International condemnation grew Monday after the authoritarian leader of Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk in order to arrest a dissident journalist, in what the airline’s boss described as a “state-sponsored hijacking.” Some European leaders variously called for airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, their citizens to leave the country, and for the release of
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Children are at increased risk of accidental poisoning from edibles and other products made from marijuana, according to a new study analyzing calls to poison control centers from January 2017 through December 2019. Calls about poisoning as a result of consuming products such as weed concentrates, extracts, beverages, vape juice and edibles more often involved
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As a nutritionist, I have been privy to lot of debate in the nutrition world about which foods keep us healthy and which foods actually cause disease. Different foods offer different nutrient benefits for overall health. And even packaged foods can be enjoyed as part of a healthy diet. “The food industry works diligently to
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Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Oklahoma first lady Sarah Stitt toured the church during Juneteenth celebrations last year and took special interest in a worn-out book, the pages cracked and mildewed. “The Book of Redemption,” the congregation calls it at historic Vernon AME. It’s a ledger recording donations
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Some international airlines have started to avoid Belarus air space after a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in the country, and a dissident journalist on board was arrested. Germany’s Lufthansa reversed course late on Monday after saying earlier in the day that it continued to fly over Belarus and that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is sharing the new way it’s working to keep riders safe on buses on Monday, May 24. They are using a new product to improve air quality. They say their new bioactive chemicals, which are sprayed on existing air
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — This week lawmakers will hold public hearings on a pair of Republican bills that would ban transgender individuals from competing on sports teams with the gender they identify with. One bill would bar transgender athletes from joining women’s sports teams at K-12 public and
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A series of mass shootings over the weekend left at least 11 people dead and another 69 injured. There were at least 12 mass shootings between Friday night and Sunday, according to CNN reporting and an analysis of data from the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), local media and police reports. The shootings took place across
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Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has apologized for breaking the state’s public health protocols after a photo surfaced on social media of her at a restaurant Saturday seated at tables that had been pushed together with at least 12 friends. “Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been committed to following public health protocols. On Saturday, I went
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — An electric parts supplier of automotive battery modules will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Georgia. According to Governor Brian Kemp, Duckyang will invest $10 million to open a manufacturing plant in Jackson County, creating an estimated 285 jobs in the process.
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday against a Missouri death row inmate suffering from a brain tumor who sought to have his execution carried out by firing squad because he fears the state’s lethal injection protocol would likely produce excruciating seizures. Ernest Johnson suffers from epilepsy as a result of the tumor and his lawyers
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Just two days ago marked the ten year anniversary of the Joplin EF5 tornado that caused extensive damage and loss of life in southern Missouri. It’s been eight years since the last EF5 rated tornado hit anywhere in the United States, and as we passed the ten year anniversary of our last EF5 tornado in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating an early morning triple shooting in southeast Atlanta. According to a police spokesperson, officers responded to a person shot call at an apartment complex on Monday at 12:27 a.m. near the 100 block of Moury Avenue. When officers arrived, they found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star L’Damian Washington is headed to the SWAC. He’ll be the new wide receivers coach for Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. Washington announced his decision on social media on Monday. Last year, MU football coach Eli Drinkwitz hired Washington as the director of player development for the Tigers.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Wildlife authorities identified the woman killed and a man injured after a boat exploded while refueling on the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said 49-year-old Cristal Berggren and 56-year-old David Berggren were thrown from a 38-foot Carver after it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SULLIVAN, Missouri (KMOV) — Ahead of a busy summer swimming season, new concerns are being raised about the safety of swimming at area lakes and rivers. Euleta and Monte Bergner are grieving the loss of their 17-year-old grandson who died in the Meramec River the evening of May
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A US intelligence report found that several researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019 and had to be hospitalized, a new detail about the severity of their symptoms that could fuel further debate about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, according to two people briefed on the intelligence. A State
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Whether she’s finding them an avenue to sobriety or offering basic needs from healthcare products to haircuts, Gordie Ochinero-Bermudez proves she’ll go the distance to help the homeless. Her latest endeavor is pedaling 470 miles from the Bay to Los Angeles to raise awareness
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office reports a man has been sentenced to prison for trafficking heroin and having other drugs on him The DA says Lazaro Justin Rodriguez was convicted on May 24 of trafficking in heroin and felony possession of
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is suing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the US government to cover $1.8 million in unpaid legal fees he incurred during the House impeachment probe. The lawsuit claims that Pompeo personally told Sondland — who was denied a government lawyer — that
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