With America joining the renewed talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear agreement shunned by Donald Trump, the United States has taken a giant step back into the global community of nations. Sadly, we are now reduced to playing a sharply weakened hand. It will take some deft management and out-of-the-box thinking on
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Click here for updates on this story RAPID CITY, South Dakota (Rapid City Journal) — Michelle Rice had about 15 minutes to pack before she and her family were forced out of their house on Westberry Court for the third time in 33 years Monday. Her daughter grabbed her bags and put the baby in
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A 45-year-old Warsaw man is dead after crashing his car and being thrown from the vehicle.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST UNION, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A former Westgate man has been sentenced to prison for killing an infant in 2018. Judge Joel Dalrymple sentenced Dean Alan Hettinger, 24, to life in prison without parole during a Monday hearing in Fayette County District Court in West Union. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — St. Ambrose University students in Davenport are in the process of launching a bike rental program on campus, thanks to a donation from the Hilltop Campus Village and Scott County Sheriff’s Department. Students in Jason Senjem’s 318 Social Entrepreneurship Class at St. Ambrose
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The Missoula County District Court reached a settlement for more than $5,000 last month in a civil lawsuit for the death of a Missoula family’s dog in 2019 after it was caught in an illegal animal trap. Plaintiffs Bryan Dalpes and Rachel Luger were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEWARK, New Jersey (WFSB) — A Connecticut man tried to bring a loaded handgun through Newark-Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The Transportation Security Administration identified the man as 58-year-old Keith Fredlund of Sherman, CT. The incident happened on Tuesday. The TSA said Fredlund had a 9mm handgun
Continue Reading Kenya has sounded the alarm over a potential coronavirus “vaccine apartheid” playing out between countries, as it accused the United Kingdom of instituting a “discriminatory policy” after London issued a travel ban on the east African nation. “Kenya continues to see, with deep regret, that vaccine producing countries around the world have begun practicing a
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The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday. “Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTH CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — A 12-year-old was hit with a gun and robbed after agreeing to fight a teen in south St. Louis Tuesday night. Police said the boy agreed to meet a teen at Leona Street and Federer Place around 6 p.m. to fight. When the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Treasurer Tishaura Jones defeated Ward 20 Alderwoman Cara Spencer in the St. Louis Mayoral election Tuesday night, becoming the first Black female mayor in the city’s history. Jones will become mayor four years after losing to Lyda Krewson by 888 votes in the Democratic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A teenager is accused of stealing a police cruiser and totaling it. While the 15-year-old was arrested, police continue to search for two other suspects. The teen is actually accused of stealing two cars, one of them the police cruiser. Police said it
Continue Reading The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday. “Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A trio of attorneys are now facing multiple felony charges on accusations of running a criminal enterprise to prey on some of the most vulnerable populations. The Genesee County prosecutor is charging the attorneys out of Oakland County saying they would serve
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A man was in stable condition Wednesday morning after being stabbed in a road rage incident Tuesday night, police said.
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The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine can cause unusual blood clots with low blood platelets, but stresses the overall benefits of the shot in preventing coronavirus outweigh the risks of side effects. The committee said there had been 18 deaths reported in its review of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — Peirogis and pasta. Polish pals Mike Kustra and Ray Kraska come to Krzysiak’s House, a Bay City staple, three to four times a week. “We like our polish food you know?” Kraska said. And restaurant owners like Donnie Krzysiak love serving up piping-hot
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A local Navy veteran lived out his final wish, thanks to the quick work of his hospice care facility. The 91-year-old Gladwin man, who is a decorated veteran, said he always wanted to step foot on a ship one more time, specifically the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Atlanta Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a driver who was involved in a hit and run accident that left one man dead on April 3. “He went so fast, he hit that guy and the guy just like flew in
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The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine can cause unusual blood clots with low blood platelets, but stresses the overall benefits of the vaccine in preventing coronavirus outweigh the risks of side effects. “EMA is reminding healthcare professionals and people receiving the vaccine to remain aware
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