Warmer days ahead
Tuesday and Wednesday will be our hottest days this week, as thermometers hit the low to mid 90s.
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Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open, citing her mental health
Tennis star Naomi Osaka said Monday she is withdrawing from the French Open after refusing to speak to the media at the grand slam. The four-time major winner posted a statement on Twitter saying she was pulling out so that “everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris,” adding that
Continue ReadingBraves OF Ozuna granted $20k bond in domestic violence case
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was given a $20,000 bond Monday on charges stemming from a recent domestic incident with his wife. A Fulton County judge ordered Ozuna have no contact with the victim, but will allow him to have contact with his children as
Continue ReadingMost US schools teach little to nothing about Asian American history and it hurts everyone, experts say
When Jinhee Kim’s daughter looked in her history book, she didn’t see anyone who looked like herself — and she had questions for her mother about why that was so. “Mommy, why do we not learn about Asian American history? Why are other ones more important?” the elementary student asked Kim, an associate professor of
Continue ReadingAcademy Awards Fast Facts
Here is some background information about the Academy Awards, also known as the “Oscars.” April 25, 2021 – The 93rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony airs. February 9, 2020 – The 92nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony airs. 2021 Winners (selected) Best Picture“Nomadland” Actor in a Leading RoleAnthony Hopkins, “The Father” Actress in a Leading RoleFrances McDormand,
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Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated 10.1 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2019, including 9.7 million prescription pain reliever abusers and 745,000 heroin users. Opioids are drugs formulated to replicate the pain-reducing properties of opium.
Continue ReadingWreath-laying ceremony held at Wood National Cemetery honors fallen heroes
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The national anthem sounded early on Memorial Day at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee. A wreath-laying ceremony Monday, May 31, honored the veterans buried there. Memorial Day is a reminder to us all of the sacrifices so many made to preserve our freedom. CBS 58
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Demonstrators gather outside Nashville hat store that offered ‘not vaccinated’ yellow Star of David badges
The owner of a Nashville hat store is being accused of anti-Semitism after announcing the sale of yellow Star of David badges, similar to the ones Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust, that read “NOT VACCINATED.” Nashville’s hatWRKS posted a photo Friday on Instagram announcing the sale of a Star of David patch
Continue ReadingAs Tulsa digs for victims of the 1921 race massacre, victims say the road to justice is a long one
One hundred years and a day after one of the country’s bloodiest massacres of the 20th Century, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday will begin exhuming bodies possibly linked to the crimes. The efforts to retrieve at least a dozen sets of remains — which experts believe may belong to victims of the 1921
Continue ReadingBiden proclaims day of remembrance on 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
President Joe Biden on Monday issued a proclamation to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when hundreds of Black Americans were killed by a White mob that attacked a prosperous Black neighborhood and burned dozens of city blocks to the ground. Biden proclaimed Monday to be “Day of Remembrance: 100 Years After
Continue ReadingKentucky State Police searching for jail escapee
Click here for updates on this story MAYFIELD, Kentucky (WSMV) — Kentucky State Police are searching for a Calloway County inmate who is on the run after leaving a work release program on Monday. Troopers say 39-year-old Brian Ferryman, of Calvert City, reportedly walked away from the candle factory in Mayfield for his work release
Continue ReadingTiktok fire challenge puts teen in ICU
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland family believes it was a TikTok fire challenge video that is behind why their 13-year-old is now in the intensive care unit with severe burns on her neck and arm. Kimberly Crane is Destini Crane’s mother and said her daughter was filming
Continue ReadingThis ‘wandering meatloaf’ chiton has a rare mineral in its teeth
A rare iron mineral has been discovered in the teeth of a living organism for the first time — one that bears the pet name “wandering meatloaf.” While it sounds like a tour update for the musician Meat Loaf, this research concerns a large mollusk called a chiton (not a “bat out of hell”). The
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Recent decline in COVID-19 patients good news for short-staffed St. Charles
Officials at St. Charles Health System are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after going into this typically busy holiday weekend short-staffed and at full capacity, and reaching out for the county and state help.
Continue ReadingStetson severs ties with Hatwrks Nashville after controversial post
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Protesters gathered outside a Nashville hat shop on Saturday after its owner posted a photo to social media of a Star of David patch with the words “not vaccinated” on them. The protesters outside Hatwrks Nashville said the stars are offensive to the Jewish
Continue ReadingIllinois lawmakers pass a bill banning police from deceiving juvenile suspects during interrogations
Police in Illinois could soon be banned from lying to juvenile suspects during questioning. The Illinois state legislature approved a bill on Sunday prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception tactics while interrogating minors — who advocates have long argued are especially vulnerable to making false confessions. Under the bill, confessions made by juvenile suspects
Continue ReadingOregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths; 220 new cases are lowest case count since late March
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,671, while the daily count of 220 new cases is the lowest in over two months, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Continue Reading Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after choosing to avoid media
Tennis star Naomi Osaka said Monday she is withdrawing from the French Open after refusing to speak to the media at the grand slam. The four-time major winner posted a statement on Twitter saying she was pulling out so that “everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris.” Last Wednesday,
Continue ReadingMan took his shootings skills to the front lines in Europe in World War II
Click here for updates on this story RUSTON, Lousiana (KTBS) — Lavone Chandler says he was a good shot, taking aim at squirrels around the melon farm where he grew up near Ruston. As he neared his 18th birthday, he was ready to take his shot in World War II, volunteering for the Army, against
Continue ReadingA 12-year-old was killed and two others were injured in shooting in New Orleans
New Orleans Police are searching for whoever was responsible for the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl late Sunday night. Authorities responded to a report of a shooting on Delery Street just before midnight on Sunday, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Officers found a 12-year-old girl with gunshot wounds. She was taken to
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