Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — A St. Louis County employee is under investigation after a racial slur was used over the police radio Saturday. A St. Louis County Police spokesperson said the employee was working as a dispatcher when he said N-word while dispatching a call. He was immediately
Continue Reading
(CNN) — Jennifer Davis perdió su trabajo como directora de catering y eventos especiales en una pequeña cadena de restaurantes a los 15 minutos del cierre de bares y restaurantes en Maryland a mediados de marzo. Casi 10 meses después, Davis todavía busca trabajo. Una veterana de más de 20 años en el sector de
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los equipos de rescate que buscan los restos de un avión de pasajeros indonesio que se estrelló en el océano con 62 personas a bordo dicen que localizaron la caja negra del avión y obtuvieron datos de comunicaciones. Se retiraron restos humanos y escombros del lugar del accidente, y el comandante de las
Continue Reading
Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives, now finds itself virtually homeless on the internet as Amazon, Apple and Google have all booted it from their platforms in a span of a little more than 24 hours. Amazon will remove Parler from its cloud hosting service, Amazon Web Services, Sunday evening, effectively kicking
Continue Reading
When President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law in December, so began the 180-day countdown for US intelligence agencies to tell Congress what they know about UFOs. No, really. The director of National Intelligence and the secretary of defense have a little less than six months now
Continue Reading
Lawmakers and Capitol staff on Sunday received a memo from the Capitol’s attending physician warning of a possible risk of Covid-19 exposure after a large group of lawmakers were forced to gather in a secure location during the breach of the US Capitol last week. “On Wednesday January 6, many members of the House community
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Determined not to be caught short again, Hartford HealthCare unveiled a new “PPE stockpile” warehouse today intended to store supplies of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves for use with infectious patients. A warehouse building in Newington with no signage and at
Continue Reading The Capitol insurrection didn’t come out of thin air: It was a result of rage and a web of delusion that many supporters of President Donald Trump are entangled in. “A web of delusion had real life consequences on Wednesday and it will continue to have real-life consequences,” CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter said
Continue Reading
Sen. Pat Toomey said Sunday that President Donald Trump should resign from office and could face “criminal liability” after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, becoming the second Republican senator to call for the President’s resignation. “I think at this point, with just a few days left, it’s the best path forward, the best
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Springfield Twp., Ohio (WTVG) — Two children are safe after being trapped in a house that was on fire in Springfield Township Saturday morning. According to Springfield Twp. Fire Department, firefighters responded to a 911 call in reference to a house on fire in the 25-hundred block of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Salt Lake City (KUTV) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of the avalanche danger in the coming weeks, one day after the death of a snowboarder in the backcountry. The current danger rating all across the state is “considerable,” which is the middle-of-the-road level on the center’s
Continue Reading The restaurant industry is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In communities across the US, people are “adopting” restaurant workers on social networks to help alleviate their hardships. A search for “Adopt a Server” groups and pages on Facebook yields over 40 results across locations in the United States, from New Jersey to
Continue Reading (CNN) — La presidencia de Donald Trump se encuentra en su caótica espiral final. Pero incluso con el final tan cerca, cada hora parece conllevar una nueva amenaza para la frágil democracia de Estados Unidos. Con menos de dos semanas para que el presidente electo Joe Biden asuma el cargo, la nación está nerviosa, sin
Continue Reading Parler, the alternative social network popular with conservatives, has been banned by Apple, Google and Amazon. Despite its niche audience, Parler is surging in popularity. The platform became the most-downloaded app on the weekend of November 8 — the day major media outlets called the election for Joe Biden. But the platform has failed to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (KPTM) — Student-athletes from both the UNO baseball team and golf team partnered with Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and the 4Urban.org organization to give kids some extra Christmas cheer this Saturday. “I felt so proud of the UNO athletic department and in this case the baseball
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story West Richland, Washington (KAPP) — For most people, birthday celebrations include a frosted sweet treat covered with lit candles. Two Tri-Cities organizations have teamed up to ensure that everyone in the area receives one on their special day. The new birthday cake initiative is led by nonprofit Mo’s
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs during the pandemic, the majority of those are women over the age of 50. Dona Ana Community College President Monica Torres said women have been impacted disproportionately. “Part of what is reflected is generations of disparities that now Covid has made
Continue Reading
All the signs are looking good that leading Italian football club AC Milan could secure its first Serie A title in 10 years. Milan defeated Torino 2-0 on Saturday to extend the Rossoneri’s lead at the top of Serie A as second-place Internazionale drew at Roma on Sunday. After its 17 games — nearly half
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (Jan. 10): Three people are dead following a crash on Saturday night in Dauphin County, police said. According to the police report, the driver lost control of the vehicle on a curve in the roadway and struck a curb before coming to
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas – A woman in her 40s with underlying health conditions is the latest El Pasoan to die from Covid-19, El Paso health officials said Sunday. Health officials reported one new death and 301 new cases. They also reported seven additional “delayed” positive results. The positive cases come from tests conducted over five
Continue Reading Tens of millions of workers lost the right to paid sick and family leave at the end of December after Congress failed to extend them in the new relief package. Congress provided the pandemic-related benefit in March to give ill workers and parents whose children’s schools were suddenly closed a cushion. But lawmakers left out
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign as support for the drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum in his final days in office after the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania on Sunday joined
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were arrested, one on a murder charge, following a deadly weekend shooting at an apartment complex in northeast El Paso, police said Monday. The fatal shooting happened around 5 a.m. Sunday along the 5000 block of Fairbanks at the Pine Village Apartments. Police identified the victim as 32–year-old Anthony
Continue Reading Watching rioters storm the US Capitol reopened old wounds for Valarie Carey. Carey’s younger sister, Miriam Carey, was fatally shot by Capitol police and US Secret Service officers more than seven years ago after leading officers on a high-speed chase near the White House. Carey said the restraint shown by Capitol police on Wednesday was
Continue Reading Telsa shares outperformed all other major stocks by a wide margin last year, rising 743%. So does that mean its incredible run is behind it? Maybe not. The first week of 2021 once again saw Tesla among the S&P 500’s best performers, rising 24.7%, just 1 percentage point behind market leader L Brands. The week’s
Continue Reading
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area Saturday before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said in a news briefing the shootings started in Chicago at 1:50 p.m. (2:50 p.m. ET) Saturday when the suspect
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas– A cold front moved in overnight which kicked up our winds and brought in much colder air. A low-pressure system that swept over central portions of New Mexico has now trekked east to central Texas. The big focus now is the cooler air set in place for the Borderland. Our expected afternoon
Continue Reading There are plenty of reasons to bet against the US dollar right now. Add the riots at the Capitol last week to the list. What’s happening: Political instability often weighs on currencies around the world, and the violence incited by President Donald Trump is unlikely to bolster confidence in the US dollar at a moment
Continue Reading A new Democratic-controlled Senate boosts the chances Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, would retire this year and offer new President Joe Biden an early opportunity to put his imprint on America’s high court. Breyer, who before becoming a judge was chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, knows better than most how last week’s
Continue Reading Telsa shares outperformed all other major stocks by a wide margin last year, rising 743%. So does that mean its incredible run is behind it? Maybe not. The first week of 2021 once again saw Tesla among the S&P 500’s best performers, rising 24.7%, just 1 percentage point behind market leader L Brands. The week’s
Continue Reading