Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The controversial Emancipation Group Memorial in Boston’s Park Square was removed Tuesday morning. The statue depicts a formerly enslaved Black man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln. Critics said the memorial was racist and demeaning. Dorchester native and social media influencer Tory Bullock started a petition
Continue ReadingHis mood darkened as soon as he walked into his members-only club Mar-a-Lago, three days before Christmas, according to multiple sources. The changes to his private quarters, many of which were overseen by his wife, first lady Melania Trump, were not to President Donald Trump’s liking, and he was mad about it, according to a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials from the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland are trying to identify victims who may have lost money as part of a $28 million Ponzi scheme based in Maryland. In a news release, the FBI said three people, Dennis
Continue ReadingAbout 20 people will be escorted by authorities to survey and secure their homes and businesses in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday — their first close look at what was left behind by a bombing on Christmas Day, police said. Federal investigators collecting evidence from the rubble have sifted through half the crime scene and
Continue ReadingAt least six people died after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of central Croatia on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said on Twitter. The ministry confirmed the deaths of a girl in the town of Petrinja, where the tremor caused widespread damage, and five men in the village of Majske Poljane. At least 26 people
Continue ReadingA coalition of environmental groups sued the Energy Department on Tuesday in an effort to block a new federal rule that would allow for faster dishwashers, arguing it could possibly lead to “higher household utility bills and more pollution.” The rule finalized by the department in October would create a product class of dishwashers “with
Continue ReadingAll eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday. After the House overwhelmingly voted to both override President Donald Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act and to pass $2,000 stimulus checks, it’s Senate Republicans’ turn to navigate whether they’re willing to cross Trump in his final days in office. McConnell blocks
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, though the legislation could be voted on at a later time or date if McConnell so chooses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, attempted to pass the
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will explore making cuts to the country’s nuclear modernization program, potentially reversing Trump administration efforts to enhance America’s nuclear arsenal by developing new weapons. Instead, Biden intends to place greater emphasis on arms control, according to two transition officials and an outside adviser to the incoming administration. Any significant cuts to the
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Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert’s federal lawsuit seeking to empower Vice President Mike Pence in his “discretion” to unilaterally reject certain Electoral College votes — specifically and conveniently, the ones that went for President-elect Joe Biden from key swing states — is dead on arrival and accomplishes nothing beyond giving false hope to the last and
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The last week of 2020 has marked a grim milestone once again in the coronavirus pandemic, as new records are set in Riverside County hospitalizations and ICU admissions. On Monday hospitalizations slightly dipped to 1,367, down from Sunday, which was highest day of hospitalizations recorded throughout the course of the pandemic. That number came to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU Saff) — The Arizona truck driver involved in a deadly crash that killed five cyclists outside of Las Vegas was declared an “imminent hazard to public safety” by a federal transportation authority and ordered to cease all operations of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU Saff) — Las Vegas police are investigating a child’s death at a valley hospital on Dec. 5. According to documents from Clark County Family Services, the agency received a report that medical personnel had responded to an injured child and that a hospital had determined
Continue ReadingCroatia has been hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey. The tremor caused major damage to the town of Petrinja, and left at least one person dead, according to authorities. The quake struck the Balkan country at 12:20 p.m. local time (6:20 a.m. ET) and its epicenter was located
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WARE, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Ten people have been displaced following a fire at an apartment building in Ware. Ware police tell us they first started receiving calls about the fire at 18 Parker Street, just after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. No word yet if any injuries have been
Continue ReadingVice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine live on television on Tuesday in Washington, DC, and urged Americans to get vaccinated for the virus. “That was easy,” Harris said after receiving the shot in her left arm. “Thank you. I barely felt it.” “I want to encourage everyone to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Springfield officials are reminding residents and businesses that the plastic bag reduction ordinance is set to go into effect on Friday, January 1. Under this ordinance, retailers cannot distribute single-use disposable plastic bags. The ordinance was originally passed by the city council in April
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS-POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News ) — During his time with the Museum of Idaho, Nick Gailey has worn many hats. He’s served as the museum’s director of programs, exhibits, marketing and development — sometimes concurrently. Gailey is retiring at the end of December, and to honor
Continue ReadingAll eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday. After the House overwhelmingly voted to both override President Donald Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act and to pass $2,000 stimulus checks, it’s Senate Republicans’ turn to navigate whether they’re willing to cross Trump in his final days in office. What to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS-POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News ) — A Secret Santa is back and this Christmas is bigger than ever! The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local man gift more than $500,000 this holiday season. A lot more. Secret Santa is a real person who wants to
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