The National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins will retire the jersey of Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier with Boston in 1958 as the first Black hockey player in the league. The retiring of O’Ree’s No. 22 jersey is set for February 18, prior to the Bruins’ home game against the New Jersey Devils.
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the College Football Playoff, a four-team seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). January 11, 2021 – The Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes 52-24 in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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PayPal is cutting ties with Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo following the January 6 US Capitol siege. The site, which the far-right extremist Proud Boys group has used for fundraising, calls itself the “#1 free Christian fundraising site,” and it was used to raise funds for pro-Trump rioters who attended last week’s violent siege. “The account
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It has long been understood that being physically active is good for you, particularly when it comes to preventing things like heart attacks and strokes. Physical exercise may be even more important for the prevention of cardiovascular disease than previously known — and the more activity the better, a new large study led by the
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The New York Times is facing fresh blowback for how it handled the fallout over falsehoods unearthed in “Caliphate,” the paper’s award-winning, 12-part podcast about the Islamic State. A group of 24 public radio stations sent a letter on Monday to The Times audio department with concerns about “lapses in judgment” in its response last
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WATCH playback of a Department of Justice news conference in the player below. The FBI warned of a violent “war” at the US Capitol in an internal report issued a day before last week’s deadly siege, but it wasn’t acted on urgently enough to prevent the domestic terrorist attack, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (WDJT ) — Windows at the state Capitol were boarded up Monday as a “precautionary measure” following violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Gov. Tony Evers also authorized the Wisconsin National Guard to support Wisconsin’s Capitol Police. Members of the Wisconsin National Guard will
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General Motors is starting a new vehicle brand to sell electric delivery vans in the United States and Canada beginning in 2021. Called BrightDrop, the new brand has been working with FedEx to test the new delivery system, and FedEx Express will be its first customer. In addition to the vans, BrightDrop will also offer
Continue Reading When one of my co-workers found out about a tiny, orphaned kitten that needed a home a few months ago, he didn’t hesitate to adopt it. He says his new companion helped make the months of Covid-19 isolation at home much less stressful. He is not alone. Animal shelters and breeders across the country have
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Columbia Public Schools teachers are working to get their classrooms ready for students again the day after a school board vote to open buildings to students next week.
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Millions of people will sit down at the Thanksgiving table this week across from family members on the opposite side of the political divide. If talk turns to the election, it could easily become a testy turkey day. Yet these are people we care about. Isn’t there a way to communicate that allows both sides
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A nearly human-sized robot grabs a dish out of a crowded sink with its gripper arms and neatly adds it to the dishwasher. It then sets the table, placing a flower into a vase, and pours a glass of red wine. The robot, Samsung’s Bot Handy, is the company’s vision for “a better new normal,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Police are investigating after thieves stole $20,000 in cash from members of the Utah Jazz. The theft happened Friday night outside the Saint Kate Hotel in Milwaukee. The Jazz beat the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. Earlier in the day, investigators said the thieves got
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A college football season shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic ended Monday with a familiar team and coach on top, and familiar — even if warned-against — scenes of celebrations. For the sixth time under head coach Nick Saban, the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions, pulling away to defeat No. 3 Ohio State 52-24
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Mobile Public Safety Director James Barber confirmed that officers arrested Todd Overstreet this morning. Overstreet, 50, is accused of breaking into a woman’s home near Country Club Village on Christmas Day while she was away. He allegedly staked out at her home, waiting to
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CNN correspondent Sara Sidner has been covering Covid-19 grief firsthand, and on Tuesday, she shared the pain that comes with reporting on the deadly virus. More than 375,000 people in the United States have died from Covid-19, and Sidner, who has reported from 10 different hospitals during the pandemic, emphasized that the virus is hitting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS ) — Students who failed during the virtual learning of 2020 have a chance to catch up and get back on the path to graduate high school. Pathways In Education is a charter school in Shreveport that serves students grades 9 through 12 in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, Nebraska (KETV) — A community is in shock and a family is in mourning after a four-month-old was stabbed to death. Police say her cousin, 19-year-old Alexander Hernandez killed her. “The baby was actually born in Chicago, I believe. There was some difficulties there with a family
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The shocking invasion of the US Capitol by a mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump is proof that the anger and frustration that divides America politically has reached a boiling point. While only a radical few may condone violence, disappointment and animosity over the outcome of the election — fueled by false tales
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Columbia police officers arrested a man Monday suspected of robbing a woman of her vehicle earlier in the day.
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