Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KFSM) — Students and teachers across Arkansas headed back to in-person classes Monday (Jan. 4) following the holiday break. The return to classrooms comes off the heels of Arkansas passing a record-breaking number of covid-19 cases. With Springdale Schools being the largest school district in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) — It’s the end of an era for movie rental stores as Family Video announced the closing of all 250 remaining locations. This includes the store in Shelbyville. The company is one of the last chains standing after Blockbuster and Hollywood video closed. The general
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(CNN) — Las restricciones de Facebook a la cuenta del presidente Donald Trump continuarán al menos durante las próximas dos semanas y tal vez «indefinidamente», dijo el presidente ejecutivo de la compañía, Mark Zuckerberg, en una publicación de blog. La decisión marca una escalada importante por parte de Facebook, ya que ha sido objeto de
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Frida Ghitis, exproductora y excorresponsal de CNN, es columnista de asuntos mundiales. Es colaboradora frecuente de la sección de Opinión de CNN, columnista colaboradora de The Washington Post y columnista de World Politics Review. Puedes seguirla en su cuenta de Twitter, @fridaghitis. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Puedes leer
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The man suspected of stealing a pickup in Truth or Consequences over the weekend was arrested in Las Cruces after being spotted by someone who had read about the theft on Facebook. Michael Todd, 30, of Hobbs, New Mexico, has been charged with one count of receiving stolen property. Las
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Just days after a malnourished mountain lion was captured in a downtown Santa Cruz apartment complex, a second sickly cat has been spotted elsewhere in the county. The multiple sightings are raising concerns that the cats’ condition is linked to last year’s wildfires,
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement Thursday that she is resigning, becoming the first Cabinet member to leave the administration in the wake of President Donald Trump’s response to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the U.S. Department of Transportation,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YUKON, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Many Oklahomans traveled to Washington, D.C., for Wednesday’s rally in support of President Donald Trump. Part of those who went includes a group of about 70 people from the Oklahoma City metro. Melisa Schuster, from Yukon, told KOCO 5 that she felt called to
Continue Reading (CNN) — La emisora insignia de Dinamarca ha sufrido un revés por su programa de televisión infantil más reciente, «John Dillermand», una animación protagonizada por un hombre con un pene tan grande y flexible que puede salvar a los niños del peligro, buscar objetos en un río y hasta usarlo como un saltarín. El programa,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Some long-term care facilities have already received the COVID-19 vaccines, but others are desperately waiting. A New Mexico assisted living group saw more than a dozen deaths across its facilities just over the holidays. “The closest thing I can compare is war,”
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During the United States’ long Civil War, no Confederate flag came within the shadow of the US Capitol, but on Wednesday, an insurrectionist carried one right through its halls. In an attempt to stop Congress’ affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s clear Electoral College victory in November’s elections, rioters stormed the Capitol lawn. President Donald Trump’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — A vehicle lost control and crashed into the Siloam Springs Intermediate gym at bout 3:30 Tuesday morning, according to Captain Derek Spicer with the Siloam Springs Police Department. “Once the vehicle went through the intersection at Cheri Whitlock and Mount Olive, rather than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANKIN COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — The man accused in the shooting death of his Rankin County neighbor after an ongoing feud was released on bond Monday. According to Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, DeShawn Douglas, 18, was released on $75,000 bond. Bramlett tells WAPT that
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A new space telescope will help scientists look back in time at the origin of our universe and the galaxies and planetary systems that have populated it ever since. The mission will further our understanding of how the universe rapidly expanded right after the Big Bang occurred. During a two-year run, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday released a statement calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office one day after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump is directly responsible for “one of the darkest days in the history of our nation,” a day after Trump-supporting rioters stormed the US Capitol. “They were a riotous mob — insurrectionists. Domestic terrorists. It’s that basic. It’s that simple,” Biden said in Wilmington, Delaware, as he
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FORT BLISS, Texas – A Fort Bliss soldier was found dead while on holiday leave near San Antonio, officials said Thursday. Pfc. Nylyn O. Eady, 19, was found dead by emergency personnel in the city of Converse earlier this week. Converse is about 15 miles northeast from San Antonio. Authorities in the city of Converse
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The rules for trash collection in Omaha are clear. Garbage must be placed in the new containers for more efficient pickup. But tenants in an Omaha apartment complex apparently didn’t get the memo. After improving his property Kevin Micek says plans to sell had
Continue Reading Nota del editor: David A. Andelman, colaborador de CNN, dos veces ganador del premio Deadline Club y director ejecutivo de The Red Lines Project, es autor de «A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen» y presentador de su podcast Evergreen. Fue corresponsal del diario The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Creighton University School of Medicine have found a drug already in use that has the potential to protect against or treat hearing loss. With the help of graduate students, a groundbreaking study out of the university is making headway using the drug Dabrafenib. It’s
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The surprise sweep by Democrats in Georgia should pave the way for a faster economic recovery from the pandemic, says Goldman Sachs. The bank upgraded its 2021 GDP and unemployment forecasts Wednesday evening after CNN and other media outlets projected Democrats will take control of the US Senate, saying it means they will have enough
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LIVE BLOG: The latest on what else is going on in the transition of power WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump should immediately be removed from office or Congress may proceed to impeach him. Pelosi on Thursday joined those calling on the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to force
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALESBURG, Ill. (WQAD) — An 18-year-old is being charged for the murder of a 17-year-old after a shooting at a Galesburg gun shop Wednesday, police say. Several people broke into Galesburg Guns and Ammo on Jan. 6, 2021, the Galesburg Police Department posted on Facebook Thursday. The owner
Continue Reading Stocks are rallying sharply on Thursday, as Wall Street continues to be unfazed by the prior day’s violent clashes on Capitol Hill. For forward-looking investors, the Democratic sweep in the Senate, which gives the party control of the White House and Congress, was the most important news of the past few days. Control of all
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALESBURG, Ill. (WQAD) — An 18-year-old is being charged for the murder of a 17-year-old after a shooting at a Galesburg gun shop Wednesday, police say. Several people broke into Galesburg Guns and Ammo on Jan. 6, 2021, the Galesburg Police Department posted on Facebook Thursday. The owner
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LIVE BLOG: The latest on what else is going on in the transition of power WILMINGTON, Delaware — One day after a violent siege on U.S. Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden is calling the group that descended on it “domestic terrorists” and laying the blame for the violence squarely at President Donald Trump’s feet. During remarks in
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HOUSTON, Texas — The first known case of a new and possibly more contagious coronavirus strain has been reported in Texas, in an adult male resident of Harris County who had no history of travel, according to the state Health Services Department and Judge Lina Hidalgo. The variant known as B.1.1.7 was first identified in
Continue Reading Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning, a White House official and a person familiar with the situation tell CNN. She’s the first Cabinet member to leave in wake of President Donald Trump’s response to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the U.S.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Kansas City Tenants launched “Zero Eviction January.” It will involve rallies at the Jackson County Courthouses for twice a week for the month of January. The first rally will be Jan. 7 at the downtown Jackson County Courthouse. It will start at 8:30
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EL PASO, Texas – The public is being asked to help solve a 30-year-old murder that happened in an isolated industrial area of east El Paso. El Paso police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are highlighting the murder of 23-year-old Stephen Michael Hicks back in April 1989. It is this month’s Crime Stoppers Crime
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