The coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted people everywhere. A new survey reveals it was especially tough for communities of color and minority-owned small businesses. But as News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay reports some businesses are actually beating the odds because of the types of businesses they own. Lawson Bagby is the owner of “A Class
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The bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King identified the two men as Anthony Hartford, 53, of New Orleans and James Wallingsford, 55, of Gilbert, Louisiana. The bodies of the two men were found inside
Continue Reading Two people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
Continue Reading Google takes many opportunities to celebrate trailblazers with its homepage doodles. On Saturday, the search engine featured Laura Maria Catarina Bassi, an Italian physicist and professor who was a pioneer for women in science. Born in 1711, Bassi debated top academics on the history of philosophy and physics by age 20, an impressive achievement given
Continue ReadingDonations from political action committees to some of former President Donald Trump’s biggest allies in Congress tumbled during the first three months of the year amid the corporate backlash over the January 6 US Capitol insurrection, a CNN analysis shows. But small-dollar donors have helped to fill their campaign coffers in many cases, giving some
Continue Reading Two people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
Continue ReadingConservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is launching a new “America First” caucus, her office confirmed Friday, bringing together a group of far-right lawmakers known for their controversial rhetoric. Punchbowl News obtained a flier promoting the new caucus, which calls for a “common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and pushes a series of conspiracy theories
Continue Reading One person was hospitalized with critical injuries after a shooting Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. The suspects involved fled the scene and are at large, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson told CNN in an email. The mall is being searched as a precaution and people are being
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Several people, who filed their returns last year by paper, have reached out to News 4 saying that they have not received their refund or their stimulus check. If you think you’re the only one still waiting on a tax refund or stimulus check,
Continue ReadingSpaceX secured a $2.89 billion NASA contract to build spacecraft that will land astronauts on the moon for the first time in five decades. The fixed-price contract is a major vote of confidence for Elon Musk’s rocket company, as the space agency is placing a large amount of responsibility for its cornerstone human spaceflight program,
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department said Friday that a Nazi sympathizer who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 poses a threat to Jewish residents in his native New Jersey and therefore shouldn’t be released from jail. The alleged Capitol rioter, Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, was a well-known Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked in New
Continue Reading(CNN) — Más de 3 millones de personas en todo el mundo han muerto de covid-19 desde el inicio de la pandemia, informó este sábado la Universidad Johns Hopkins. Con 566.224 muertes, Estados Unidos tiene el mayor número de muertes, seguido por Brasil con 368.749 y México con 211.693. La Organización Mundial de la Salud aseguró
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new program in the Midstate hopes to keep more families together. It’s called Safe Baby Court and it’s now in Rutherford County. It’s been around since last June. Right now, 16 families are part of the program. News4 was there for the
Continue ReadingYouTube star Jake Paul is set to fight in his third professional boxing match against former UFC fighter Ben Askren. Tonight’s eight-round pro boxing match will be held by Triller, a video-making and social-networking app. This will be the second time the platform has hosted a fight. Who is fighting? Paul, 24, first entered the
Continue Reading An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a loaded magazine, police said. Saadiq Teague, of Canal Winchester near Columbus, was arrested Friday afternoon, the New York Police Department said. Teague was sitting down while charging his phone at
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Pop and rock stars are planning a global broadcast and streaming special to support equal vaccine distribution. Hosted by Selena Gomez and featuring Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin, and H.E.R., the “VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World” will take place on May 8. It will be a part of Global
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A Loveland, Colorado, police officer is on administrative leave and two other officers have been reassigned to administrative duties after a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive use of force was filed against the city of Loveland and the three officers. The lawsuit, filed April 14, alleges that 73-year-old Karen Garner was forcibly arrested last
Continue Reading Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the fatal shooting of a suspect by police in Lents Park. A suspect who has only been described as a White male was fatally shot Friday morning by an officer responding
Continue Reading The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million. As part of a joint operation, the Philippine coast guard found the shells, known locally as “taklobo”, on the shores of Sitio Green Island, in the western Palawan province, it said in a Facebook post.
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High profile speakers, a fast-paced auction, and videos showing stories of women who’ve received support while experiencing crisis pregnancies were all a part of the in-person luncheon Saturday in Indian Wells. “These changed lives, the ripple effect they will create in their own families, their friends and their communities. It’s not only rippling across but it’s also going
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