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Disney+, the focal point of Disney‘s media empire, has achieved a significant milestone. The streaming service has surpassed 100 million global subscribers in just 16 months, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, which was held virtually on Tuesday. “The enormous success of Disney+… has inspired us to be even more
Continue ReadingArkansas on Tuesday became the first state in 2021 to enact a near-total abortion ban — a bold step by abortion opponents seeking to renew challenges to the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure nationally. The court, which now leans conservative, has shown it is open to considering abortion
Continue ReadingOn your next trip to Costco, don’t be surprised if you can’t find your favorite cheese. Costco is having trouble stocking imported cheeses because of a shortage of shipping containers around the globe and bottlenecks at key West Coast ports, such as Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Seattle. The combination has led to delays
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You may have read a lot over the weekend about how progressives were angry that the Covid relief bill that’s about to be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk was pared back to get moderate senators on board. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mr. Progressive, wants to disabuse you of that notion. In an interview with
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Alua Arthur wasn’t looking for death. At 34, she was trying hard to stay alive. Clinical depression had forced a leave of absence from her job as a lawyer, and she was traveling on a bus in Cuba when it met her: A woman, only two years older than her, dying of uterine cancer. The
Continue ReadingThree professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos surfaced of them wearing and holding racist symbols at a campus event in 2014, according to a statement from the school. In two photos verified by university spokesperson Lance Crawford, one professor is pictured wearing a Confederate soldier’s uniform, while
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Investors can’t seem to make up their minds about whether to buy or sell tech stocks. A day after dragging the Nasdaq Composite into correction territory, tech stocks were on a massive rebound rally — the latest surge in the sector’s volatile start to the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed 3.7% higher on Tuesday, marking
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was taken into custody after an hourlong standoff in O’Fallon, Mo. that began Monday night. Police surrounded a home in the 600 block of Hawk Run Drive, just off of Winghaven Blvd, around 8:30 p.m. after a man started making homicidal threats
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLOYD COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Floyd County Police Department is commending one of its officers for risking his life to rescue an unconscious teenager from a burning pickup truck. On social media, the community is calling Patrolman First Class Blake Puckett a hero. “I don’t see it
Continue ReadingHuffPost officially merged with BuzzFeed on February 16. Less than a month later, the site’s staff is being dramatically cut. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced Tuesday that 47 of the 190 HuffPost employees in the US would be laid off and that HuffPost Canada would be shut down, affecting 23 employees. HuffPost union said the
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department says a former Trump State Department official violated his oath of office when he allegedly pushed against a police line in storming the US Capitol on January 6. Federico Klein’s “actions on January 6, 2021, appear to be a considered decision to place himself above the law; not only did he demonstrate
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I’m tired, you’re tired, we’re all tired — I know. I feel it in my bones. I have been in 8 states caring for thousands of patients with Covid-19. I have worked in coast to coast, north to south, in New York, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, California, and my home state of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A teenager was shot in the back of head in St. Louis’ West End neighborhood Monday afternoon. Officers responded to the 6100 block of Etzel just before 5:30 p.m. Monday. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said the victim is a
Continue ReadingWhile health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask rules. Now, President Joe Biden wants to change that. Biden’s office has released plans that his administration intends to implement in the beginning of his term, and one is a national mask
Continue ReadingThe FBI released new security footage Tuesday as authorities continue to seek more information about the person who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters that were discovered in Washington, DC, on the day of the Capitol riot. Two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — Investigators released images of people who attended a party-turned-riot on University Hill in Boulder Saturday night — and they’re asking the public for help identifying them. See more images released by the city of Boulder regarding the violent riot on March 6. Police said
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story McKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — The man accused of firing a bullet that went through two units and killed a man inside a McKinney apartment complex refused to cooperate with authorities according to his arrest warrant. Michael Parker, Jr., 22, remains in the Collin County Jail charged with manslaughter
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You may have read a lot over the weekend about how progressives were angry that the Covid relief bill that’s about to be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk was pared back to get moderate senators on board. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mr. Progressive, wants to disabuse you of that notion. In an interview with
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Click here for updates on this story PARKER COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — There were no social media posts, emails to parents or hastily scheduled school board meetings at the Peaster Independent School District after Governor Greg Abbott announced the end to state mask orders last week. The rural school district in Parker County, northwest of
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Click here for updates on this story ALSIP, Illinois (WBBM) — A woman went to visit a friend’s gravesite, and said she ended up being the victim of a hate crime. “I thought he was going to kill me or hang me on one of these trees,” the woman said. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry
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