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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Free Guy” is a cleverly programmed wedding of star (Ryan Reynolds) and subject matter, in a movie that’s silly, handsome-looking and a great deal of fun, in roughly inverse proportion to how much one sweats the details. Traveling inside videogames doesn’t always end well cinematically, but this “Guy” braves that
Continue ReadingBy Rudy Mireles Click here for updates on this story SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KRGV) — As the Rio Grande Valley’s economy continues to rebound from the pandemic, South Padre Island is on track for a record year. But as small business owners are starting to see more customers walk in their doors, some are
Continue ReadingBy Allysa Cole Click here for updates on this story MCALLEN, Texas (KRGV) — In response to overcrowding at the Catholic Charities Respite Center, the city of McAllen announced a temporary emergency shelter to house the “overwhelming number of immigrants stranded in McAllen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection” the city stated in a news
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Mientras en el mundo las autoridades monitorean con preocupación el avance de la variante delta del coronavirus, ahora la variante lambda ha sido designada como Variante en investigación (VUI) por la autoridad de salud inglesa Public Health England debido a la expansión internacional y varias mutaciones notables. La variante lambda
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Democrats should expect zero help from Republicans in their effort to raise the debt ceiling, previewing a looming fight this fall over the nation’s borrowing limit, which Congress must approve. “Democrats are about to tell Republicans to go
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After two days of record setting heat, we are moving towards modestly cooler weather. Yesterday set impressive records across the Valley for daytime highs. Highs today should be slightly below record levels (Record at PSP: 121) but we remain under an Excessive Heat Warning through this evening, so stay hydrated and avoid prolonged outdoor exposure.
Continue ReadingBy KTBS TV Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — Lee Antonio Dunlap, also known as Ra El Bey, 40, of Shreveport, was sentenced Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to spend 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a felon
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN The 2021 summer travel season started out full of hope and promise, but increasingly by the week, the Delta variant is throwing it in disarray. This more transmissible variation of the coronavirus was first detected in India in February, just when the United States and some other places around the world
Continue ReadingBy LINNEA ALLEN, KTBS TV Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — Traumatic events affect people in different ways. Sometimes they simply become a memory of something that happened. But other times, a traumatic event can leave lasting scars and affect a person’s daily life. PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE BAUMER, DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — After 18 months of dealing with COVID-19, a Mercy doctor is sharing his perspective on the situation. Mercy shared Dr. David Tannehill’s story on social media Thursday morning. Dr. Tannehill is Mercy’s clinical director of critical care
Continue ReadingBy ALEX HEIDER Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Tennessee State University is hoping to take some of the financial burden off students returning to the campus this fall. The university announced Wednesday that they would be paying off all account balances for students returning to school who were enrolled
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Cefalonia, Grecia (CNN) — El calor extremo y los incendios forestales continuaron afectando partes del sur de Europa el miércoles, un día después de que la temperatura máxima en Grecia alcanzara los 47,2 grados Celsius, apenas por debajo de la más alta jamás registrada en Europa. Grecia se enfrenta a una de sus
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, Senior National Security Correspondent The Justice Department has made the extremely rare move of intervening in a court case against a former top Saudi intelligence official who has been targeted by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince, in order to protect classified intelligence secrets. If the court case is allowed to proceed, the
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By Dakin Andone and Keith Allen, CNN Nearly 500 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in people who congregated in Milwaukee’s Deer District to cheer on the Milwaukee Bucks during the NBA playoffs last month. At least 491 cases have arisen from people who “self-declared” they attended a Deer District gathering at some point during
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — One deputy and a number of inmates were poisoned at the Genesee County Jail, according to Sheriff Chris Swanson. The sheriff said an inmate placed a non-narcotic in a pot of hot water in a commissary, which affected a deputy
Continue ReadingBy TERRANCE KELLY Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — The call came in as a fire under a bridge on Wednesday night. Firefighters arrived at the scene and quickly determined this was not a small fire. It happened just after 9 p.m. on Cheshire Bridge Road near Faulkner Road in
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Cuando los gobernadores republicanos comenzaron a levantar prematuramente las restricciones al coronavirus en sus estados a principios de esta primavera, el presidente Joe Biden y su equipo mantuvieron la cabeza baja, aumentando la distribución de vacunas mientras se mantenían alejados de las batallas retóricas con adversarios políticos. Pero esta semana, cuando
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Val Kilmer’s children say their father is continuing to recuperate from throat cancer. Mercedes and Jack Kilmer, the actor’s daughter and son, talked to “Entertainment Tonight” recently about their father’s new documentary, “Val,” which debuts Friday on Amazon Prime. Mercedes Kilmer said their dad is “doing really well” these days
Continue ReadingBy Tom Barton Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A manager for a Minnesota-based rental property owner who failed to make sufficient repairs to what Davenport city officials say have become substandard housing in the Quad-Cities evicted tenants last year in violation of both state and federal eviction bans,
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators behind the long-running animated series “South Park,” have signed a new deal with ViacomCBS that will keep the cursing children of Colorado on Comedy Central through 2027. The deal extends the adventures of Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman through a 30th season. However,
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