WATCH LIVE: Biden will attend a memorial ceremony for COVID-19 victims in Washington starting at 4:30 p.m. Watch the event live in the player below. President-elect Joe Biden landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn moment in American history, preparing to take
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Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A massive off-campus Arizona State University fraternity party is now under investigation. Pictures and videos of the party reportedly thrown by Lambda Chi Alpha have surfaced on social media, showing most weren’t wearing a mask. Both ASU and the ASU Police Department said they’re
Continue Reading Here’s a look at what you need to know about the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Facts Seven crew members died in the explosion, including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. The explosion was a result of a rocket booster failure which ignited the fuel tank. Some of the objectives
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — According to the Mobile DA’s office, today, Steven Weaver pled guilty to 2 counts of murder. He is responsible for the deaths of Douglas McKinney and Lisanne McKinney on December 15, 2016. Authorities had said the two victims were helping Weaver’s wife get away
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Bed Bath & Beyond has stopped selling MyPillow products following CEO Mike Lindell’s support of the January 6 insurrection and his continued false statements questioning the validity of the US presidential election. The retailer said in a statement Tuesday that it’s discontinuing the sales of a “number of underperforming items and brands,” which includes MyPillow.
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Parler tried to seek a hosting alternative to Amazon Web Services from at least six different potential providers once it became clear Amazon would no longer work with the social media platform — but was turned away, according to a court filing. CEO John Matze said in Monday’s filing that Parler does not have the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — An Idaho Falls woman is accused of attacking a man with a knife and shovel. The Idaho Falls Police Department rushed to apartments on the 1400 block of Whitewater Drive on Wednesday night after hearing Karen Clark, 66, had just used
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President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department indicated to Congress Wednesday that he plans to emphatically redirect the trajectory of US foreign policy after four years of the Trump administration, rebuilding and reengaging alliances to confront transnational threats ranging from Russia and North Korea to climate change. Antony Blinken is one of several
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The Columbia Police Department revised its use of force policy to more clearly define the definition of neck restraints as a use of deadly force.
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President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn moment in American history, preparing to take his oath of office as the US passes 400,000 coronavirus deaths and is more divided than at any time since the Civil War. As he departed for the nation’s
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Twelve Army National Guard members have been removed from inauguration duty in Washington, DC, as part of the security vetting process initiated, in part, to ensure troops tasked with securing Wednesday’s ceremony in the nation’s capital do not have ties to extremist groups, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau said Tuesday. Two of the
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Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, who died last year at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Former NBA player Stephen Jackson, who was a close friend of Floyd’s, discussed the gift and the outpouring of support for Floyd’s 7-year-old daughter, Gianna, on “The Rematch”
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After spending more than a month in a Cayman Islands jail, a Georgia teen admits she was wrong for breaking Covid-19 quarantine rules. Skylar Mack, 18, was released from custody on Friday and is back home in the US after she was sentenced to two months in jail by a Cayman Islands judge because authorities
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Stocks have gained about 13% since Election Day as of Tuesday, a day before Joe Biden’s inauguration — marking the the best post-election market performance for a new president in modern history, according to CFRA Research. The second-biggest surge was from late 1960 to early 1961, when John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon, and the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Medical experts say health care workers are experiencing higher rates of burnout, exhaustion and even PTSD as they continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. One group is trying to change that. Tom and Jeanne Ball, directors at the Asheville TM Center, have joined
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — As the pandemic lingers the uncertainty surrounding childcare and in-person learning for school-aged children is unprecedented for parents. One local father is resorting to desperate measures after his unemployment benefits were cut off. Finding a source of income has been tough for Michael
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The 2021 New Orleans Jazz Fest has been postponed until October, according to a statement posted on the festival’s website. Originally scheduled to start at the end of April, Jazz Fest is being pushed to fall due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, organizers said. The event will now run from Oct. 8 – 17. “We
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As Columbia Public Schools students return to their classrooms this week a situation still looms that could send them back online at least temporarily: a lack of substitute teachers.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — It’s been a month since children whose families chose the in-person option were back in the classroom at Heards Ferry Elementary School in Sandy Springs. Fifth-grade student Mamie Bowen said she’s happy she gets to see her friends again. Her little brother Jack was
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the mob that attacked the Capitol was “provoked” by President Donald Trump, placing part of the responsibility on him for the deadly riot, as the Senate prepares for an impeachment trial on whether to convict the President for “incitement of insurrection” and potentially disqualify him from holding
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