Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed as director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the global trade body. Okonjo-Iweala was appointed by the WTO after the last remaining rival candidate, South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee, withdrew from the race. She will take up her post
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Since 1967 people across Mobile have paid tribute to Joe Cain, the man credited as the founder of modern day Mardi Gras. “Happy Joe Cain Day we love it down here.” Decades later and in the midst of a pandemic, that tradition is still
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The United States Coast Guard has called off the search for six people off the Florida coast while continuing to look for 10 people that went missing in a separate incident near Key West. The Coast Guard was searching for six people that were in a boat that capsized on February 10 before calling the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — No one should be outside for any length of time right now and that means homeless people need places to go. Shelters are working nonstop but it’s especially difficult when it’s been so cold for so long and we’re in the middle of a pandemic.
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Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. But their patience, if not their sense of humor, is running thin. They say they still have no idea when they will get that all important “shot
Continue Reading Supporters of a young climate activist arrested in India over a farmers’ protest “toolkit,” later shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, have called for her release. Delhi police confirmed the arrest of Disha Ravi, who is in her early 20s, in a tweet on Sunday that accused her of being a “key conspirator in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNION GROVE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 30-year-old man was arrested for stalking after following a female driver for 16 miles from Racine to Union Grove Sunday night, Feb. 14. Police say around 9:30 p.m., Racine County Deputies responded to the area of 15th and Main in Union Grove
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HACKETT, Arkansas (KFSM) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed and another injured during a home invasion Sunday (Feb. 14) morning in Hackett. The Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a home invasion and shots fired at around 5:30 a.m. at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Here is a Valentine’s Day love story for the ages. Nearly six decades after they first met in Los Angeles, married and then divorced, a couple has reconnected and remarried. Dennis and Diane Reynolds met when they were 13-year-olds attending Sun Valley Junior
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Click here for updates on this story BLOOMSBURG, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Children in part of Columbia County spent their afternoon Sunday learning about all different types of animals. The Peaceable Kingdom Petting Zoo hosted an educational, interactive experience at the Bloomsburg Children’s Museum. The Peaceable Kingdom is a mobile, traveling petting zoo. Workers travel all
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV/KSMO) — The COVID-19 pandemic has brought loss and pain to family after family. For one Kansas family, it first took Roger Collins away from them. Then it shattered their family owned business. Roger Collins was flown to the hospital via LifeFlight on July 13
Continue Reading Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least seven cases of the disease, including three deaths, the country’s National Security and Health Agency (ANSS) said. Health officials in the southeastern N’Zerekore district said seven people who attended the funeral of a nurse tested
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police are investigating after a 12-year-old was shot in the head in Swatara Township Sunday afternoon. Police say at around 12:03 p.m. they were dispatched to the 2900 block of Sycamore Street for a reported accidental shooting. After authorities found the 12-year-old suffering
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Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOME CITY (Tulsa World ) — In less than a year, first lady Sarah Stitt has crashed two state vehicles. On Dec. 17, Sarah Stitt was driving a 2019 black Chevy Suburban when she failed to stop for a traffic signal at N.E. 36th Street and Lincoln Boulevard,
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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting an addition to their family. Meghan is pregnant with their second child, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The couple’s son, Archie, is 21 months. “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A UW-Madison alumna alleges that the university scrubbed her critical comments about the university’s animal research practices from its social media accounts in a violation of her First Amendment rights. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued UW-Madison last week on behalf
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WBAL) — One truck is bringing love notes to the streets of Baltimore as a way to spread the love this Valentine’s Day. Live Baltimore has its own LED billboard truck that’s broadcasting messages of love across all 81 square miles of the city Sunday. “(We)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, OH (WLWT) — Whether brightening kids’ spirits or making them laugh, Kim Deaton seems to always be in the right place for students at Middletown’s Amanda Elementary School. Deaton, who’s better known as Miss Kim, is the lead custodian at the school. “These kids might be somebody
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, SC (WXII) — A Carolina animal shelter hosted a canine wedding Thursday to support donations for the new Have a Heart Heartworm Treatment Fund and raise awareness to adopt shelter dogs. Greenville County Animal Care in South Carolina hosted a livestream of the ceremony for Sassy and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, MA (WCVB) — Actor and comedian Denis Leary, a Worcester native, used his megaphone to spread the word about an online fundraiser to benefit a family that was devastated by a fatal 5-alarm fire. The fire on Jaques Avenue began around 7:25 p.m. Friday and quickly tore
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