The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set of reconciliation instructions to it, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The ruling is a key step for Democrats as they weigh their options for moving infrastructure legislation, potentially giving
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Cobb County police continue to investigate a fatal shooting on Austell Road that killed 37-year-old Brian Clemons on March 27th. Clemons was driving with his 8-year-old daughter in the backseat, when multiple bullets hit his car. Clemons’ wife, Taryn Clemons, is now begging
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VA Portland Health Care System announced Monday it is providing COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone who served in the military, their caregivers and spouses, and some other beneficiaries under the authority granted by the SAVE LIVES Act, signed by President Joe Biden on March 24.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — A rally was held at the University of Connecticut Monday afternoon following recent acts of anti-Semitism reported on campus. In a letter to the UConn community, President Tom Katsouleas said there have been several incidents of hateful conduct and speech reported recently. The letter
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Quite fair conditions will prevail for the next several days, with only a couple brief interruptions.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Gwinnett County, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new unit formed within the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office to tackle human trafficking and child exploitation has made its first two arrests. The Trafficking and Child Exploitation, or TRACE, Unit — which Sheriff Keybo Taylor established when he took office
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After three weeks of testimony and six hours of deliberations, a Deschutes County jury on Monday acquitted Luke Wirkkala, the Bend man earlier convicted of murder but retried on appeal in the 2013 fatal shooting of houseguest David Ryder at his home, a killing he steadfastly claimed was in self-defense.
Continue ReadingLoki’s latest battle is with bureaucracy in the new trailer for the forthcoming Disney+ series about the God of Mischief. In the trailer released on Monday, Loki finds himself in trouble with the Time Variance Authority and tasked with fixing the problems he created. A mustachioed Owen Wilson stars alongside Tom Hiddleston in the series,
Continue ReadingPhylicia Rashād pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Howard University in Washington, DC in 1968, yet it took narrating a new documentary about the organization before she learned some of its earliest history. “When you pledge a fraternity or a sorority, you learn the names of the founders and the year in which it was
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Once you put the ‘For Sale’ sign in the front yard, you may have just posted an invitation for squatters and burglars. Local realtors are fed up with the crime targeting their properties and they’re taking up an old tactic again – they’re
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that he will not throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers home opener because of Major League Baseball’s stance on voter integrity laws. Abbott, a Republican, informed the Rangers of his decision in a letter ahead of Monday’s game, according to a news release. He cited
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL KCBS) — Neighbors in Beverly Grove came together to share grief and anger Saturday after Gabe Donnay, 31, was killed in his own backyard last Monday by a man believed to be homeless. Police said the suspect came into Donnay’s yard on Maryland Drive and
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has already slammed stores across the country. The aftermath might not be any easier for retailers. The pandemic sped up the shift to online shopping, and the continued growth of e-commerce sales will lead to more stores shutting down after the pandemic ends, UBS retail analysts led by Michael Lasser predicted in a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL KCBS) — An Asian-American woman is dead after she was brutally stabbed by an apparent transient while walking her dogs. Security video captured the violent attack. In the video, a woman is walking her dogs in a Riverside neighborhood. A female suspect in dark clothing
Continue ReadingHere is a look at the life of former US Secretary of State and ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson. Personal Birth date: March 23, 1952 Birth place: Wichita Falls, Texas Birth name: Rex Wayne Tillerson Father: Bob Tillerson, Boy Scouts of America executive Mother: Patty (Patton) Tillerson Marriage: Renda (St. Clair) Tillerson Children: Four children Education:
Continue ReadingFolks are to be forgiven if they are exhausted today after the Easter Sunday Verzuz. That’s because the matchup between legendary groups Earth Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers lasted almost four hours. But, boy, was it worth it. With decades worth of hits, they kept viewers jamming with their old skool hits. It
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Highway planners with the Oregon Department of Transportation, the city of La Pine and Deschutes County want to improve conditions for drivers, travelers, big rigs and everyone who walks or rolls along U.S. Highway 97 at Wickiup Junction, north of La Pine.
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and one time Supreme Court nominee. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1952 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Merrick Brian Garland Father: Cyril Garland, founder of an advertising agency Mother: Shirley
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Arkansas’ Republican governor on Monday vetoed an anti-transgender health care bill that would’ve prohibited physicians in the state from providing gender-affirming “procedures” for trans people under age 18. Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters that he killed HB 1570 because the bill “would be and is a vast government overreach” and because it would’ve created “new
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LEADVILLE, Colorado (KCNC) — An extensive rescue mission was launched in Leadville late Saturday to get someone out of a 30-foot deep sinkhole. Just after 6 p.m. Leadville/Lake County Fire Rescue responded to a storage facility at the intersection of 2nd Street and Plum Street where the hole
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