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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man generated attention with a sarcastic performance in front of TV news cameras after police charged him with stealing a Prichard Fire Department vehicle Wednesday has a criminal record. Surveillance video released Thursday shows a man police identified as Jeffery McCants Jr. walking
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The John H. Furbee Aquatics Center in Desert Hot Springs reopened this week. The center is once again offering swim lessons for the summer and spots are filling up fast. Roberta Crncic, Executive Program Manager, City of Desert Hot Springs, says making the pool and their amenities accessible and affordable for all is a priority:
Continue ReadingUndocumented immigrants who arrived to the United States as children have been banking on an Obama-era program to shield them from deportation for years, living in a state of perpetual limbo and waiting for either legislation that will give them permanence or a court decision that could take away any protection they have. The Deferred
Continue ReadingFacebook on Friday plans to announce new rules for world leaders who use its platform that could limit what politicians can get away with posting, a source familiar with the plan told CNN Business. The change comes after Facebook took the unprecedented step of suspending then-President Donald Trump from its platforms in January. Politicians have
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US Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who was wounded while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, said Thursday night that he feels “insulted” after Republicans blocked the formation of an independent commission last week. “I feel insulted. I feel like they don’t have the courage. They demand something from us that they’re
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — Typically you have to pay to swim with the sharks, but a group of hammerheads gave some beachgoers in Pensacola a free show. The day at the beach turned into a trip of a lifetime for three local women. Lacey Faciane, Casie Thompson and
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After a long year, our local school districts have finally reached the finish line. Friday is the last day of school for Desert Sands and Palm Springs Unified School District families. Thursday was the last day for Coachella Valley Unified School District. Many schools are hosting graduation ceremonies in June, with certain modifications or capacity
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A bat found near the restrooms along Lakeland Avenue in Olbrich Park in Madison on Wednesday has tested positive for rabies, Public Health Madison and Dane County said Thursday. It’s the fourth bat in Wisconsin, and the second in Dane County,
Continue Reading Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Timeline October 4, 1957 – The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A bicyclist was struck and killed Thursday by a speeding motorist in a red SUV at Kimberly Road and Davenport Avenue, near Runge Mortuary and Crematory. Davenport Police said that Alex Marietta, 40, of Geneseo, was riding his bicycle southbound on Davenport Avenue
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Birth name: Paul David Hewson Father: Brendan Robert Hewson, post office worker Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present) Children: John Abraham,
Continue ReadingFacebook on Friday plans to announce new rules for world leaders who use its platform, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN Business, in a move that could limit what politicians can get away with posting. The change comes after Facebook took the unprecedented step of suspending then President Donald Trump from its platforms
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell was beaten with a flagpole. His hand was sliced open. He was hit with so much chemical spray that the liquid soaked through to his skin. During intense hand-to-hand combat with rioters on the west front of the US Capitol on January 6, there were moments where Gonell thought
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Months after its star Tom Cruise was reportedly recorded reprimanding crew members for violating social distancing protocols, production for “Mission: Impossible 7” has been shut down because of a positive Covid test. Paramount, which is producing the latest film in the Cruise franchise, did not reveal who on the production had tested positive in a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Instead of acting on an advisory panel’s recommendation to end the mandatory quarantine hotel program for those flying into Canada, the federal government is increasing the penalty for those who choose to skip it. The government says tickets issued by police for violations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDMONTON, Alberta (CTV Network) — Loss of taste and smell is a commonly reported symptom of COVID-19, but a new study suggests that how people react to bitter flavours generally may play a role in whether or not they contract the virus and how sick they may become
Continue ReadingFacebook is confronting two separate antitrust investigations by European regulators that will probe whether the social network’s use of data gives it an unfair advantage in online advertising. The investigations could eventually result in hefty fines, and increase pressure on Facebook to make changes to its business model, which is already the focus of a
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged serious risks the climate crisis poses to the world economy and called for a coordinated response that is led in the United States by elected officials. “There is no doubt that climate change poses profound challenges for the global economy and certainly the financial system,” Powell said Friday while
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You stare at your bedroom ceiling, willing yourself to go to sleep. Thoughts race through your head, holding your mind hostage. Or you ruminate on the awkward conversation you had with your boss on the way home from work. Overthinking can happen at any time of day or night and can leave people frozen in
Continue Reading Two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes struck the Pacific Ocean off Oregon’s coast early Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The tremors occurred about 89 miles and 98 miles west of the coastal town of Gold Beach, Oregon, after 1 a.m. (PT) Friday morning, according to USGS. A few people reported light shaking on
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