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Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — Two welders from Arkansas say they were laid off because of the Keystone XL oil pipeline’s cancelation. The pipeline would move up to 35 million gallons of crude oil daily from the oil sand fields from Canada through multiple states, connecting to other
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Local 2881, a union that represents hundreds of Cal Fire firefighters up and down the state, has filed a workplace complaint with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA. The complaint alleges that firefighters in Riverside County have become overworked, and as a result, have experienced exhaustion that has extended beyond
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In an interview that aired Thursday with the Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith, one thing about George W. Bush was: He is fundamentally at odds with the current version of the Republican Party on virtually every front. On the US Capitol riot of January 6, which many Republican elected officials have sought to downplay in its
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It’s Game Day! High school football is officially back for the first time in 16 months. On Thursday, we previewed the Desert Empire League by talking to the coaches. But what about the players? Here’s what DEL players are saying ahead of their season. Palm Springs at Palm Desert “We’re very excited because the season
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(CNN Español) — El sorteo de la Champions League para los cuartos de final, que se jugarán en abril, en Estambul, trajo varios partidos interesantes, y quizás el que más atención está recibiendo es el encuentro entre el Real Madrid, el único equipo español clasificado en esta ronda, y el Liverpool. También, el Bayern Múnich
Continue ReadingUS Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday called for the dismantling of White supremacy and for the world to “stand unified against this scourge” of racism. “In so many of our communities and countries, racism is endemic. It’s built in, like a rot in a frame. And it remains, and it festers,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Update, 3/19, 10:48 a.m.:Police have provided additional information about Michael Carter’s arrest. According to police, Carter was found hiding in the woods near 1120 Hanover Road around 10:30 a.m. on March 18. Carter identified himself to officers and said that he fled the scene
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Williamson County emergency dispatcher had a special and unforgettable day at work when she helped a couple deliver their baby from dozens of miles away. In the early hours of March 5, Dispatcher Taylor Kinney received a call from Taylor Riley, who said
Continue Reading A state lawmaker leading an effort to restrict voting rights in Georgia has been asked to resign from his role as attorney for a majority-Black county where residents as recently as 2015 accused other local officials of “making Black votes disappear.” State Rep. Barry Fleming, R-Harlem, is cosponsoring a bill that’s among more than 250
Continue Reading (CNN) — La pandemia de coronavirus por poco no sucede, muestra un nuevo estudio. Los investigadores que trabajan para mostrar cuándo y cómo surgió el virus por primera vez en China calculan que probablemente el virus no infectó al primer ser humano antes de octubre de 2019 como muy pronto. Y sus modelos mostraron algo
Continue ReadingRangers manager Steven Gerrard says he hopes the alleged racism directed at his player Glen Kamara during a match on Thursday does not get “brushed under the carpet.” Following his side’s 0-2 Europa League defeat to Slavia Prague, Gerrard spoke to the media where he confirmed that Kamara told him that he was racially abused
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California formally introduced a resolution Friday to expel Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, suggesting that she “advocated violence against our peers, the Speaker and our government.” “I take no joy in introducing this resolution, but any member who cites political violence and threatens our lives must be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PARK HILLS, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Connie Garner was just 2 when her dad was killed in action in the Korean War. On March 19, 1951, 70 years ago today, Cpl. Robert Eugene Bell, who was from Flat River, was killed during Operation Ripper in South Korea. He
Continue Reading Covid-19 infections are on the rise across the country, with Michigan (+50%) among the states witnessing the largest spikes, according to Johns Hopkins University. Michigan cases have been climbing since the last week of February, and the state has reported the second highest number of cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Williamson County emergency dispatcher had a special and unforgettable day at work when she helped a couple deliver their baby from dozens of miles away. In the early hours of March 5, Dispatcher Taylor Kinney received a call from Taylor Riley, who
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Si tienes problemas con WhatsApp, Instagram o Facebook no eres el único. Los problemas más comunes a esta hora con la app de mensajería son que no se pueden recibir ni enviar mensajes y que no conecta, según DownDetector, una página web que registra reportes de fallas de apps populares. Whatsapp, como
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Zookeepers in Omaha are about to be busy baby-proofing the place. But they have about a year before Claire, a 12-year-old African elephant, welcomes a calf. Officials at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium announced Claire’s big news on Thursday. Claire will give
Continue ReadingJulia Letlow didn’t expect to be on a ballot this Saturday. Three and half months ago, her husband had won the election for Louisiana’s 5th District in an early December runoff. But he never made it to Congress, dying from complications of Covid-19 before he was sworn in. Letlow, a university administrator who wrote a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When Betty Diamond returned a book to the Queens Public Library recently after 63 years, she calculated what she might have owed. Diamond said the fine was 2 cents a day in 1957, when she was a 10-year-old in Whitestone, Queens. At
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — A fight for a Ferrari is brewing in federal court in Buffalo. And it’s not over some everyday, run-of-the-mill Ferrari that costs a couple hundred thousand dollars. The fair market value for this red 1996 Ferrari F50 – one of just
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