Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess isn’t intimidated by Apple, even though the tech company potentially has an electric car on the way. “The car industry is not a typical tech sector that you could take over at a single stroke,” Diess said in an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “Apple will not manage that
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Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — No one should be outside for any length of time right now and that means homeless people need places to go. Shelters are working nonstop but it’s especially difficult when it’s been so cold for so long and we’re in the middle of a pandemic.
Continue ReadingAfter a long day of working from home, Hadly Clark spends her evening hours mindlessly swiping through her phone. She powers through her usual scheduled 9:30 p.m. bedtime in favor of online shopping and social media scrolling. Before Clark knows it, the clock reads 1 a.m. She eventually dozes off and wakes up the next
Continue ReadingWhen the coronavirus pandemic erupted in early 2020, the ensuing border closures and stay-at-home orders brought travel and tourism to its knees. One year on, governments are using the same playbook, inflicting more pain on a sector that accounts for 10% of global GDP and a similar share of jobs. What’s happening: While some countries such
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President Joe Biden should follow his own sage advice from the statement he released hours after the “not guilty” vote by 43 Republican senators in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial led to his acquittal. Biden implored us to be vigilant in protecting our “fragile” democracy and noted that “each of us has a duty and responsibility
Continue ReadingBurger King is the latest fast-food chain to establish a rewards program aimed at expanding its customer base and enticing existing patrons to be more loyal. It joins a growing number of restaurants embracing digital payments and rewards incentives during the pandemic. Beginning this week, Burger King is rolling out its new Royal Perks program
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Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. But their patience, if not their sense of humor, is running thin. They say they still have no idea when they will get that all important “shot
Continue Reading Supporters of a young climate activist arrested in India over a farmers’ protest “toolkit,” later shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, have called for her release. Delhi police confirmed the arrest of Disha Ravi, who is in her early 20s, in a tweet on Sunday that accused her of being a “key conspirator in
Continue ReadingUnemployment benefits will begin to lapse for millions of American In less than a month, putting the pressure squarely on Congress — and Democratic leaders — to usher through a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. The next four weeks will test Democratic unity and require the party’s progressives and moderates to put aside clear philosophical
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNION GROVE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 30-year-old man was arrested for stalking after following a female driver for 16 miles from Racine to Union Grove Sunday night, Feb. 14. Police say around 9:30 p.m., Racine County Deputies responded to the area of 15th and Main in Union Grove
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HACKETT, Arkansas (KFSM) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed and another injured during a home invasion Sunday (Feb. 14) morning in Hackett. The Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a home invasion and shots fired at around 5:30 a.m. at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Here is a Valentine’s Day love story for the ages. Nearly six decades after they first met in Los Angeles, married and then divorced, a couple has reconnected and remarried. Dennis and Diane Reynolds met when they were 13-year-olds attending Sun Valley Junior
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMSBURG, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Children in part of Columbia County spent their afternoon Sunday learning about all different types of animals. The Peaceable Kingdom Petting Zoo hosted an educational, interactive experience at the Bloomsburg Children’s Museum. The Peaceable Kingdom is a mobile, traveling petting zoo. Workers travel all
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV/KSMO) — The COVID-19 pandemic has brought loss and pain to family after family. For one Kansas family, it first took Roger Collins away from them. Then it shattered their family owned business. Roger Collins was flown to the hospital via LifeFlight on July 13
Continue Reading Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least seven cases of the disease, including three deaths, the country’s National Security and Health Agency (ANSS) said. Health officials in the southeastern N’Zerekore district said seven people who attended the funeral of a nurse tested
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(CNN) — Un número cada vez mayor de personas en todo el mundo está optando por ir en solitario. La cantidad de hombres y mujeres estadounidenses que nunca se han casado, están divorciados o viven solos ha estado en una tendencia ascendente durante varios años, según la Oficina del Censo de EE.UU. A pesar de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police are investigating after a 12-year-old was shot in the head in Swatara Township Sunday afternoon. Police say at around 12:03 p.m. they were dispatched to the 2900 block of Sycamore Street for a reported accidental shooting. After authorities found the 12-year-old suffering
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Indian Wells. Authorities confirmed the shooting happened inside the gates of the Desert Horizons Country Club, located near Rancho Palmeras Drive and Highway 111. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies cordoned off an area near the entrance of the Desert Horizons
Continue ReadingBernard Arnault, the chairman of luxury goods group LVMH, is the latest billionaire to embrace Wall Street’s hot new way to raise money. Arnault’s investment holding company Financière Agache is joining forces with French asset manager Tikehau Capital and two high-profile European bankers to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will hunt for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOME CITY (Tulsa World ) — In less than a year, first lady Sarah Stitt has crashed two state vehicles. On Dec. 17, Sarah Stitt was driving a 2019 black Chevy Suburban when she failed to stop for a traffic signal at N.E. 36th Street and Lincoln Boulevard,
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