The NFL’s Washington Football Team paid $1.6 million to a former employee in 2009 to settle a sexual misconduct claim she made against team majority owner Daniel Snyder, according to a report from the Washington Post. Details of the alleged incident and settlement were also reported by the New York Times. The woman alleged that
Continue ReadingThe global pandemic made 2020 an exhausting year, but for many people one thing brought some much-needed relief — animals. Shelters have reported so many foster and adoption applications that some have run out of animals for the first time ever. One New York nonprofit saw a 1,000% increase in dog foster applications in March,
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Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now stands at $3,000 for information leading to a citation related to the bull, cow and spike elk carcasses left to waste.
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Iranian cyber actors were behind online death threats targeting US election officials, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Officials said individuals associated with the Iranian regime operated multiple websites following the election, including one titled “enemiesofthepeople,” which contained personal information and photos of government and private sector officials involved in managing the 2020 US election. Among
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On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star has violated protocol. The NBA announced Wednesday that the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston has been postponed in accordance with the league’s
Continue ReadingVisa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed websites, Visa says, only host professionally produced adult studio content rather than user-generated content, which it currently bans. “Following a thorough review, Visa will reinstate acceptance privileges for MindGeek sites that offer professionally
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President Donald Trump complained about a litany of federal spending in a video released Tuesday objecting to the new stimulus deal, claiming the line items had nothing to do with Covid relief. The expenditures were actually included in an omnibus spending bill that became a legislative vehicle for Covid relief and aren’t a part of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Burnsville, MN (WCCO) — There is something happening in Burnsville this week that reminds us we are all in this pandemic together. At the Buzz Coffee and Cafe, just off of Interstate 35W along Burnsville Parkway, there’s an ongoing pay-it-forward drive. Owner Jasmine Branum says that last Monday
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the start of the pandemic, CBS 2 has been Working for Chicago, tackling delays and fraud within the state’s unemployment system. But a new issue was shocking. IDES sent the names and Social Security numbers of 11 random people to a random guy in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After an incredibly tough year, a Twin Cities family was surprised with the “Best Christmas Ever.” Sarena Nourse is a mother of three and a nurse. In 2019, she battled and beat stage-four bone cancer. A year and a half later, she learned the cancer
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — According to the Mobile Police, On Tuesday December 22nd around 8:42 p.m. they responded Roberts Brothers Condos on Dauphin Street in reference to a burglary. The victim stated that the subject entered her condo while she was sleeping on her couch and took multiple
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A south St. Louis man is fighting back in a creative way against people who steal packages off the front steps of homes. By one estimate, such thefts have resulted in a $5.4 billion loss in the past year. The offenders are often called
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — In a heartbreaking incident in Bridgeport this week, a man gave up his car – only for carjackers to shoot and kill him anyway. Shuai Guan was checking the mail at the time he was murdered on Monday. On Tuesday night, his widow, Hongyu Bai,
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COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, including two in Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,403, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThousands more families just lost a loved one this holiday season as the US reported its second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day — 3,401 on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. And in nine states, more people are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at any other point in this pandemic: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Continue ReadingIn June, Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center was so overwhelmed by the pandemic that two of its wings had been transformed into Covid-19 wards. Now, there are three. Dr. Joseph Varon, chief medical officer, hadn’t had a day off since the virus hit months earlier. He still hasn’t. Back then, ICU nurse Tanna Ingraham was
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Authorities have released the names of five individuals they say face charges in a McDowell County home invasion that took place in November. According to the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, the following individuals have been charged with assault on a female, first-degree
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Three people have been arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred on December 20. Jessie Sullivan, 34, was arrested for 1st Degree Murder, Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, and Evidence Tampering. Donna
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Haruwn Wesley had surfed the Fort Point wave break under the Golden Gate Bridge for decades. So, it was a shock when people learned that he had died, in a freak accident. He knew the dangers of the rocks. And now the local surfing
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LINCOLN, California (KOVR) — Two kids in Lincoln are calling themselves the Cookie Ninjas after they were caught on Ring surveillance camera sneaking onto neighbors’ porches to drop off holiday goodies. The suspicious duo says they were dressed in disguise. “I sort of just wear a hat, sunglasses,”
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