The first dogs have entered the White House — the Bidens’ two German shepherds, Champ and Major, officially joined the first family in their new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday. “The First Family wanted to get settled before bringing the dogs down to Washington from Delaware. Champ is enjoying his new dog bed
Continue Reading The new President and first lady settled in at the White House this weekend, and did so with extended Biden family members. “The residence has life in it again,” a White House source told CNN of the energy inside. “It’s the honeymoon period where everything feels new.” There were nighttime movie binges in the White
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Out of a job since last June due to COVID-19, Clarksville resident Calvin Stewart never thought he’d still be fighting for his unemployment benefits months later. “I tried to get unemployment and they denied me the first time and said something was wrong with it,”
Continue Reading The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for his bribery conviction. It is the latest case in which the nine justices have considered exploring the reach of federal prosecutors when it comes to policing public officials. Silver’s petition had been pending before the justices for
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a
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According to Keira Knightley, she doesn’t “have an absolute ban” on shooting nude scenes, but she’s not comfortable doing so with male directors. During an appearance on the Chanel Connects podcast, the actress said “It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze” for why she doesn’t want to shoot such scenes under the direction
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Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio announced Monday that he will not run for reelection after his current term in office ends in 2022. “I feel fortunate to have been entrusted by the people of Ohio to represent them in the US Senate. Today, I am announcing that I have made a decision not to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — A Phoenix woman got a helping hand from some neighbors after vandals defaced her home with swastikas. Alba Rodriguez, who lives in the Willo Historic Neighborhood in central Phoenix, said she and her fiancée were out of town when it happened. She was first alerted
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It’s the meeting of the G.O.A.T. and his potential successor — and fans are salivating at the prospect. Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will meet in Super Bowl LV on February 7 after leading their sides to victory on Championship Sunday. Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers stunned the red-hot Green Bay Packers 31-26 in the NFC
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Monoclonal antibody therapy can dramatically reduce the need for hospitalization from COVID-19 in some of the most at-risk populations, but only about a quarter of the doses that were shipped to hospitals across the country has been used. The drug may have been the difference
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A rural county in Washington state is lapping the field when it comes to distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. A big part of the reason Kittitas County says it is outpacing the vaccine rates in the state is that it’s had a lot of practice in triaging and managing disasters, especially wildfires. “We’re a fairly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — To offset the financial downturn brought on by a drop in visitor arrivals throughout the pandemic, Honolulu based consulting firm Mana Up is trying to spread the aloha spirit to the rest of the world through its local businesses. “Hawai’i is a globally loved brand,”
Continue Reading The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case concerning whether former President Donald Trump violated provisions of the Constitution that bar a president from profiting from a foreign government. The court instructed the lower courts to wipe away a previous lower court opinion that went against Trump because he is no longer in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — The odds of being struck by lightning are low, but it happened to one Oahu man last year. His story went viral, and since then lightning didn’t strike twice, but something more common did. He’s now recovering from COVID-19, and is sharing his story
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST LINN, Oregon (KPTV) — Even with Oregon’s educators becoming eligible to get the vaccine Monday, a group of teachers in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District says it’s still too soon to go back to the classroom. “We’re here because we care about our entire community, we care
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A man bit a police officer after smashing out car windows Saturday, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Officers responded to Southwest 16th Avenue and West Burnside at 12:28 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses said a man was smashing out vehicle windows. When officers arrived, the
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Even before he took office, President Joe Biden made clear he will not hesitate to spend big to fight the coronavirus pandemic and get the economy back on track. Biden can’t afford to repeat the mistakes made 12 years ago, when he headed the recovery effort amid the financial crisis. The Obama administration checked its
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Foreign companies are turning their backs on the United States, taking advantage of China’s booming economy and superior management of the Covid-19 pandemic. Direct investment in the US by foreign companies plummeted 49% to $134 billion last year, according to a report released Sunday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. By contrast,
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Astronomers have discovered a planetary system including six planets and it’s not quite like anything they’ve seen before. The system could challenge the theories scientists have about how planets form and change over time. Our solar system is just one of many planetary systems, and so far, no two systems are alike. The systems vary
Continue Reading DJ Spinderella is speaking out about being excluded from the production of the Salt-N-Pepa biopic that premiered this weekend on Lifetime. Deidra “DJ Spinderella” Roper, who was a member of the group from 1987 until 2019, was fired by group members Cheryl James (Salt) and Sandra Denton (Pepa) and later sued for breach of contract.
Continue Reading As stocks hit record highs, Wall Street banks are getting more and more inquiries about whether the boom, which has some parallels to the dot-com era, will result in a similar bust. What’s happening: “We are receiving numerous questions [about] whether a bubble is potentially forming in financial markets,” Mislav Matejka, JPMorgan’s head of global
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Swearing in of lawmakers, organizational committee meetings, and other rituals marking the start of the state legislative session may seem a tad corny or incidental for some, but you can bet your bottom dollar that most lobbyists will be present. Count DeVaughn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Years before the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a trend of home-bound amateur cooks attempting high cuisine dishes, Lisa Carson and Connie Wang saw a barrier that’s kept people from experimenting in the kitchen. It’s the spices. “Spices are an ingredient category where you
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices on Monday threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits to go forward alleging that he violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause by accepting payments from foreign and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — About eight years after Chris Allen founded smart home technology company iDevices, the Avon-based business was generating about $100 million in annual revenue. He eventually sold iDevices — which develops and sells smart switches, plugs, sockets, outlets, thermostats and other devices —
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Chelsea has parted company with manager Frank Lampard, the club announced on Monday. Lampard’s last game in charge was Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Luton Town in the FA Cup fourth round. Considered one of the greatest players to have ever played at Stamford Bridge, he left the Blues in 2014 having won three English Premier
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Today is Joy Zissler’s 85th birthday. A milestone in itself, but the story of how much of a trailblazer this woman is begins in 1960. “My mother actually saw an ad in the paper that the city was going to hire a policewoman,” Zissler
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An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect as a winter storm moves into the region. The winter storm will begin moving through the borderland today, tonight, and overnight. The system will produce 8 to 12 inches of snow along the higher elevations and a rain-snow mix for the low land locations. The Boothill of New
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — The sensation of a hot poker going through his leg told Davenport Police Sgt. Scott Lansing he’d been hit. It wasn’t until he got to the emergency room and began to undress that he realized how close he’d come to taking more than
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Nine months. That’s how long it took the world’s top 1,000 billionaires to recoup their fortunes after the coronavirus pandemic hit. More than a decade is how long it could take the world’s poorest to recover, according to Oxfam International’s annual inequality report. The report, released on Sunday ahead of the World Economic Forum’s virtual
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