Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Men’s and women’s tournaments are held every four years. July 10-August 20, 2023 – The Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in Australia and New Zealand. November 21-December 18, 2022
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Some gas stations across Middle Tennessee say they are running out of fuel. This is due to the Colonial Pipeline, which transports 45% of the East Coast’s fuel supply, is shut down due to a cyberattack. The shutdown happened Friday, and people in Nashville
Continue Reading Here’s what you need to know about the landmark US Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. About the Case The first plaintiff was Oliver Brown, an African-American welder and assistant pastor, who brought the case against the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his nine-year-old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend Sumner Elementary
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — If you’ve attempted to get an appointment at the DMV in the last year, it’s been a struggle because of their backlog. If you try to schedule one now, it’ll likely be a couple of months before you can get in the door. “At
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 20-year-old Milwaukee man was bound over for trial Tuesday, May 11, for reckless homicide. Jakob Ivy is accused of causing the death of his 3-month-old son last month. Ivy has admitted shaking the baby. The medical examiner ruled that this was a homicide,
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Britain has agreed to a prisoner transfer of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, convicted of the Srebrenica genocide, to a UK prison to serve the rest of his sentence, a statement from the British Foreign Office said on Wednesday. “Radovan Karadžić is one of the few people to have been found guilty of genocide,” said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GULFPORT, MS (WALA) — District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Iconic Facce pled guilty yesterday to two indicted counts of robbery. The indictment arose out of the March 22, 2019, robbery of BancorpSouth located on Cowan Road in Gulfport. The case was set for trial on June
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Scientists working with samples of ancient feces have found previously unknown microbes that could help in the fight against chronic illnesses such as diabetes. The microbes lived in our ancestors’ digestive systems, forming part of the ancient human gut microbiome, which differs significantly to those found in people living in modern industrialized societies, according to
Continue Reading The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin’s murder trial ruled Wednesday that there were four aggravating factors in the killing of George Floyd, a decision that allows the judge to give Chauvin a lengthier prison sentence. Chauvin, the 45-year-old former Minneapolis Police officer, was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — There are pictures, many drivers say, that makes their blood boil. “I can see the need, but it’s like we need it to, stop being selfish O my god,” said Carlos Hurt who had been struggling to find gas all day in metro Atlanta. People
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORRINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The City of Torrington fired a police sergeant following an investigation into a use of force incident. According to police, Sgt. Gerald “Jay” Peters, a 19-year veteran of the Torrington Police Department, used excessive force on a suspect who was in custody back on
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A transgender woman is suing the District of Columbia after its Department of Corrections placed her in a men’s jail unit despite her telling officials she identifies as a woman, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday. Sunday Hinton was placed into DOC custody on April 26 on accusations of “unarmed burglary with the intent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A firefighter died and four others were hospitalized from a fire in New Haven Wednesday morning. It happened at a home on Valley Street overnight. Officials plan to provide an update later in the day. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. Minutes
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The city of Portland is partnering with a group to offer de-escalation and peacekeeping training that city leaders hope will lead to more peaceful protests and marches. It comes as the city has endured nearly a year of rioting and violence from a mostly
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A woman who is recovering from a liver transplant not only has a new lifesaving organ, but one that made history. That’s thanks to Cecil Lockhart from Welch, West Virginia, who died at age 95 on May 4, making him the oldest organ donor in United States history, according the Center for Organ Recovery &
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The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire prompted the United Nations to warn the conflict could mushroom into “full-scale war.” Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has now killed at least 48 people, including 14 children, and injured more
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANEOHE, Hawaii (KITV) — Even after receiving more than 100 stitches, the 14-year-old boy bitten by a shark in waters off Kaneohe last week says he’s ready to go surfing again. Parker Blanchette says this wasn’t his first run-in with a shark. Blanchette is an 8th grader that
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After more than a year of politicized science and amid a wave of vaccine hesitancy, the long war against Covid-19 stands at a critical stage. Hope for an eradication akin to smallpox — or even a polio- or measles-style elimination — is a towering aspiration. Herd immunity, meanwhile, is a moving target that requires a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A dog rescue group that managed to bring 19 dogs from Lebanon to be adopted by families in Canada saw them arrive in Montreal on Tuesday. Cynthia Ashkar, who works with the veterinarian team for Rescue Dogs Lebanon-Canada overseas, says she feels a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Another school year will be coming to an end in less than two months, but it’s unlikely that children currently attending remotely in Ontario, Canada will be back in classrooms before summer, experts say. Students in Ontario have been attending classes virtually for
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