Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — As President Biden took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol back in Hawaii the State Capitol was surrounded by a sea of Hawaiian flags. For Kumu Hina Wong it’s a reminder that a changing of the guard does not change history. “And I
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — One Atlanta artist is marking this historic day with a Kamala Harris mural finished just in time for the inauguration. The message is small, but the meaning is huge. ‘Dream big’ is the tiny sentence stamped on the mural which shows the progression of the
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One ticket sold in Maryland hit the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in history on Wednesday night. The winning ticket, sold at the Coney Market in Lonaconing, is worth an estimated $731.1 million if the holder chooses payments over 29 years. It would be worth $546.8 million if the holder chooses a lump-sum payment, lottery officials said.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A controversial Confederate monument that has stood on the grounds of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse for nearly 30 years is coming down. County commissioners voted to remove the monument and put it in storage — officially to ensure its preservation during
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the US Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and “leave behind a country better than the one we were left.” And if her words to the country weren’t incredible enough, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate has two
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You wouldn’t know it from her commanding delivery at the inauguration, but up until a few years ago, National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman struggled to overcome speech impediment. For much of her life, including when she was still an undergraduate at Harvard, Gorman had trouble pronouncing the letter “R.” To practice saying the letter,
Continue Reading US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy to-do list is long, complicated, and may soon hit speed bumps left by his predecessor. In the past four years, tensions with China and Iran have grown, Russia has gone rogue, North Korea has become a greater nuclear threat and relationships with allies have been damaged. But perhaps the
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A leader of the Proud Boys, an extremist group that took part in the US Capitol insurrection, was taken into custody and is facing charges, federal officials said. Joseph Randall Biggs, 37, of Florida was arrested Wednesday and is facing three counts — obstruction of a proceeding, entering restricted grounds and disorderly conduct — for
Continue Reading South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has died of Covid-19. Mthembu was one of the government’s key leaders in its response to the pandemic and the public face during many Covid-19 press briefings. “It is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce that Minister in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — State funding could be on the line if school systems like Metro Schools don’t reopen their doors soon. It’s a new proposal being considered in this week’s special legislative session. It would require school systems to provide in-person instruction for a minimum of 70
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A woman called News 4 Nashville in tears after she says the puppies that she wanted never arrived. “I feel really stupid. And there’s nothing I can do about it,” Deborah McCahon said. $1,000 gone and no puppies to keep her company. “And now,
Continue Reading We are all better after a decent night’s sleep — and insects are no different. But two new studies have found a commonly used pesticide is disrupting the sleep of bees and flies — with big consequences for the important insects. In one study, researchers looked at the effect of pesticides on bumblebee behavior by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KCTV) — Teneka Moore is St. Louis’ queen of bling. She’s been making everyday items sparkle since 2012. She started making sparkly baby gifts for her daughter, Taylor, who her company “TaylorMade Bling” is named after. Moore’s latest project stood out on a historic day
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — The Negro League Baseball Museum is holding a news conference Thursday morning to make what they are calling a “major announcement.” That is set to happen at 10 a.m. Jackson County Executive Frank White and Mayor Quinton Lucas will be on hand. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — College students across Oregon have been back on their college campuses for a couple of weeks, and COVID-19 cases among students were trending up again. The University of Oregon reported 27 new positive cases among students on Tuesday. Oregon State University reported the most
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BAINBRIDGE, Pa. (WPMT) — A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Lancaster County sold a winning Mega Millions® ticket worth $1 million for Tuesday night’s drawing. The ticket matched all five white balls are drawn, 10-19-26-28-50, but not the yellow Mega Ball 16, to win $1 million, less applicable withholding,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Police said at least four gatherings of demonstrators and protesters were planned for Inauguration Day in Portland. By Wednesday afternoon, one group that gathered at Revolution Hall and marched toward the Burnside Bridge had already shown “aggression” toward police, including swarming and throwing objects
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We have entered the era of coronavirus anniversaries. Today marks one year since the announcement of the first patient with Covid-19 in the United States. It happened in Washington state, where a male in his 30s who had just returned from visiting Wuhan, China, started experiencing symptoms and quickly sought help at a clinic. Unlike
Continue Reading Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 28 people and injuring 73 others, a security official told CNN. Security forces say they pursued the two attackers before they blew themselves up. It was the first suicide attack to strike Baghdad in nearly two years. The first
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To treat Covid-19 patients with monoclonal antibodies — one of the few lifesaving treatments available — Piedmont Healthcare in Georgia had to restructure office areas, lay in new IT and recruit staff. They had to do it all over the holidays. During a pandemic. “It’s been a massive effort on a lot of people’s part,”
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