Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Twice a day the fluorescent vest comes out. The white gloves slip on. David Pinkham puts on his game face and fires himself up. “I said to myself ‘Alright, Dave, game on. Let’s do this. Let’s get this traffic moving.” Outside Newman Elementary in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SONOMA, California (KPIX) — City officials in Sonoma on Tuesday declared a Stage 1 Water Shortage and are seeking voluntary conservation from residents and businesses. According to a press release issued by the city, all Sonoma water service area customers are urged to reduce their water usage. Faced
Continue Reading Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord. General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation, and plans were made to land
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The Virginia plantation house where Gen. Robert E. Lee lived before he abandoned it to lead the Confederate army during the Civil War has reopened after a multimillion-dollar renovation that focuses new attention on the enslaved people who lived and labored there. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, was built by enslaved people and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Fitchburg High School graduate is heading to Harvard University, but before she starts her college career, she’s helping others do the same. Verda Tetteh is getting a full ride to Harvard. At graduation, she was awarded an additional $40,000 scholarship for books, computers
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After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator said Wednesday, leaving Democrats with a final option to move forward on House-passed bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas who has been negotiating
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANALAPAN, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey superintendent was placed on administrative leave after refusing to make facemasks optional for students. The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education made the decision during a Tuesday night meeting, after Dr. John Marciante said he would continue to abide
Continue Reading President Joe Biden came to Europe this week in part because he’s grown tired of virtual meetings and telephone calls with world leaders, which he believes can’t capture the essence of a face-to-face relationship. So, it’s a little ironic that at the very moment his top domestic priority appears on the brink, he will be
Continue Reading One of the US Marine Corps’ senior leaders won’t return to his previous role as Inspector General of the Marines after additional disciplinary action was taken against him for his role in an amphibious vehicle training accident last July off the coast of southern California that left nine people dead. Major General Robert F. Castellvi,
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The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other nations vaccinated, a person familiar with the move told CNN. President Joe Biden will announce the news at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, this week, the person said.
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It’s a flight delay 17 years in the making. The White House press charter plane scheduled to leave Washington on Tuesday evening ahead of Joe Biden’s first trip abroad as president was delayed by cicadas, the noisy insects that have emerged after their nearly two decades of slumber. The chartered plane had been scheduled to
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Once found in virtually every office across the globe, the trusty typewriter is all but extinct. But now LEGO has gone back in time, launching a 2,079-piece model of the gadget — complete with moving keys and carriage. The newly launched set, aimed at adult builders, was inspired by an idea from British LEGO fan
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The Trump administration battled with CNN for half a year to obtain the email records of a reporter and insisted it all take place under an extraordinary order of secrecy, CNN’s lead attorney revealed on Wednesday. The pursuit — which started in July 2020 under then-Attorney General William Barr with a demand for two months’
Continue Reading Since July 17, 2020, I have been bound by a gag order or a sealing order that prohibited me from discussing, or even acknowledging, that the government was seeking to compel the disclosure of the professional email communications of CNN reporter Barbara Starr. That day, through our parent company WarnerMedia, I received a secret order
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Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is on “active shooter lockdown,” according to the base’s Facebook page. “All base personnel implement LOCKDOWN procedures and immediately take cover,” the base posted on Facebook and Twitter. A second post said there were no immediate reports of injuries after the incident that took place outside one of the gates.
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Democratic Rep. Val Demings on Wednesday officially announced she’s running for US Senate in 2022 as the party looks to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Marco Rubio in a pivotal race. Her candidacy provides Democrats with a high-profile candidate as they hope to challenge Rubio, who’s serving in his second term and is a widely known,
Continue Reading Rep. Val Demings’ Senate run provides Democrats with a prominent, nationally recognized candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio, a formidable opponent, in next year’s general election. The Florida Democrat sought to highlight her resume, which includes serving as a chief prosecutor of President Donald Trump’s actions in office during his first impeachment trial
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police released the frantic 911 call involving the robbery of an NBA player’s brother. The reported armed robbery happened on June 6 around 4 a.m. at One12 Courtland Apartments, located at 112 Courtland Street. One of the victims in the robbery was Enes Kanter’s
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As more people get vaccinated and the spread of Covid-19 becomes more controlled, public health officials in the United States are issuing new travel advice for more than 120 countries. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its international travel guidance on Monday to give more country-specific advice for both vaccinated and unvaccinated
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Campbell Soup is raising the prices it charges stores for its products in response to rising supply chain costs. The maker of namesake soup brands and snacks like Goldfish crackers, Milano cookies and Snyder’s pretzels reported Wednesday that profit fell 5% to $160 million during the three months ending May 2, compared with the same
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