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Athletes and officials will not be required to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in order to take part in this year’s Tokyo Games, organizers announced on Wednesday. It comes as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published its first version of the Tokyo 2020 “Playbook” which outlines the rules and safety regulations that will be put in
Continue ReadingThe number of Black executives at the very top of the biggest companies on the London Stock Exchange has fallen to zero. There are no Black CEOs, CFOs or chairs in the FTSE 100 index for the first time in six years, according to a study published on Wednesday by Green Park, an executive recruitment
Continue ReadingAs China sharpens its antitrust crackdown on the country’s massive tech companies, two of the industry’s biggest players are taking the fight to each other. Douyin — the Chinese version of short-form video app TikTok -— sued Tencent on Tuesday, claiming that the Shenzhen-based social media firm has abused its “market dominance” to edge out
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Kia Motors’ stock just had its best day in more than two decades after news media in South Korea reported that it was closing in on a major deal with Apple. The automaker’s shares closed up 9.7% in Seoul on Wednesday, reaching 97,700 Korean won ($87.70) per share. That’s the highest level since August 1998,
Continue ReadingAmazon has been handed a major legal victory in its fight to block a multibillion-dollar deal between two of India’s biggest retailers. A court in the country’s capital, New Delhi, ruled on Tuesday that an agreement by Reliance Industries to purchase local rival Future Retail for $3.3 billion should be put on hold after Amazon
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Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Police are asking the public for information to help identify people seen in video driving snowmobiles on the interstate in Kenosha County during this weekend’s snowstorm. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said if the public has any information on those individuals, they should contact
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, that he has granted another 37 pardons. The Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board heard from applicants virtually on Dec. 11, 2020, and again on Jan. 8, 2021. Applicants whom the Board recommended for pardon were forwarded to Gov.
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Angelina Jolie is selling the only painting created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, with the work expected to fetch up to £2.5 million ($3.4 million) at auction. Churchill painted “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” in Marrakech, Morocco, after attending the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, and gave it to US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Lincoln police say a 25-year-old man suspected of breaking into two jewelry stores Jan. 4 searched on his phone for a jewelry store near him before targeting the shops early that morning. Bryce Peterson was in court Tuesday on two burglary charges.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The Super Bowl is coming up, and restaurants in our region are busy preparing. The big game means big business for bars and restaurants — serving up tons of takeout pizza, sandwiches, and of course, wings. “We anticipate selling about 30,000 wings on Super
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — One day a dispute over shoveling snow ended in a double murder-suicide in Luzerne County, another fight broke out in Scranton. This time no one was hurt. While digging out from nearly a foot and a half of snow in North Scranton, police said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A 71-year-old Lebanon County man was carrying an AR-15 rifle, two handguns, rope, gloves, a large amount of ammunition, and $5,000 in cash and was allegedly on his way to Washington, D.C. to kill government officials when he was arrested in Shippensburg last
Continue Reading The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced Wednesday morning. Here are reactions from those who scored a nod. Sacha Baron Cohen, Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture for ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’ Best Motion Picture Lead Actor and Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’ “I’m overwhelmed and humbled that the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Firefighters responded to a second alarm structure fire on the 200 block of York Street near East Middle Street in Hanover Borough, York County on Feb. 3. The person who called the fire in reported seeing smoke in a hallway between two of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Key West, Florida (WRAL) — A tourist from North Carolina died following a snorkeling trip off the Florida Keys, sheriff’s officials said. Erica Michelle Brown, 42, had been snorkeling with family and friends on a Fury Watersports boat on Sunday afternoon when she began signaling for help, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville (WSMV) — “I didn’t have my taste, I didn’t have my smell, I was extremely tired,” said Chandler Maynard as she thought back to when she had COVID-19 around Halloween last year. “I had about every single symptom that they tell you,” she said. But like many
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Click here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — Experts say vaccines are the best bet at fighting the more contagious COVID-19 variants, and while some are pushing back, many more are anxiously awaiting their turn. Now, there’s a new push to get truck drivers to the front of the line. Eyewitness News spoke
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Once again our highs hitting 80 for a second time this week! A weak trough up North will create gusty conditions across the Mojave so a Wind Advisory will be in effect to the North of the Valley until 7pm this evening. A few clouds dotted the skies last night and this morning, making for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Decatur, Georgia (Herald & Review) — Dramatic body cam footage shows the moment Decatur police say one of their officers had to draw and fire his service firearm to defend himself from an armed suspect who had just shot at him. Both the suspect, 47-year-old Springfield man Gregory
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