Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The man found guilty of shooting and killing former Saints star Will Smith has had his conviction thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices vacated the conviction of Cardell Hayes on Monday. Police said Hayes fired the shots that killed Smith and wounded
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Some of the country’s largest firms are scrambling to distance themselves from last week’s insurrection at the US Capitol by freezing or reassessing their political donations — sending tremors through a political system that has relied for decades on the predictable flow of corporate financial support. Companies such as Google, Coca-Cola and UPS all have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A parade of encouragement took place Sunday in Natomas for a young boy battling cancer. Police, firefighters, friends, family and neighbors all turned out to support Ojas Ranade, who had beat cancer five years ago, but recently, he and his family were told
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Thousands of armed pro-Donald Trump extremists are plotting to surround the US Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a member of Congress who was among those briefed late Monday on a series of new threats against lawmakers and the Capitol itself. “They were talking about 4,000 armed ‘patriots’ to surround the Capitol
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — Video of a manatee spotted in a Florida river with ‘Trump’ etched into its back has been given to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for investigation. Boat Capt. Hailey Warrington shared information about the case and video of the manatee Monday with
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TODAY: We’ll be treated to another gorgeous afternoon today! Plenty of sunshine will help temperatures into the low 50’s. The only drawback might be a breeze out of the southwest, but hard to complain given the recent streak of 30’s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies stick around overnight as lows cool off into the low 30’s. EXTENDED: We’ll pick
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Gov. Mike Parson said after his inauguration Monday that the state plans to move into the next phase of its coronavirus vaccination plan next week.
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, will be tried separately from the other officers because of the ongoing pandemic, according to a Hennepin County District Court ruling. The three other officers, who are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Ne (WOWT) — In a zoom press conference Monday morning, Sen. Tony Vargas announced he’s introducing the Meatpacking Employees COVID-19 Protection Act. The legislation would better protect workers at Nebraska’s meatpacking plants by ensuring 6-feet of distance between employees and giving them access to PPE, hand washing
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Three House Democrats said they tested positive for Covid-19 after sheltering in place with other members of Congress who did not wear masks during the violent attack on the US Capitol last week. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey, Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Brad Schneider of Illinois announced their positive test results
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — In a zoom press conference Monday morning, Sen. Tony Vargas announced he’s introducing the Meatpacking Employees COVID-19 Protection Act. The legislation would better protect workers at Nebraska’s meatpacking plants by ensuring 6-feet of distance between employees and giving them access to PPE, hand washing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — A Genesee County man who is accused of poisoning his wife’s cereal with heroin is headed to trial. Jason Harris was charged in 2019 for the murder of his wife, Christina Harris. He is accused of putting a lethal dose of heroin in
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Deutsche Bank will no longer do business with President Donald Trump, a move that will cut off his business from a major source of loans that once helped fund his golf courses and hotels. Germany’s biggest bank has decided to refrain from future business with the president and his company, a person familiar with the
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Boeing ended its worst year in more than 40 years with its best month of 2020. The company reported that it delivered 39 jets to customers in December — and deliveries are important because that’s when Boeing gets most of the money owed for a plane. But doesn’t change the full year or near-term outlook
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TEXAS, USA (KTRK) — Some lawmakers say better medical marijuana programs in the state of Texas make sense as a means to help our economy recover from the pandemic. One advocate tells ABC13 what makes this year different is that there are a lot more lawmakers backing this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Old Town Spring, TX (KTRK) — A 3-year-old is recovering after being bitten by a dog wearing a service vest inside of an Old Town Spring restaurant on Saturday. Cleveratta Gordon-Waldroup, Ronin’s mother, said the family had just arrived to the Loose Caboose with a close family friend.
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That’s it. That’s the entirety of our Constitution’s First Amendment, the central tenet of our American way of life that gets dragged out every time someone’s banned from Twitter. There’s a lot going on in those few sentences, and it’s important to know when and how it applies to common situations — and, equally as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Colfax Township, MI (WNEM) — A 22-year-old Lansing man was arrested after a bizarre incident in Benzie County involving a deer, a machete, and the suspected use of intoxicants. A Michigan State Police trooper received a call about 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 5 for a crash involving a
Continue Reading Against the backdrop of looming threats leading up to Inauguration Day, the Department of Homeland Security is bringing in its sixth secretary under President Donald Trump, fueling concerns over a department in flux as authorities brace for the possibility of more violence. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf abruptly resigned Monday after serving in the
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There’s more to the market than the FAANG stocks of Big Tech. It could finally be time for dividend-paying value stocks like the so-called dogs of the Dow to shine. The dogs of the Dow refers to a list of high-yielding stocks in the blue-chip average. The theory is that if investors buy these stocks,
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