For those on a Mediterranean cruise, it’s one of the most memorable sights: the city of Venice unpeeling beneath the boat, the centuries-old buildings and bell towers dwarfed by the ship, giving onlookers a spectacular bird’s eye view. But for many on the shore, cruise ships in Venice have come to symbolize the excesses of
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George Floyd’s girlfriend testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial Thursday that he was a kind, caring, athletic man who struggled with opioid addiction. Courteney Batya Ross, 45, said she met Floyd in August 2017 when he worked as a security guard at the Salvation Army. In emotional testimony, she said they liked exploring the local
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George Floyd’s girlfriend took the stand in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Thursday, describing Floyd as a kind man who had a deep Southern voice and who loved food. Courteney Batya Ross, 45, said she met Floyd in August 2017 when he worked as a security guard at the Salvation Army. She said they liked
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When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight this month, it will be a Wright brothers moment on Mars. This first powered, controlled flight on another planet has been years in the making — and it has roots in the first such flight on Earth. It has been 117 years since Orville Wright took flight in Flyer
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Everything is coming up Peeps this Easter. Pepsi has launched a limited edition Peeps soda. 7-Eleven is serving a Peeps latte, convenience chain QuickChek a Peeps Smoothie. Kellogg has Peeps “marshmallow flavored cereal with marshmallows.” It doesn’t end there. You can decorate your yellow clogs with Peeps charms or match your face to your dessert
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Here’s a look at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a court comprised of 123 states from around the world. Facts Although created by the Rome Statute, a treaty first brought before the United Nations, the ICC operates as an independent entity. The court is located in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC is the “court of
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of basketball player LeBron James. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1984 Birth place: Akron, Ohio Birth name: LeBron Raymone James Father: Anthony McClelland Mother: Gloria James Marriage: Savannah (Brinson) James (September 2013-present) Children: Zhuri Nova, Bryce Maximus and LeBron Jr. Other Facts James also played football in high school.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Along Sevenmile Creek in South Nashville is what’s left of a homeless encampment and all the belongings its residents had. Two people lost their lives there Saturday night and advocates say it could have been prevented. “It did a number,” Steven Young, Founder of
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Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered her son’s school and her daughter’s day care, Diana Limongi hit a wall. “I was in bed for three days, I thought I had Covid, but I didn’t,” she told CNN. “I just was done. Mentally, physically, I was just exhausted.” She’d already put her career on
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The Texas State Senate advanced a far-reaching elections bill early Thursday with several provisions placing new restrictions on the voting process, particularly for those living in densely populated counties. The vote on Senate Bill 7 was 18-13 after more than seven hours of debate and several amendments to the legislation. The final language of those
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Detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona filed hundreds of grievances about mistreatment, including use-of-force incidents, according to a watchdog report released Thursday, which concluded that violations threatened the health, safety and rights of those at the facility. During its inspection last year, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general found
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Mia Farrow is usually very private, but she is speaking out on the deaths of her three late children, Tam, Lark and Thaddeus. In the wake of the debut of HBO’s “Allen v. Farrow,” there has been online discussion about the decision not to address the deaths of three of Farrow’s adopted children in the
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New York this week became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis, and in doing so, it’s poised to become one of the nation’s largest markets. Another multibillion-dollar business opportunity would be lucrative for cannabis businesses, but industry members and insiders also are viewing the Empire State in a broader light. They think that having
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Diana, Princess of Wales will be honored with a blue plaque outside the west London flat where she lived before marrying Prince Charles, it has been announced. English Heritage, which manages more than 400 historic houses and monuments, said it would erect the medallion in what would have been Diana’s 60th year, after officials in
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At least six states are moving to shield the most recent round of stimulus payments from private debt collectors after Congress failed to exempt the money from garnishment — though it did for an earlier round of payments that were approved in December. Governors in Maryland, New Jersey and Washington as well as state attorneys
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St. Louis Fed president James Bullard says the US economy hasn’t turned the corner fully — but stimulus and America’s vaccination effort could help get the United States out of its current economic crisis. And the sugar rush from trillions of dollars pouring into the economy could help America grow faster than China this year.
Continue Reading Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on the United States less than
Continue Reading President Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal has excited transportation executives who say it is unprecedented and will have a broad, lasting impact on the country. The outline calls for $621 billion to upgrade and modernize everything from roads to bridges, railways, buses, trains and airports. Electric vehicles are a major part of the proposal, with investments
Continue Reading Uranus is emitting X-rays, and scientists want to take a closer look. That’s the mysterious conclusion of a new study, which analyzed two visuals of the planet and discovered X-ray activity for the first time. Astronomers looked at snapshots of the planet taken by NASA’s Chandra Observatory in 2002 and 2017, noticing a clear detection
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Lousiana (KTBS) — The Bossier City man who died while in police custody Tuesday ingested drugs and began convulsing before his death, sources close to the investigation tell KTBS. The type of drug was not immediately known. There was no sign of trauma on the man’s
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