Over the past few years former President Donald Trump has called for boycotts against a number of companies, so it’s hardly unusual to see him add Coca-Cola, Delta and other corporate giants that recently spoke out against Georgia’s laws restricting voting access. But now that he’s back at his company that does, among other things,
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All Americans age 16 and up can now get a Covid-19 vaccine. But the challenge is getting enough people to roll up their sleeves so we can finally quash this pandemic. “The vaccine is the most important pathway to ending this pandemic. That means we’ve got to get everyone in our country vaccinated,” US Surgeon
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With jury deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd expected next week, Minneapolis and other US cities are preparing for protests and possible civil unrest. The verdict in one of the most closely watched police brutality trials in decades could come next week as the Minneapolis metropolitan area and other cities
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High school basketball has been back for a bit but league play started on Monday with a pair of Desert Empire games. Tonight's takes🏀DEL debut@CordStansberry still the guy, @BoysShhs still the squad@M4MURRELL a monster, @GervinCaleb @lqhs_basketball has talent@CoachSobczyk will have @HoopsAztec in every game@CoachThadd3 trusting process @XCPAthletics@PSBasketball1 @rmrattlershoop TBD— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 20, 2021
Continue Reading Under President Xi Jinping, China’s former leaders have grown accustomed to keeping their heads down. But in an essay published this week, ostensibly a tribute to his late mother, former Premier Wen Jiabao appeared to issue what many have interpreted as a coded criticism of Xi: calling for fairness, justice, humanity and liberty, all while
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Before Joe Biden agreed to accept Barack Obama’s offer to be his running mate in 2008, the senator from Delaware needed a couple of hours alone with Obama to hash out the details. Key to their discussion: a missive written by a man who served as vice president three decades earlier. Walter Mondale, who died
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Americans awoke Friday to news of yet another mass shooting, this time at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, where eight people were killed late Thursday. By the end of the weekend, at least a half dozen more mass shootings took place across the country. Since March 16, when eight people were killed and one wounded
Continue Reading Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic has brought isolation, shut down travel and shown there are few places to hide from a virus that preys on impatience. But this time of extremis has also yielded unexpected moments of humanity, personal connections and insight about the world, say “Meanwhile” readers. Marcia, who in October moved from
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The shift in power away from Cuba’s Raul Castro is finally afoot. The country’s Communist Party hierarchy on Monday selected Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to the powerful position of First Secretary, replacing Raul Castro after he announced his retirement last week. As head of state and leader of the only political party permitted by law
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As more non-essential workers return to work, many businesses are struggling to get employees back.The reason? Unemployment benefits. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Bob Marra, CEO of Marra Market Intelligence, a local business-news and economic research company about the issue.
Continue Reading(CNN) — Los consumidores de todo el mundo han acumulado US$ 5,4 billones en ahorros extra desde que comenzó la pandemia de coronavirus. Lo que prepara el terreno para un auge del gasto, que podría impulsar un fuerte aumento del crecimiento económico este año. Los hogares habían acumulado este ahorro extra, que equivale al 6%
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The jury is set to resume deliberations Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of five men and seven women began deliberating Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET and continued until 9 p.m. ET. Six of the jurors are White, four are Black
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Former President George W. Bush said Sunday he was “shocked” by people’s reaction to his public interactions with former first lady Michelle Obama as he reflected on the pair’s across-the-aisle friendship. Recalling the memorable moment of the two embracing at the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and their
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could trigger the federal government’s first-ever official shortage declaration and prompt cuts in Arizona and Nevada. The U.S. Bureau
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Former President Jimmy Carter paid tribute to his former vice president, Walter Mondale, who died Monday, crediting his late “invaluable partner” with creating the vice presidency in its current form. “Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mondale, who I consider the best vice president in our country’s history,” Carter said in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu (KITV) — A 33-year-old man who was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder for beating his girlfriend with a hammer in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In February 2020, a jury found that Kristopher Kalani qualified as a persistent
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Closing arguments are exactly what they sound like: the lawyers’ last opportunity to speak to the jurors, and their only chance during the trial to actually argue their case: to explain why jurors should convict, if you’re the prosecution, or acquit, if you’re the defense. Beyond that basic similarity — with both sides trying to
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When Deborah Watts met Philonise Floyd, they already knew each other’s pain without saying a word. The cousin of Emmett Till and the brother of George Floyd both know what it’s like to have a family member die suddenly and violently. To have that death broadcast around the world. Gruesome, graphic, intimate images of a
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Anderson Cooper is turning to the “Jeopardy!” G.O.A.T. Ken Jennings for some advice on his guest-hosting gig for charity. Jennings suggested following the example of the late Alex Trebek. “The great thing about ‘Jeopardy’ is the game kind of runs itself,” Jennings said. “If you watch Alex, he had this light touch where he would
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, Alabama (WALA) — Police in Spanish Fort spent the last week going through specialized training to prepare its officers for whatever’s thrown at them. The Firearms Training System (FATS) has been around for more than a decade but is reprogrammed regularly with updated training scenarios. The
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