Saudi Aramco had a rough 2020, just like every other oil company. But Aramco isn’t any ordinary oil company — it’s the world’s biggest, and the pandemic’s toll on its business had a decidedly adverse effect on the Saudi-owned business. The company announced Sunday that its net profit fell a whopping 44.4% to $49 billion
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The Missouri Health Department reported 609 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total to 485,997 cases throughout the pandemic. On Sunday, 4 new deaths were also reported, totaling 8,374 in the state. Missouri’s 7 day positivity rate continues to slowly fall, hitting 4.2 percent Sunday. The number of people hospitalized because of the
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Scott Kolbrenner could buy more than a few vowels with the $145,000 he won on “Wheel of Fortune” last week. But he doesn’t plan on buying anything. Instead, he’s giving all of his winnings to charity. The California resident announced that he will donate the money, which includes the $100,000 grand prize, to two California
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Things are finally looking up for a family of four that was forced to leave their second story apartment after a car crashed into their stairs. The car knocked out the stairs and the Gois family initially used a ladder and a chain
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NANAKULI, Hawaii (KITV) — A video of a tourist assaulting a local woman at a Starbucks drive-through in Nanakuli has gone viral, and police are investigating the incident. The woman who took the video – Nalani Gasper of Nanakuli — says the woman in pink was a passenger
Continue Reading Illinois has become the first No. 1 seed to lose in the NCAA tournament after being upset by No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago. The RambIers defeated the Fighting Illini, 71-58, on Sunday to be the first team to advance to the Sweet 16. Loyola Chicago center Cameron Krutwig was among the top scorers, tallying 19
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Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday. Jason Miller, a long-time adviser and spokesperson for Trump’s 2020 campaign told Howard Kurtz on Fox’s “MediaBuzz” that Trump will be “returning to social media in probably about two
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Apple and Epic are nearing their highly anticipated Fortnite trial and plan to bring forward some top executives to testify in-person. The case concerns a fallout between the maker of one of the world’s most popular video games and the preeminent mobile device company over Apple’s control of its App Store. Epic is suing Apple
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Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis says she didn’t always have a healthy relationship with food. After binging on sugar for years, resulting in numerous health issues, De Laurentis tells CNN that getting her health back on track was the inspiration for her latest book, “Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside
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Mike Fahner, who owns a strawberry nursery in Dorris, California, says his business was stunned back in 2015 when at 5:00 a.m, without any prior notice, union organizers burst onto his property. “We had strangers on bull horns marching up and down our hallways in our sheds,” Fahner said during a recent press call organized
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One person is dead after falling from a cliff while snowmobiling in Nevada County, California. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that they were initially called about a report of an avalanche at 1:45 p.m. PT (4:45 p.m. ET) Saturday near Frog Lake, about 40 miles southwest of Reno, Nevada, but
Continue Reading Rep. Ilhan Omar wants the media to change the way it covers immigration. “I think that there are some failures that are taking place,” the Minnesota congresswoman told CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. “And it’s really important for us to show the basic humanity and treat the causes of migration
Continue Reading Jessica Simpson celebrated her daughter’s second birthday with doughnuts and a tender Instagram post. The singer and designer, and her husband, former NFL player Eric Johnson, rang in Birdie Mae’s birthday with their two other children and pup last week, sharing photos of a lush and joyful birthday party. “Our Birdie girl turned 2 yesterday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — As we approach one-year since the dam failures in mid-Michigan, some residents still are unable to occupy their homes. But one center in Midland is still putting in the work to get people back inside their house. For one Hope resident, starting fresh wasn’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAGRANGE, Georgia (WGCL) — A 12-year-old boy is recovering after a 13-year-old girl stabbed him in the head. It happened after midnight on Sunday in LaGrange. LaGrange police released a statement saying officers responded to a person stabbed call at the 100 block of Turner Street. When officers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection is celebrating the beginning of spring with a hiking challenge. The 2021 Sky’s the Limit Hiking Challenge encourages folks to get out and enjoy Connecticut’s state parks and forests. It began back in 2015, and this year’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — New COVID-19 tracing technology is being implemented at Gervais schools is getting some pushback from parents. When middle and high school students go back to campus, they’ll have the option to wear a lanyard that keeps track of social distancing, alerting students when
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Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with Covid-19, was never able to hold. She will make history as the first Republican woman to represent
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Nawal El Saadawi, a famous Egyptian feminist author, physician and psychiatrist, has died aged 89, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday. El Saadawi was known as a defender of women’s rights and fought strongly against the widespread practice of female genital mutation. She was jailed and persecuted and received threats from conservatives throughout her life
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Arkansas’ Republican governor said Sunday that he signed a near-total abortion ban into law earlier this month because he wants the Supreme Court to eventually consider the legislation and overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure in the US. “That was the whole design of the law. It is not
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