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Comic book giants DC Comics and Marvel Comics are celebrating Pride month by releasing graphic novels celebrating queer characters. The companies both announced they will launch LGBTQ anthologies in June. Here’s what we know so far. ‘DC Pride #1’ will have trans woman superhero DC Comics will release “DC Pride #1″ June 8 and new
Continue ReadingThe birds are chirping, the crocuses are sprouting and we have one extra hour of daylight upon us. Spring is within spitting distance (no germs, please) and in this pandemic year, we understand perhaps better than ever how precious our time is. This extra hour of daylight may be more meaningful than ever before, particularly
Continue ReadingWe’re one year, or roughly 31,536,000 seconds, into this new, strange pandemic life. We’ve missed loved ones and weddings and funerals, dance recitals and baseball playoffs, more “firsts” and simple pleasures than we can even count at this point. We’ve learned how to laugh with our eyes, through masks, from 6 feet away. We’ve learned
Continue ReadingTopps apologized after it shared an insensitive trading card image of K-pop band BTS bruised and beaten. The sticker card depicts BTS members in whack-a-mole holes with bruised faces, a Grammy trophy over their heads and text that reads “BTS Bruisers.” The band did not take home any Grammy awards on Sunday. The trading card
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Grocery store workers are now pushing to be moved up the vaccination priority list in Massachusetts. They say they’ve been on the front lines since the pandemic began and they need protection. In the rush to get vaccinations, it has been somewhat of a bumpy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PARKVILLE, Maryland (WJZ) — A Baltimore County teacher has gone viral with his rendition of the Mr. Rogers theme song. Justin Pugh, a third-grade teacher at Parkville Elementary School, posted a video of the song on Instagram earlier this month. “This is the way we start every day
Continue ReadingFormer Trump White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman won’t be allowed to get testimony from former President Donald Trump, former Trump chief of staff John Kelly or a member of the White House counsel’s office in a lawsuit she faces related to her exit from the government, a federal judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe largest union-owned bank in the United States announced its support for reparations for African Americans on Wednesday. Amalgamated Bank became the first major American bank to endorse HR 40, a piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee that creates a commission to develop reparation proposals for African Americans. The bank also called
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Two people were killed Tuesday after a powerful commercial fireworks explosion in Ontario, California, according to the city fire department. Multiple police and fire units responded to the scene — about 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles — around 12:30 p.m. PST. A house was in flames, the department said. Dramatic cell phone video
Continue ReadingNon-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are the latest cryptocurrency phenomenon to go mainstream. And after Christie’s auction house sold the first-ever NFT artwork — a collage of images by digital artist Beeple for a whopping $69.3 million last week — NFTs have suddenly captured the world’s attention. So what are NFTs? In the simplest terms, NFTs
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin rejected major changes to the Senate rules that have long been sought by liberals seeking to gut the filibuster, the latest sign of the high hurdles facing proponents who are eager to weaken the power of the minority party to derail the legislative agenda of the majority. Manchin’s view
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(CNN) — Una nueva alerta de tornado fue emitida para partes del sureste de Texas y el suroeste de Louisiana y estará vigente hasta las 7 pm (hora de Miami) según el Centro de Predicción de Tormentas. La alerta incluye Beaumont, Texas y Lake Charles, Louisiana. Es probable que se produzcan algunos tornados, con un
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People started eating inside of restaurants on Wednesday after months of outdoor dining only. This comes after Riverside County moved into the state’s less restrictive ‘red’ tier of reopening. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more with how restaurants are welcoming customers back inside. They were counting the days at Kaiser Grille restaurant in Palm
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Babette Pelloux is not on the front lines in the war against Covid-19. But she is joining the fight, using her laptop as her weapon of choice while helping others. “I’m just trying to make their lives easier during a hard time,” said Pelloux. Feeling relief after receiving the vaccine herself, she decided to help
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ocho personas murieron en tres salones de masajes del área metropolitana de Atlanta el martes, y el principal sospechoso fue arrestado a 240 kilómetros de distancia después de una dramática persecución en automóvil, según la policía. Los sangrientos ataques, que ocurrieron en el espacio de aproximadamente una hora, ocurrieron en dos salones en
Continue ReadingAbout 90 million stimulus payments, totaling more than $242 billion, have been sent as of Wednesday, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said. That likely covers more than half of the households eligible for this third round of payments, which were included in the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill signed into law by President
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long year for Disneyland fans, but “The Happiest Place On Earth” is finally set to reopen its doors. The flagship Disney resort, which houses Disneyland and its sister theme park California Adventure, plans to reopen with limited capacity on April 30, the company announced on Wednesday. Disneyland’s doors in Anaheim, California, have
Continue Reading Concern is growing for the safety of residents in parts of Myanmar’s largest city after the military moved to seal off several key areas and impose an information blackout in an apparent bid to quash opposition. The military, which seized power in a February 1 coup, has in recent days become more indiscriminate in its
Continue ReadingFernando Alonso just can’t get enough of the thrill of traveling at speed. That goes for both two wheels as well as four. After stepping away from Formula One in 2018, the two-time world champion is back this season, on a familiar team — formerly known as Renault, but now racing under the new name
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las estadísticas son impresionantes. Más de 400.000 niños migrantes han cruzado la frontera de Estados Unidos sin sus padres desde 2003. Y cada vez que llega una nueva ola, sigue la controversia política. Los números están incrementándose de nuevo, con algunos niños que llegan de tan solo 6 o 7 años. Este aumento
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