Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, referring to the coronavirus pandemic, is urging fans not to throng to Atlanta for the NBA All-Star Game. “Under normal circumstances, we would be extremely grateful for the opportunity to host the NBA All-Star game, but this is not a typical year,” Bottoms tweeted Tuesday. “I have shared my concerns related
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Lots of people living in Chicago are dealing with a one-two punch. Not only are they buried under a foot or more of snow, but they also are stuck with what is in some cases weeks’ worth of garbage. As CBS 2’s Charlie De
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 US Capitol riot is facing skepticism and opposition from congressional Republicans warning that the outside probe should not become a vehicle to attack former President Donald Trump. The initial resistance from Republicans to Pelosi’s plan underscores the tricky balancing act
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Severe weather around the United States will delay Covid-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. “Shipping partners are working to deliver vaccine where possible, contingent on local conditions, but the adverse weather is expected to continue to impact shipments out of the FedEx facility in
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors charged three North Korean hackers with conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion from banks and companies around the world, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. In an indictment unsealed in California, authorities described a range of brazen operations carried out by the trio from 2014 to 2020, targeting high-profile movie studios and cryptocurrency
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Lourdes “Lola” Leon, daughter of pop icon Madonna, is the new face for The Marc Jacobs’ Spring 2021 campaign. The American label announced the alliance yesterday with the release of a handful of vibrant images from the accessory collection shoot. In it, Leon is a maximalist’s dream — kitted out in clashing florals, knee-high multi-colored
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A look at what area transportation agencies were doing Wednesday to battle the latest round of wintry precipitation.
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Nigerians are recreating the distinctive signature style of new World Trade Organization boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to celebrate her confirmation for the role. The former Nigeria Finance Minister was appointed by the WTO on Monday. She is the first woman and African to lead the global trade body. To honor this feat, Nigerians are donning her signature look: a full outfit and
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Reactions to Rush Limbaugh’s death immediately devolved into arguments on social media on Wednesday — reflecting the fact that Limbaugh was always an American symbol of division. Right-wing media outlets and personalities extolled Limbaugh as a trailblazer — but the trail he blazed was exactly why critics derided him. The New York Times podcast host
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill on Monday that will suspend the use of a letter grade system for schools statewide, due to how disrupted this school year has been by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Today I signed House Bill 2402, which ensures that students continue to be evaluated, so the State can ensure
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — As line crews continue to work around the clock to restore power, communities are doing what they can to show support for them. There was a very special delivery Wednesday morning at a fire station in Marion County for crews headed out on
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A Black McDonald’s franchise operator has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that it steered him toward less profitable restaurants in lower-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods because of his race. Retired Major League Baseball player Herbert Washington, who currently operates 14 McDonald’s restaurants, filed the civil suit in Ohio on Tuesday. Washington’s allegations are similar
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John Henderson’s power first went out Tuesday morning and stayed off for 2 hours, and then came back on around 7 p.m., then was back off again around midnight and hasn’t been on since, he said. What the San Antonio, Texas, resident is most concerned about right now though, is his wife’s health — she
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Europe is now trading more goods with China than the United States, a sign of how the pandemic is transforming the global economy. Data released this week by the European Union’s statistics service attributed the shift to a 5.6% increase in imports from China in 2020 and a 2.2% increase in exports. Meanwhile, there was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fredericktown, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Cold temperatures may be responsible for a sprinkler system malfunction that dumped approximately 2,000 gallons of water inside Kelly A. Burlison Middle School in Fredericktown Tuesday morning. The Fredericktown Fire Department responded to a call at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday to Kelly A. Burlison
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New coronavirus variants could lead to a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, and can “dangerously accelerate the trajectory of the pandemic,” US health officials warned Wednesday. “I know these variants are concerning, especially as we’re seeing signs of progress,” US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House
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Click here for updates on this story Butte, Montana (Montana Standard) — A judge on Wednesday sentenced a man accused of hijacking a bus and holding a man hostage in Butte to 10 years in custody of state mental health officials, who can later transfer him to any number of supervised facilities. Prosecutors recommended the
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Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Tim Alexander knew something was wrong around 2 p.m. Tuesday when he pulled into the parking lot of PR Masonry and saw Andrew Rupp inside his mother, Dianne Rupp’s, car. “That was weird,” Alexander said. “Dianne would never let her son (Andrew Rupp)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Racine, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A 57-year-old Racine woman, Margie Jean Phillips, is facing dozens of criminal charges in 11 separate court cases in Racine and Milwaukee counties, according to online court records. Most of the charges against Phillips are in connection with thefts and attempted thefts
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The US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top White House cybersecurity official, speaking to reporters Wednesday in the Biden administration’s first public assessment of the gravity of the suspected Russian spying campaign. At least nine federal agencies were specifically targeted by the
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