Kendall Jackson went on her first Boy Scout camping trip with her mother and older brother when she was just a toddler, and now the Indiana teen is one of the first Black females to become an Eagle Scout. Jackson was 15-years-old when the Scouts started admitting girls in 2019, so she knew she’d have
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein’s estate coexecutors were “indispensable captains” of his criminal enterprise to traffic girls, according to a complaint from US Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise N. George. The amended complaint, filed Wednesday, names coexecutors Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn as defendants in their individual capacities, alleging their involvement in running Epstein’s trafficking operation for years.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — Police say an armed suicidal patient at Providence Hospital stole an ambulance this morning and led officers on a low-speed chase before taking his own life with a gunshot. Airport Boulevard is blocked off going west at Pace Nursery Road following the incident. Sheriff’s
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President Joe Biden’s pledge to reopen most American schools within his first 100 days in office is in danger of going off the rails as teachers’ unions hold firm on their demands for new safety measures amid conflicting messages from the administration and public health leaders. White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — The local music community is mourning the loss of a musician killed in a wrong-way crash in Mississippi on Sunday. With his infectious smile and unique voice, Marcus Baggins was the heart and soul of his pop band Plastic Weekend. Jaron Churchwell, bass player
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In recent weeks, the United States has seen a stabilization of reported Covid-19 cases, but for Black and brown communities disparities in case and death rates remain. And as the vaccine is rolled out across the country, these communities are being vaccinated at far lower rates than White Americans. These inequities are evident in some
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools open five days a week in-person, but stressed the administration would follow the guidance of science and medical experts on how to safely reopen. “The President will not rest until every school is open five days a week.
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Columbia Public Schools still lacks the number of substitute teachers willing to come into the classrooms that it needs as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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Learjet, the private plane brand, is halting production later this year. The brand’s owner, Bombardier, said Thursday it will concentrate on its more profitable Challenger and Global aircraft. The move will cost 250 jobs at the Learjet factory in Wichita, Kansas. “With more than 3,000 aircraft delivered since its entry-into-service in 1963, the iconic Learjet
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WDJT) — Two teens, ages 15 and 17, have been formally charged with homicide and sexual assault in connection to the killing of 36-year-old Ee Lee in Washington Park on Sept. 16, 2020. Kamare Lewis, 17, and Kevin Spencer, 15, each face one count of first degree
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After their son’s death, Dan and Dorothy Kearns said they were horrified to learn that their panicked 20-year-old repeatedly tried and failed to get in touch with Robinhood about his negative account balance of $730,000. College student Alex Kearns mistakenly believed he owed that staggering sum of money and took his own life last June
Continue Reading This year, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is bringing some extra attention to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and sponsoring a bill that would make it the US national hymn. “My goal is to make a contribution to trying to bring this country back together,” he told CNN’s Don Lemon on Silence Is Not an Option.
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It’s been a chaotic few years for Mr. Peanut, who died in early 2020 and was reborn as a baby nut as part of a Super Bowl ad campaign. Now he has a new home: Kraft is selling Planters to Hormel, the maker of Spam and Skippy, in a $3.35 billion deal. The sale, which
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The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group’s coordinated role in the insurrection last month. In a criminal complaint, an FBI agent described how the group “moved closely to each other” inside the Capitol on January 6
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Benton County, Arkansas (KFSM) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed the Benton County Circuit Court’s petition to uphold Mauricio Torres’ guilty conviction in his six-year-old son’s death. Meaning, his third murder trial will move forward in full, his previous convictions will be thrown out, and new jurors
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The Biden administration is preparing plans for the gradual entry of migrants forced to remain in Mexico under a controversial Trump-era policy, according to three Homeland Security officials. President Joe Biden has committed to ending the policy, informally known as “remain in Mexico.” Over the last week, the administration has been in ongoing discussions about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Little Rock, Arkansas (KFSM) — A bill that would make almost all abortions illegal in Arkansas passed through a Senate committee Wednesday (Feb. 10) and will make its way to the Senate floor next week. Senate Bill 6 is the “Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act to Abolish Abortion
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Country star Morgan Wallen is speaking out again amid the controversy over his use of a racial slur that was caught on video. Wallen posted a five-minute video on his YouTube channel late Wednesday, saying he “let so many people down.” “One thing I’ve learned already that I’m specifically sorry for is that my words
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THURSDAY: Some leftover morning flurries will start to move out towards midday. No extra accumulation is expected with anything falling this morning. Temperatures will struggle to warm up much again with clouds sticking around, with highs topping out near 20. TONIGHT: The clouds stick around tonight, with lows falling into the single digits, feeling subzero when factoring
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Taylor Swift announced on Good Morning America Thursday that a rerecording of one of her first albums, “Fearless,” will be released on April 9. But why is one of the biggest artists in music spending her time rerecording an album she released 13 years ago? “Fearless” — for those of you who don’t live and
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