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Two shootings in New Orleans overnight left two people dead and five others injured, police said Sunday. The first shooting happened in the city’s Fifth District shortly before midnight. Officers found five victims with gunshot wounds, the New Orleans Police Department said. All five were taken to a hospital. Late Sunday morning, police said two
Continue Reading A trial involving three major prescription opioid distributors began Monday in federal court in West Virginia, the outcome of which could set the tone for future litigation related to the nationwide opioid crisis. Cabell County and its county seat the City of Huntington say the three co-defendants — McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health —
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WOLCOTT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A 5-year-old girl was found safe early Monday morning after the car she was in was stolen by thieves in Wolcott. The suspects, however, remain on the run. “She’s been shaking all night,” said Deserea Morris, the girl’s mother, in an exclusive interview with
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate the murder of a 25-year-old man. The incident began at around 11:50 p.m. when deputies responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at the 84900 block of Bagdad Avenue in Coachella. Residents at the Coachella Valley Apartments told News Channel 3’s Shelby Nelson they
Continue ReadingA year after Zoom hearings became an everyday reality for much of America, technical glitches are still tripping up Congress. A hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on Monday was interrupted and briefly recessed by audio of the Village People’s “In the Navy” and the audio of the movie “Galaxy
Continue ReadingWhat’s your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe you’re a sound aficionado, and have replaced your white noise machine with one that provides the more fashionable pink or brown noise? Whatever your pleasure, know this: While continuously
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is set to raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 this fiscal year, according to a source familiar with the discussions, after receiving swift criticism last month when President Joe Biden kept the lower Trump-era cap in place. The administration announced last month that Biden would sign an emergency determination that keeps this
Continue Reading“Coronavirus, Fact vs Fiction,” the podcast I’d been hosting for the last 14 months, posted its last episode on Friday. That might come as a surprise, or even a shock, to some of our loyal listeners, who came to rely on its daily dose of scientific fact blended with calm assurances. But, almost 300 episodes
Continue ReadingOne of Eleven Madison Park’s most iconic dishes has been whole roasted duck with daikon and plum — it’s a classic of the restaurant, and one its most long-standing offerings. But when the restaurant reopens next month after more than a year, that dish, and many others it has become known for, will no longer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A team of local chefs is serving up a lesson in tolerance through food and drink. “Minnesota Rice” is an initiative that’s trying to end racism against Asian Americans by sitting around the dinner table. You buy in for $100, and then all throughout May,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin are pushing for equal treatment for their kids. Currently people with certain disabilities like Down syndrome can be denied an organ transplant due to outdated laws. WCCO shares how families are taking their fight to lawmakers to make transplant discrimination
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(CNN) — Cuatro familias de inmigrantes separadas en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México bajo la administración Trump se reunirán esta semana, anunció el lunes el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS). Esto marca las primeras reunificaciones bajo el mandato del presidente Joe Biden. El esfuerzo surge del grupo de trabajo de reunificación familiar establecido
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN RAFAEL, California (KPIX) — Students Rising Above scholars are exceptional achievers at home, at school and in their communities but this week’s scholar Nehemias Gramajo Signor is all that and more. He’s also a hero because he saved a life. Gramajo Signor is always on the move.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A Dallas ice cream shop, Howdy Homemade, almost lost it all during the pandemic. It’s run by special needs adults, all hired by shop owner, Tom Landis. “We hire the people that we consider are best for the hospitality industry, and those are the ones
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A dramatic Facebook video shows the aftermath of what police call an attempted child luring incident. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra on Sunday broke down the chain of events – including the arrest and the woman who chased down the suspect. Hason Reynolds, 43, has been
Continue ReadingFormer President George W. Bush again criticized what he sees as a Republican Party that is not inclusive enough, arguing that if it stands for “White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything.” The comments by the 43rd President — who has recently critiqued the modern GOP with a candor that has been
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You can register for the event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Rvi1sJ1ROuGGfo0N7sNaw The event starts at 4 p.m. Monday, May 3.
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People planning to start or expand a business in Riverside County can now receive streamlined services focused on permitting, hiring incentives and other resources, it was announced today. The county’s Office of Economic Development opened the Business Assistance Now web portal to encourage prospective and established proprietors to move forward with start-ups or expansion plans
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the government’s ability to gather intelligence but could draw criticism over surveillance of US citizens. The Department of Homeland Security is limited in how it can monitor citizens online without justification and is banned from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Edson So pointed out his busted lip along with bruises and cuts on his neck and chest. He was outside with his wife in South Sacramento when someone drove by shooting him with paintballs. It happened Friday at around 12:30 in the afternoon. So
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