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Click here for updates on this story CHANDLER, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The traditional Chandler Ostrich Festival has been postponed a second time due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce announced the decision on Friday, postponing the festival to sometime in the fall. Chamber officials had already rescheduled the festival
Continue ReadingThe 2022 PGA Championship will not be played at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, according to an announcement from PGA of America President Jim Richerson Sunday night. “The PGA of America Board of Directors voted tonight to exercise the right to terminate the agreement to play the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump
Continue ReadingPolitical leaders are promising that mass vaccination campaigns will see life return to normal, as a more contagious variant of the coronavirus spreads across dozens of countries, adding urgency to the race to end the pandemic. But vaccination efforts are rolling out slower than promised, raising doubts about an imminent way out of the crisis.
Continue ReadingCan you smell what “The Rock” is cooking? The wrestler-turned-actor-turned-entrepreneur is entering the energy drink business with ZOA, a health drink made with natural caffeine and superfoods. The venture partners Dwayne Johnson — aka “The Rock” — with his ex-wife and fellow fitness entrepreneur, Dany Garcia, Garcia’s husband Dave Rienzi and beverage industry veteran John
Continue ReadingA Memphis police officer was arrested Sunday and charged with kidnapping and killing a man while on duty, police said. Patric Ferguson, 29, allegedly shot and killed 30-year-old Robert Howard after forcing him into the back of a squad car and taking him to Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street, Memphis Police (MPD) said in an
Continue ReadingFlags, signs and symbols of racist, white supremacist and extremist groups were displayed along with Trump 2020 banners and American flags at Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol. The pictures tell part of the story of the beliefs of some of those who chose to show up on that day — from passionate and peaceful
Continue ReadingA two-minute trailer for “Clarice” has been released, and it’s a haunting look at the upcoming “Silence of the Lambs” sequel television series. Rebecca Breeds stars as FBI agent Clarice Starling, who takes a case in her native West Virginia but still suffers from the memory of her former case involving serial killer Buffalo Bill,
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats are formally unveiling their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol. The single impeachment article, which will be introduced at 11 a.m. ET when the House gavels in Monday, points to Trump’s repeated false claims
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Morganton, NC (News Herald) — Looking back on the turmoil of her life just two years ago, Morganton native Chelsee McConnell said it’s sometimes hard to believe how far she has come. On Dec. 20, 2018, McConnell had flipped her car on Kirksey Drive near River Trail. She
Continue ReadingThe fear, the anger, the pain about what unfolded Wednesday is only beginning to sink in on Capitol Hill. As members and aides watch new footage of the mob tearing through the US Capitol and as more stories emerge about what happened inside the halls where they work, the calls for accountability — no matter
Continue ReadingEve Branson, mother of Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group, has died of coronavirus, her son announced Monday. In a blog post announcing the death, Branson said that his mother “held on for one last victory, managing to fight off the virus, but had expended all of her energy in the process.”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — A Vancouver personal training studio posted a video of its employees doing a happy dance during an announcement that it would be reopening its fitness center to clients on Monday. Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s new phase one of “Healthy Washington” allows gyms across the
Continue ReadingThere’s hope: Summer vacations abroad may happen in a big way this year. The number of people busting out of their countries will start creeping up this spring and rise higher by mid-year, travel industry experts predict, as vaccines and risk-based safety measures are rolled out more widely and spiking coronavirus cases around the world
Continue ReadingCorporate America has long had a complex relationship with President Donald Trump. Many executives have been critical of his unpredictability, restrictions on immigration and ready use of tariffs — all while benefiting from his 2017 tax cuts and deregulation agenda. But in the wake of deadly riots at the US Capitol last week spurred on
Continue ReadingWhen international tourists finally return to the canal-lined historic streets of Amsterdam, one of the city’s main attractions might be off limits. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has proposed a new policy that would ban foreign visitors from accessing the city’s coffee shops. There are 166 cannabis coffee shops in Amsterdam, accounting for almost 30% of
Continue ReadingAs starter homes go, a three-story Georgian mansion on an 820-acre estate’s not bad. When Neil Watt and his partner Kris Reid moved into the top floor of Northern Ireland’s Castle Ward stately home in March 2020, it was their first home together as a couple. Watt had landed a new live-in job as collections
Continue ReadingPeople magazine’s reigning “Sexiest Man Alive” seems to have confirmed he’s in a relationship. Michael B. Jordan shared photos over the weekend on his verified Instagram account of himself and Lori Harvey, including one of the pair gazing at each other with twinkle lights in the background. Harvey, the daughter of comedian/actor/talk show host Steve
Continue Reading“Sex and the City” will return to the screen, 17 years after its last episode aired, HBO Max has confirmed. Titled “And Just Like That…”, the reboot will star three of the four original leads of the hit ’90s show, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis set to reprise the roles of
Continue ReadingThe seventh National College Football Playoff championship is set. After an arduous season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s an accomplishment that the game is even being played. Here is everything you need to know about the match-up. When and where is the game? Monday, January 11, at 8 p.m. ET at the Hard Rock Stadium
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden on Monday will nominate William Burns as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CNN has learned, tapping a respected veteran American diplomat who has served in posts around the world from the Reagan to the Obama administrations. “The American people will sleep soundly with him as our next CIA Director,” Biden said
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