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Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 74-year-old man died after he was caught in the crossfire of a shooting Thursday evening in the Shawnee neighborhood, police said. The shooting was reported around 9 p.m. when 2nd Division officers were notified about gunfire detected in the 600 block of South
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A homeless outreach organization is left without transportation because thieves stole parts from the Street Angels’ buses. “I started up one of the buses. It was really super loud. Well, something’s not right. So I was like, ‘We can take the other bus. Not a
Continue ReadingThe National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be among the 22,000 fans in attendance at Super Bowl LV next month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday. “I am the son of a nurse and all of you have a very special place in my heart,” Goodell said during a surprise
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats plan to send the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate’s trial of former President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday. Unless senators strike an agreement to delay the trial, it would begin on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
Continue ReadingConfronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to make medical-grade face masks mandatory in the hope that they can slow the spread of the disease. The French government has now mandated that citizens wear single-use surgical FFP1 masks, more protective FFP2
Continue ReadingA Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate business, not the least of which is getting an agreement on how the Senate will be run over the next two years. It seems simple, but it’s a big deal and
Continue ReadingA Tallahassee man in his nineties begs for his 70-year-old caretaker to be bumped up in the vaccination queue. A woman over 75 in Raleigh asks what number to call to make an appointment. The daughter of a nursing home resident in San Jose wants to know why her mom has not received the Covid-19
Continue ReadingA new feature on the relaunched White House website contact form allows people to choose their own pronouns, reflecting the new administration’s commitment to diversity. The change did not go unnoticed — it was shared widely on Twitter, including by LGBTQ civil rights organization Equality California which wrote, “In this @WhiteHouse we respect pronouns.” GLAAD,
Continue ReadingGiven all the problems faced by the cruise industry in 2020, the announcement by one operator that all passengers must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 before they board sounds sensible. But when Saga Cruises this week became the first to introduce the requirement, not everyone agreed — the British operator was inundated with so many
Continue ReadingThe former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated embezzlement. The 81-year-old was handed an eight year, 11 month jail term on Thursday, making him the highest-ranking Vatican official to be convicted of a financial crime. His lawyer is appealing his
Continue ReadingIt had once been a transatlantic art scandal — or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated, confusing and laden in the end with blatant racism, the case of the White House bust of Winston Churchill still persists. President Joe Biden has removed it from the Oval Office
Continue ReadingA futuristic project by Google’s parent company Alphabet to provide internet from high flying balloons has burst. Loon, the Alphabet subsidiary that used giant balloons to beam internet to people in remote areas around the world, has announced that it is winding down its operations. It was formerly part of X, Alphabet’s innovative “moonshot” factory.
Continue ReadingIn a new financial document released just hours after he left the White House, former President Donald Trump disclosed Apple CEO Tim Cook once gave him a $5,999 Mac Pro computer. The documents, made public on Wednesday, list the item as “the first created at the Flex Factory in Austin, Texas.” Apple did not respond
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DUNMORE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — When Amanda Teague started her new job at Creative Lil’ Minds Childcare in Dunmore last year, she had no idea what challenges were about to come before her. “When I first started, everything was totally normal, and then, March 17th was the day we
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden delivered a factually accurate Thursday speech about the coronavirus pandemic. But then, after he signed a series of executive actions intended to address the crisis, he was asked by a reporter whether the vaccination goal he announced in December — 100 million doses administered in 100 days — is sufficiently ambitious. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Sophia Garcia just might be the most popular 8-year-old around. Her phone rings constantly! But it’s not friends. It’s strangers wanting information about the COVID-19 vaccine in Arizona. “Every five minutes my phone keeps ringing,” said Sophia. Sophia, who lives in Missouri, calls it an
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House’s article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. “I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate on Monday,” Schumer said
Continue Reading“No Time to Die,” the latest film in the James Bond series and one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, has been delayed again. The film, which stars Daniel Craig as the stylish spy, was set to open on April 2. But MGM announced on Thursday that it would push the action film to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SEMMES, AL (WALA) — The Mobile Area Jewish Federation released a statement Thursday about vandalism in Semmes that included Nazi symbols and phrases spray-painted on school buses. The statement reads, “There is no place for hate and bigotry in our community and country. We believe education is the
Continue ReadingAirlines are still operating only a fraction of the number of flights they offered pre-pandemic, and alcohol is banned in many cabins to help thwart the spread of Covid-19. This is adding up to a lot of leftover booze. Now, American Airlines is hoping to sell and ship some of its excess wine directly to
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