By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — August is National Black-owned business month — and one Albuquerque business is set out to inspire. When it comes to products to help protect hair, there are plenty. But for Juperi Johnson and her daughters, creating a hair wrap that
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas Tim McGraw is getting real and raw about his past drinking. The Grammy winner shares in an essay for Esquire how his wife, Faith Hill, helped him to stop drinking years ago. “I remember a moment when I was getting out of bed and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Friends and fellow lifeguards sat on a Jersey Shore beach and sobbed Tuesday at the spot where a 19-year-old lifeguard was killed by lightning a day earlier. It was the second on-duty death of a teenage lifeguard in New Jersey in less than two weeks
Continue ReadingBy Jaclyn Lee Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — As hundreds of Afghan evacuees touch down in Philadelphia, Amir Sidiqi counts himself as one of the lucky ones. Sidiqi is an American citizen and a graduate of Strath Haven High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He was living in Afghanistan
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s economy grew at a record pace in the second quarter, even as the country grappled with a devastating wave of Covid-19. But Asia’s third largest economy isn’t out of the woods yet and remains smaller than at the start of the pandemic. GDP rose 20.1% in the three months
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) — A Wilmington, Delaware neighborhood bid farewell to a beloved U.S. postal worker on Monday. Karen George is retiring after 34 years of service. For 30 of those years, she delivered mail in the Triangle neighborhood. “I have very good people on
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is pleading for help to bring a group of young female guitarists in hiding in Afghanistan to safety. Morello wrote an open letter after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, which was sent to Billboard by former House of Lords band member and guitar teacher
Continue ReadingCNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is pleading for help to bring a group of young female guitarists in hiding in Afghanistan to safety. Morello wrote an open letter after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, which was sent to Billboard by former House of Lords band member and guitar
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff and Dann Cuellar Click here for updates on this story SHARON HILL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said Monday afternoon that no one is in custody following a fatal drive-by shooting after a Friday night football game. The shooting happened just before 9 p.m. at Academy Park High
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Cruising up a highway heading north out of New York City, the bright white Jeep Grand Wagoneer I was driving got the sort of attention usually given to Lamborghinis and Ferraris. Other vehicles maneuvered to get a better look and smartphones were held out through car windows for a shot.
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems. South Korea is reportedly the first country in the world to pass such a bill, which becomes law when it is signed by
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems. South Korea is reportedly the first country in the world to pass such a bill, which becomes law when it is signed by
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Zoom Video Communications was one of the clear winners of the pandemic economy. But as more people return to the office and classroom, the company now faces a bigger challenge: living up to Wall Street’s hype. Shares of Zoom plunged more than 15% Tuesday morning and are now
Continue ReadingBy John Le Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Football can be a metaphor for life. The ups and downs are a test of resilience. “You ain’t cheatin’ no one but yourself!” the Asheville Xtreme 9U team coach told his players with brutal honesty at practice recently. “I need
Continue ReadingBy John Le Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The pandemic has tested mountain healthcare workers to the limit. For all the losses, the victories against the virus means everything. “We look for these victories. And that moment was really a good moment to watch her walk out the
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Stefania Dall’Armi It was in the stands of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium that David Brown’s dreams of a career in track and field started to take hold. Brown, who has been blind since the age of 13, remembers taking in the “spots and colors” of the Paralympic Games
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Stefania Dall’Armi It was in the stands of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium that David Brown’s dreams of a career in track and field started to take hold. Brown, who has been blind since the age of 13, remembers taking in the “spots and colors” of the Paralympic
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By The Associated Press Flood watches have been issued for all of Arizona, including metro Phoenix and Tucson, effective from late Tuesday morning until late Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service said increasing tropical moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall, with the threat increasing Tuesday afternoon and continuing into Wednesday.
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The snail darter, a tiny fish that notoriously blocked a federal dam project in Tennessee decades ago, should no longer be on the endangered species list, federal officials announced on Tuesday. Arguing that the fish is no longer in danger of extinction, the U.S. Fish and
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Más de 10.000 personas informaron a las fuerzas del orden de EE.UU. el año pasado que fueron vÃctimas de un delito de odio debido a su raza o etnia, orientación sexual, género, religión o discapacidad, un número que ha ido en aumento en los últimos años, según el informe anual de
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