April 2021

Alaska Airlines bans state lawmaker for her ‘continued refusal to comply’ with mask mandate

April 27, 2021 3:24 pm CNN

An Alaska state lawmaker who had called flight attendants “mask bullies” and clashed with airline employees on video over mask rules is…

Ugly no more: Crocs sales surge

April 27, 2021 3:10 pm CNN Newsource

There’s no end in sight for the ongoing love affair between Crocs, the maker of the often-mocked foam clog, and comfort-seeking consumers. On…

Frightening night for friends who hit bear on highway

April 27, 2021 3:08 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two friends from central Minnesota are on the mend after…

Prescribed burns planned on Ochoco National Forest NE of Prineville

April 27, 2021 3:06 pm KTVZ News Sources

If conditions remain favorable later this week, firefighters will be burning two units totaling 625 acres near the Marks Creek community on the…

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for killing Botham Jean

April 27, 2021 3:06 pm CNN Newsource

An attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, asked a…

50+ dogs living in 3 feet of feces removed from home

April 27, 2021 3:03 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HILL COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Law enforcement officials joined The Humane Society of…

Bidens to meet with former President Carter and Rosalynn Carter in Georgia Thursday

April 27, 2021 2:47 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter in their hometown of…

On-duty NYPD officer dies after being struck by an intoxicated hit-and-run driver with a suspended license on the Long Island Expressway

April 27, 2021 2:45 pm CNN

A 43-year-old NYPD officer was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on the Long Island Expressway by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and…

US orders drawdown of government employees from Afghanistan embassy

April 27, 2021 2:45 pm CNN Newsource

The State Department on Tuesday ordered the departure of government employees from the US Embassy in Kabul “whose functions can be performed…

Biden’s superpower will soon be tested

April 27, 2021 2:34 pm CNN

Where there was once a fight about whether Americans should still wear masks, new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Wild hogs becoming major nuisance, desecrating cemetery

April 27, 2021 2:31 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — There are overturned headstones and grave markers completely…

About 1,000 small birds become trapped in home’s chimney

April 27, 2021 2:27 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MONTECITO, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A terrifying flock of small birds that became trapped…

Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era policies for ICE director

April 27, 2021 2:26 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies,…

CenturyLink outage affects 911 in Sisters, Black Butte Ranch areas

April 27, 2021 2:26 pm KTVZ News Sources

CenturyLink has reported a service outage that is affecting residents in the Sisters and Black Butte Ranch…

Biden set to acknowledge ground-shaking history of the last year in first speech to Congress

April 27, 2021 2:24 pm CNN Newsource

When President Joe Biden delivers his first address to Congress on Wednesday, two of the past year’s ground-shaking events will be hard to…

Long struggling already amid pandemic, deli has its tip jar stolen

April 27, 2021 2:24 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — Tip jars are a difference-maker for many –…

Biden seeks $80 billion to boost IRS enforcement

April 27, 2021 2:23 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will seek $80 billion to fund enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement of high-earners to help pay for his American Families…