The stock market is soaring and bond yields have pulled back after a big spike earlier this year. But make no mistake: Investors still have plenty to fret about when it comes to the threat of inflation. The US economy is rebounding thanks to stimulus and Covid-19 vaccines. Retail sales went through the roof in
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Click here for updates on this story RAINIER, Oregon (KPTV) — A Rainier homeowner is safe after his dog alerted him to a house fire early Friday morning. Columbia River Fire & Rescue crews were responded to a house fire in the 68000 block of Whitney Road just after 2 a.m. Officials said the homeowner
Continue ReadingThe head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s highly-successful whistleblower program is stepping down at a delicate moment for the market watchdog. Jane Norberg is leaving the SEC on Friday, after presiding over a four-and-half-year period during which the whistleblower office handed out a staggering $702 million in awards to 114 individuals who aided the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A dump truck driver was arrested for DUI on Thursday afternoon, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. They say deputies arrested the dump truck driver after the person initially refused to stop. “We’re grateful this situation ended without a crash,” the sheriff’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MT. VERNON, Alabama (WALA) — On what would have been his 42nd birthday, family and friends gathered to remember the life of Grover Byrd Thursday night. Byrd, police say, died from a stab wound to his torso one week ago at One Club in Gulf Shores. The case
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Click here for updates on this story CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — Conroe ISD has an official bus patrol officer, tasked with keeping an eye on routes and chasing down a bus or two every day. Little Jack is obsessed with school buses and demands to go outside just to see them pass by everyday. According
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, calling gun violence an “epidemic” the country must address now. It’s only been two weeks since the last time Biden made such an order after
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It was one of the first countries to fully reopen to travelers, and now Maldives is striving to be ahead of the game when it comes to vaccine tourism. Officials for the Indian Ocean destination have announced plans to offer vaccinations to tourists on arrival in a bid to lure more visitors over. Dr. Abdulla
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden was briefed Friday morning on the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, and the White House says the President’s determination to act on gun violence has “redoubled” in the wake of recent mass shootings across the country. “Like all of you, we’re horrified by the
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is threatening to stall the nominations of US attorneys from states represented by Democrats on the Judiciary Committee in retribution for the committee’s Democrats moving forward on a Justice Department nominee over GOP objections. Cotton said on the Senate floor Thursday during debate on the nomination of Vanita Gupta
Continue Reading When closing arguments are delivered Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, jurors will have sat through the testimony of seven witnesses for the defense and 38 for the prosecution. But the jury did not hear from the former Minneapolis police officer, who on Thursday removed his face covering
Continue Reading Swizz Beatz and French Montana have a new song out with the late DMX. The song, “Been to War,” appears on Season 2 of Epix’s “Godfather of Harlem.” DMX was dear friends with Swizz Beatz. Check it out below: DMX died last week at the age of 50, following a heart attack at his home
Continue Reading Sharon Osbourne will discuss her departure from CBS’s “The Talk” in an interview set to air Friday. Osbourne will be speaking for the first time since her dramatic exit in Friday’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO. Osbourne’s departure came two weeks after an on-air confrontation with one of her co-hosts, Sheryl Underwood,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board of Directors is trying to reassure the public that moving to in-person learning was the right decision. On Thursday night, April 15, the board outlined the steps they’ve taken to ensure everyone’s health and safety. Teachers held a late news conference
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A mild start to the weekend with our Friday temps hovering in the upper 80s for highs later this afternoon. Some partly cloudy skies, particularly to the South of the Valley as weak system streams past Northern Baja. Despite some clouds, the dew points and humidity values will remain low and very comfortable through the
Continue ReadingA heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers will plead guilty Friday to two crimes related to the Capitol insurrection, according to court documents, making him the first rioter to plead guilty. Court documents indicate that Jon Ryan Schaffer, from the heavy metal group Iced Earth, will plead guilty to obstruction of an
Continue ReadingThe restaurant sector suffered millions of job losses during the pandemic. Many restaurant workers and bartenders were let go when restaurants closed their doors. Now, those jobs are starting to come back. But restaurant operators say they’re struggling to staff up. We want to know: Are you a restaurant worker or bartender who has decided
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Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby Holiday Inn, waiting to hear from their loved ones. Some families were still trying to contact employees as recently as 9 a.m. ET, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told CNN on
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One person is recovering after an early morning crash involving a tractor and a Toyota Camry in Mecca. It was reported at 5:23 A.M. Friday on Avenue 66 and Grant Street. Officers on the scene told News Channel 3 the driver of the Camry crashed into the tractor that was hauling a sprayer.Cal Fire said
Continue ReadingMillions of people around the world are expected to tune into Prince Philip’s funeral service on Saturday, which will be broadcast by major television networks and streamed online. The service honoring the Duke of Edinburgh will begin at 3 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET) in St George’s Chapel, Windsor with a national minute of
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