of Saturday, the last major hurdle senators face before voting on President Joe Biden’s sweeping pandemic relief bill. The long series of amendment votes, known as a vote-a-rama, is a
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