Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The Dauphin County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) lit up the lives of local foster children on Monday by revealing that their Holiday “Giving Tree” has raised over 12,000 to support advocacy for these children in court. Surrounded by socially distanced board members,
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The airplane speeds through the sky on its way to London as you dine on tender beef and caviar. Afterward, you make your way to the lower lounge to socialize with other passengers aboard the plane while sipping on a refreshing drink. As the evening winds down, you head up to the main cabin, climb
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — 2020 is getting a whole lot sweeter for a group of 12 kids battling to take home the top prize in season nine of ‘Kids Baking Championship’ on the Food Network. The first episode of the season nine doesn’t air until Friday, but FOX43
Continue Reading The Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency (COH) has asked residents to stay indoors after the Kilauea volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes. The eruption on the Big Island took place late Sunday night local time at the Halemaumau Crater, COH said. The Kilauea Volcano observatory raised the alert level to warning, an advisory said.
Continue Reading Whether you lived in rural America, the bustling streets of a big city or even another country, you couldn’t ignore the nation’s racial reckoning of 2020 — and how Black Lives Matter resonated throughout popular culture. From the basketball arenas and football fields, to Hollywood movie sets and grocery store shelves, the country was awakened
Continue Reading Tennessee has been at or near the top of the list of US states with the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases over the past week, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Just in the last few days, the novel coronavirus sickened the state’s first lady, sending Gov. Bill Lee
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It’s like a low murmur just below the surface. “We don’t know what he might do,” says one officer in the Pentagon. “We are in strange times,” says another officer. Some senior military officers are trying to steer clear of the White House for the next month, rather than be in the President Donald Trump’s
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After months and months of delay, Congress has passed a $900 billion stimulus package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and deliver much-needed aid to small businesses and Americans who have been struggling to get by. What’s happening: The White House has said that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation once it reaches his
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President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, a decision that could be one of the final Cabinet selections before Christmas. Biden has set a goal of reopening most schools within the first 100 days of taking office, a position
Continue Reading Burger King is adding a new dollar menu, bucking the trend of fast food chains pushing customers to more expensive items as food and labor costs continue to climb. The “$1 Your Way Menu,” which rolls out December 28, has four items: A bacon cheeseburger, Chicken Jr. sandwich, fries and a soft drink. Its arrival
Continue Reading Don’t call Rep. Jim Clyburn a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s inner circle. Yes, with his pivotal endorsement of Biden in the South Carolina primary, he helped the President-elect secure the Democratic nomination. And yes, every two days or so, Clyburn’s phone rings and it’s Biden on the line. And, in fact, in one of
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of the election, creating a dire situation that multiple senior officials and people close to the President say has led to new levels of uncertainty at how Trump will resist the coming end to his tenure.
Continue Reading Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as the lawmakers prepared to mount a long-shot bid in January to overturn the Electoral College results that made Joe Biden the official winner of the election. The discussion focused on Trump’s baseless
Continue Reading The holidays likely won’t look the same this year for a lot of us. So now’s the perfect time to start new traditions and find joy in the small things. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary, opened its doors in Columbia Tuesday. It’s Columbia’s first marijuana shop to begin selling to licensed patients legally. Located at 4003 Ponderosa Street, the state-inspected and licensed operation is owned and operated by Columbia residents. 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis staff.3Fifteen Primo Cannabis show room.Jason Corrado, CEO
Continue Reading Two passengers aboard a Delta flight bound for Atlanta opened a cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane while it was taxiing out to a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning, Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant told CNN. The New York Times reported the two passengers involved are in custody and
Continue Reading The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons — an extremely invasive species in the Everglades — are safe for us to eat. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is collaborating with the Florida Department of Health to investigate the mercury levels in pythons to determine if
Continue Reading SoftBank wants in on one of Wall Street’s hottest trends as it looks to beef up its tech portfolio once again. On Monday, the Japanese conglomerate revealed plans to raise over half a billion dollars in New York through an initial public offering of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The newly created firm, SVF
Continue Reading A man who has been in prison since 1989 has been charged with kidnapping and killing a 9-year-old girl who disappeared from a California neighborhood market in 1988. David Misch, 59, who is serving a sentence for an unrelated murder conviction, was charged Monday by Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley in the disappearance of
Continue Reading France has suspended transport links with Britain after a new Covid-19 variant emerged in southern England, adding to growing chaos at UK ports and giving the country a taste of the potential disruption to food and other vital supplies that could accompany a “no-deal” Brexit in just 10 days’ time. Dozens of countries in Europe
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