Lenny Kravitz’s 2015 Super Bowl halftime performance with Katy Perry was memorably great. In a recent interview with CNN, the rocker recalled what it was like to take the stage at one of the most watched events. “The excitement of playing at the Super Bowl is that it’s live, it’s televised all over the world.
Continue Reading
Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh died Friday at the age of 61 from complications due to glioblastoma, her family announced on Saturday. As the wife of former Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh, and the youngest first lady in the state in 150 years, she also served on the International Joint Commission under former President Bill
Continue Reading
A man was sent to Bothwell Hospital after getting in a wreck in Morgan County overnight.
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — “Time will tell” if companies’ anti-racism pledges from this past summer close the gender gap for Black, Indigenous, and racialized women of colour, a diversity expert says. “What I saw over the summer were a lot of organizations [that] were quick to release
Continue Reading
If the snacks can’t get you through Super Bowl Sunday, maybe 70 puppies playing football can. It’s the Puppy Bowl time. And even though so many beloved events have been canceled in the past year, Puppy Bowl XVII is very much on. With 70 puppies from 22 different shelters, Sunday’s event will pit Team Ruff
Continue Reading
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city officials have reached a tentative agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union, paving the way for some Chicago Public Schools students to return to in-person learning over the next several weeks. The plan still needs to be ratified by the CTU’s house of delegates, officials acknowledged in a news conference
Continue Reading Unions representing San Francisco Unified School District employees on Sunday announced they have reached a tentative agreement with the district to reopen schools for in-person learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The tentative agreement “outlines the baseline health and safety standards and vaccine access to physically reopen public schools,” the unions said Sunday in a statement.
Continue Reading
A man charged in connection to the January 6 Capitol riot made racist and xenophobic remarks during a public hearing before the Maine legislature in 2017. Video obtained by CNN shows Kyle Fitzsimons referring to immigrants as “replacements,” echoing White nationalist rhetoric that immigrants to America are coming to wipe out White people. From the
Continue Reading
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney stood her ground Sunday, rejecting her state party’s calls for her ouster and denouncing former President Donald Trump, who has sought to turn the GOP against her. On the heels of a vote by the Wyoming Republican Party to censure her and call for her immediate resignation, Cheney — the third-ranking
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team outshot the Auburn Tigers by eight percent on Sunday, which led to an 85-75 win on the road. It was an all-around effort for Robin Pingeton’s group, as five players hit double-digit point totals. Ladazhia Williams led the team with 19 points, along with six rebounds and
Continue Reading
The Kansas City Chiefs are back for another Super Bowl. And inevitably, so is the longstanding controversy over the NFL team’s name and Native American imagery. The racial justice movement that was reignited last summer prompted a number of professional sports teams to re-examine their names, mascots and other fan traditions. Washington’s football team got
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GENESSEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A man died in an explosion at a baby shower in Genesee County. Michigan State Police Flint Post is investigating a fatal explosion that happened Saturday around 7:30 p.m. People were gathered for a baby shower in Gaines Township when the homeowner fired
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Friday, nurses with the Oregon Nursing Association held a rally at Providence in Portland to demand safer working conditions. Those nurses want Providence to implement what they call the COVID Bill of Rights. That bill of rights consists of several measures nurses want guaranteed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing legalizing marijuana in the badger state as part of his 2021-2023 biennial budget proposal on Sunday, Feb. 7. Evers proposed regulating and taxing marijuana “much like Wisconsin regulates and taxes alcohol”. Under the proposal, Wisconsin would join 15
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROGERS, Arkansas (KFSM) — At around 4 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 7), emergency crews responded to the end of Hwy 94 for a vehicle that ended up in the water at Monte Ne boat ramp. The vehicle ended up in the water after a pursuit. When crews arrived at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell saying she’d rather be safe than sorry during this different Mardi Gras season. The City is concerned about creating another giant, virus “super-spreader” event, like what happened last year — even access to parts of the famed French Quarter
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — There was a birthday celebration on Saturday in Luzerne County – Marge Kalinowski celebrated her 95th birthday. The Nanticoke native was self-isolating at home for months because of the pandemic. For her big day, more than 50 friends including police and firefighters drove past
Continue Reading A 16-year-old girl was killed in a sledding accident in upstate New York on Saturday that also injured a toddler, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office. The teenager was sledding with a 3-year-old boy in Lewiston “when they struck a tree at the bottom of the hill,” the office said in a release. The
Continue Reading Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said Saturday the Senate will accommodate a request from one of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys to halt Trump’s impeachment trial during the Jewish Sabbath. “We respect their request and of course will accommodate it. Conversations with the relevant parties about the structure of the trial continue,” said
Continue Reading
Talk about a roller-coaster performance — Ilkay Gundogan provided the dictionary definition on Sunday for Manchester City against Liverpool. The Germany international was the subject a heavy challenge inside the first two minutes, blazed a penalty way over the bar just before half-time before scoring twice in Manchester City’s 4-1 victory at Anfield. After Gundogan
Continue Reading