Watch the president’s full remarks in the player below. President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that led the US into its longest war. “We cannot continue the cycle
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Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, defended her record against some skeptical senators during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday as a groundswell of supporters says there’s an urgency for Clarke to take office and lead the team of federal prosecutors to address recent allegations of unconstitutional acts
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Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WBBM) — Renaming a school has stirred up controversy in Waukegan. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, a proposal to name the school after former President Barack Obama did not go over well. With so much attention on race across the country, the Waukegan
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (WJZ) — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced Tuesday the indictment of David Crawford, a former Laurel Police Chief. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson, and lesser related offenses. In 2019, investigators began to link fires across Maryland involving
Continue Reading Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. “Deadliest” includes shootings with 10 or more fatalities. Shooters are not included in fatality totals. Because there is no universal definition of mass shootings or central database
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Federal prosecutors in Washington, DC, will not pursue criminal charges against the US Capitol Police officer involved in the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt during the riot at the Capitol on January 6, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The Justice Department said it has cleared the officer involved and has closed its investigation, saying there
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One bright spot of the COVID-19 pandemic was less traffic on the roads, but that didn’t mean it was any safer. In fact, traffic deaths are up. Nearly 600 Marylanders lost their lives last year. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said last year, 569
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Almost a year after Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the Supreme Court’s liberals to cast the determinative vote to block a Louisiana abortion law, his opinion in the case is causing deep divisions among lower court judges and lawyers. Last June, Roberts, who had never voted against an abortion restriction, spelled out his thinking
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The Missouri tourist town of Branson is ditching its mask mandate early after electing a new mayor who ran on a platform that called for doing away with it.
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Wednesday to review blood clot cases among people who received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The CDC and the US Food and Drug Administration a day earlier recommended the US pause the use of the single-shot J&J vaccine after “six reported US cases
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Activist and nonprofit founder Rana Abdelhamid on Wednesday launched a Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Carolyn Maloney in New York’s 12th congressional district, marking the third straight election in which Maloney, who has been in Congress since 1993, will face intense opposition from party progressives. This time, though, the field will include a candidate with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRATIOT COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A first responder is being hailed a hero after saving a man from a burning vehicle in St. Louis on Tuesday. On April 13, Keith Hunt and his partner Chloe Allen were transferring a patient in Gratiot County when they came across a
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Members of the Oath Keepers paramilitary group likely stored weapons at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia, as part of their plan to have an armed rapid-response force during the January 6 insurrection, federal prosecutors said. The new details flesh out previous accusations from prosecutors that members of the Oath Keepers assembled a “quick reaction force,”
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The ninth installment in the “Fast & Furious” franchise has a new release date set for June 25. A new trailer for the upcoming film, titled “F9,” released Wednesday. The movie comes almost a full year after its original May 2020 release date. The first trailer was released in January 2020. “Fast & Furious” stars,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story College Students Give Feedback on COVID Vaccines (WTRT) — Will COVID vaccines be able to control the spread of the virus? As the US surpasses 30 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized three COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer,
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team swept South Dakota, 3-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. Senior Kylie Deberg finished with a match-high of 16 kills, along with 10 digs. You can watch the full postgame interviews with Deberg and setter Andrea Fuentes in the video players below. https://youtu.be/KJbmnGx-pcY https://youtu.be/wDU_kyzOBFg
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The Fast & Furious series has pulled off a lot of stunts during its 20 year run. In “Furious 7,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s character flies an ambulance off a bridge and into a drone. In “Fast Five” cars drag a giant bank vault through the streets of Rio and in “Fast & Furious 6”
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global finally went public Wednesday afternoon at a valuation of nearly $100 billion, as the company takes advantage of surging demand (and prices) for bitcoin, ethereum and other digital currencies. Coinbase shares began trading at $381 a share, a more than 50% jump from the reference price for its stock of $250
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday praised President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, calling it a “careful and thought-out plan.” “The President doesn’t want endless wars. I don’t want endless wars. And neither do the American people. And it’s refreshing to have a thought-out plan with a set timetable instead
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Dollar General plans to hire 20,000 workers this spring as the discount chain continues its expansion during the pandemic. The company said Wednesday it’s looking to hire full- and part-time workers in stores and distribution centers, as well as drivers for its private-trucking fleet. Dollar General does not disclose its minimum wage for workers, but
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