Twenty five years ago, when England hosted Euro 1996, the nation was in thrall to a team that reached the European Championship’s semifinals playing an exciting brand of soccer to the soundtrack of fans singing “Football’s Coming Home,” the chorus to the “Three Lions” song. Ahead of Euro 2020’s start on June 11, England plays
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — Hawaii Community Correctional Center was under lockdown around 7 p.m. Friday, after inmates in a housing module started a disturbance. The housing module is located on the Punahele Street side of the facility and houses inmates who are awaiting trial. The facility’s emergency
Continue ReadingA diver searching for prehistoric shark teeth in Florida’s Myakka River is recovering after an alligator bit him on the back of his head. Jeffrey Heim suffered a skull fracture in the attack, which happened last Sunday in Sarasota County. He needed 34 staples to close the wound. He also suffered puncture wounds on his
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis man has taken it upon himself to fix his neighborhood’s messed up streets. He was out and about on Saturday filling potholes. “We gotta take it upon ourselves to do this cause the city ain’t coming,” Tim, who goes by Brother
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a daughter, the second child for her and Prince Harry, a spokesperson for the Sussexes told CNN. “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world.” “Lili was born on
Continue ReadingMicrosoft blocked images and videos around the world of “Tank Man,” the unidentified protester during China’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. The photos were taken down globally from Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, Friday — the 32nd anniversary of the event. A Microsoft spokesman said they were taken
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday warned in stark terms that the US power grid is vulnerable to attacks. Asked By CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” whether the nation’s adversaries have the capability of shutting it down, Granholm said: “Yeah, they do.” “There are thousands of attacks on all aspects of the
Continue ReadingAttackers killed 88 people in Nigeria’s Kebbi state on Thursday, spurring its governor to pledge a bigger deployment of security forces on Sunday as insecurity spreads largely unchecked through the country’s northwest. Perpetrators swept through eight villages, killing people and sending residents fleeing, police said, giving a death toll of 88. Details began to emerge
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Even with much of the state in the nineties, families headed out in full force to enjoy the sunny day, especially at our state parks. Some of them closed early because of crowds. Some families were out all day, mostly to beat traffic and
Continue Reading Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the ring in a “super exhibition” against YouTuber Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The pay-per-view event, which includes four fights, is scheduled to start Sunday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET, according to the event’s website. The event was originally scheduled
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BELTON, Missouri (KCTV) — The Belton Police Department is investigating after a boy shot himself while inside a vehicle on Saturday. The incident happened just before noon in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 7900 block of E. 171st St. Police say the child was
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Austal USA hosted the christening ceremony for the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) Independence-variant littoral combat ship here today. Canberra is the 15th LCS designed and constructed by Austal USA and the second U.S. Navy ship to be named after the Australian capital. Alison
Continue ReadingIt’s only June, but Walmart already has plans for Thanksgiving. They don’t involve you. The world’s largest retailer announced that it will close all its stores for this year’s turkey day as a “thank you” to associates. Walmart broke the news to employees Friday at the company’s associate celebration meeting. This marks the second-straight year
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Gov. Tony Evers made it official, announcing his re-election bid on a virtual stage at the State Democratic Convention Saturday. “Wisconsin, I’m in,” Evers said during his remarks at the virtual state Democratic convention. “I’m running for re-election.” Evers said he’s running again because
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More than 200 firefighters were battling a fire Saturday at a Phoenix recycling yard that drew the largest response in the history of the city’s fire department, officials said. Crews stayed overnight to quell the massive 6-alarm fire, which began in the early afternoon and required additional assistance from 10 agencies, the department said. “Firefighters
Continue ReadingKamala Harris leaves for Latin America on Sunday under intense political pressure to stem the flow of migrants to the US, with lots of people asking what she’s doing heading out on her first foreign trip as vice president before releasing a comprehensive strategy. The answer, according to people close to her, is that she’s
Continue ReadingThe latest sign of air travel returning to normal is the two words being repeated at most of the nation’s major airlines: Help wanted. The three largest US carriers — American, United and Delta — have announced they are currently hiring or will do so before the end of the year. Southwest, which cut less
Continue Reading Essential Quality, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by jockey Luis Saez, won the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The horse was the early betting favorite to win the 1.5-mile race and finished ahead of Hot Rod Charlie and the 146th Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer,
Continue Reading Spanish golfer Jon Rahm was withdrawn from the Memorial Tournament Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour announced. Rahm was leading the tournament after the third round with a 6-stroke cushion over his closest competitors. “I’m very disappointed in having to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament,” he said in a statement posted on
Continue ReadingTwo drones were shot down over an Iraqi airbase housing US troops and Iraqi and coalition forces on Sunday, the Iraqi military said in a statement. The air defense system at al-Asad Airbase, one of the largest and oldest military bases in Iraq, intercepted and shot down the drones, the statement said. Several hours before,
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