Two people were found dead in Acadia National Park in Maine on Saturday after a fatal fall during a hike, according to the National Park Service. The couple, a 28-year-old man and 30-year-old woman, appeared to have fallen about 100 feet along iced covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain, the NPS said. Their bodies were
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Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was airlifted to a hospital early Monday morning after needing to be cut free from a pasta-making machine in South Windsor. Crews reported shortly after 6:10 a.m. that the worker who became entangled in the machine at Carla’s Pasta had been
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 58-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning in northeast Portland after police said he was found in a stolen car with a gun and several dugs. Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to check the welfare of a person who was reportedly passed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Beachgoers in the Boynton Beach area made quite the discovery Friday morning – a military training drone that had washed ashore. The drone was found on the beach near Ocean Ridge Hammock Park at around 7:30 a.m. According to officials, the training drone
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Krispy Kreme has come up with a way to make getting the Covid-19 vaccine extra sweet. Starting Monday until the end of the year, if you take your vaccination card to any Krispy Kreme location in the US, you can get a free glazed doughnut each day, the company said in a news release. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Boston City Council President Kim Janey is on the doorstep of a historic promotion. After the U.S. Senate’s expected vote to confirm Mayor Marty Walsh’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Labor on Monday, Janey is expected to take an oath of office on either
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Hinds County deputies are investigating a deadly shootout outside M-Bar Sports Grill that killed a 30-year-old bystander. The Hinds County Sheriff Department responded to a call about shots being fired in the parking lot. According to Captain Tyree Jones, the shooting began as a
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Goldman Sachs’ CEO says the bank will strengthen enforcement of its “Saturday rule” and speed up hiring of junior bankers after a group of analysts described “inhumane” working conditions, including 95-hour weeks and instances of workplace abuse. “This is something that our leadership team and I take very seriously,” CEO David Solomon said in a
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President Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more resistance in his quest to unwind former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Biden campaigned on hiking the corporate rate from 21% to 28%, raising the tax on foreign income and instituting a
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Reluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar with the matter, even as President Joe Biden’s administration rapidly scales up nationwide efforts to administer shots. The topic has been the subject of several high-level conversations between administration advisers and health experts, including at
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One of the buzziest apps of the moment is now in disarray, with its social media star cofounder stepping down amid a controversy that sparked a backlash from at least one investor in the company and multiple advertisers with ties to him. David Dobrik, who has tens of millions of followers across YouTube, TikTok and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A Nebraska family has more reason than most to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. “My mom was born march 17th, 1954, and I was born march 17th 1989,” said Katherine Chisholm, a new mom. Now, on March 17th, 2021, they welcomed baby Charlotte Jean into
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — Overland Park police pulled over a driver on Sunday for going 149 miles per hour on Interstate 435. The driver’s excuse? She thought she was only doing 129 mph. An officer stopped the driver at 1-435 and U.S. 69 Highway. She was issued
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KCTV/KSMO) — As more mass vaccination events are planned and underway in the St. Louis area, some residents said they’re still traveling hours to get an appointment. Michael Meredith, from Creve Coeur, said he was pre-registered with almost every health department and hospital system nearby. As
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Tesla shares have slumped in recent weeks, losing 26% of their value between a record high in late January and its closing price Friday. But at least one analyst sees better times ahead — much, much better. Ark Invest, run by the influential Cathie Wood, expects Tesla shares to reach at least $3,000 by 2025.
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Jami Webb was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday last week. But Xiaojie Tan, the owner of Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth, Georgia, was killed Tuesday along with seven others at three Atlanta-area spas in a shooting rampage that has rattled the nation. “I just want to hold her tight,” Webb told CNN about
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy protests since the military seized power in a February 1 coup. The penalties were the second set that the US announced in coordination with allies on Monday. Earlier in the day, the US
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Hamdayet, Sudan — More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where an armed conflict has been raging for months. Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according to medical records and testimonies from survivors shared with CNN. In one case a
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Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn’t stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in blood, were scattered in arid fields, scrubby farmlands and a dry riverbed. Others had been shot on their doorsteps with their hands bound with belts. Among the dead were priests, old men,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An armed carjacker has been sentenced in federal court to seven years in prison, according to a U.S. attorney’s office. U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced Monday that Dorian Lakeith Webb Jr., 19, of Mobile, was sentenced for
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